Work and Organizational Behaviour: Understanding the Workplace

ISBN-10
1403911142
ISBN-13
9781403911148
Series
Work and Organizational Behaviour
Category
Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior
Pages
592
Language
English
Published
2007-04-15
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Author
John Bratton

Description

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. It is global in coverage and provides students with a comprehensive understanding of organisational behaviour in action.

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