The Blackwell Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior

by Editor: Edwin A. Locke (University of Maryland)

• ISBN13: 9780631215066
• ISBN10: 0631215069
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This international handbook provides students and managers with an essential resource connecting the theories to the real world of organizations and showing how to apply them. Goes beyond other handbooks by linking theory to practice in the real world. Gives students and managers practical principles to apply to all types of work situation. Includes contributions from a selection of experts from all over the world.

Author Biography

Edwin A. Locke is Dean's Professor of Motivation and Leadership at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland and is also affiliated with the Department of Psychology. He received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Harvard and his MA and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell. He has published over 200 articles, chapters and books, including (with G. Latham) A Theory of Goal Setting and Task Performance, (with others) The Essence of Leadership, and Prime Movers: The Traits of the Great Wealth Creators. Dr. Locke has received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Society for Industrial Organizational Psychology and the H. Heneman Career Contribution Award from the Academy of Management (Human Resource Division). He has also received the Outstanding Teacher-Scholar Award from the University of Maryland and numerous teaching awards.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	x
Contributors and Editor	xi
Editor's Introduction	xvi
PART I SELECTION	1	(40)
1 Select on Intelligence	3	(12)
FRANK L. SCHMIDT AND JOHN E. HUNTER
2 Select on Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability	15	(14)
MURRAY R. BARRICK AND MICHAEL K. MOUNT
3 Structure Interviews to Hire the Best People	29	(12)
CYNTHIA KAY STEVENS
PART II TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL	41	(32)
4 Design Training Systematically	43	(17)
EDUARDO SALAS AND JANIS A. CANNON-BOWERS
5 Design Performance Appraisal Systems to Improve Performance	60	(13)
ANGELO S. DENISI AND JORGE A. GONZALEZ
PART III TUNOVER AND SATISFACTION	73	(32)
6 Promote Job Satisfaction through Mental Challenge	75	(15)
TIMOTHY A. JUDGE
7 Control Turnover by Understanding its Causes	90	(15)
THOMAS W. LEE AND TERENCE R. MITCHELL
PART IV MOTIVATION	105	(92)
8 Motivate Employee Performance through Goal-setting	107	(13)
GARY P. LATHAM
9 Cultivate Self-efficacy for Personal and Organizational Effectiveness	120	(17)
ALBERT BANDURA
10 Motivate Performance through Empowerment	137	(13)
JAY A. CONGER
11 Pay for Performance	150	(16)
CATHY C. DURHAM AND KATHRYN M. BARTOL
12 Provide Recognition for Performance Improvement	166	(15)
FRED LUTHANS AND ALEXANDER D. STAJKOVIC
13 Promote Procedural Justice to Enhance Acceptance of Work Outcomes	181	(16)
JERALD GREENBERG
PART V TEAM DYNAMICS	197	(42)
14 Compose Teams to Assure Successful Boundary Activity	199	(12)
DEBORAH ANCONA AND DAVID CALDWELL
15 Excel through Group Process	211	(15)
GERARDO A. OKHUYSEN AND KATHLEEN M. EISENHARDT
16 Manage Intra-team Conflict through Collaboration	226	(13)
LAURIE WEINGART AND KAREN A. JEHLA
PART VI LEADERSHIP	239	(50)
17 Use Power Effectively	241	(16)
GARY YUKL
18 Lead through Vision and Values	257	(17)
MARKUS HAUSER AND ROBERT J. HOUSE
19 Foster Trust through Competence, Honesty, and Integrity	274	(15)
SABRINA C. SALAM
PART VII ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES	289	(98)
20 Design Structure to Fit Strategy	291	(13)
LEX DONALDSON
21 Use Participation to Share Information and Distribute Knowledge	304	(12)
JOHN A. WAGNER III
22 Make Good Decisions by Effectively Managing the Decision-making Process	316	(15)
GLEN WHYTE
23 Stimulate Creativity by Fueling Passion	331	(11)
TERESA M. AMABILE
24 Manage Stress at Work through Preventive and Proactive Coping	342	(14)
RALF SCHWARZER
25 Manage Conflict through Negotiation and Mediation	356	(14)
M. SUSAN TAYLOR
26 Lead Organizational Change by Creating Dissatisfaction and Realigning the Organization with New Competitive Realities	370	(17)
MICHAEL BEER
PART VIII WORK, FAMILY, TECHNOLOGY, AND CULTURE	387	(48)
27 Promote Equal Opportunity by Recognizing Gender Differences in the Experience of Work and Family	389	(15)
NANCY P. ROTHBARD AND JEANNE M. BRETT
28 Use Information Technology as a Catalyst for Organizational Change	404	(14)
MARYAM ALAVI AND JONATHAN PALMER
29 Make Management Practice Fit the National Culture	418	(17)
MIRIAM EREZ
Appendix	435	(18)
The Epistemological Side of Teaching Management: Teaching Through Principles	437	(16)
EDWIN A. LOCKE
Index	453