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Used by more than a million people throughout the world, this highly readable book examines the applied behavioral sciences and focuses on fundamental ideas which apply in academic, business, not-for-profit and administrative environments.
Hersey, Blanchard, and Johnson offer complete coverage of motivation and behavior, situational leadership, the organizational cone and integration of situational leadership with the classics, while showing how to build effective relationships and plan and implement change.
Continuously in print since the 1960s, Management of Organizational Behavior has been used by hundreds of academic institutions as a primary instructional reference in a wide variety of disciplines: business, administration, communication, health and human services, military science, education, nursing, engineering, and agribusiness.
The tenth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include current research and the authors' new thinking.
"The single best management book I have ever read. Its 4-sector approach is a great framework for managing almost anyone at almost any stage of their career."
~ Matthew Simmons, Goodreads
Details:
Category: Managing organizations
ISBN-13: 978-0132556408
Publisher: Pearson
Publication date: 2012
Edition description: Revised and updated
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.75(d)
Also available in paperback format
Ken Blanchard, one of the most influential leadership experts in the world, is the coauthor of the iconic bestseller, The One Minute Manager, and more than 60 other books whose combined sales total more than 21 million copies. His groundbreaking works have been translated into more than 42 languages and in 2005 he was inducted into Amazon’s Hall of Fame as one of the top 25 bestselling authors of all time. He is also the cofounder with his wife, Margie, of The Ken Blanchard Companies® , an international management training and consulting firm in San Diego, California.
Paul Hersey was a behavioral scientist and entrepreneur. He was best known for conceiving Situational Leadership. With Ken Blanchard, he coauthored Management of Organization Behavior, which is now in its tenth edition. Hersey taught about training and development in leadership, management, and selling. He was also a consultant to industrial, government, and military organizations. Hersey was a Distinguished Professor of Leadership Studies at Nova Southeastern University. He had been a faculty member of Northern Illinois University, California State University, Chico, University of Arkansas, and Ohio University. He also served in the roles of Chairman of the Department of Management and Dean of the School of Business. Hersey had also served as Project Director for the Industrial Relations Center of the University of Chicago, Training Director at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Company, and Department Head at Sandia Corporation.
Dewey E. Johnson was professor of management in the Sid Craig School of Business, California State University, Fullerton. The author of many articles and a presenter at more than 150 domestic and international conferences on leadership, business, and management, he specialized in consulting for small businesses and was the director of the Small Business Institute at his university.
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