1st Edition
Organizational Behavior 6 Integrated Theory Development and the Role of the Unconscious
By John B. Miner
Copyright 2011
367 Pages
by
Routledge
367 Pages
by
Routledge
367 Pages
by
Routledge
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This is the first comprehensive overview of the development of the field of Organizational Behavior. It belongs on the shelf of every scholar and student in the discipline.
Part I covers the foundations of the scientific method, theory development, and the accrual of scientific knowledge in the field. Part II introduces the ideas of pioneers whose work pre-dates the emergence of Organizational... Read more
I: Theories of Motivation; 1: Expectancy Theories; 2: Goal-Setting Theory; 3: Kurt Lewin's Social Psychology; 4: Achievement Motivation Theory; 5: Job Characteristics Theory; 6: Theories Based on B. F. Skinner and Organizational Behavior Modification; 7: Equity Theory and Distributive Justice; 8: Attribution Theory as Applied to Managerial Perceptions; 9: Existence, Relatedness, and Growth Theory; 10: Psychoanalytic Theory as Applied to Organizations; 11: Self-Determination Theory; 12: Theory of Behavior in Organizations; II: Theories of Leadership; 13: Normative Decision Process Theory; 14: Leader-Member Exchange Theory; 15: Information Processing Theory of Leadership; 16: Role Motivation Theory of Leadership; 17: Charismatic Leadership Theory; 18: Contingency Theory of Leadership; 19: Substitutes for Leadership Theory; 20: Path-Goal Theory; 21: The Romance of Leadership; III: Organizational Decision Making; 22: Administrative Behavior and Organizations; 23: Image Theory; 24: Behavioral Theory of the Firm, Organizational Learning, and the Garbage Can Model: Theories Involving James March; IV: Systems Concepts of Organizations; 25: Control Theory (Using the Control Graph); 26: Katz and Kahn's Social Psychology of Organizations; 27: Sociotechnical Systems Theory; 28: Sociological Open Systems Theory; 29: Contingency Theory of Organizations: Differentiation and Integration; 30: Ralph Stogdill's Group-Focused Systems Theory; V: Bureaucracy-Related Concepts; 31: Weber's Theory of Bureaucracy; 32: The Theory Undergirding the Aston Studies; 33: Peter Blau's Theory of Differentiation; 34: Goal Congruence Theory and Organization Development; 35: Dysfunctions and Variants on Bureaucracy; 36: Compliance Theory; 37: Structural Contingency Theory; 38: The Theory of Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Change; VI: Sociological Concepts of Organization; 39: External Control of Organizations: Resource Dependence Perspective; 40: Neoinstitutional Theory; 41: Organizational Ecology and Demography; 42: Conclusions on Conclusions
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John B. Miner
