D. is associate professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, and visiting professor of Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School.

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But as Jock Encombe, an expert on organisational behaviour at Monitor, a consultancy, points out, there are more and more reasons to take it seriously.

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Erin Meyer is Affiliate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD.

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Take the blistering portrait of life in a big British retail bank (NatWest, now part of the Royal Bank of Scotland, pseudonymously appearing as British Armstrong) by John Weeks, an American professor of organisational behaviour.

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According to Mr Williamson, one lesson from organisational theory is the importance of identifying common patterns of behaviour in seemingly disparate situations.

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The fact that up to 70% of the variance in organisational climate is caused by leadership style makes a clear case for directors to start adjusting behaviour and performance to achieve a demonstrable impact on the bottom line.

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