Organizational Behavior

In addition to facilitating active learning, "Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices" meets the needs of those instructors looking for a brief, paperback text for their OB course, who do not want to sacrifice content or pedagogy. This book provides lean and efficient coverage of topics such as diversity in organizations, ethics, and globalization, which are recommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Timely chapter-opening vignettes, interactive exercises integrated into each chapter, practical boxes titled 'Skills & Best Practices', four-color presentation, lively writing style, captioned color photos, cartoons, and real-world in-text examples make "Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices" the right choice for today's business/management student. The topical flow of this 16-chapter text goes from micro (individuals) to macro (groups, teams, and organizations). Mixing and matching chapters and topics within chapters in various combinations is possible and encouraged to create optimum teaching/learning experiences.

Part One: Managing People in a Global Economy Chapter One: Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces Ethics Learning Module: Fines and Jail Time Await Unethical Contractors and U.S. Officials Chapter Two: Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring Chapter Three: Developing Global Managers Part Two: Managing Individuals Chapter Four: Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity Chapter Five: Appreciating Individual Differences: Self-Concept, Personality, Attitudes, and Emotions Chapter Six: Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction Chapter Seven: Motivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting Chapter Eight: Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement Part Three: Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes Chapter Nine: Effective Groups and Teamwork Chapter Ten: Making Decisions Chapter Eleven: Managing Conflict and Negotiating Part Four: Managing Organizational Processes Chapter Twelve: Communicating in the Digital Age Chapter Thirteen: Influence, Power, and Politics: An Organizational Survival Kit Chapter Fourteen: Leadership Fourteenrt Five: Managing Evolving Organizations Chapter Fifteen: Designing Effective Organizations Chapter Sixteen: Managing Change and Organizational Learning