Organizational Behavior : Key Concepts, Skills and Best Practices

by Kinicki, Angelo; Kreitner, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780073404967
• ISBN10: 0073404969
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-29
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

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, 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.

Table of Contents

Managing People in a Global Economy

Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces

Ethics Learning Module

Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring

Developing Global Managers

Managing Individuals

Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity

Appreciating Individual Differences: Self-Concept, Personality, Emotions

Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction

Motivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting

Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement

Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes

Effective Groups and Teamwork

Making Decisions

Managing Conflict and Negotiating

Managing Organizational Processes

Communicating in the Internet Age

Influence, Power, and Politics: An Organizational Survival Kit

Leadership

Managing Evolving Organizations

Designing Effective Organizations

Managing Change and Organizational Learning

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