Organizational Behavior: Concepts, Controversies and Applications - Softcover

Robbins, Stephen P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136406998 ISBN 13: 9780136406990

Publisher: Prentice-Hall, 1991

Synopsis

This comprehensive review of organizational behaviour is designed to aid students in explaining and predicting behaviour in organizations, and is concerned specifically with those factors that influence performance - productivity, absenteeism and turnover. In this edition there is a new chapter on organizational behaviour in a global context, identifying key cultural dimensions that differ from nation to nation. There is new or revised material on: functions, roles and skills; meta-analysis; self-management; communication skills of active listening and feedback; training charismatic leaders; impression management; classical organization concepts; contingency variables in organization design; Mintzberg's five design options; the effects of organizational growth and decline on employee behaviour; and organizational change and development.

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From the Back Cover

Organizational Behaviour
Robbins, Judge & Campbell
First European edition

This classic textbook has provided many generations of students with an exceptional introduction to organizational behaviour, written by the masters of the subject. Now adapted to meet the needs of students in Europe, it offers real-life examples drawn from a global range of organizations including  Ferrari, Dresdner Kleinwort, the Hilti Group, Google and more - plus up-to-date insights into the latest research and hot topics from across the world.

Praise for the first European edition of Organizational Behaviour

‘At last, an organizational behaviour textbook that provides case examples from both sides of the Atlantic. This European edition of Robbins & Judge combines theoretical substance with practical relevance. It offers students in OB the unique opportunity to discover the diversity of Europe, and to put it in a more global perspective.’
Frans M. van Eijnatten, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

‘A cracking read for students of organizational behaviour in a European context. Real-world examples and thorough scholarship bring the text to life.’
Alexandra Beauregard, London School of Economics, UK

‘It is wonderful to see how this amazing OB textbook acknowledges cultural differences in a convincing manner. Finally, a European version of this best-selling book is available.’
Gabriele Jacobs, Erasmus University, The Netherlands

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice-Hall
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0136406998
• ISBN 13: 9780136406990
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 704