Organizational Behavior
Theory and Practice
Published on 2. October 2013
762 pages
978-1-4832-1594-5 (ISBN)
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Organizational Behavior: Theory and Practice covers the concepts of organizational behavior. The book discusses the foundations of modern organizational behavior and the individual or group behavior in organizations. The text then describes organizational structure and the ways in which individuals, groups, and the structure all come together in an organizational setting. In this part of the book, major consideration is given to basic factors in organizational design, contingency factors in organizational design, and job design. The organizational processes used in bringing together the individual, the group, and the structure are also considered. The book further tackles the ways in which organizations deal with behavioral problems, such as conflict and the fears that often accompany change. Behavioral psychologists and students taking behavioral courses in management will find the text useful.
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PrefacePart I Foundations of Modern Behavior Chapter 1 Organizational Behavior: A Historical Perspective Goals of the Chapter Organizational Behavior in Action Part Classical Management Theory Human Relations Theory Modern Organizational Behavior Theory Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions You Just Can't Get Good Help Anymore The Pampered Workers Self-Feedback Exercise: Identify Your Philosophy of Management Chapter 2 Behavioral Science and Organizational Behavior Goals of the Chapter The Behavioral Sciences Behavioral Science Research Conceptual Model For This Book Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions What, No Lecture? Looking for the Cause Self-Feedback Exercise: What Do You Know About Human Behavior?Part II Individual Behavior in Organizations Chapter 3 Personality, Perception, and Attitudes Goals of the Chapter The Nature of Individuals Personality Factors Influencing Personality Development Personality and the Workplace Perception Attitudes Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions Anti-Union Sentiment Publish or Perish Self-Feedback Exercise: Insights To Your Own Personality Chapter 4 Learning and Reinforcement Theory Goals of the Chapter Learning Reinforcement Schedules Using Behavior Modification Results From Positive Reinforcement Programs Behavior Modification: Point-Counterpoint Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions No More Help A Mod Proposal Self-Feedback Exercise: How Effective Are You in Using Reinforcement Principles? Chapter 5 The Motivation Process Goals of the Chapter The Nature of Motivation Frustration Approaches to Motivation Selected Content Theories of Motivation Selected Process Theories of Motivation Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions Strictly A Fixed Salary Betting On The Best Horses Self-Feedback Exercise: Identifying What Motivates YouPart II Comprehensive Cases Tony's Dilemma Career Progress Down, Down, DownPart III Group Behavior in Organizations Chapter 6 Group Dimensions Goals of the Chapter What Is A Group? Why Do People Join Groups? Kinds of Groups The Structural Components of Groups Group Development Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions Slow Progress A Case of Uncertainty Self-Feedback Exercise: You and Your Work Group Chapter 7 Group Dynamics Goals of the Chapter The Individual and the Group Intragroup Behavior Intergroup Behavior Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions The Proposed Expansion Computer Fear Self-Feedback Exercise:Risk Taking and You Chapter 8 The Leadership Process Goals of the Chapter The Nature of Leadership Leadership-Trait Theory Leadership-Behavior Theory Contingency-Determined Leadership Theory An Integrative Model Summary Key Terms Review and Study Questions Butt Out A No-Nonsense Person Self-Feedback Exercise: What Type of Leader Are You?Part III Comprehensive Cases Production Problems A Revolutionary Proposal Dave's ApproachPart IV Organizational Structure and Organizational Behavior Chapter 9 Organizational Designs Goals of the Chapter Basic Structural Factors Affecting Organizational Design Contingency Factors Affecti
