
Organizational Behavior
Managing People and Organizations, Cengage International Edition
South-Western College Publishing
15th Edition
Will be published approx. on 9. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
979-8-214-50509-1 (ISBN)
Description
Learn how to think and act like a successful manager with powerful insights, the latest concepts and a reader-friendly approach found in Griffin/Phillips' "Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations, Cengage International Edition" 15th Edition. This edition equips you with the skills and understanding to meet today's management challenges. Examine the fundamentals of employee behavior with coverage of classic management ideas and recent organizational behavior developments and contemporary trends, including AI and hybrid and remote work. Updated learning features and examples from known organizations focus on pressing issues and practical solutions. Identify personal strengths and explore areas where you need further development with self-assessment and end-of-chapter activities. MindTap digital resources are available to further your personal success as you learn to effectively lead others.
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Edition
15th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Florence
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
979-8-214-50509-1 (9798214505091)
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Persons
Dr. Ricky W. Griffin served as Distinguished Professor of Management and Blocker Chair in Business at Texas A&M. He received his PhD in organizational behavior from the University of Houston. He has worked as an editor of the Journal of Management and as an officer in the Southwest Regional Division of the Academy of Management and the Southern Management Association as well as in the Research Methods Division and the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. Dr. Griffin spent three years on the faculty at the University of Missouri (Columbia) before moving to Texas A&M University in 1981. His research interests include workplace violence, employee health and well-being in the workplace and workplace culture. A well-respected author recognized for his organizational behavior and management research, Dr. Griffin has written many successful textbooks, including "Management," "Human Resource Management," "Management Skills," "Introduction to Business" and "International Business." He has taught executive development programs and presented seminars in over 15 countries. Jean was among the top 5 percent of published authors in the Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology during the 1990s and she received the 2004 Cummings Scholar Award from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. She is also a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Jean has published over 30 research articles and chapters and 9 books, including "Strategic Staffing," "Organizational Behavior," "Human Resource Management" and the five-book "Staffing Strategically" (2012) series for the Society for Human Resource Management. Jean was also a founding co-editor of the "Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management" book series. Her applied work includes leveraging employee surveys to enhance strategic execution and business performance, developing leadership and teamwork skills and creating and evaluating strategic recruitment and staffing programs. Jean has taught online and traditional courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in human resource management and organizational behavior in the United States, Iceland and Singapore and taught multiple executive training programs.
Content
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR.
1. An overview of organizational behavior.
2. The changing environment of organizations.
Part II: INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORS AND PROCESSES IN ORGANIZATIONS.
3. Individual differences.
4. Individual values, perceptions, and reactions.
5. Motivating behavior.
6. Motivating behavior with work and rewards.
Part III: SOCIAL AND GROUP PROCESSES IN ORGANIZATIONS.
7. Managing groups and teams.
8. Making decisions and solving problems.
9. Communicating.
10. Managing conflict and negotiating.
Part IV: LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE PROCESSES IN ORGANIZATIONS.
11. Traditional leadership approaches.
12. Contemporary views of leadership.
13. Power, influence, and politics.
Part V: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND CHARACTERISTICS.
14. Organization structure and design.
15. Organization culture.
16. Managing organizational change.
1. An overview of organizational behavior.
2. The changing environment of organizations.
Part II: INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORS AND PROCESSES IN ORGANIZATIONS.
3. Individual differences.
4. Individual values, perceptions, and reactions.
5. Motivating behavior.
6. Motivating behavior with work and rewards.
Part III: SOCIAL AND GROUP PROCESSES IN ORGANIZATIONS.
7. Managing groups and teams.
8. Making decisions and solving problems.
9. Communicating.
10. Managing conflict and negotiating.
Part IV: LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE PROCESSES IN ORGANIZATIONS.
11. Traditional leadership approaches.
12. Contemporary views of leadership.
13. Power, influence, and politics.
Part V: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND CHARACTERISTICS.
14. Organization structure and design.
15. Organization culture.
16. Managing organizational change.