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Introduction 1 Part I: Getting to Grips with Organisational Behaviour 7 Chapter 1: Introducing Organisational Behaviour 9 Chapter 2: Working Nine to Five: Understanding Psychology and Behaviour in the Workplace 19 Part II: All About the Employee 31 Chapter 3: Getting to Know People: Personality and Intelligence Differences 33 Chapter 4: Having the Right Attitude at Work 51 Chapter 5: Working Together: Teams and Groups 69 Chapter 6: Reducing Stress, and Improving Health and Wellbeing 87 Chapter 7: Handling Emotionally Demanding Jobs 107 Part III: All About the Employer 123 Chapter 8: Leading the Way: Leadership in the Workplace 125 Chapter 9: Motivating the Workforce 141 Chapter 10: The Unwritten Agreement: Psychological Contract 161 Chapter 11: Ensuring Fairness at Work 175 Part IV: All About the Organisation 193 Chapter 12: Designing Jobs 195 Chapter 13: Fitting In: Organisational Culture 209 Chapter 14: Changing Organisations 227 Chapter 15: Keeping Pace with the Global Workplace 241 Chapter 16: Working Virtually 257 Part V: All About Hiring and Developing People 271 Chapter 17: Hiring the Right People 273 Chapter 18: Assessing and Appraising 293 Chapter 19: Training and Developing People 311 Part VI: The Part of Tens 329 Chapter 20: Ten Tips for Good Employee Relations 331 Chapter 21: Ten Stressful Occupations 337 Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Managing Your Manager 341 Chapter 23: Ten Up and Coming Issues in Organisational Behaviour 345 Chapter 24: Ten Engagement Factors for Employees 351 Index 355