Organizational Behavior: Integrated Models and Applications directly addresses many of the current trends in the market and approaches OB from a non-traditional perspective. Rather than trying to cover the broad spectrum of OB topics found in a survey text, a carefully selected list of topics is dealt with in greater detail. Particular emphasis is placed on application of these topics in real world settings. This text has been specifically designed for use in an Organizational Behavior course in which the instructor makes a conscious choice to place major emphasis on the four higher levels of learning in Bloom's taxonomy.

This volume addresses many of the current trends in the market and approaches organizational behavior from a non-traditional perspective. Rather than offering a survey of the field, it provides detailed discussions of selected topics and emphasizes their real- world applications. The chapters center on issues like personality and perception, motivation and performance, group dynamics and team effectiveness, conflict, power, decision making, leadership, performance management, and organizational change and culture. Zachary teaches at San Jose State University. Kuzuhara teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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William B. Zachary, San Jose State University. William B. Zachary received his Ph. D. in Human Engineering and Organizational Sciences from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a faculty member, and former chairperson, of the Organization and Management Department at San Jose State University. He leverages an unusual multi-disciplinary background in Industrial Engineering, Industrial/ Organizational Psychology, Industrial Sociology and Electronics Engineering to engage in teaching and research related to organizational behavior and management issues in high-technology electronics firms. He has consistently achieved high teaching ratings in both areas, despite his well deserved reputation as a "tough grader." His research has appeared in IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, several NASA publications, and others. His current work focuses on developing a unique book about organizational behavior that emphasizes higher level learning through application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. He is a member of the Academy of Management, the Institute of Industrial Engineering, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.Loren Kuzuhara is a senior lecturer in the Department of Management and Human Resources at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Business. He teaches undergraduate courses in organizational behavior and human resource management. In addition, Loren works on an individual basis with many students who are pursuing a variety of independent research projects focusing on management consulting and training and development. Loren is the faculty advisor for the UW-Madison student chapters of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Sigma Iota Epsilon (SIE). He also is the Sam Walton Fellow for the UW-Madison Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team and the coach for the student team that competes in the annual HR Games competition. Loren earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. in management and human resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Loren has corporate experience working in the Strategic Research Department at American Family Insurance. He is an active management consultant as well. Loren's research interests revolve around work motivation, leadership, team development, training and development, organizational effectiveness and human resource management.

PART I. INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to Applied Organizational Behavior PART II. THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL 2. Personality and Perception 3. Motivation, Performance and Job Satisfaction PART III. THE GROUP LEVEL 4. Group Dynamics and Team Effectiveness 5. Conflict Management 6. Analyzing Power 7. Decision Making 8. Leadership 9. Performance Management PART IV. THE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL 10. Organizational Change and Culture