Introducing Organizational Behaviour and Management

Now in its fourth edition, this excellent text continues its trademark approach with contributions from scholars committed to thinking differently. Each chapter is written by topic specialists who explore key issues in an effective, thought-provoking way. Exploring the divisions and associated debates, the title adopts a selective and critical approach to established organizational behaviour topics while thoroughly engaging students in the subject.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction Part I. The human dimension 2. Motivation and the self 3. Individual differences, personality and self 4. Groups and teams at work 5. Managing people: Contexts of HRM, diversity and social inequality Part II. The organizational dimension 6. Organization, structure and design 7. Management and leadership 8. Politics and decision-making in organizations 9. Culture 10. Technology Part III. Emergent issues 11. Globalization and organizations 12. Ethics at work 13. Management and sustainability

About the Author :
David Knights is Emeritus Professor, Lancaster University Management School, UK and a Professor at Oxford Brookes Business School, UK. He has held previous professorships at Exeter, Keele, Nottingham and Manchester Universities and visiting chairs at Gothenburg, Stockholm, Melbourne, Macquarie and Sydney Universities. He is a founding and continuing editor of the journal Gender, Work and Organisation. He is also the founder and continuing director of the Financial Services Research Forum that funds academic research and engages in critical debate on this sector with practitioners from corporations, government departments, regulators, consumer interests and voluntary bodies. He is the co-author of Organizational Analysis with H. Willmott (Cengage, 2010), and Gender, Work and Organization with E. Jeanes and P. Yancey-Martin (Blackwell/Wiley, 2010). Hugh Wilmott is Professor of Management, Bayes Business School, City University London, UK and also holds the position of Professor of Organization Studies at Cardiff Business School, Wales. He has previously held professorial appointments at Cambridge (Judge Business School) and UMIST (now Manchester Business School), both UK, and visiting appointments at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, University of Sydney, Australia, and Uppsala University, Sweden. He has published widely with over 20 books including Organization Theory and Design, and contributed to a range of management and social science journals. Hugh is a past Associate Editor on The Academy of Management Review and also served an equivalent role on the journal Organization. He has been a board member of numerous other journals including Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management Studies, and Organization Studies.