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Behavior in Organizations shows readers the real world of OB through its blend of cutting-edge research and practical applications.
The Field of Organizational Behavior; Organizational Justice, Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility; Perception and Learning: Understanding and Adapting to the Work Environment; Individual Differences: Personality, Skills, and Abilities; Coping with Organizational Life: Emotions and Stress; Work-Related Attitudes: Prejudice, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment; Motivation in Organizations; Group Dynamics and Work Teams; Communication in Organizations; Decision-Making in Organizations; Interpersonal Behavior at Work: Conflict, Cooperation, Trust, and Deviance; Power: Its Uses and Abuses in Organizations; Leadership in Organizations; Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Innovation; Organizational Structure and Design; Managing Organizational Change: Strategic Planning and Organizational Development
For human resources managers, general managers, team-builders, and personnel specialists.
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This book provides managers with basic information about people and their behavior within the context of a business environment. This new edition reflects recent changes in the field of organizational behavior, and has more of a hands-on orientation than previous editions. By examining factors that contribute to an ever-changing business world, it will teach managers to develop, train, and motivate high-performance employees. This book covers such topics as motivation, feedback, influence, and stress-coping techniques, as well as culture, creativity and innovation, developing work teams, work-related attitudes, and organizational structure, design and technology. For human resources managers, general managers, team-builders, and personnel specialists.
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Chapter 1. The Field of Organizational Behavior
Chapter2. Organizational Justice, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Part II: Basic Human Processes
Chapter 3. Perception and Learning
Chapter 4. Personality and Abilities
Chapter 5. Coping with Organizational Life: Emotions and Stress
Part III: The Individual in the Organization
Chapter 6. Work-related Attitudes
Chapter 7. Motivation in Organizations
Part IV: Group Dynamics
Chapter 8. Group Dynamics and Work Teams
Chapter 9. Communication in Organizations
Chapter 10. Decision Making and Creative Problem Solving
Chapter 11. Conflict, Cooperation, and Trust
Part V: Influencing Others
Chapter 12. Social Influence, Power, and Politics
Chapter 13. Leadership
Part VI: Organizational Processes
Chapter 14. Organizational Culture, Creativity, and Innovation
Chapter 15. Organizational Structure and Design
Chapter 16. Managing Organizational Change: Strategic Planning and Organizational Development
Appendix I: Learning About Behavior in Organizations: Theory and Research
Appendix II: Understanding and Managing Your Career