The Individual, Work, and Organization: Behavioural Studies for Business and Management

Hardcover, second edition, xv + 488 pages, NOT ex-library. Weight over 1kg. Book is clean, bright, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps. Boards show gently scuffed edges, a couple of faint marks; gilt lettering on spine appears intact. Unclipped dust jacket is heavily creased/crumpled, with a tear on the rear panel, scuffing, one small stray pen mark and some minor dusty shelfworn marks. -- An introductory text in behavioural studies for business and management, The Individual, Work and Organization is also relevant to more advanced levels of study, particularly in human resource management and organization studies. For this new edition, the book has been updated and substantially revised, with new material in areas such as new technology, women and employment, the flexibility debate, corporate cultures and personal assessment techniques. New case examples drawn from original research illustrate the text and enliven the presentation. -- Contents: 1. Learning 2. Stress 3. Individual Differences 4. Assessing Individual Differences 5. Motivation and Job Satisfaction 6. Social Interaction 7. Group and Intergroup Behaviour 8. Leadership 9. Alternative Work Design 10. The Control of Work 11. Conflict and the Employment Relationship 12. Divisions of Labour 13. Women and Employment 14. New Technology 15. New Systems of Work Organization 16. Structure and Control in Organizations 17. Structure and Performance in Organizations 18. Organizational Culture 19. Power and Organizations. …