Management & organisational behaviour

The Nature of Organisational Behaviour

1. Objectives
2. The meaning of organisational behaviour
3. Influences on behaviour in organisations
4. Behavioural Science – an interdisciplinary approach
5. Contrasting perspectives of organisations
6. Organisational effectiveness
7. Orientations to work
8. Management as an integrating activity
9. The psychological contract
10. The need for an international approach
11. Britain and the single European Market
12. The influence of National Cultures
13. Culture and organisational behaviour
14. The use of case studies
15. Synopsis
16. Review and discussion
17. Case study
18. Notes and bibliography

Approaches to Organisation and Management

1. Objectives
2. Management Theory
3. Developments in Management and organisational behaviour
4. The Classic Approach
5. Scientific management
6. Relevance of Scientific Management
7. Bureaucrac
8. Criticisms of Bureaucracy
9. Evaluation of Bureaucracy

The organisational setting