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  • 1.  OB textbook recommendation

    Posted 10-31-2006 23:51
    Dear colleagues,
     
    Could anyone recommend a graduate level OB textbook, preferably with an emphasis on public-sector? 
     
    Many thanks.
     
    Jamie Cheung
     
    Cheung Yu Ha, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Management
    School of Business
    Hong Kong Baptist University
     


  • 2.  OB textbook recommendation

    Posted 11-01-2006 02:17
    Hi Jamie

    Can I recommend my own textbook, which is just about to publish in its sixth edition as:

    Andrzej Huczynski and David Buchanan, Organizational Behaviour, Financial Times Prentice Hall, Harlow Essex, 2007.

    This has been designed for use at MBA and undergraduate levels, and takes a broad social science perspective which emphasizes theory, a critical-challenging approach, and the application of models and frameworks in practical management and organizational contexts. It is not a public sector treatment exclusively, although some examples come from the public sector. (Most of my current research work is in healthcare.) Our experience is that public sector managers want to be exposed to commercial practice, and vice-versa, rather than just study other public sector organizations.

    Please let me know if I can give you more information about this title, which will be published shortly, probably in December.

    With all best wishes

    David


    David A. Buchanan
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    Dear colleagues,

    Could anyone recommend a graduate level OB textbook, preferably with an emphasis on public-sector?

    Many thanks.

    Jamie Cheung

    Cheung Yu Ha, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Management
    School of Business
    Hong Kong Baptist University


  • 3.  OB textbook recommendation

    Posted 11-01-2006 03:23
     
    I have found the book "Organization Behaviour: Human behaviour at work" by Newstrom and Davis to be good at the graduate level.
     

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    yhcheung <yhcheung@HKBU.EDU.HK> wrote:
    Dear colleagues,
     
    Could anyone recommend a graduate level OB textbook, preferably with an emphasis on public-sector? 
     
    Many thanks.
     
    Jamie Cheung
     
    Cheung Yu Ha, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Management
    School of Business
    Hong Kong Baptist University
     



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  • 4.  OB textbook recommendation

    Posted 11-01-2006 12:21
    Jamie,

    I have found the book by Denhardt, et al. to be quite useful for a grad level (MPA) OB class. Here is the citation:

    Denhardt, Robert, Janet Denhardt, & Maria P. Aristigueta. 2002. Managing Human Behavior in Public & Nonprofit Organizations. Sage: Thousand Oaks.

    Best of luck,
    ~Micheal
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    On 10/31/06 11:51 PM, "yhcheung" <yhcheung@HKBU.EDU.HK> wrote:

    Dear colleagues,

    Could anyone recommend a graduate level OB textbook, preferably with an emphasis on public-sector?  

    Many thanks.

    Jamie Cheung

    Cheung Yu Ha, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Department of Management
    School of Business
    Hong Kong Baptist University





  • 5.  OB textbook recommendation

    Posted 11-02-2006 10:21
    Not only don't I have nothing personal to gain from it and don't know the
    authors personally but I heartily agree with the recommendation of Andrzej
    Huczynski and David Buchanan's "Organizational Behaviour". I don't teach OP
    right now but this was one of my favorite books (although the 3rd edition
    inspection copy I have arrived with pages missing).
    Bobbie

    Dr. Bobbie Turniansky
    ACE Program
    Kaye College of Education
    Beer Sheva, Israel
    bobbie@erez.org.il