Organizational Behavior

by Schermerhorn, John R.; Hunt, James G.; Osborn, Richard N.

• ISBN13: 9780471435716
• ISBN10: 0471435716
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Summary

A well-written, balanced introduction to organizational behavior in today's workplace! This leading text offers a streamlined, skill-building approach that arms readers with practical knowledge and hands-on experience with OB. An OB Skill Building Workbook provides numerous case studies for critical thinking, experiential exercises, and self-assessment inventories. Plus, each copy of the book includes the Fast Company Handbook of the Business Revolution, a collection of articles on the cutting edge of OB.

Table of Contents

PART 1 ENVIRONMENT
Organizational Behavior Today	1	(20)
The High Performance Organization	21	(18)
Global Dimensions of Organizational Behavior	39	(20)
PART 2 MANAGING INDIVIDUALS
Diversity and Individual Differences	59	(24)
Perception and Attribution	83	(18)
Motivation and Reinforcement	101	(26)
Human Resource Management Systems	127	(26)
High Performance Job Designs	153	(20)
PART 3 MANAGING GROUPS
The Nature of Groups	173	(20)
Teamwork and High Performance Teams	193	(20)
PART 4 MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS
Basic Attributes of Organizations	213	(26)
Information Technology and Organizational Design	239	(24)
High Performance Organizational Cultures	263	(22)
PART 5 MANAGING PROCESSES
High Performance Leadership	285	(24)
Power and Politics	309	(24)
Information and Communication	333	(20)
Decision Making	353	(20)
Conflict and Negotiation	373	(20)
Change, Innovation, and Stress	393	(26)
Supplementary Module Research Foundations of Organizational Behavior	411	(8)
THE OB SKILLS WORKBOOK	419
The Fast Company Collection	425
Cases for Critical Thinking	445
Experiential Exercises	486
Self-Assessment Inventories	518