Complemented by the latest research in the field, this text provides a thorough analysis of contemporary organisational behaviour. Numerous real-world examples throughout the text examine how organisations in the Australian, New Zealand and Asian region are responding to contemporary business issues such as: the increasing focus on sustainable business practices; employee stress and work/life balance; workforce flexibility and casualisation; Generation Y and the ageing workforce; skills shortages; globalisation; telecommuting; outsourcing; diversity in the workplace; and, the &‘24/7' nature of contemporary communication technology, including social media."--Publisher.