Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

By Maria P. Aristigueta, Robert B. Denhardt, Janet V. Denhardt

Book Overview

Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations helps you understand, manage, and influence the behaviour of others in the workplace. Taking an action-oriented approach the authors use real-world circumstances within public and non-profit organisations to illustrate key concepts. Important topics such as stress, decision making, motivation, leadership, communication, teams, and change give you a foundational understanding of the basic issues that affect human behaviour.

In addition to new cases and examples from the public and non-profit sectors, this edition features new material on leadership and organisational change, cultural diversity and generational diversity, and positive organisational behaviour.

NEW TO THIS EDITION:

New material on leadership and organisational change build your critical management and leadership skills, so you can act effectively and responsibly under real -world pressures Expanded coverage of cultural diversity helps you understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures, as well as work with varying cultural beliefs and schedules Expanded coverage of positive organisational behaviour includes the latest research and findings that demonstrate the successful implementation of positive psychology in the workplace New cases, examples, self-assessments, and exercises bring concepts to life with relevant ways to practice and improve your management skills.

A companion website will be available for lecturers at study.sagepub.com/denhardt4e featuring additional teaching resources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483359298
• ISBN13: 9781483359298
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 0.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Focus on personal management strengths

A novel approach to teaching management in the public and non-profit sectors. It follows the adage of "know thyself" in terms of getting work accomplished through others. Contains a number personal evaluations for application to the complex and difficult area of management. Nice addition to bringing to the classroom a practical approach to individual management preferences through personal discovery. Using this in an advanced human resource management class in a master's in public administration program. Less boring than a tradition textbook and useful for a practical approach to management and administration.