Management and Organisational Behaviour [antikvár]

About this book This book presents a managerial approach to organisational behaviour. It is concerned with interactions among the structure and operation of organisations, the process of management and the behaviour of people at work. The underlying theme of the book is the need for organisational effectiveness and the importance of the role of management as an integrating activity. The aims of this book are to: • relate the study of organisational behaviour to that of management; • provide an integrated view embracing both theory and practice; • point out applications of behavioural science within work organisations and implications for management action; • indicate ways in which organisational performance may be improved through the better use of human resources. It is hoped that the book will appeal to students at undergraduate, graduate or post experience level in business or management, or on related professional courses. It is also hoped that the book will appeal not only to those aspiring to a managerial position but to practising managers and supervisors who wish to expand their knowledge of the subject area. The book is written with a minimum of technical terminology and the format is clearly structured. Each chapter contains a short introduction, learning objectives, a synopsis of key points, review and discussion questions, detailed notes and references, and assignments(s) and /or case(s). Whilst a prior knowledge of behavioural science would prove useful to the reader, it is not assumed. Neither is such knowledge a necessary prerequisite for an understanding of the concepts and ideas discussed in this book. No single book could hope to cover adequately all aspects of what is a wide and essentially multi-disciplinary field of inquiry, and it is not the intention to attempt to cover all aspects of individual or social behaviour. It is regrettable but inevitable therefore that some topics are excluded or given only limited coverage and it is not possible to meet fully the preferences of all readers. In order to attain a reasonable depth, this book concentrates on selected topics of particular relevance to problems of organisation and management in work situations, and which meet the needs of the intended audience. There are, of course, related areas of specialisms such as human resource management (HRM) which also bear upon management action and organisational effectiveness. Part 7 of the book, The Personnel Function, aims at broadening the scope of the subject matter beyond the concerns of traditional Organisational Behaviour texts and is a distinctive feature of this book. However it is not the intention to attempt to compete with specialist HRM books. Rather, Chapters 18 and 19 serve to recognise the importance of the context in which the process of management and organisational behaviour takes place and to provide an overview and signpost some main HRM areas of interest.