Organizational Behavior

by Luthans, Fred

• ISBN13: 9780072312881
• ISBN10: 0072312882
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Summary

Luthans' Organizational Behavior was the first mainstream organizational behavior text on the market and continues its tradition of being the most current and up to date researched text today. The author, Fred Luthans, is well known in this field, and is the 5th highest Publisher in the Academy of Management Journal. He continues to do research in the area of organizational behavior. This text is aimed at professors who take a research based and conceptual approach to their OB course.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

PART I: INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT

1. Introduction to the Principles of Organizational Behavior

2. Environmental Context: International, Information Technology, Diversity and Ethics

3. Organizational Context: Design and Culture

PART II: A FOUNDATION FOR ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

4. Perception and Attribution

5. Personality and Attitudes

6. Motivational Needs and Processes

7. Learning and Reinforcement

8. Emerging Psychological Variables: Multiple Intelligences, Emotion, Optimism, and Self-efficacy

PART III: DYNAMICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

9. Interpersonal Communication

10. Behavioral Decision Making

11. Stress and Conflict

12. Power and Politics

13. Group and Team Dynamics

PART IV: MANAGING HUMAN CAPITAL FOR PERFORMANCE

14. Setting Goals and Designing Jobs

15. Leadership Processes and Skills

16. What Great Leaders Really Do

17. Competitive Advantage Through the Principles of Organizational Behavior