Casebook of Organizational Behavior
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1977
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Author: Andrew J. Dubrin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 3 3 9 6 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 2 0 5 0 3 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 9 3 9 - 8
Casebook of Organizational Behavior provides a panorama of absorbing, appropriately complex, modern cases from a diversity of work and organizations. The cases chosen are designed… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCasebook of Organizational Behavior provides a panorama of absorbing, appropriately complex, modern cases from a diversity of work and organizations. The cases chosen are designed to illustrate a wide range of organizational behavior concepts and principles, those ordinarily described and discussed in any comprehensive textbook in organizational behavior. This book is organized into five parts encompassing 44 chapters. It rests upon a foundation of cases about human behavior in organizations drawn from a wide variety of settings. Cases in each chapter are chosen to illustrate concepts that fall under the particular chapter heading, but the classification is not rigid. Each case is accompanied by several questions designed to focus the student's attention upon some of the more important issues raised by the case. After a brief introduction to guidelines for case analysis, this book goes on focusing on individual cases, structured under the general topics of work motivation, the human element in decision making, stresses in managerial and professional life, and political maneuvering in organizations. The next two parts are devoted to cases of small-groups and organizational behavior. Emphasis in small groups is places upon cases that have the most relevance for knowledge workers, including managers, professionals, technical and sales personnel, while in organization behavior focuses on bringing about changes in organizations, yet many of these changes are initiated at the individual and small-group level. This book is of value to college and university undergraduate and masters level courses, and in programs of management development.
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I — Introduction
Chapter 1 — Guidelines for Case Analysis
Seven Salient Objectives.
Suggestions for Case Analysis.
Format of the Casebook.
References
Part II — Individuals
Chapter 2 — The Motivation to Work
Bruce, the Behavior Mod Landlord.
The Elusive Quota.
Why Do I Need a License to Get Ahead?
References
Chapter 3 — Behavioral Aspects of Decision Making
Can Backyard Gossip Condemn Me?
Creativity Requires the Right Atmosphere.
Baton Rouge is a Long Way From Home.
Every Author Deserves a Publisher.
References
Chapter 4 — Stresses in Managerial and Professional Life
The Price of Success.
Is there No Justice in the Retailing Business?
Making Eight is a Hassle.
References
Chapter 5 — Political Maneuvering in Organizations
Give Me Equality, Not Favoritism.
The Maladroit Firing.
The Compulsive Career Planner.
You Need Connections to be Obnoxious.
References
Part III - Small Groups
Chapter 6 — Small Group Behavior
The Puzzle Block Work Teams.
The Group Decides in Brazil.
The Corporate Office.
The Petty Group.
References
Chapter 7 — Leadership Styles
The Peripatetic C.E.O. A Different Style of Leadership.
A Fund Drive Needs the Right Leader.
Our Leader is Too Charismatic.
The Disorganized Practitioner.
References
Chapter 8 — Improving Subordinate Performance
Why Do I Need Objectives?
The Age of Accountability.
The Full Court Press.
References
Chapter 9 — Interpersonal Communications
The Unisex Job Title.
The Corporate Waterfall.
Who Should Eat The Cost On This One?
A Cybernetics System Feedback Blooper.
References
Chapter 10 — Intergroup Conflict 195
Last Hired, First Fired, No More.
The Unwanted Chairman.
Who Needs An Interlocutor?
A School System In Conflict.
What Price Competition?
References
Part IV - Organizations
Chapter 11 — Organizational Climate
The Isolation Blues (A Simple Case of Cabin Fever, Paranoia, and Sexual Frustration).
The Drab Decor at Steel City Nursing Home.
Biting Dogs Used To Be Our Worst Enemy.
References
Chapter 12 — Management of Individual and Group Change
The Dean Practices Participative Management.
The Decimation of Denver Printing.
What Should We Do With Harry?
References
Chapter 13 — Organizational Change
The Superhonest Politician.
Centralization Will Ruin Us.
The Disappointed OD Practitioner.
References
Part V — Appendix
Annotated Bibliography of Organizational Behavior
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1977
- No. of pages (eBook): 338
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483233963
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080205038
- eBook ISBN: 9781483279398
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