Introduction
- What is organisational behaviour?
- Why organisational behaviour in hotels and restaurants
- Why an international perspective?
- The content of the book
- Writing style
Ways of Seeing Organisations
- Introduction
- Reading organisations
- What is organisational behaviour?
- Looking at elephants
- Management gurus
- Learning about organisational behaviour
- Tips for studying organisational behaviour
Ways of Seeing Hospitality Organisations
- Introduction
- Being hospitable
- Selling a service
- Hotels and restaurants as leisure products
- Work in hotels and restaurants
The Many Faces of Culture
- Introduction
- What is culture?
- Uncovering culture
- National cultures
- Organisational culture
Motivation, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction
- What do people want from work?
- Content theories of motivation
- Process theories of motivation
- Money and motivation
Groups & Leading Groups
- Working with others
- How do groups work?
- Leading the group
- How can group working and leadership skills be improved?
Designing Jobs and Organisational Structures
- Introduction
- Enrich or simplify?
- The characteristics of an enriched job
- Against job enrichment
- The flexible organization
- Organisational structures
Managers and Their Roles
- Introduction
- What do managers do?
- What do hospitality managers do?
- Controversies in hospitality management
- Is management changing?
- Women managers: female travellers in a male world
- Travellers in a white world
Serving Customers
- How do you “manage” a smile?
- The sovereign customer
- It’s all an act
- The customer is not always right
The Wider Environment
- Introduction
- The survival of the fittest
- Organisations as instruments of domination
- Social responsibility
Into the Future
- Ways of seeing organisations
- Ways of seeing hospitality organisations
- The many faces of culture
- Motivation, job performance and satisfaction
- Groups and leading groups
- Designing jobs and organisation structures
- Managers and their roles
- Serving the customer
- The wider environment
- Final thoughts
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