Organisational Behaviour: Core Concepts and Applications, 5th Australian Edition
Jack Maxwell Wood, Rachid Zeffane, Michele Fromholtz, Retha Wiesner, Rachel Morrison, Aharon Factor, Tui McKeown
ISBN: 9780730363422, 9780730355359
This book is being used at: La Trobe University
This fifth Australian edition of Wood’s Organisational Behaviour: Core Concepts and Applications presents Organisational Behaviour in an interactive digital format and is an ideal text for students interested in management or human resources. The information is offered in a clear and visual manner without overwhelming you, and focuses on real and relevant issues, such as: the changing nature of work, diversity in the workplace and globalisation.
Available as a full colour printed textbook with an interactive eBook code, this title enables every student to master concepts and succeed in assessment by taking the roadblocks out of self-study, with features that are designed to get the most out of what you’re learning.
This edition includes enhanced and updated coverage that’s complemented by features like: videos to help you connect concepts with real-world cases, animations and interactivities embedded throughout the text to bring the theoretical to life, Concept Check questions that are placed at the end of every chapter to test your comprehension and allow you to get instant feedback on where you strengths and weaknesses lie, and the opportunity to work between the online (interactive e-text) and offline (print) to cater to how you study best, with the ability to search, highlight and annotate within the digital text.
Key Features
- Current affairs videos provide you with insights into various aspects of organisational behaviour in the real world
- Interactive skills assessments allow you to test and determine various personal attributes that contribute to the organisational dynamic
- What would you do? exercises provide you with the opportunity to apply what you have learned to organisational behaviour
Rachid Zeffane
Michele Fromholtz
Retha Wiesner
Rachel Morrison
Aharon Factor
Tui McKeown
Chapter 2 Individual attributes and their effects on job performance
Chapter 3 Motivation and empowerment
Chapter 4 Learning, reinforcement and self-management
Chapter 5 Job design, goal setting and flexible work arrangements
Chapter 6 Groups and group dynamics
Chapter 7 Teamwork and team building
Chapter 8 Organisational structure and design
Chapter 9 Organisational culture
Chapter 10 Power, politics and influence in organisations
Chapter 11 Leadership
Chapter 12 Decision making
Chapter 13 Communication, conflict and negotiation in organisations
Chapter 14 Organisational change and innovation
Textbook with Interactive E-Text Code: 9780730363422