Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes - Hardcover

Gibson, James L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072295872 ISBN 13: 9780072295870

Publisher: Irwin Professional Pub

Synopsis

The 10th edition, like the previous ones, is based on the proposition that managing people and their behavior in organizations is one of the most challenging tasks anyone could face. There is nothing boring about managing organizational behavior. Traditional approaches that worked a decade ago or even a few years ago are correctly questioned, modified, or rejected. This book will provide an opportunity for you to look inside organizations and to develop your own perspective and skills for managing organizational behavior. Your own perspective and approach will serve you in the positions you hold, the challenges you face, and the career choices you make in the 21st century. The 10th edition of Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes presents theories, research results, and applications that focus on managing organizational behavior in small, as well as large and multinational organizations. Through the successful history of the book, feedback from students and teachers has indicated that we have succeeded in presenting a realistic view of organizational behavior. A consistent theme throughout the book is that effective management of organizational behavior requires an understanding of theory, research, and practice. Give this theme, we view our task as the presentation and interpretation of organizational behavior theory and research so that students can comprehend the three characteristics common to all organizations - behavior, structure, and processes - as affected by the actions of managers. Accordingly, we illustrate how organizational behavior theory leads to research and how both theory and research provide the basic foundation for practical applications in business firms, hospitals, educational institutions, government agencies, and other organizations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Irwin Professional Pub
• ISBN 10: 0072295872
• ISBN 13: 9780072295870
• Binding: Hardcover