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Colquitt, Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace provides a fresh modern look at Organizational Behavior with scientifically proven models and theories.
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.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The introductory section of Colquitt contains two chapters not found in the beginning of other books: Job Performance and Organizational Commitment.Why this is important? Being good at ones job and wanting to stay with ones employer are critical concerns for employees and managers alike. This book takes on a unique approach 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 links back to the theory of performance and commitment. From this organization, students can better appreciate the practical relevance of organizational behavior concepts.
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Table of Contents
Part I. INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIORCHAPTER 1. What is Organizational Behavior?- Organizational Behavior defined
- Historical review of the rise of OB and related fields of study
- Introduction of an integrative model of OB
CHAPTER 2. Job Performance- The costs of poor performance
- Task performance
- Adaptability
- Citizenship behavior
- Counterproductive behavior
CHAPTER 3. Organizational Commitment- The costs of employee turnover
- Organizational commitment
- Psychological withdrawal (daydreaming, moonlighting, loafing)
- Physical withdrawal (tardiness, absenteeism, quitting)
PART 2: INDIVIDUAL MECHANISMS CHAPTER 4. Job Satisfaction- Job satisfaction defined
- Values
- Emotions
- Mood
- Job Characteristics
CHAPTER 5. Stress- Stress defined
- Job stressors
- Symptoms of strain
- Stress management principles
CHAPTER 6. Motivation- Need theories
- Intrinsic motivation
- Expectancy theory
- Equity theory
- Goal setting theory
CHAPTER 7. Trust, Justice and Ethics- Trustworthiness and trust
- Organizational justice
- Psychological contracts
- Codes of ethics
CHAPTER 8. Learning and Decision Making- Learning processes
- Goal orientation
- Stereotypes
- Attribution theory
- Heuristics and biases
- Decision making models
PART 3: INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS CHAPTER 9. Personality and Cultural Values- Personality
- Cultural Variables
CHAPTER 10. Ability - Abilities
- Experience
- Interests
PART 4: GROUP MECHANISMS CHAPTER 11. Team Characteristics- Defining groups and teams
- Interdependence
- Types of teams
- Group composition
- Stages of development
- Roles and norms
CHAPTER 12. Team Processes- Process loss and process gain
- Social loafing
- Communication
- Conflict
- Cohesiveness
- Collective efficacy
- Decision-making errors
- Conformity
- Groupthink
- Brainstorming
CHAPTER 13. Leadership: Power and Influence- Types of power
- Influence tactics
- Politics
CHAPTER 14. Leadership: Traits, Styles and Behaviors- Leader traits
- Leader behaviors
- Leader styles
- Situational models
- Transformational models
PART 5: ORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISMS CHAPTER 15. Organizational Structure- Dimensions of structure
- Structural forms
- Determinants of structure
- Technology
CHAPTER 16. Organizational Culture- Cultural artifacts
- Culture types
- Culture change
- Socialization