In addition to facilitating active learning, Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best 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, Skills & Best Practices the right choice for today’s 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, Skills & Best Practices, 2/e Brief Contents Part One Managing People in a Global Economy Chapter One Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces Chapter Two Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring Chapter Three Developing Global Managers Part Two Managing Individuals Chapter Four Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity Chapter Five Appreciating Individual Differences: Self-Concept, Personality, Emotions Chapter Six Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, Intrinsic Motivation, and Satisfaction Chapter Seven Motivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting Chapter Eight Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement Part Three Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes Chapter Nine Making Decisions Chapter Ten Effective Groups and Teamwork Chapter Eleven Managing Conflict and Negotiating Part Four Managing Organizational Processes Chapter Twelve Communicating in the Internet Age Chapter Thirteen Influence, Power, and Politics: An Organizational Survival Kit Chapter Fourteen Leadership Part Five Managing Evolving Organizations Chapter Fifteen Designing Effective Organizations Chapter Sixteen Managing Change and Organizational Learning Endnotes Glossary Index
Table of contents:
Kinicki/Kreitner: Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices, 2/e Brief Contents Part One Managing People in a Global Economy Chapter One Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces Chapter Two Organizational Culture, Socialization, and Mentoring Chapter Three Developing Global Managers Part Two Managing Individuals Chapter Four Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity Chapter Five Appreciating Individual Differences: Self-Concept, Personality, Emotions Chapter Six Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, Intrinsic Motivation, and Satisfaction Chapter Seven Motivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting Chapter Eight Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement Part Three Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes Chapter Nine Making Decisions Chapter Ten Effective Groups and Teamwork Chapter Eleven Managing Conflict and Negotiating Part Four Managing Organizational Processes Chapter Twelve Communicating in the Internet Age Chapter Thirteen Influence, Power, and Politics: An Organizational Survival Kit Chapter Fourteen Leadership Part Five Managing Evolving Organizations Chapter Fifteen Designing Effective Organizations Chapter Sixteen Managing Change and Organizational Learning Endnotes Glossary Index