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Overview
This cutting-edge introduction for all modern courses in Organizational Behaviour and Management has been thoroughly updated for the fifth edition. New material has been added, including a new chapter on complexity, change and development and increased material on learning and human resource management. Informed by the latest research, Martin & Fellenz walk carefully through the fundamental topics with a focus on key issues – globalization and culture, ethics and corporate social responsibility, competitive pressures and organizational change – to leave students with a practical and open-minded grasp of organizational behaviour in the twenty-first century.
- New chapter on complexity, change and organizational development.
- The chapter on HRM has been reorganised, adding in the process of learning within an organizational context.
- New material and up-to-date research has been added to each chapter to capture the important trends and developments in OB and people management issues within modern organizations.
- Each chapter has several case study features, offering students a variety of practical insights into the world of organizational behaviour and management.
- Stop and consider boxes in each chapter provide additional opportunities for students to reflect more deeply on aspects of organizational behaviour theory and practice.
- The website contains sections of advanced material to help students extend their learning even further.
Part One: Organizational behaviour and the challenges facing managers
Chapter 1: Introducing management and organizational behaviour
Chapter 2: Organizational behaviour and current management challenges
Part Two: Individuals in organizations
Chapter 3: Personality and individual difference
Chapter 4: Perception, attribution and attitude formation
Chapter 5: Motivation
Part Three: Interactions in organizations
Chapter 6: Leading and managing
Chapter 7: Groups and teams
Chapter 8: Communication and decision making
Chapter 9: Conflict and negotiation
Part Four: Formal systems and arrangements in organizations
Chapter 10: Organization structure
Chapter 11: Control, technology and job design
Chapter 12: Complexity, change and organizational development
Chapter 13: Human resource management and learning in organizations
Part Five: Informal systems and dynamics within organizations
Chapter 14: Organizational culture
Chapter 15: Power, influence and politics
Chapter 16: Relationships, fairness and trust
Chapter 1: Introducing management and organizational behaviour
Chapter 2: Organizational behaviour and current management challenges
Part Two: Individuals in organizations
Chapter 3: Personality and individual difference
Chapter 4: Perception, attribution and attitude formation
Chapter 5: Motivation
Part Three: Interactions in organizations
Chapter 6: Leading and managing
Chapter 7: Groups and teams
Chapter 8: Communication and decision making
Chapter 9: Conflict and negotiation
Part Four: Formal systems and arrangements in organizations
Chapter 10: Organization structure
Chapter 11: Control, technology and job design
Chapter 12: Complexity, change and organizational development
Chapter 13: Human resource management and learning in organizations
Part Five: Informal systems and dynamics within organizations
Chapter 14: Organizational culture
Chapter 15: Power, influence and politics
Chapter 16: Relationships, fairness and trust