Organizations : Behavior, Structure, Processes
by Gibson, JamesEdition: 13th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-02-07
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill/Irwin
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Summary
Overview: Managing people and their behavior in organizations is one of the most challenging tasks anyone could face.Gibson's Organizations: Behavior, Structure, Processes, Thirteenth Edition, presents theories, research results, and applications that focus on managing organizational behavior in small, large, and global organizations. It is organized and presented in a sequence based on behavior, structure, and processes. Each part is presented as a self-contained unit and can therefore be presented in whatever sequence instructors prefer. Organizations is easily adaptable to individual preferences. This edition emphasizes that the most successful managers in the global economy will be those who can anticipate, adapt, and manage change.
Table of Contents
| Gibson Organizations: Behavior, Structure Processes, 12/eBrief Contents | |
| Introduction | |
| The Study of Organizations | |
| Organizational Culture | |
| Globalization | |
| Behavior within Organizations: The Individual | |
| Individual Behavior and Differences | |
| Motivation: Background and Theories | |
| Motivation: Organizational Applications | |
| Workplace Stress: Issues and Management | |
| Behavior within Organizations: Groups and Interpersonal Influence | |
| Group and Team Behavior | |
| Conflict and Negotiation | |
| Power and Politics | |
| Leadership: Fundamentals | |
| Leadership: Emerging and Changing Concepts | |
| The Structure and Design of Organizations | |
| Work Design | |
| Organization Structure | |
| The Processes of Organizations | |
| Managing Communication Processes | |
| Decision Making | |
| Managing Organizational Change and Learning | |
| Procedures and Techniques for Studying Organizations | |
| Behavior, Structure | |
| Processes | |
| Glossary | |
| Endnotes Name | |
| Index | |
| Company | |
| Index Subject | |
| Index | |
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