Synopses & Reviews
Organizational Behavior: Core Concepts was written with the goal of creating a short, up-to-date, practical, user-friendly, interesting, and engaging introduction to the field of organizational behavior. Angelo Kinicki accomplished this goal by selecting content on the basis of his experience in teaching and writing OB textbooks and the desire to provide a brief book on organizational behavior. The 14 chapters present concise coverage of key concepts needed to help students gain an understanding about individual, group, and organizational behavior. The focus is more on content than pedagogy in order to allow instructors the flexibility to incorporate their own case selections and supplementary materials into their courses. Another key feature of Organizational Behavior: Core Concepts is a boxed feature that provides information about ancillary materials that can be used to enhance student learning and to facilitate a more interactive learning environment. This box identifies when students can test their mastery of the content or enhance their understanding by taking one of 38 Test Your Knowledge Quizzes or 20 self-assessment surveys. The box also calls out when instructors might use 23 group exercises and 15 Managers Hot Seat video segments to supplement their lectures and facilitate student involvement and interactions. Finally, Organizational Behavior: Core Concepts contains coverage of cutting edge topics and timely examples.
Synopsis
In addition to facilitating active learning, Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices, by Kinicki and Kreitner, meets the needs of those instructors looking for a brief, paperback text for their OB course, who do not want to sacrifice content or pedagogy. This book provides lean and efficient coverage of topics such as diversity in organizations, ethics, and globalization, which are recommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Timely chapter- opening cases, interactive exercises integrated into each chapter, four-color presentation, lively writing style, and real-world in-text examples make Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices the right choice for today's business student. The topical flow of this 16-chapter text goes from micro (individuals) to macro (groups, teams, and organizations). Mixing and matching chapters and topics within chapters in various combinations is possible and encouraged to create optimum teaching/learning experiences.
About the Author
Angelo Kinicki is a professor of management at Arizona State University. He received the Instructor of the Year Award for executive Education from the center for executive development in the college of business administration at ASU.
Table of Contents
Ch 1 Organizational Behavior: Why People Matter to Organizations Part One Managing Individuals in Organizations Ch 2 Perception and Diversity: Why Viewpoints Differ Ch 3 Individual Differences: What Makes Employees Unique Ch 4 Motivations in Theory: What Makes Employees Try Harder Ch 5 Motivation in Practice: How to Bring Out the Best in People Part Two Managing Groups and Making Decisions in organizations Ch 6 Groups and Teamwork: How Groups Work and How to Lead Them Ch 7 Decision Making: How Individuals and Groups Arrive at Decisions Ch 8 Conflict and Negotiation: Why Conflict Arises and What to Do about It Part Three Managing Processes of Organizations Ch 9 Communication: How to Get Messages AcrossOnline and Off Ch 10 Power and Politics: How People Influence One Another Ch 11 Leadership: What Makes and Effective Leader Part Four Meeting Organizational Challenges Ch 12 Organizational Culture: How Organizations Create and Transmit a Culture Ch 13 Organizational Design: How a Structure Connects Employees and Tasks Ch 14 Change and Learning Organizations: How to Thrive in a Turbulent World Endnotes Glossary Index