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The fourth edition of Understanding Organizational Behaviour is a comprehensive textbook tailored to meet the needs of postgraduate management students. It has been extensively revised to include new topics, examples, and case studies. The book explores the core concepts and theories of organizational behaviour (OB) through managerial applications. It provides in-depth coverage of the issues and challenges faced by Indian companies in relation to different organizational units: the individual, the role, the team, and the organization. With its exhaustive treatment and practical application of theoretical concepts, this textbook is ideal for both students and professionals.

Contents: 1. Introduction to organizational behaviour. 2. Changing context. 3. Positive perspective. 4. Foundations of individual behaviour. 5. Personality and personal effectiveness. 6. Learning process. 7. Motivational process. 8. Managing work motivation. 9. Perceptual process. 10. Attitudes and values. 11. Attribution process-internality and optimism. 12. Roles and role effectiveness. 13. Coping with frustration, stress, and burnout. 14. Decisional process and consensus building. 15. Transactional analysis and managerial interpersonal styles. 16. Dynamics of group behaviour. 17. Effective work teams. 18. Conflict management. 19. Developing collaboration. 20. Leadership. 21. Organizational structure. 22. Communication. 23. Power and politics. 24. Organizational culture and climate. 25. Organizational learning and the learning organization. 26. Organizational change and development.