Management & Organisational Behaviour

Description

Features

• Accessible, well-written and comprehensive introduction to management and organisational behaviour.
• Excellent pedagogy including: learning outcomes, colour coded boxed features, skills questions and debate topics. This allows students to effectively learn and reflect on material learnt.
• Page referenced glossary of key terms serves as a revision and reference tool for students.
• Reference to current practices and debates throughout, ensures contemporary topic coverage that is relevant and interesting to students.
• Human resource management is covered in three chapters, so lecturers can teach it in some detail.  Assists students to consider the people issues in organisations.
• International, real-world case studies; featuring a broad range of companies  throughout. This gives students an important insight into real companies and real scenarios around the globe.

New to this Edition

• Personal Skills Section at the end of every chapter.  Contains personal skill development questions that will assist students in identifying and developing essential management skills
•  Technology on the web icons throughout, refers students to the companion website, where relevant technological issues and debates are explored in depth
• Greater range of international cases.  Allows students to explore the differences in organisational behaviour around the world
• Enhanced full colour design.  Full colour examples and photographs are integrated throughout the text to provide a pictorial representation of how organisations work in practice
• New examples from a range of organisations, will help students relate the content covered in the chapter to current examples.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Plan of the book
PART I: MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL  BEHAVIOUR
1. Introduction
2. The Nature of Organisational Behaviour
3.Approaches to Organisation and Management
PART II: THE ORGANISATIONAL SETTING
4. The Nature of Organisations
5. Organisational Goals, Strategy and Responsibilities
PART III: THE ROLE OF THE MANAGER
6. The Nature of Management
7.Managerial Behaviour and Effectiveness
8. The Nature of Leadership
PART IV:THE INDIVIDUAL
9. Individual Differences
10. The Nature of Learning
11. The Process of Perception
12. Work Motivation and Rewards
PART V: GROUPS AND TEAMWORK
13. The Nature of Work Groups and Teams
14. Working in Groups and Teams
PART VI: ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURES
15. Organisation Structure and Design
16. Patterns of Structure and Work Organisation
17. Technology and Organisations
PART VII: MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
18. Job Satisfaction and Work Performance
19. Human Resource Management
20. Resourcing the Organisation
PART VIII:  ORGANISING ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE
21. Organisational Control and Power
22. Organisational Development (Culture, Conflict and Change)
23. Management Development and Organisational Effectiveness
Glossary
Index

Back Cover

This market leading text guides students to a thorough understanding of organisational behaviour and relates this to effective management practice. It is an invaluable resource, which provides a clear and insightful introduction to management studies and acts as a comprehensive point of reference thereafter.

"Mullins is distinctive because it covers not just organisational behaviour but management as well. It combines a great breadth of coverage with an accessible writing style and attractive layout and design. To myself and to my students, it's a trusted friend."

"I recommend Mullins because of its readability and straightforward style. This is very important when teaching multicultural classes where English is not their first language."

"I recommend Mullins because of its depth of coverage of topics which I consider central to management and OB, and in particular for its focus on leadership. The book encourages students to form their own conclusions by considering multiple points of view and brings clarity to this often complex subject by avoiding jargon and technical terminology."

"The book is packed with relevant concepts, examples and exercises that are readily accessible to students at a variety of levels. Students tell me they like the layout, with plenty of diagrams and illustrations to help bring the concepts to life. The secret of the book's success is that it is so versatile - it can either be read cover to cover as the definitive management textbook, or it can be used as a reference work, enabling students to dip into relevant sections as required."

Reader Review(s)

"Mullins is distinctive because it covers not just organisational behaviour but management as well. It combines a great breadth of coverage with an accessible writing style and attractive layout and design. To myself and to my students, it's a trusted friend."
Anna Lee, Lecturer in HRM and OB at Manchester Metropolitan University

"I've been a fan of Mullins for years. The book is packed with relevant concepts, examples and exercises that are readily accessible to students at a variety of levels. Students tell me they like the layout, plenty of diagrams and illustrations that help bring bring the concepts to life. The secret of the book's success is that it is so versatile - it can either be read cover to cover as the definitive management textbook, or it can be used as a reference work, enabling students to dip into relevant sections as required."
Brian Good, School of Management, University of Surrey