Management of Organizational Behavior:Leading Human ResourcesDescription |
For undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Organizational Development. Used by more than a million people throughout the world, this highly readable text provides a comprehensive examination of the applied behavioral sciences, and focuses on fundamental ideas which have stood the test of years of application in academic, business, not-for-profit and administrative environments.  |
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- NEW - Revised applied behavioral science approach (Ch. 1).
- NEW - Leading the Generations section (Ch. 7).
- NEW - Revised and expanded Situational Leadership Model (Ch. 8).
- NEW - Transmodel of communication.
- NEW - 360 Degree Performance Evaluation (Ch. 15).
- NEW - Baldrige Award criteria (Ch. 18).
- Human Resource Development concepts and techniques.
- Leadership applications (Ch. 18).
- Transformational leadership (Ch. 19).
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New to this Edition |
- Revised applied behavioral science approach (Ch. 1).
- Leading the Generations section (Ch. 7).
- Revised and expanded Situational Leadership Model (Ch. 8).
- Transmodel of communication.
- 360 Degree Performance Evaluation (Ch. 15).
- Baldrige Award criteria (Ch. 18).
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Table of Contents |
1. Management: An Applied Behavioral Sciences Approach.
2. Motivation and Behavior.
3. Motivating.
4. Leadership: An Initial Perspective.
5. Leadership: Situational Approaches.
6. Determining Effectiveness.
7. Diagnosing the Environment.
8. Situational Leadership.
9. Situational Leadership, Perception, and the Impact of Power.
10. Situational Leadership: Training and Development.
11. The Situational Leader and Constructive Discipline.
12. Building Effective Relationships.
13. Effective Communication.
14. Leading Effective Teams.
15. Implementing Situational Leadership: Managing People to Perform.
16. Implementing Situational Leadership: Building Commitments.
17. Planning and Implementing Change.
18. Leadership to Achieve Quality.
19. Leadership Strategies for Organizational Transformation.
20. The Organizational Cone.
21. Synthesizing Management Theory: Integrating Situational Leadership with the Classics.
Appendix: Life Cycle Theory of Leadership Revisited.
Recommended Supplementary Reading.
Index.
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