A Theory of Behavior in Organizations
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A Theory of Behavior in Organizations

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A Theory of Behavior in Organizations

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A Theory of Behavior in Organizations develops a theory for organizational behavior, or, more accurately, a theory of individual behavior within organizations of behavior. The book begins by discussing a series of general issues involved in the theory of behavior in organizations. It then describes the theory itself in three stages: first, the general structure of the theory; second, definition of the key variables; and third, the interrelationships between the variables. Subsequent chapters show how the theory deals specifically with such issues as roles, decision making, and motivation. The theory presented is a cognitive theory of behavior. It assumes that man is rational (or at least nonrandom) for the most part, and that as a systematic or nonrandom generator of behavior, man's actions are explained best in terms of conscious, thinking acts on the part of the individual. The theory deals with why the individual chooses certain alternative courses of action in preference to others, and thus it might properly be called a theory of choice behavior. Whereas the emphasis is on the cognitive aspects of behavior, considerable attention has been devoted to external, noncognitive variables in the system that play meaningful roles in the determination of individual behavior.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9781483267289
Topic
Desarrollo personal
Subtopic
Salud mental y bienestar

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. A Theory of Behavior in Organizations
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Chapter 1. A Viewpoint Concerning Organizational Behavior
  9. Chapter 2. The Theory
  10. Chapter 3. Judgment
  11. Chapter 4. The Role of Judgment within the Theory
  12. Chapter 5. Roles and Role Behaviors
  13. Chapter 6. Motivation
  14. Chapter 7. Leadership: A Major Factor of the Social Environment
  15. Chapter 8. Organizational Climate
  16. Chapter 9. Some Concluding Comments
  17. References
  18. Glossary
  19. Index