Title: Managerial psychology : an introduction to individuals, pairs, and groups in organizations /
Authors: Leavitt, Harold J.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press,
Year: 1978
Subjects: Psychology, Industrial.; Psychology, Industrial
Contents: People are alike: same basic ideas -- People are different: motivation and the growth of individuality -- Perception: from the inside looking out -- Frustration: the roadblock -- Psychological conflict: roadblocks on the inside -- Learning, thinking, problem solving: some reasoning parts of people -- Thinking and problem solving ll: my style and yours -- Attitudes, beliefs, and values: motherhood, Old Glory, and civil rights -- The assessment and evaluation of people: one application of personality theory -- Communication: getting information from A to B -- Influencing behavior: some dimensions of the problem -- Authority: one model for influence -- Power tactics, pressure, and coercion: a second model for influence -- Manipulation: a slippery model for influence -- Collaborative models: influence without authority or coercion -- Influencing through pay and performance appraisal: toil and trouble -- Group decisions: monsters or miracles? -- Group process: what really went on in that meeting? -- Group pressure on the individual: conformity and deviation -- Conflict and competition among groups: my team can beat your team -- Communication networks in groups: designs for getting the word around -- Developing managers: applied ideas about influence, learning, and groups -- Groups on the shop floor: toward the end of the assembly line? -- Managing: working problems through, through people -- The volatile organization: everything triggers everything else -- Structure, people, and information technology: some key ideas and where they come from -- Organizational goals and objectives: problem finding in action -- Managing people: work and satisfaction -- Organizational structure: managing the situation to manage the people -- Organizations and their environments: from back then to out there.