The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know: Studies in Organizational Behavior (Wiley Series in Management) - Softcover

Ritti, R. Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471133043 ISBN 13: 9780471133049

Publisher: Wiley, 1997

Synopsis

The fifth edition of this popular guide to organizational behavior reveals the psychological processes and social mores at work. Seen through the eyes of an employee at a mythical company, it goes beyond the usual technical/rational analysis of other books on organizational behavior. It gives students true insights into a firm's organizational structure and culture and helps them reflect on their experiences in their own organizations.

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aculty throughout the country agree that The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know, by R. Richard Ritti, gives students true insights into a firm's organizational structure and culture and helps them reflect on their experiences in their own organizations. "The interpretive/cultural approach of The Ropes provides a distinct competitive advantage. Students learn about the living world of organizational behavior through simple concepts, definitions, and short cases. The Ropes provides a more meaningful alternative because of its rich "real-life" stories." -Dale Fitzgibbons, Illinois State University "As a person with ten years of corporate experience and many years of academia, I have found past editions full of delightfully real characterizations. As I told my students then, 'I wish I had read this book before I started my corporate career.' I liked the book because it was real." -Peter B. Venuto, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania "This text presents a cultural/symbolic perspective on organizational behavior. As such it fits very well with the primary text in my course." -Steve Levy, California State University, San Bernadino

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0471133043
• ISBN 13: 9780471133049
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 304