Synopses & Reviews
Introduce the tools to achieve personal and managerial success with Phillips/Gully's ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: TOOLS FOR SUCCESS. Written by award-winning instructors, this book uses meaningful, relevant examples within each chapter to help translate today's most recent OB research and significant theory into applicable skills. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR is ideal for launching or advancing any business career as focused self-assessments, an emphasis on using technology to increase productivity, and innovative decision-making videos clearly demonstrate the immediate value of what you're learning. Discover the impact of OB today on both your personal and professional experiences and career success. This unique book highlights the importance of technology resources and their impact on productivity. Innovative decision-making videos enliven learning with a focus on understanding the role of OB in your personal success. Count on ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR to help you master the most important aspects of successful leadership and career success. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.
About the Author
Jean Phillips is a professor in the Human Resource Management department in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. She earned her Ph.D. from Michigan State University in organizational behavior and human resource management. She has taught classroom and hybrid classroom/online courses in topics including organizational behavior, strategic human resource management, staffing, and teams and leadership in the United States and in Singapore at the undergraduate, Master's, Ph.D., and Executive Master's levels. Jean was among the top 5 percent of published authors in Journal of Applied Psychology and Personnel Psychology during the 1990s and received the 2004 Cummings Scholar Award from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. Her research interests focus on recruitment and staffing, leadership and team effectiveness, and issues related to learning organizations. Her research has appeared in Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, Small Group Research, Journal of Business and Psychology, and International Journal of Human Resource Management. She has served on the Editorial Boards of Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Personnel Psychology, and the Journal of Business and Psychology. She is a member of the Academy of Management and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Her consulting work includes the creation and evaluation of strategic recruitment and staffing programs, evaluating recruiting source effectiveness, coaching on enhancing leadership performance and work team effectiveness, and the development and evaluation of employee survey programs. Stan Gully is a professor in the Human Resource Management department in the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. He earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He has taught courses at the undergraduate, Master's, Ph.D., and Executive Master's level covering content such as organizational learning and innovation, recruiting and staffing, human resource management, performance management, training and development, data analysis, and leadership. He has taught using traditional and hybrid technologies in the United States, Singapore, and Indonesia. Stan has authored or presented more than 80 papers, research articles, and book chapters on a variety of topics. His work has appeared in Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Organizational Research Methods, and Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams, among other outlets. Stan has served on the editorial boards of Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Journal of Applied Psychology. He has won several awards for his research, teaching, and service, including Rutgers' 2010 Jim Chelius Best Teacher Award. He is a former co-editor of the Academy of Management Research Methods Division Newsletter. Stan once worked in management at UPS (brown uniform and all!). His consulting work includes evaluating predictors of pharmaceutical salesperson effectiveness, assessing the effectiveness of an employer branding initiative, and implementing a multisource feedback system. He has also designed various training programs on topics including leadership and the evaluation of recruiting source effectiveness. His research interests include employee wellness, strategic recruiting, leadership and team effectiveness, training, and organizational learning.
Table of Contents
PART I: THE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CONTEXT. 1. What is Organizational Behavior? 2. Diversity. PART II: INDIVIDUAL EFFECTIVENESS. 3. Individual Differences I: Demographics, Personality, and Intelligence. 4. Individual Differences II: Self-Concept, Learning Styles, and Types of Fit. 5. Attitudes, Values, Moods, and Emotions. 6. Social Perception, Attributions, and Perceived Fairness. 7. Motivating Behavior. PART III: SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. 8. Communicating. 9. Making Decisions. 10. Power, Influence, and Politics. 11. Managing Conflict and Negotiating. PART IV: GROUPS, TEAMS, AND LEADERSHIP. 12. Group Behavior and Effective Teams. 13. Leading. PART V: ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN, ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE, AND CAREER MANAGEMENT. 14. Organizational Structure and Design. 15. Organizational Culture and Organizational Change. 16. Managing Your Career.