Organizational Behaviour
Aswathappa, K
Organizational Behaviour - Mumbai Himalaya Publishing House 2017 - 760
Chapter 1 A Prelude to Organisational Behaviour 1 – 31
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – What are Organisations? – Why do
Organisations Exist? – Nature of Organisational Behaviour – Foundations of OB
– Why Study OB? – Shortcomings – Organisational Arrangement for OB –
Contemporary OB – Scope of Organisational Behaviour – Contextual Perspectives
of OB – Evolution of OB – OB Model – Summary – Key Terms – Questions –
Exercises – Closing Cases I and II – References.
Chapter 2 Management and Managers 32 – 56
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Management – Functions of
Management – Manager’s Roles – Types of Managers – Changing Hierarchies of
Managers – What Makes Managers Successful? – Evolution of Management Theory
– Indian Contributions to Management Practices – Contemporary Trends in
Management Thinking – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercise – Closing
Case – References.
Chapter 3 OB — The Emerging Challenges 57 – 88
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Managing Diversity – Career Management
– Talent Management – Changing Demographics of Workforce – Changed
Employee Expectations – Globalisation – Technology Transformation – Promoting
Ethical Behaviour and CSR – Organisational Justice – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility 89 – 109
Learning Objectives – Ethics – Sources of Business Ethics – Social Responsibility,
CSR Debate, Common Characteristics – Summary – Key Terms – Questions –
Exercise – Closing Case.
Chapter 5 Foundations of Individual Behaviour 110 – 130
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Personal Factors – Environmental Factors
– Organisational Systems and Resources – Models of Individual Behaviour –
Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 6 Intelligence 131 – 143
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Intelligence – Types of Intelligence
– Theories of Intelligence – Measurement of Intelligence – Factors Influencing
Intelligence – Intelligence and OB – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Teach
Yourself – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 7 Personality 144 – 168
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Personality – The Shaping of
Personality – Determinants of Personality – Personality Structure – OB Related
Traits – Personality and OB – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises –
Closing Case – References.
Contents
Chapter 8 Perception and Attribution 169 – 199
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Perception: Meaning and Definition –
Factors Influencing Perception – Perceptual Process – The Process of Interpreting
– Attribution Theory – When Perception Fails – Perception and OB – Managing
the Perception Process – Social Perception – Summary – Key Terms – Questions
– Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 9 Learning 200 – 223
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – Learning —
Explicit and Tacit Knowledge – How Learning Occurs? – Principles of Learning –
Learning and OB – Conclusion – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercise –
Closing Case – References.
Chapter 10 Attitudes and Values 224 – 255
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Attitudes – Components of
Attitudes – Formation of Attitudes – Functions of Attitudes – Changing Attitudes –
Work-related Attitudes – Values – Attitudes, Values and OB – Summary – Key
Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 11 Motivation — Theories and Principles 256 – 301
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Motivation – Importance of
Motivation – Motivational Challenges – Theories on Motivation – Review of
Theories – Motivation across Cultures – Summary – Key Terms – Questions –
Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 12 Applied Motivational Practices 302 – 338
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Rewards – Job Design – Behaviour
Modification – Empowerment – Goal Setting Theory – Problem Employees –
Quality of Work Life – Employee Engagement – Others – Summary – Key Terms
– Questions – Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 13 Work Stress 339 – 362
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – The Stress
Experience – Work Stress Model – Burnout – Stress Management – Stress and
Performance – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case –
References.
Chapter 14 Group Dynamics 363 – 400
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Groups – Types of Groups –
Why do People Join Groups? – Group Development – Usefulness of Groups in
Organisations – Pitfalls of Groups – Determinants of Group Behaviour – Group
Structuring – Group Decision Making – Groups and OB – Summary – Key Terms
– Questions – Exercises – Closing Cases I and II – References.
Chapter 15 Team Dynamics 401 – 420
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Teams – Teams vs. Groups –
Benefits from Teams – Types of Teams – Implementing Teams in Organisations –
Team Issues – Effective Teamwork – Typical Teams in Organisations – Can Groups
Become Teams? – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case
– References.
Chapter 16 Power and Political Behaviour 421 – 447
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Power – Politics – Ethics of Power and
Politics – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case
– References.
Chapter 17 Workplace Behaviour – Conflict, Negotiation, Trust, Psychological
Contract and Deviance 448 – 485
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Conflict – Changing Views of
Conflict – Functional and Dysfunctional Conflict – The Process of Conflict – Levels
of Conflict – Conflict Resolution – Managerial Implications – Negotiation and
Conflict Resolution – Deviance – Psychological Contract – Trust – Summary –
Key Terms – Questions – Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 18 Leadership — Influencing Others 486 – 535
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Leadership – Leadership and
Management – Importance of Leadership – Formal and Informal Leadership –
Leadership Styles and Their Implications – Theories of Leadership – What Does It
Mean? – Contemporary Issues on Leadership – Summary – Key Terms – Questions
– Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 19 Communication 536 – 571
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – Significance –
Interpersonal Communication – Organisational Communication – Communication
Networks – Communication Roles – Communication Policies and the
Communication Audit – Informal Communication – Communication Media –
Information Technologies – Managerial Implications – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 20 Organisations 572 – 610
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Organisations – Organisational
Structure – Organisational Design – Key Factors in Organisational Design – Types
of Organisational Structures – Organisations for Future – Structure Decisions –
Informal Organisations – Managerial Implications – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 21 Organisational Culture, Creativity and Innovation 611 – 646
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – Cultural
Dimensions – How is Culture Created? – Sustaining the Culture – Effects of Culture
– Changing Organisational Culture – Creativity in Organisations – Innovation in
Organisations – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case –
References.
Chapter 22 Organisational Change and Development 647 – 682
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Change – Levels of Change –
Importance of Change – Types of Change – Forces for Change in Organisations –
Resistance to Change – The Change Process – Organisational Development –
OD Interventions – Time to Implement Change – Managerial Implications –
Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 23 Decision Making 683 – 701
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Decision and Decision Making
– Types of Decisions – Decision Making Conditions – Models of Decision Making
– Decision Making Process – Barriers to Effective Decision Making – Decision
Making Styles – Individual vs. Group Decision Making – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions — Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 24 Human Resource Policies and Practices 702 – 719
Learning Objectives – Human Resource Policies – Human Resource Planning –
Job Analysis – Recruitment – Selection – Orientation and Placement – Training
and Development – Employee Remuneration – Performance Appraisal – Job
Evaluation – Industrial Relations – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Closing
Case I and II – References.
Chapter 25 International Organisational Behaviour 720 – 752
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Trends in International Business – Cultural
Differences and Similarities – Individual Behaviour in the Global Perspective –
Interpersonal Behaviour across Cultures – Organisational Characteristics in an
International Context – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercise – Closing
Case – References.
Index 753 – 760
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Organizational Behaviour - Mumbai Himalaya Publishing House 2017 - 760
Chapter 1 A Prelude to Organisational Behaviour 1 – 31
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – What are Organisations? – Why do
Organisations Exist? – Nature of Organisational Behaviour – Foundations of OB
– Why Study OB? – Shortcomings – Organisational Arrangement for OB –
Contemporary OB – Scope of Organisational Behaviour – Contextual Perspectives
of OB – Evolution of OB – OB Model – Summary – Key Terms – Questions –
Exercises – Closing Cases I and II – References.
Chapter 2 Management and Managers 32 – 56
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Management – Functions of
Management – Manager’s Roles – Types of Managers – Changing Hierarchies of
Managers – What Makes Managers Successful? – Evolution of Management Theory
– Indian Contributions to Management Practices – Contemporary Trends in
Management Thinking – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercise – Closing
Case – References.
Chapter 3 OB — The Emerging Challenges 57 – 88
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Managing Diversity – Career Management
– Talent Management – Changing Demographics of Workforce – Changed
Employee Expectations – Globalisation – Technology Transformation – Promoting
Ethical Behaviour and CSR – Organisational Justice – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 4 Ethics and Social Responsibility 89 – 109
Learning Objectives – Ethics – Sources of Business Ethics – Social Responsibility,
CSR Debate, Common Characteristics – Summary – Key Terms – Questions –
Exercise – Closing Case.
Chapter 5 Foundations of Individual Behaviour 110 – 130
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Personal Factors – Environmental Factors
– Organisational Systems and Resources – Models of Individual Behaviour –
Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 6 Intelligence 131 – 143
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Intelligence – Types of Intelligence
– Theories of Intelligence – Measurement of Intelligence – Factors Influencing
Intelligence – Intelligence and OB – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Teach
Yourself – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 7 Personality 144 – 168
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Personality – The Shaping of
Personality – Determinants of Personality – Personality Structure – OB Related
Traits – Personality and OB – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises –
Closing Case – References.
Contents
Chapter 8 Perception and Attribution 169 – 199
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Perception: Meaning and Definition –
Factors Influencing Perception – Perceptual Process – The Process of Interpreting
– Attribution Theory – When Perception Fails – Perception and OB – Managing
the Perception Process – Social Perception – Summary – Key Terms – Questions
– Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 9 Learning 200 – 223
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – Learning —
Explicit and Tacit Knowledge – How Learning Occurs? – Principles of Learning –
Learning and OB – Conclusion – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercise –
Closing Case – References.
Chapter 10 Attitudes and Values 224 – 255
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Attitudes – Components of
Attitudes – Formation of Attitudes – Functions of Attitudes – Changing Attitudes –
Work-related Attitudes – Values – Attitudes, Values and OB – Summary – Key
Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 11 Motivation — Theories and Principles 256 – 301
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Motivation – Importance of
Motivation – Motivational Challenges – Theories on Motivation – Review of
Theories – Motivation across Cultures – Summary – Key Terms – Questions –
Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 12 Applied Motivational Practices 302 – 338
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Rewards – Job Design – Behaviour
Modification – Empowerment – Goal Setting Theory – Problem Employees –
Quality of Work Life – Employee Engagement – Others – Summary – Key Terms
– Questions – Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 13 Work Stress 339 – 362
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – The Stress
Experience – Work Stress Model – Burnout – Stress Management – Stress and
Performance – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case –
References.
Chapter 14 Group Dynamics 363 – 400
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Groups – Types of Groups –
Why do People Join Groups? – Group Development – Usefulness of Groups in
Organisations – Pitfalls of Groups – Determinants of Group Behaviour – Group
Structuring – Group Decision Making – Groups and OB – Summary – Key Terms
– Questions – Exercises – Closing Cases I and II – References.
Chapter 15 Team Dynamics 401 – 420
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Teams – Teams vs. Groups –
Benefits from Teams – Types of Teams – Implementing Teams in Organisations –
Team Issues – Effective Teamwork – Typical Teams in Organisations – Can Groups
Become Teams? – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case
– References.
Chapter 16 Power and Political Behaviour 421 – 447
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Power – Politics – Ethics of Power and
Politics – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case
– References.
Chapter 17 Workplace Behaviour – Conflict, Negotiation, Trust, Psychological
Contract and Deviance 448 – 485
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Conflict – Changing Views of
Conflict – Functional and Dysfunctional Conflict – The Process of Conflict – Levels
of Conflict – Conflict Resolution – Managerial Implications – Negotiation and
Conflict Resolution – Deviance – Psychological Contract – Trust – Summary –
Key Terms – Questions – Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 18 Leadership — Influencing Others 486 – 535
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Leadership – Leadership and
Management – Importance of Leadership – Formal and Informal Leadership –
Leadership Styles and Their Implications – Theories of Leadership – What Does It
Mean? – Contemporary Issues on Leadership – Summary – Key Terms – Questions
– Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 19 Communication 536 – 571
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – Significance –
Interpersonal Communication – Organisational Communication – Communication
Networks – Communication Roles – Communication Policies and the
Communication Audit – Informal Communication – Communication Media –
Information Technologies – Managerial Implications – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 20 Organisations 572 – 610
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Organisations – Organisational
Structure – Organisational Design – Key Factors in Organisational Design – Types
of Organisational Structures – Organisations for Future – Structure Decisions –
Informal Organisations – Managerial Implications – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions – Exercises – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 21 Organisational Culture, Creativity and Innovation 611 – 646
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Meaning and Definition – Cultural
Dimensions – How is Culture Created? – Sustaining the Culture – Effects of Culture
– Changing Organisational Culture – Creativity in Organisations – Innovation in
Organisations – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercises – Closing Case –
References.
Chapter 22 Organisational Change and Development 647 – 682
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Change – Levels of Change –
Importance of Change – Types of Change – Forces for Change in Organisations –
Resistance to Change – The Change Process – Organisational Development –
OD Interventions – Time to Implement Change – Managerial Implications –
Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 23 Decision Making 683 – 701
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Nature of Decision and Decision Making
– Types of Decisions – Decision Making Conditions – Models of Decision Making
– Decision Making Process – Barriers to Effective Decision Making – Decision
Making Styles – Individual vs. Group Decision Making – Summary – Key Terms –
Questions — Exercise – Closing Case – References.
Chapter 24 Human Resource Policies and Practices 702 – 719
Learning Objectives – Human Resource Policies – Human Resource Planning –
Job Analysis – Recruitment – Selection – Orientation and Placement – Training
and Development – Employee Remuneration – Performance Appraisal – Job
Evaluation – Industrial Relations – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Closing
Case I and II – References.
Chapter 25 International Organisational Behaviour 720 – 752
Learning Objectives – Opening Case – Trends in International Business – Cultural
Differences and Similarities – Individual Behaviour in the Global Perspective –
Interpersonal Behaviour across Cultures – Organisational Characteristics in an
International Context – Summary – Key Terms – Questions – Exercise – Closing
Case – References.
Index 753 – 760
978-93-5262-024-1
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Management
658.3 / ASW