Synopses & Reviews
The introductory section of Colquitt contains two chapters not found in the beginning of other books: Job Performance and Organizational Commitment. Why is this important? Being good at ones job and wanting to stay with ones employer are critical concerns for employees and managers alike. This book takes a unique approach by highlighting the concepts of PEFORMANCE and COMMITMENT at the beginning of the book. After describing these topics in detail, every remaining chapter in the book concludes by linking that chapters major topic to performance and commitment. Using this approach, students can better appreciate the practical relevance of organizational behavior concepts.
Synopsis
Research on learning motivation has shown that students learn more when they have an intrinsic interest in the topic. This prompted the Colquitt team to create an OB text to using a more informal conversational style and use of company examples students will be familiar with and find compelling, thus helping to stimulate interest. Each chapter includes special features designed to "bring OB to life." Chapters open around an integrative model that provides students with a roadmap of the course, showing them where they have been and where they are going.
Table of Contents
Part 1: What is Organizational Behavior? Ch. 1: What is Organizational Behavior?
Ch. 2: Job Performance
Ch. 3: Organizational Commitment
Part 2: Individual Mechanisms
Ch. 4: Job Satisfaction
Ch. 5: Stress
Ch. 6: Motivation
Ch. 7: Trust, Justice and Ethics
Ch. 8: Learning and Decision Making
Part 3: Individual Characteristics
Ch. 9: Personality and Cultural Values
Ch. 10: Ability
Part 4: Group Mechanisms
Ch. 11: Teams: Characteristics and Diversity
Ch. 12: Teams: Processes and Communication
Ch. 13: Leadership: Power and Negotiation
Ch. 14: Leadership: Traits, Styles and Behaviors
Part 5: Organizational Mechanisms
Ch. 15: Organizational Structure
Ch. 16: Organizational Culture