Organizational Theory & Behaviour

This volume brings together research from leading scholars with stories from women leaders in diverse sectors to provide insights from their leader...

Distilling the vast literature on this most frequently studied variable in organizational behavior, Paul E. Spector provides students and professio...

Being a coach is a deeply rewarding profession, but even the best coaches encounter moments of uncertainty and doubt. In Coaching Stories: Flowing ...

Organizations are often forced to change and adapt as a result of internal or external circumstances – whether the impetus is vision and ambition, ...

From Occupy, to the Indignados and the Arab Spring, the uprisings that marked the last decade ignited a re-emergence of participatory democracy as ...

In more recent times, the essence of the gatekeeper's role has moved to the 'boundary spanner' - a systems thinker who understands the specific nee...

British multinationals faced unprecedented challenges to their organizational legitimacy in the middle of the twentieth century as the European col...

As contrary as it sounds, "planning" -- as we traditionally understand the term--can be the worst thing a company can do. Consider that volatile we...

The Saboteur at Work describes how unconscious psychological processes can sabotage individual lives, the functioning of groups, teams and organisa...

It is often claimed that we live in an expert society, a society where more and more individuals take expert roles in increasingly narrow fields. I...

This new edition of Management Communication is a case-based textbook that introduces students to the strategic communication methods that are cruc...

′This is an excellent resource for those interested in studying organizations in both formal and informal contexts′ - Choice Taking readers throug...

In a neoliberal academia dominated by masculine ideals of measurement and performance, it is becoming more important than ever to develop alternati...

This unique book provides lessons on how to affect good leadership in turbulent times by taking a historical lens and examining the life and impact...

Global Mindsets seeks to tackle a topic that is relatively new in research and practice, and is considered by many to be critical for firms seeking...

When Organizations and Environments was originally issued in 1979, it increased interest in evolutionary explanations of organizational change. Sin...

This volume offers a holistic, empirically grounded examination of the factors which influence educational leaders’ ethical judgments in their day-...

In a rapidly changing world, businesses must create a high-performing, metrics-driven workplace environment characterized by respect, inclusion, te...

Narcissists are seen as people who could inspire others due to their strong charisma, great vision, and ability to convince the crowd that they pos...

Why People Stay is the result of a doctoral study that revealed participants’ sense of commitment (to the organization, to the team, to the mission...

A favorable reputation is an asset of importance that no public sector entity can afford to neglect because it gives power, autonomy, and access to...

This book offers a fresh perspective on organizational development and change theory and practice. Building on their recent work in quantum storyte...

Organizational Identity and Memory analyzes the relationship between organizational identity and organizational memory, in particular history and c...

The premise of this book is that research into gossip, organization, and work is an important idea whose time has come. A key feature of the book i...

Effective performance management is core to successful organizations. The new edition continues to look at performance management as an interdiscip...

This book unravels the mysteries and confusion surrounding Millennials. They are now the largest group in the labor force and their presence redefi...

The nature of contemporary Organisation Development (OD) is often written about by both scholars and practitioners, yet there is little evidence of...

This volume offers a holistic, empirically grounded examination of the factors which influence educational leaders’ ethical judgments in their day-...

Organisations today are being challenged to make sense of changes in environments that, now more than ever, are described as VUCA (volatile, uncert...

First published in 1965. This book is of compelling interest to all concerned with the good management of industry. This report examines the attitu...

An important reference work on a practice that is needed more than ever in a VUCA world, this book helps readers understand the importance of respo...

Being a coach is a deeply rewarding profession, but even the best coaches encounter moments of uncertainty and doubt. In Coaching Stories: Flowing ...

Thsi book focuses on entrepreneurial development and the development of small businesses in Africa. The central idea of this book is that entrepren...

The integration of technological innovations, such as In-Memory Analytics, Cloud Computing, Mobile Connectivity, and Social Media, with business pr...