Work and Organizational Behaviour
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Beschreibung
The climate emergency, new technologies and the global coronavirus pandemic are bringing about a huge shift in the way that we work. Economic instability and the rise of the gig economy mean that, for many, work is also increasingly unstable. Faced with these challenges, how can we make workplaces more effective, more diverse and fairer for all?
Work and Organizational Behaviour answers this important question and more, encouraging you to reflect on the realities of the workplace today. It will give you a solid understanding of different theoretical approaches to organizational behaviour – both historical and the cutting-edge – and help you to develop valuable decision-making and leadership skills.
This new edition offers you everything you need to succeed in your studies:
- New chapters on ‘Work and the gig economy’ and ‘Human resource management’
- Inclusion of important contemporary topics, including the impact of AI, remote working, big data, COVID-19 and resource depletion
- Increased coverage of corporate social responsibility and ethics, intersectionality and decolonization
- New international cases and Globalization and Organization Behaviour boxes, showing you different Organizational Behaviour practices around the world
- New Reality of Work features and Decision-Making Scenarios to prepare you for the real world of work
- 200+ new references to the latest academic literature
Visit www.macmillanihe.com/bratton-wob-4e to find a wealth of resources to support your learning and develop your critical thinking and research skills. Resources include interactive decision-making scenarios and examples of organizational behaviour in popular films.
A comprehensive core textbook for all modules in organizational behaviour offering a balance of critical and managerial perspectives, with strong coverage of sociological as well as psychological approaches to topics in each chapter. The text demonstrates how key theories come together in practice to inform everyday life in an organization; examples are drawn from iternational research and cases throughout.
Up-to-date discussion of current and emerging OB trends and theory, with extensive references to cutting-edge research and data
An academically-rigorous approach offering readers a critical perspective on the socially-embedded nature of OB
Cases from around the world, including China, Australia, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, Bangladesh, Germany, UAE, Canada, Pakistan, Norway, Japan and Qatar
A balance of critical and managerial perspectives to prepare students fully for the world of workA comprehensive companion website with a wealth of student and instructor resources, including practitioner videos, extra case studies, interactive quizzes, test bank and skills development guide
New_to_this_edition
New chapters on ‘Work and the gig economy’ and ‘Human resource management’
New decision making scenarios helping readers to develop practical leadership skills
200+ new references to recent academic literature
Inclusion of important contemporary topics, including Covid-19 and the gig economy
Coverage of new technologies, including the impact of AI, robots, remote working and big data
Increased coverage of corporate social responsibility and ethics
New end of chapter cases, Reality of Work features and Globalization and Organization Behaviour features
Autor*in
John Bratton
Themen in »Work and Organizational Behaviour«
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