Synopses & Reviews
In addition to facilitating active learning, Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, SkillsandBest Practices 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 vignettes, interactive exercises integrated into each chapter, four-color presentation, lively writing style, captioned color photos, cartoons, and real-world in-text examples make Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, SkillsandBest Practices the right choice for todays business/management 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.
Table of Contents
Kinicki/Kreitner: Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, SkillsandBest Practices, 2/e Brief ContentsPart One Managing People in a Global EconomyChapter OneNeeded: People-Centered Managers and WorkplacesChapter Two Organizational Culture, Socialization, and MentoringChapter Three Developing Global ManagersPart Two Managing IndividualsChapter Four Understanding Social Perception and Managing DiversityChapter Five Appreciating Individual Differences: Self-Concept, Personality,EmotionsChapter Six Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, Intrinsic Motivation, and Satisfaction Chapter SevenMotivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal SettingChapter Eight Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive ReinforcementPart ThreeMaking Decisions and Managing Social ProcessesChapter Nine Making DecisionsChapter Ten Effective Groups and TeamworkChapter Eleven Managing Conflict and NegotiatingPart Four Managing Organizational Processes Chapter Twelve Communicating in the Internet AgeChapter Thirteen Influence, Power, and Politics: An Organizational Survival KitChapter Fourteen LeadershipPart Five Managing Evolving OrganizationsChapter Fifteen Designing Effective OrganizationsChapter Sixteen Managing Change and Organizational LearningEndnotesGlossaryIndex