Table of Contents

Part 1 1 What is organisational behaviour? Part 2 The individual 2 Foundations of individual behaviour 3 Values, attitudes, and job satisfaction 4 Personality and emotions at work 5 Perception and individual decision making 6 Motivation concepts 7 Motivation: from concepts to application End of part case studies Part 3 The Group 8 Foundations of group behaviour 9 Understanding and building teams 10 Communication 11 Leadership concepts and theories 12 Contemporary issues in leadership 13 Power and politics 14 Conflict and negotiation End of part case studies Part 4 The Organisation 15 Foundations of organisational structure 16 Organisational culture 17 Human resource policies and practices 18 Organisational change and stress management End of part case studies Appendix A The historical evolution of organisational behaviour Appendix B Research in organisational behaviour Appendix C Scoring keys for exercises Skill-building modules SUPPLEMENTS Instructors Resource CD: This CD contains the Instructors Manual and PowerPoint slides: *Instructors Manual contains expanded outlines of each chapter and thorough teaching notes for all in-text activities along with key terms and answers for discussion questions. *PowerPoint slides: Over 250 full-colour slides have been developed to accompany the text. Test Bank: A comprehensive test bank featuring 2000 multiple choice, true/false and essay type questions. The program allows lecturers to select, edit and create their own texts. Tests can be delivered in paper format or on-line Australian Videos: Specially commissioned and developed to support "Organisational Behaviour4e", the video material features real people talking about how OB issues affect them and is accompanied by written case material and questions. Australian Companion Website: This content rich website provides students and academics with updated current events articles on organisational behaviour and study guide material for students to test their understanding. Student learning guide and workbook: This saleable supplement is designed to be used in conjunction with the text to support and reinforce the concepts, models and theories of OB provided within the text. CourseCompass Blackboard WebCT