Organisation Behaviour

Cover -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Overview of Organization in the Millennium -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Fundamental Concepts in Organization Behaviour -- 1.2.1 Major Characteristics -- 1.2.2 Nature and Scope -- 1.3 Fundamental Theories in Organization Behaviour -- 1.3.1 Scientific Management : Frederick W. Taylor -- 1.3.2 Towards a Theory of Administration : Henry Fayol (1919 ) -- 1.3.3 Bureaucracy : Max Weber (1922) -- 1.3.4 Mary Parker Follett's Observations on Organizations and Management (1925) -- 1.3.5 The Functions of the Executive : Chester I. Barnard (1938) -- 1.3.6 Human Relations Approach -- 1.3.7 The Hawthorne Studies (1939) -- 1.3.8 Theory X and Theory Y : Douglas McGregor (1960) -- 1.3.9 The Twentieth Century's Management Guru : Peter F. Drucker (1995) -- 1.4 Organizational Behaviour in the 21st Century -- 1.4.1 Interactionalism : People and Situations -- 1.4.2 Virtual Organization -- 1.4.3 Designing a Global Organization in the New Millennium-some Thought -- 1.5 Limitations of OB -- 1.6 The Framework of the Book -- Summary of Key Points -- Test Your Self -- Chapter 2: Learning, Aptitude, Interest and Attention of an Individual -- Fundamental Concepts-Background -- 2.1 Learning -- 2.1.1 Theories of Learning -- 2.1.2 Character of Learning Process -- 2.1.3 Learning as a Cognitive Process -- 2.1.4 Teaching Principles -- 2.1.5 Learning Curve -- 2.2 Aptitude -- 2.3 Interest -- 2.4 Attention -- 2.4.1 How to catch and hold one's Attention? -- 2.4.2 Temporary Internal Factors -- 2.4.3 Some Phenomena of Attention -- 2.4.4 Determination of Attention -- 2.4.5 Importance of Attention in Business -- Summary of Key Points -- Test Your Self -- Chapter 3: Attitude, Value, Perception and Attribution of an Individual -- 3.1 Attitude -- 3.1.1 Measurement of Attitude -- 3.2 Values -- 3.3 Perception.