Diagnostic Approach to Organisational Behaviour - Hardcover

GORDON

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132325624 ISBN 13: 9780132325622

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1999

Synopsis

For courses in Organizational Behavior, Human Relations, and Industrial Psychology.

By adopting a diagnostic approach, this text encourages students and managers to describe situations completely, diagnose the organizational behavior, prescribe the best practices or most appropriate behavior for given organizational situations, and then act effectively in those situations. Each chapter's introductory scenario describes a real-world situation. End-of-chapter activities and end-of-part cases give students the opportunity to practice their diagnostic and action skills.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In this new edition, Judith R. Gordon continues to show students how to use theory and research in organizational behavior to improve practice. By using a diagnostic approach, the text encourages students to describe situations completely, diagnose the organizational behavior found in a situation, prescribe the best practices or most appropriate behavior for a given organizational situation, and then act effectively in those situations.

With the most up-to-date examples and information, Organizational Behavior: A Diagnostic Approach 7/e offers students the skills to be more effective as both managers and employees.

Features:

• New! 8 Comprehensive end-of-part cases.
• New and expanded coverage of such topics as: competencies required by managers; organizations of the new millennium; electronic decision making; key forces that shape industry; virtual teams; multinational teams; and women, minorities, older, and physically-challenged workers.
• New! Integrated coverage of e-business topics.
• "A Manager's Preview" at the beginning of each chapter highlights key action areas and links to the "A Manager's Diagnostic Review" at the end of each chapter.
• New! A custom PHLIP/CW Web site at www.prenhall.com/gordon. This is a content-rich, multidisciplinary business education Web site created by professors for professors and their students. PHILIP provides academic support for this text, including current events, an interactive study guide, Internet resources, and much more!

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0132325624
• ISBN 13: 9780132325622
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 781