Management and Organisational Behaviour plus MyLab access code

Description

Features

• Accessible, engaging and student-focussed
• Comprehensive text that lasts as a reference guide well beyond the end of the course
• Managerial viewpoint illustrates current and future working perspective of student reader
• Tried-and-tested, trusted authorship blending classic theory with up-to-date references
• A teaching text including instructor manual support, classroom and project exercises, powerpoint slides and a testbank of over 1000 questions

New to this Edition

All cases are brand new: real, wide-ranging and familiar to students

   - ‘Management in the News’ articles: Microsoft, Vodafone, McJobs, Google

   - 20 Chapter Case Studies: Virgin/Ryanair, Grameen Bank, Innocent, Zara and many more…

   - 6 longer Part Case Studies: Eden Project, Jamie Oliver and many more…

Leaner and fitter: reduced extent by 20% giving a sharper focus to the text, fitting course needs more closely

New content

   - Increased international focus

   - More on diversity (ch 4), more on Ethics and CSR (ch 14)

Student Media Resources: study guide (exercises, animations); self assessed MCQs, annotated weblinks, flashcards and glossary

Table of Contents

PART 1     THE ORGANISATIONAL SETTING
Chapter 1   The Nature of Organisational Behaviour
Chapter 2   Approaches to Organisation and Management
Chapter 3   The Nature and Context of Organisations

PART 2     THE INDIVIDUAL  
Chapter 4   Individual Differences and Diversity
Chapter 5   The Nature of Learning
Chapter 6   Perception and Communications
Chapter 7   Work Motivation and Job Satisfaction

PART 3     GROUPS, TEAMS AND LEADERSHIP
Chapter 8   The Nature of Work Groups and Teams
Chapter 9   Working in Groups and Teams
Chapter 10   The Nature of Leadership

PART 4     THE NATURE OF MANAGEMENT
Chapter 11   The Role of the Manager
Chapter 12   Managerial Behaviour and Effectiveness
Chapter 13   Human Resource Management

PART 5     STRUCTURES OF ORGANISATION
Chapter 14   Corporate Strategy and Responsibilities
Chapter 15   Organisation Structures and Design
Chapter 16   Patterns of Structure and Work Organisation
Chapter 17   Technology and Organisations

PART 6     ORGANISATION MANAGEMENT
Chapter 18   Organisational Control and Power
Chapter 19   Organisation Development, Culture and Change
Chapter 20   Organisational Performance and Effectiveness 

Conclusion
Glossary
Index

Back Cover

Management starts with Mullins

Thousands of students worldwide have made a successful start to their studies with Management and Organisational Behaviour. Written in an engaging style and packed with contemporary references to management research and practice, this book continues to be the Organisational Behaviour text of choice for today’s students.

A range of intriguing examples and case studies illustrate the theories of human behaviour at work, and the influence of individuals, leaders and groups on organisational performance. Find out:

• how different organisational cultures developed under high-profile, individual leadership at Virgin Atlantic and Ryanair.

• how a multinational organisation like Dell, grew from a small business to a global giant, mobilising workers across three continents to deliver your new PC to your door.

• what the ingenuity and enterprise of Nobel prize-winner Mohammed Yunus and Grameen Bank can do to relieve third-world poverty.

• why personal social responsibility, ethical leadership and philanthropy is important to Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Anita Roddick.

• what the organisational goals in working toward an event like the London Olympics reveal about organisational strategy.

Using frequent questions and exercises, a clear layout, and additional online resources, this book will enable you to

• think critically about topical issues and debates.

• develop your personal and professional skills for work and study.

• reinforce and assess your knowledge and understanding.

• navigate your way through the text efficiently and effectively.

• succeed in your project work, research and exams.

Assess and Refresh! Use the Companion Website to this book to check your understanding and prepare for exams. It’s as simple as this:

1. go to www.pearsoned.co.uk/mullins.

2. register the access code in the card provided with this text.

3. get ahead using an online study guide, self-assessment tests, and electronic ‘flashcards’.