Organizational Behavior : Key Concepts, Skills and Best Practices with Student Cd

by Kinicki, Angelo; Kreitner, Robert

• ISBN13: 9780072545814
• ISBN10: 007254581X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

Summary

In addition to facilitating active learning, Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices, by Kinicki and Kreitner, 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). Timely chapter- opening cases, interactive exercises integrated into each chapter, four-color presentation, lively writing style, and real-world in-text examples make Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices the right choice for today's business 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

Part One Managing People in a Global Economy	1	(62)
Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces	2	(20)
Cultivating Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior	22	(22)
Developing Global Managers	44	(19)
Part Two Managing Individuals	63	(112)
Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity	64	(24)
Appreciating Individual Differences (Self-Concept, Personality, Emotions)	88	(26)
Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction	114	(20)
Motivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting	134	(22)
Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement	156	(19)
Part Three Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes	175	(62)
Making Decisions	176	(22)
Effective Groups and Teamwork	198	(20)
Managing Conflict and Negotiating	218	(19)
Part Four Managing Organizational Processes	237	(62)
Communicating in the Internet Age	238	(24)
Influence, Power, and Politics (An Organizational Survival Kit)	262	(16)
Leadership	278	(21)
Part Five Managing Evolving Organizations	299	(43)
Designing Effective Organizations	300	(20)
Managing Change and Organizational Learning	320	(22)
EndNotes	342	(25)
Glossary	367	(3)
Indexes	370