Management of organizational behavior : leading human resources
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Management of organizational behavior : leading human resources
Pearson, c2013
10th ed
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Includes index
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Description
Forty years in the making, Management of Organizational Behavior is a readable text that makes behavioral sciences come alive through real life examples and progressive ideology.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Management: An Applied Behavioral Sciences Approach
The Purpose of Management
The Impact of These Trends
Organizations as Sources of Competitive Advantage
The Challenges of Leading an Organization
Distinctions between Management and Leadership
Management Defined
Leadership Defined
Are Management and Leadership Really Necessary?
Three Competencies of Leadership
Management Process
Skills of a Manager
Organizations as Social Systems
Ingredients for Effective Human Skills
Understanding Behavior
Predicting Behavior
Directing, Changing, and Influencing Behavior
Learning to Apply Behavioral Science Theory
Chapter 2 Motivation and Behavior
Theories of Behavior
Goal-Oriented Behavior
Motives
Goals
Motive Strength
Changes in Motive Strength
Categories of Activities
Motives, Goals, and Activities
Expectancy Theory
Availability
Hierarchy of Needs
Motivational Research
Physiological Needs
Safety Needs
Social Needs
Esteem Needs
Self-Actualization Needs
Chapter 3 Motivating
The Hawthorne Studies Elton Mayo
Theory X and Theory Y Douglas McGregor
Informal Work Groups George C. Homans
Increasing Interpersonal Competence Chris Argyris
Argyris's Immaturity-Maturity Theory
Motivation-Hygiene Theory Frederick Herzberg
Hygiene Factors
Motivators
The Relationship of Herzberg's Theory to Maslow's Theory
Job Enrichment
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