Laurie Mullins

Gain insight into people-organisational relationships and interrelated influences on human behaviour Ranked as one of the Top Ten most influential texts in business and management in the world According to the Financial Times' Teaching Power Rankings, 2021 (research by Open Syllabus) Management and Organisational Behaviour, 13th edition, by Mullins and Rees, provides an in-depth study guide that helps you understand the relationship between people and professional organisations, shedding new light on the understanding, prediction, and control of human behaviour at work. This widely popular text examines the environments of the individual, the group, workplace, and organisational structure, explaining organisational behaviour by applying theoretical frameworks to practice and developing critical thinking. This new edition addresses recent contextual issues, such as the impact of Covid-19 on the workplace. It also offers greater international perspective on organisational behaviour, with the addition of several case studies from around the world and related video cases by expert speakers. Featuring conceptual mind maps of complex topics to aid your understanding and revision, its 'personal skills' and 'employability' sections help you develop your social and work-based skills in preparation for life beyond the classroom. This comprehensive textbook is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate study, as well as for professionals training for management roles.

Using contemporary material and case studies, this book indicates ways in which performance may be improved through better use of human resources. Rigorous academic theory is related to hospitality practice, based on the author's great knowledge of the hospitality industry.

This concise introduction to Organisational Behaviour has been developed specifically for short courses and/or non-specialist business students. It focuses on the core topics of the discipline in a detailed and engaging way, providing a readable introduction to the key theory and offering real-life examples to show its application in practice. Written for students on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, this text is particularly suitable for students of non-business disciplines (e.g. engineering, IT, social sciences and others) who are taking an introductory module in business.