Contents 1
1 Introduction to the study of organizational behaviour 1
Organizational behaviour as a subject 2
The application of organizational behaviour 3
How to use this book 7
References 7
2 Individual differences and motivation 9
Individual differences 9
References 41
3 Group behaviour and leadership 42
Definitions 42
Leadership 69
References 83
4 Power and politics 85
Definitions of power 86
Personality and power 91
Situational determinants of power 93
Organizational politics 94Conclusion 97
References 101
5 Careers and transitions 103
Definitions 103
Development of life stages 105
Trait theories 108
New approaches to career theories 109
Models 117
Career anchors 119
Mentoring 121
Transitions 124
Synchronization 127
Personal control 128
Career development 129
Work history 130
References 133
6 Organizational theory 134
Classical theories 135
The ′human relations approach′ 137
Systems theories 140
Contingency theory 144
Conclusions 148
References 151
7 Organization structure 153
Strategy and structure 153
Centralization versus decentralization 156
Organization design 158
New technology and organization design 163
Management style and organizational culture 168
Organic versus bureaucratic forms 169
Conclusions 171
References 171
8 Organizational development and organizational change 172
Definitions 172
Aims 172
Historical approach 174
T group methods and assumptions 175
Change agent 180
Other issues 181
Individual level 182
Diagnosis 183
Culture and organizational development 186
Models 189
Effectiveness 192
Politics 196
Readiness to change 198
Stress 199
Management style 201
Coping with the change framework 202
Change and discontinuities 204
References 207
9 International dimensions 209
Cultural differences 211
Management philosophies and organization structures 217
The convergence thesis 220
Conclusions 223
References 227
Index 229