Behavior in Organizations

by Shani, Abraham (Rami); Lau, James

• ISBN13: 9780073404936
• ISBN10: 0073404934
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-05-29
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATIONS, 9/e, by Shani and Lau, is a paperback text that takes a hands-on, experiential approach (learning-by-doing or learning-in-action) to organizational behavior. The majority of the exercises, role-playing simulations, and cases were developed in and for management training workshops. The cases themselves represent different industries and organizations around the globe with diverse size, product, service, and cultures. Instructors appreciate the multiple interactive teaching methods for each teaching module. Experiential methods provide a powerful stimulus for learning, growth, and change by helping participants focus on their own behaviors and reactions as data. The text begins with structured, less personal exercises that are readily recognized as relevant to human effectiveness in organizational settings. Personal growth and self-understanding activities are introduced later in the text, after students have had enough experience to become more comfortable and ready for them. The ninth edition of this book, like the previous editions, is designed to meet needs that other texts do not satisfy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Framing The Context

Organizational Behavior and Sustainable Work Systems

Appreciative Inquiry, Expectations and Learning

Learning-in-Action

Managing Individual Processes

A Psychodynamics Perspective of Human Behavior

Motivation

Perception and Attribution

Communication

Managing Interpersonal Processes

Leaders and Leadership

Mentoring at Work

Negotiations and Conflict Management

Work Teams and Effectiveness

Team Dynamics and Performance

Managing Organizational Processes

Work and Org Design

Creativity and Innovation

Organizational Culture

Organizational Learning, Change and Development

Advanced Modules On The Www

Stress and the Management of Stress

Managing Career Planning and Development

Managing Knowledge Management Processes

Managing Technology

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