Organizational Behavior
Key Concepts, Skills and Best Practices
3rd Edition
Published on 1. January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-0-07-128577-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
889 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-128577-3 (9780071285773)
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Persons
Angelo Kinicki is a professor of management at Arizona State University. He received the Instructor of the Year Award for executive Education from the center for executive development in the college of business administration at ASU. Robert Kreitner is a Senior Lecturer in Management at Arizona State university. He is a popular speaker who has addressed a diverse array of audiences worldwide on topics including the 21st century workplace.
Content
Part I: Managing People in a Global Economy 1: Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces Appendix A: Ethics Learning Module 2: Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring 3: Developing Global Managers Part II: Managing Individuals 4: Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity 5: Appreciating Individual Differences: Self-Concept, Personality, Emotions 6: Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction 7: Motivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting 8: Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement Part III: Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes 9: Effective Groups and Teamwork 10: Making Decisions 11: Managing Conflict and Negotiating Part IV: Managing Organizational Processes 12: Communicating in the Internet Age 13: Influence, Power, and Politics: An Organizational Survival Kit 14: Leadership Part V: Managing Evolving Organizations 15: Designing Effective Organizations 16: Managing Change and Organizational Learning