Rethinking organisational behaviour : a poststructuralist framework

Detailed ContentsAcknowledgementsChapter 1        IntroductionWhy study organisational behaviour?How is Rethinking Organisational Behaviour different?Organisational Behaviour versus organisational behaviourRigour versus clarityRethinking Organisational Behaviour.  .  .The Structure ofRethinking Organisational BehaviourThe Second editionChapter 2        SemioticsThe science of symbolsCharacteristics of symbolsLinks between signifier and signifiedMeaning and ambiguityThe functions of symbolsTextualityLimitations of interpretationsIntersubjectivityExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and semioticsContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (semiotics)Case study: No smoke without fire?BibliographyChapter 3        StructurePhysical structureAbstract structureThe ontology of structureRealist approaches to structureDescription versus prescription in realist approaches to structurePoststructuralism and structureExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and structureContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (structure)Case study: Structuring: thinking about structureBibliographyChapter 4        KnowledgeKnowledge as a problemParadigmsDiachronic paradigm modelsSynchronic paradigm modelsKnowledge and the public channelDiscourses of knowledgeRegimes and truthKnowledge and rhetoricExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and knowledgeContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (knowledge)Case study: Expert knowledgeBibliographyChapter 5        PowerThe power of ownershipPower versus authorityGovernanceDisciplinary power at workPower and knowledgePower and truthExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and powerContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (power)Case study: The power of prayers?BibliographyChapter 6        RationalityBeing rationalObjective versus subjective rationalityThe discourse of organisational behaviour and the concept of objective rationalityRationality and legitimacyLegitimacy, organisations and societyExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and rationalityContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (rationality)Case study: Structuring: The state of the unionBibliographyChapter 7        IdeologyThe ‘problem’ with ideologyIdeology versus realityThe functions of ideologyIdeology . . .Knowledge, discourse and ideologyThe ideology of managementOrganisation as ideologyIdeology and organisational ethicsExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and ideologyContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (ideology)Case study: By the sweat of one’s browBibliographyChapter 8        SelfThe meaning of life?The meaning of work?The meaning of organisation of work?Towards an understanding of the selfDesire and motivationEmployment of the selfExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and selfContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (self)Case study: Nobody’s perfect!?BibliographyChapter 9        BoundaryBoundary as limitBoundary and systemsBoundary . . .Boundary and model-buildingBoundary and problem-solvingExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and boundaryContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (boundary)Case study: How to find a model employee?BibliographyChapter 10      EfficiencyThe meaning of efficiencyMeasuring efficiencyWhat’s wrong with efficiency?EfficiencyExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and efficiencyContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (efficiency)Case study: Health and efficiencyBibliographyChapter 11      Decision makingDecision making as a rational, objective functionDecision making as the semiotics of selfDecision making, risk, moralityDecision making and praxisExisting applications in organisational behaviourFurther potentialOrganisational behaviour and decision makingContinuous case: A tale from the village pump (decision making)Case study: Dismal prospectsBibliographyChapter 12      ConclusionThe plots so far, in 333 wordsWhy organisational behaviour mattersWell, where do we go from here?The rhizome: a root metaphor?PostmodernismIn the endAfterwordBibliographyGlossaryAppendix 1      History and IdeasAppendix 2      Continuous case study: a tale from the village pumpAppendix 3      Extended case studiesWaReadyRatGamesAppendix 4      The art of the case studyReferencesIndex