Organizational Behavior

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This text aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management.

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Business, Management
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Management and Organizational Behavior
  7. 1.1: The Nature of Work
  8. 1.2: The Changing Workplace
  9. 1.3: The Nature of Management
  10. 1.4: A Model of Organizational Behavior and Management
  11. 1.5: Glossary
  12. 2: Individual and Cultural Differences
  13. 2.1: Individual and Cultural Factors in Employee Performance
  14. 2.2: Employee Abilities and Skills
  15. 2.3: Personality- An Introduction
  16. 2.4: Personality and Work Behavior
  17. 2.5: Personality and Organization- A Basic Conflict?
  18. 2.6: Personal Values and Ethics
  19. 2.7: Cultural Differences
  20. 2.8: Glossary
  21. 2.9: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  22. 2.10: Management Skills Application Exercises
  23. 2.11: Managerial Decision Exercises
  24. 2.12: Critical Thinking Case
  25. 3: Perception and Job Attitudes
  26. 3.1: The Perceptual Process
  27. 3.2: Barriers to Accurate Social Perception
  28. 3.3: Attributions - Interpreting the Causes of Behavior
  29. 3.4: Work-Related Attitudes
  30. 3.5: Glossary
  31. 3.6: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  32. 3.7: Chapter Review Questions
  33. 3.8: Management Skills Application Exercises
  34. 3.9: Managerial Decision Exercises
  35. 3.10: Critical Thinking Case
  36. 4: Learning and Reinforcement
  37. 4.1: Basic Models of Learning
  38. 4.2: Reinforcement and Behavioral Change
  39. 4.3: Behavior Modification in Organizations
  40. 4.4: Behavioral Self-Management
  41. 4.5: Glossary
  42. 4.6: Summary of Learning Objectives
  43. 4.7: Chapter Review Questions
  44. 4.8: Managerial Skills Application Exercise
  45. 4.9: Managerial Decision Exercise
  46. 4.10: Critical Thinking Case
  47. 5: Diversity in Organization
  48. 5.1: An Introduction to Workplace Diversity
  49. 5.2: Diversity and the Workforce
  50. 5.3: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies
  51. 5.4: Challenges of Diversity
  52. 5.5: Key Diversity Theories
  53. 5.6: Benefits and Challenges of Workplace Diversity
  54. 5.7: Recommendations for Managing Diversity
  55. 5.8: Glossary
  56. 5.9: Summary of Learning Objectives
  57. 5.10: Chapter Review Questions
  58. 5.11: Managerial Skills Application Exercise
  59. 5.12: Managerial Decision Exercise
  60. 5.13: Critical Thinking Case
  61. 6: Perception and Managerial Decision Making
  62. 6.1: Overview of Managerial Decision-Making
  63. 6.2: How the Brain Processes Information to Make Decisions- Reflective and Reactive Systems
  64. 6.3: Programmed and Nonprogrammed Decisions
  65. 6.4: Barriers to Effective Decision-Making
  66. 6.5: Improving the Quality of Decision-Making
  67. 6.6: Group Decision-Making
  68. 6.7: Glossary
  69. 6.8: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  70. 6.9: Chapter Review Questions
  71. 6.10: Management Skills Application Exercises
  72. 6.11: Managerial Decision Exercises
  73. 6.12: Critical Thinking Case
  74. 7: Work Motivation for Performance
  75. 7.1: Motivation- Direction and Intensity
  76. 7.2: Content Theories of Motivation
  77. 7.3: Process Theories of Motivation
  78. 7.4: Recent Research on Motivation Theories
  79. 7.5: Glossary
  80. 7.6: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  81. 7.7: Chapter Review Questions
  82. 7.8: Management Skills Application Exercises
  83. 7.9: Managerial Decision Exercises
  84. 7.10: Critical Thinking Case
  85. 8: Performance Appraisal and Rewards
  86. 8.1: Performance Appraisal Systems
  87. 8.2: Techniques of Performance Appraisal
  88. 8.3: Feedback
  89. 8.4: Reward Systems in Organizations
  90. 8.5: Individual and Group Incentive Plans
  91. 8.6: Glossary
  92. 8.7: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  93. 8.8: Chapter Review Questions
  94. 8.9: Management Skills Application Exercises
  95. 8.10: Managerial Decision Exercises
  96. 8.11: Critical Thinking Case
  97. 9: Group and Intergroup Relations
  98. 9.1: Work Groups - Basic Considerations
  99. 9.2: Work Group Structure
  100. 9.3: Managing Effective Work Groups
  101. 9.4: Intergroup Behavior and Performance
  102. 9.5: Glossary
  103. 9.6: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  104. 9.7: Chapter Review Questions
  105. 9.8: Management Skills Application Exercises
  106. 9.9: Managerial Decision Exercises
  107. 9.10: Critical Thinking Case
  108. 10: Understanding and Managing Work Teams
  109. 10.1: Teamwork in the Workplace
  110. 10.2: Team Development Over Time
  111. 10.3: Things to Consider When Managing Teams
  112. 10.4: Opportunities and Challenges to Team Building
  113. 10.5: Team Diversity
  114. 10.6: Multicultural Teams
  115. 10.7: Glossary
  116. 10.8: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  117. 10.9: Chapter Review Questions
  118. 10.10: Management Skills Application Exercises
  119. 10.11: Managerial Decision Exercises
  120. 10.12: Critical Thinking Case
  121. 11: Communication
  122. 11.1: Section 1-
  123. 11.2: Types of Communication in Organizations
  124. 11.3: Factors Affecting Communications and the Roles of Managers
  125. 11.4: Managerial Communication and Corporate Reputation
  126. 11.5: The Major Channels of Management Communication Are Talking, Listening, Reading, and Writing
  127. 11.6: Glossary
  128. 11.7: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  129. 11.8: Chapter Review Questions
  130. 11.9: Management Skills Application Exercises
  131. 11.10: Managerial Decision Exercises
  132. 11.11: Critical Thinking Case
  133. 12: Leadership
  134. 12.1: The Nature of Leadership
  135. 12.2: The Leadership Process
  136. 12.3: Leader Emergence
  137. 12.4: The Trait Approach to Leadership
  138. 12.5: Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
  139. 12.6: Situational (Contingency) Approaches to Leadership
  140. 12.7: Substitutes for and Neutralizers of Leadership
  141. 12.8: Transformational, Visionary, and Charismatic Leadership
  142. 12.9: Leadership Needs in the 21st Century
  143. 12.10: Glossary
  144. 12.11: Summary Learning Outcomes
  145. 12.12: Chapter Review Questions
  146. 12.13: Management Skills Application Exercises
  147. 12.14: Managerial Decision Exercises
  148. 12.15: Critical Thinking Cases
  149. 13: Organizational Power and Politics
  150. 13.1: Chapter Introduction
  151. 13.2: Power in Interpersonal Relations
  152. 13.3: Uses of Power
  153. 13.4: Political Behavior in Organizations
  154. 13.5: Limiting the Influence of Political Behavior
  155. 13.6: Glossary
  156. 13.7: Summary of Learning Outcomes
  157. 13.8: Chapter Review Questions
  158. 13.9: Management Skills Application Exercises
  159. 13.10: Managerial Decision Exercises
  160. 13.11: Critical Thinking Case
  161. 14: Conflict and Negotiations
  162. 14.1: Chapter Introduction
  163. 14.2: Conflict in Organizations- Basic Considerations
  164. 14.3: Causes of Conflict in Organizations
  165. 14.4: Resolving Conflict in Organizations
  166. 14.5: Negotiation Behavior
  167. 14.6: Glossary
  168. 15: External and Internal Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture
  169. 15.1: Chapter Introduction
  170. 15.2: The Organization's External Environment
  171. 15.3: External Environments and Industries
  172. 15.4: Organizational Designs and Structures
  173. 15.5: The Internal Organization and External Environments
  174. 15.6: Corporate Cultures
  175. 15.7: Organizing for Change in the 21st Century
  176. 15.8: Glossary
  177. 16: Organizational Structure and Change
  178. 16.1: Chapter Introduction
  179. 16.2: Organizational Structures and Design
  180. 16.3: Organizational Change
  181. 16.4: Managing Change
  182. 16.5: Glossary
  183. 17: Human Resource Management
  184. 17.1: Chapter Introduction
  185. 17.2: An Introduction to Human Resource Management
  186. 17.3: Human Resource Management and Compliance
  187. 17.4: Performance Management
  188. 17.5: Influencing Employee Performance and Motivation
  189. 17.6: Building an Organization for the Future
  190. 17.7: Talent Development and Succession Planning
  191. 17.8: Glossary
  192. 18: Stress and Well Being
  193. 18.1: Chapter Introduction
  194. 18.2: Problems of Work Adjustment
  195. 18.3: Organizational Influences on Stress
  196. 18.4: Buffering Effects of Work related Stress
  197. 18.5: Coping with Work related Stress
  198. 18.6: Glossary
  199. 19: Entrepreneurship
  200. 19.1: Chapter Introduction
  201. 19.2: Overview of Entrepreneurship
  202. 19.3: Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
  203. 19.4: Business Model Canvas
  204. 19.5: New Venture Financing
  205. 19.6: Design Thinking
  206. 19.7: Optimal Support for Entrepreneurship
  207. 19.8: Glossary
  208. Back Matter
  209. Index
  210. Index
  211. Glossary
  212. Detailed Licensing