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Organizational behaviour

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pearson Education 2018 NoidaEdition: 18thDescription: xxxiv, 740 p. Include indexISBN:
  • 9789353067038
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • FP 302.35 R6O7-2018
Summary: Long considered the standard for all organizational behavior textbooks, the Eighteenth Edition continues its tradition of making current, relevant research available to students in the language that they understand. While maintaining its hallmark features—clear writing style, cutting-edge content, and engaging pedagogy—Organizational Behavior, 18e has been updated to reflect the most recent research within the field of organizational behavior. In addition to comprehensive and thorough revisions of the core material, this edition reflects important research and topical issues facing organizations, managers, and employees. Examples from Indian organizations are added to make it relevant to the readers. • An Employability Skills Matrix at the beginning of each chapter provides students with a visual guide to features that support the development of skills employers are looking for. • Opening-Chapter Vignettes and cases bring current business trends and events to the forefront so students are kept up-to-date on the current managerial landscape. Some of the new cases are on OYO Rooms, Accenture Vaahini, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited, M.S. Dhoni, and Nestlé India (Maggi), to name a few. • A modified Chapter 5: Personality, Learning, and Values including an extensive discussion on “Learning” • New photos and captions link the chapter content to contemporary real-life worldwide situations to enhance students’ understanding of the hands-on application of concepts. • New and updated profiles of real company leaders (for example, N.R. Narayan Murthy of Infosys, Riyaaz Amlani of MOCHA Coffees, Falguni Nayar of Nykaa, Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank, etc.) throughout the text illustrate how course concepts have helped their success. • Each end of the chapter includes Experiential Activities, Ethical Dilemmas, and Cases. Also, 5 Comprehensive Cases at the end of the text provide more application practice than any other text available. https://www.pearsoned.co.in/web/books/9789353067038_Organizational-Behaviour_Stephen-P-Robbins.aspx
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Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. What is Organizational Behavior?
PART II: THE INDIVIDUAL
2. Diversity in Organizations
3. Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
4. Emotions and Moods
5. Personality and Values
6. Perception and Individual Decision Making
7. Motivation Concepts
8. Motivation: From Concepts to Applications
PART III: THE GROUP
9. Foundations of Group Behavior
10. Understanding Work Teams
11. Communication
12. Leadership
13. Power and Politics
14. Conflict and Negotiation
15. Foundations of Organization Structure
PART IV: THE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM
16. Organizational Culture
17. Organizational Change and Stress Management
Appendix: Research in Organizational Behavior
Comprehensive Cases

Long considered the standard for all organizational behavior textbooks, the Eighteenth Edition continues its tradition of making current, relevant research available to students in the language that they understand. While maintaining its hallmark features—clear writing style, cutting-edge content, and engaging pedagogy—Organizational Behavior, 18e has been updated to reflect the most recent research within the field of organizational behavior. In addition to comprehensive and thorough revisions of the core material, this edition reflects important research and topical issues facing organizations, managers, and employees. Examples from Indian organizations are added to make it relevant to the readers.
• An Employability Skills Matrix at the beginning of each chapter provides students with a visual guide to features that support the development of skills employers are looking for.
• Opening-Chapter Vignettes and cases bring current business trends and events to the forefront so students are kept up-to-date on the current managerial landscape. Some of the new cases are on OYO Rooms, Accenture Vaahini, Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited, M.S. Dhoni, and Nestlé India (Maggi), to name a few.
• A modified Chapter 5: Personality, Learning, and Values including an extensive discussion on “Learning”
• New photos and captions link the chapter content to contemporary real-life worldwide situations to enhance students’ understanding of the hands-on application of concepts.
• New and updated profiles of real company leaders (for example, N.R. Narayan Murthy of Infosys, Riyaaz Amlani of MOCHA Coffees, Falguni Nayar of Nykaa, Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank, etc.) throughout the text illustrate how course concepts have helped their success.
• Each end of the chapter includes Experiential Activities, Ethical Dilemmas, and Cases. Also, 5 Comprehensive Cases at the end of the text provide more application practice than any other text available.

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