Organizational psychology / Edgar H. Schein.
By: Schein, Edgar H
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BookSeries: Foundations of modern psychology series.Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1980Edition: 3d ed.Description: xiv, 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0136413323 .Subject(s): Psychology, Industrial | Industrial sociologyDDC classification: 158.7 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store | 158.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00157561 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Written by an authority on organizational psychology, this interdisciplinary text can be used as a supplement in organizationsl behavior courses in departments of psychology and business.
Bibliography: p. 253-265. - Includes index.
The individual and the organization -- Motivation and assuptions about human nature -- Leadership and participation -- Groups in organizations -- Organizational structure and dynamics.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I The Individual and the Organization: The Field of Organizational Psychology
- 1 The Field of Organizational Psychology
- 2 Human Problems in Organizations
- II Motivation and Assumptions About Human Nature
- 3 Human Nature: Why Is It Elusive?
- 4 Managerial Assumptions About Human Nature
- 5 A Developmental and Situational View of Motivation
- 6 The Complexity of Human Nature
- III Leadership and Participation
- 7 Why Is It Difficult to Analyze Leadership?
- 8 Theories of Leadership and Participation
- IV Groups in Organizations
- 9 The Structure and Functions of Groups
- 10 Intergroup Problems in Organizations
- V Organization Structure and Dynamics
- 11 The Organization as a Complex, Open System
- 12 The Organization as a Dynamic, Developing System
- 13 Increasing Organizational Effectiveness