Culture and organizational behaviour/
Jai B.P. Sinha.
- New Delhi: Sage Publication, 2008.
- xix, 426 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
PART 1. THE BACKDROP 1. Organizational Behaviour * Facets of Organizational Behaviour * Growth of Organizational Behaviour * Organizational Behaviour in the Indian Setting * Global Organizational Behaviour * Summary * Exercises
2. Indian Cultural Context * Indian Cultural Perspective * Indian Cultural Traditions * The Composite Indian Mindset * Shifting Organizational Behaviour * Summary * Exercises
3. The Indian Milieu * Culture: The Soul of the Larger Milieu * Economic Landscape * Political Scenario * Social Milieu * The International Milieu * Summary * Exercises
PART 2. INDIVIDUALS
4. Self and Personality * Culture, Self, and Personality * Formation of Self * Basic Psychological Processes * Dimensions of Self * Personality and Organizational Behaviour * Personality Types * Impression Management * Summary * Exercises
5. Well-Being: The Ultimate Goal of Life * Approaches to Well-Being * From Motivation to Well-Being * Content Theories * The Process Theory * Needs and Values * Managing Stress * Summary * Exercises
PART 3. GROUPS
6. Individuals and Group Dynamics * Facets of a Group * Types of Groups * Group Structure * Group Functions * Summary * Exercises
7. Working for Self and Others * An Overview * Cooperation, Competition, and Co-opetition * Conflict and its Management * Negotiation Process * Summary * Exercises
8. Teamwork * Genesis of Teamwork * Teams and Groups * Diversity-Consensus Dilemma * Cultural Influences on Teamwork * Types of Teams * Building Teams in Indian Organizations * Summary * Exercises
9. Power and Politics * The Concepts * Interpersonal Power Dynamics * Inter-Group Power Relationships * Organizational Politics * Summary * Exercises
10. Effective Leadership * Concepts and Approaches * Organizational Context * Task System * Leader¿s Characteristics * Leadership Processes * Strategy for Developing Effective Leaders * Summary * Exercises
11. Theories of Leadership * An Overview * Leader-Centric Theories * Theories of Interactive Relationships * Contingency Theories * Summary * Exercises
PART 4. ORGANIZATIONS 12. Organizational Culture * Related Concepts * Perspectives on Organizational Culture * Typologies of Organizational Cultures * Building Organizational Culture * Summary * Exercises
13. Knowledge Organizations * Knowledge and Learning * Perspectives on Knowledge Organizations * Learning: Purpose and Complexity * Forms of Knowledge * Transfer of Knowledge * Summary * Exercises
14. Organizational Change and Development * The Concepts * Organizational Differentiations * Changing Work Setting * Building Human Capital * Organizational Development: Prospects and Problems