Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This second edition is a revision of a successful reader in organizational behavior, edited by Jerald Greenberg. This volume describes the latest advances in the field of organizational behavior. Each chapter is a description of "what was," "what is," and "what will be" as envisioned by leading researchers and experts. Topics covered include: affect, stress, self-fulfilling prophecies, diversity, justice, reputations, deviant behavior, conflict, construct validity, and cross-cultural behavior. The book concludes with a commentary chapter by Ed Locke--a distinguished senior scholar--who offers directions and guidance on the field's future.
This book will appeal to professors and scholars in industrial-organizational psychology, organizational behavior, human resource management, and social psychology. It is an invaluable compendium reporting on the state of the science in a rapidly developing field.
Table of Contents
Chap. 1. The affective revolution in organizational behavior : the emergence of a paradigm / Sigal G. Barsade, Arthur P. Brief, and Sandra E. Spataro -- Chap. 2. Stress, health, and well-being at work / James Campbell Quick, Cary L. Cooper, Debra L. Nelson, Jonathan D. Quick, and Joanne H. Gavin -- Chap. 3. Self-fulfilling prophecies in organizations / Dov Eden -- Chap. 4. Understanding diversity in organizations : getting a grip on a slippery construct / Bell Rose Ragins and Jorge A. Gonzalez -- Chap. 5. Organizational justice : a fair assessment of the state of the literature -- Chap. 6. Personal reputation in organizations / Gerald R. Ferris, Fred R. Blass, Ceasar Douglas, Robert W. Kolodinsky, and Darren L. Treadway -- Chap. 7. The past, present, and future of workplace deviance research / Rebecca J. Bennett and Sandra L. Robinson -- Chap. 8. Conflicting stories : the state of the science of conflict / Kurt T. Dirks and Judi McLean Parks -- Chap. 9. Construct validation in organization behavior research / Jeffrey R. Edwards -- Chap. 10. The search for universals in cross-cultural organizational behavior / Herman Aguinis and Christine A. Henle -- Chap. 11. Good definitions : the epistemological foundation of scientific progress / Edwin A. Locke.