Reviews :- 'I highly recommend this text as currently the best book on the market.' - Dr Susanne Tietze, Bradford University School of Management, UK. 'One of the most positive features of the book is the clarity of the language - dealing with complex ideas in an easy to understand way.' - Dr Donald Hislop, Sheffield University Management School, UK. 'It has a very good balance between traditional material and a critical approach. The stop and reflect feature is excellent.' - Astrid Kaufmann, Norwegian School of Economic and Business Administration, Bergen. 'This is the kind of approach I worul recommend for students.' - Ian Roper, Middlesex University Business School, UK. About the Book :- Work and Organizational Behaviour is a brand new core text for undergraduate and MBA students taking an introductory course in organizational behaviour. It provides both a psychologically and sociologically based view of behaviour in work organisations, from a critical perspective. Contents :- Figures Plates Tables About the Authors Preface Acknowledgements Key Features PART ONE: WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR The Nature of Organizational Behaviour Work in Organizations Studying Work and Organizations PART TWO: MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS Management Leadership PART THREE: INDIVIDUALS AND WORK Personality Perception Learning Motivation Gener, Race, Disability and Class PART FOUR: GROUPS AND SOCIAL INTERACTION Groups and Teams Communications Decision-Making Power PART FIVE: ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND PERFORMANCE Organizational Design and Culture Technology Human Resource Management Epilogue References Glossary Bibliography Index . About the Authors :- JOHN BRATTON is Professor of Sociology at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, Canada. He was the first Director of the Workplace Learning Research Unit, at the University of Calgary. He has served on the faculties of Leeds Business School at Leeds Metropolitan University, University of Bradford, and the Open University, UK. MILITZA CA