Introduction to work and organizational behaviour - J. Bratton
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Introduction to work and organizational behaviour - J. Bratton Book
A core textbook for all modules in organizational behaviour offering a balance of critical and managerial perspectives, a keen focus on ethics and diversity, international research and examples, and new video interviews with business managers which demonstrate how key theories come together in practice to inform everyday life in an organization.
P>Review Bratton never fails to deliver! This is a well written and comprehensive resource for students and lecturers alike. In providing contemporary examples which will resonate with students, Bratton challenges them to view OB critically. - Kirstine Collins, Robert Gordon University This book represents an ambitious and significant development in OB. It is well-written and manages to convey a critical awareness lacking in other texts. - Michael Allvin, Uppsala University, Sweden This edition is a clearly navigable and in-depth resource that will enable critical discussion. Key OB theories are illustrated with contemporary examples that will resonate with students and will prompt them as future managers to consider their roles in addressing inequalities and ensuring sustainable practice. - Helen Mortimore, Plymouth University, UK This is an extremely informed and thought-provoking text which should both stimulate and challenge all those interested in contemporary issues in modern organisations of all kinds. Students and teachers alike should find much here to provoke discussion and critical reflection. - Susan Miller, Durham University Business School, UK This defining and lucid book on OB is essential reading for researchers and students looking to understand the complex nature of work and organizations. Well researched, providing historical and current information, and full of stimulating case studies, this is an excellent teaching tool and an exciting read. - Nellie El Enany, Warwick Business School, UK Introduction to Work and Organizational Behaviour examines the field at all levels, from the individual to groups and teams and the organization as a whole. It is very well structured and the new organizational change chapter is a strong asset. The case examples and interviews with businesspeople offer the reader a better understanding of OB in practice. - Andre Soares, Coventry University, UK About the Author: John Bratton grew up in Yorkshire, England, and now divides his time between Calgary, Canada and Edinburgh, Scotland. He is Honorary Professor in the Management School at Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Hull, England and a PhD in Sociology of Work from the University of Manchester, England. He has more than 30 years experience of teaching a range of HRM, organisational behaviour and leadership courses, at both undergraduate and graduate levels mainly in the UK and Canada, but also in Finland and Singapore. His research interests traverse the sociology of work and management. John was the first Director of the Workplace Learning Research Unit at the University of Calgary, Canada, and has been a member of the editorial board of Leadership, the Journal of Workplace Learning and the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. In addition to writing this book, John is author of Japanization at Work: Managerial Studies in the 1990s; co-author of Workplace Learning: A Critical Introduction (2004); co-author of Organizational Leadership (with Keith Grint and Debra Nelson) (2005); co-author of Capitalism and Classical Social Theory (with David Denham) (2019), now in its third edition, editor of Organizational Leadership (2020) and author of Work and Organizational Behaviour (2021), now in its fourth edition.(BK-9781137408686)
| SKU | BK-9781137408686 |
| Barcode # | 9781137408686 |
| Brand | Palgrave UK Print |
| Artist / Author | J. Bratton |
| Shipping Weight | 1.5890kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.220m |
| Shipping Height | 0.030m |
| Shipping Length | 0.270m |
| Type | Paperback |
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