Organizational Behavior

by John Middleton

Published 26 February 2002
This title presents a fast track route to understanding and managing human behaviour in organizations. It covers the key areas of OB, from understanding individual and group behaviour patterns and attitudes to work to building successful organizations and improving your personal effectiveness in the workplace. It features examples and lessons from some of the world's most successful businesses, including Tesco, Sears, Sundaram-Clayton and The Natural Step, and ideas from the smartest thinkers including Charles Handy, Jack Wood, Edgar Schein and Shoshana Zuboff. It includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensive resources guide.

Culture

by John Middleton

Published 26 February 2002
Fast track route to mastering culture and culture change

Covers the key areas of culture, from how culture evolves andwhy different companies have different cultures to culturaldiagnosis and implementing successful change

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successfulbusinesses, including Amazon.com, EDS, Honda and Nissan, and ideasfrom the smartest thinkers, including Edgar Schein, Charles Handy,Geert Hofstede and Gareth Morgan.

Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensiveresources guide

Organizations Express

by John Middleton

Published 20 February 2002
Fast track route to understanding what makes organizations tick

Covers the key areas of achieving organisational effectiveness,from building core skill sets and mastering the impact oftechnology and globalization, to aligning culture with directionand developing new organizational models and structures

Examples and lessons from some of the world's most successfulbusinesses, including Dell, Nissan, Semco and St Luke's, and ideasfrom the smartest thinkers, including Charles Handy, ElliottJaques, Arie de Geus and Ricardo Semler.

Includes a glossary of key concepts and a comprehensiveresources guide