Behavior in Organizations - Softcover

9780071238458: Behavior in Organizations

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007123845X ISBN 13: 9780071238458

Behavior in Organizations, 8/e, by Shani and Lau, takes a hands-on, experiential approach to organization behavior. The majority of the exercises, role-playing simulations, and cases were developed in and for management training workshops. The cases themselves represent different industries and organizations around the globe with diverse size, product, service, and cultures. Experiential methods provide a powerful stimulus for learning, growth, and change by helping participants focus on their own behaviors and reactions as data.

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From the Publisher

New cases studies include:
Donny is My Leader, The Plafab Company: The Performance Appraisal, Task Force, Time for Change at a Suburban Health maintenance Organization, The SLO Corporation Case, The Nomura Securities International Company Case,
The Slade Planting Department Case, Dan Dunwoodies Problem
New activities include:
The Learning Model Instrument, Exploring the Meaning of Leadership,
Donny is My Leader, Three Essential Process Tools for Teams, The Big Five Locator
The experiential approach of this book has, of course, been retained. Students practice what they learn through numerous cases, involvement exercises, roleplays, and applications.
Modular design allows significant instructor freedom in course design.
There's an emphasis on bringing the type of training that supervisors, managers, and executives receive in management development programs to the university classroom.
Two new modules are:
-Organization Culture, Symbolism and Effectiveness
-Stress and the Management of Stress

Synopsis

This book takes a hands-on, experiential approach to organization behaviour. The majority of the exercises, role-playing simulations and cases were developed in and for management training workshops. The cases themselves represent different industries and organizations around the globe with diverse size, product, service and cultures. Instructors appreciate the multiple interactive teaching methods for each teaching module. Experiential methods provide a powerful stimulus for learning, growth and change by helping participants focus on their own behaviours and reactions as data. The text begins with structured, less personal exercises that are readily recognized as relevant to human effectiveness in organizational settings. Personal growth and self-understanding activities are introduced later in the text, after students have had enough experience to become more comfortable and ready for them.

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