Summary
Contents
Subject index
For help preparing for, and support during your MBA course, The Essential MBA brings together a comprehensive overview of the main subjects taught on MBA and business and management programs in one book.
Each chapter is written by a specialized contributor and offers students a helpful introduction to each topic of study, including: Useful sections on research methods and study skills; Further reading recommendations and questions for reflection; A critical perspective of the subject matter; discussions of the underlying assumptions of mainstream theories; and reviews of alternative approaches.
Covering many key areas of management, this text is an invaluable guide for MBA students, as well as offering a useful introduction for undergraduate and graduate students of business and management and practitioners interested in reflecting how some areas of current thinking relate to their own experience and practice.
Chapter 2: Organizational Behaviour
Organizational Behaviour
Chapter Overview
- The Domain of OB 17
- Work Organizations and OB: A Condensed History 19
- Critical Approaches to OB 20
- Organizations and Their Environments: National Culture and Organizational Structure 21
- Organizational Processes: Managing and Being Managed 29
- Groups and Teams in Organizations 42
- The Individual in the Organization 46
Key Concepts
Business Process Reengineering (BPR); Contingency approach to organizational structure; Emotional intelligence; Emotional labour; Group; High performance work systems; Lean manufacturing; Motivation; Network organizations; Nomothetic and idiographic approaches to personality; Organizational culture; Perception
Introduction
The study of organizations is known by various titles including Organization Theory, Organization Studies and Organizational Behaviour. While some writers may seek to differentiate between them, in practice textbooks with these different titles tend to cover similar intellectual terrain, as do many textbooks about Management. ...
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