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Organizational Behaviour and Gender provides an alternative to the
gender silence of the standard OB textbooks. This Second Edition
updates and expands the text's coverage and employs the most recent
research findings to portray the world of work in a realistic
manner. Organizational Behaviour and Gender is a comprehensive
text. The text examines some of the assumptions that have been made
about women at work - for example that women's 'difference' is
rooted in biology and that women and men have contrasting (and even
polar opposite) skills and attitudes. The text considers the key
topics in OB (such as selection, assessment,leadership and
motivation) to test such assumptions. The book describes the
reality of working life for women. It examines issues of low pay,
part-time working, family responsibilities, home working and
horizontal and vertical job segregation. It asks whether inequality
of opportunity comes about because of actual gender differences or
from prejudicial expectations and thinking. The last chapter is
about sex and sexuality in organizations. Sexual behaviour in
organizations is pervasive but is rarely discussed in OB textbooks.
This chapter describes the masculine and heterosexual business
environment and examines the issues of work romances and sexual
harassment. The text provides numerous learning aids (including
discussion topics and chapter questions) to assist both the
lecturer and the student.
As the most critical yet accessible introduction to organizational
behaviour and work, this book will help you understand the
complexities of organizational life and evaluate modern business
practices. Classic organizational behaviour topics such as
team-working, motivation, and change are complemented by core
critical approaches such as power and control, organizational
misbehaviour, and health and well-being through a clear three-part
structure. Students are encouraged to look beyond a descriptive
approach and truly engage with the content. Examples and 'Stop and
Think' boxes placed throughout chapters, as well as end-of-chapter
case studies with accompanying questions, provide the opportunity
for this engagement and show how each chapter's theoretical
coverage applies in real-life business situations. Suggestions of
films and novels which relate to the chapter topic provide further
opportunities to see organizational behaviour in context and
demonstrate just how prevalent its principles are in everyday life.
The accessible style assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the
reader, and the full range of themes and topics explored provides a
rich picture of the realities of organizational behaviour and work.
This book is accompanied by a selection of online resources,
including: For students: Glossary Web links Critical thinking
exercises For lecturers: PowerPoint slides Questions for research
and discussion Additional case studies Group exercises
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