| Title : | Organizational behavior | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Robert Kreitner ; Angelo Kinicki | | Edition statement: | 9th ed., International student ed. | | Publisher: | New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Irwin | | Publication Date: | 2010 | | Pagination: | 1 v. (various pagings) | | Layout: | ill. (chiefly col.), col. ports. | | Size: | 26 cm | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-07-018261-5 | | Class number: | 302.35 | | Abstract: | NEW European Case Studies: Brand new case material at the opening of each chapter featuring organizations from the UK, Belgium, Finland, France and Germany. These new cases have been chosen to highlight the topics for discussion in each chapter, for instance examining the 'can-do' mentality that makes Nokia successful, and comparing contestants in the Big Brother TV phenomenon to colleagues in an office environment. The cases and questions illuminate the theory in the text with examples that are interesting and relevant to students, helping them to better apply the concepts explored in the chapter. | | Contents note: | Part One The World of Organizational Behavior
1. Organizational Behavior: The Quest for People-Centred Organizations and Ethical Conduct; 2. Managing Diversity: Releasing Every Employee's Potential; 3. Organizational Culture, Socialization and Mentoring; 4. International OB: Managing Across Cultures
Part Two Individual Behavior in Organizations
5. Key Individual Differences and the Road to Success; Learning Module A: Self-Management (Web); 6. Values, Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Counterproductive Work Behaviors; 7. Social Perception and Attributions; 8. Foundations of Motivation; 9. Improving Job Performance with Goals, Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement; Learning Module B: Performance Appraisal (Web)
Part Three Group and Social Processes
10. Group Dynamics; 11. Developing and Leading Effective Teams; 12. Individual and Group Decision Making; 13. Managing Conflict and Negotiating
Part Four Organizational Processes
14. Communicating in the Digital Age; 15. Influence, Empowerment and Politics; 16. Leadership; Learning Module C: Additional Leadership Models (Web); 17. Organizational Design, Effectiveness and Innovation; 18. Managing Change and Stress; Learning Module D: Research Methods in OB (Web);
Photo Credits; Endnotes; Glossary; Index. |
Organizational behavior [printed text] / Robert Kreitner ; Angelo Kinicki . - 9th ed., International student ed. . - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2010 . - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.), col. ports. ; 26 cm. ISBN : 978-0-07-018261-5 | Class number: | 302.35 | | Abstract: | NEW European Case Studies: Brand new case material at the opening of each chapter featuring organizations from the UK, Belgium, Finland, France and Germany. These new cases have been chosen to highlight the topics for discussion in each chapter, for instance examining the 'can-do' mentality that makes Nokia successful, and comparing contestants in the Big Brother TV phenomenon to colleagues in an office environment. The cases and questions illuminate the theory in the text with examples that are interesting and relevant to students, helping them to better apply the concepts explored in the chapter. | | Contents note: | Part One The World of Organizational Behavior
1. Organizational Behavior: The Quest for People-Centred Organizations and Ethical Conduct; 2. Managing Diversity: Releasing Every Employee's Potential; 3. Organizational Culture, Socialization and Mentoring; 4. International OB: Managing Across Cultures
Part Two Individual Behavior in Organizations
5. Key Individual Differences and the Road to Success; Learning Module A: Self-Management (Web); 6. Values, Attitudes, Job Satisfaction, and Counterproductive Work Behaviors; 7. Social Perception and Attributions; 8. Foundations of Motivation; 9. Improving Job Performance with Goals, Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement; Learning Module B: Performance Appraisal (Web)
Part Three Group and Social Processes
10. Group Dynamics; 11. Developing and Leading Effective Teams; 12. Individual and Group Decision Making; 13. Managing Conflict and Negotiating
Part Four Organizational Processes
14. Communicating in the Digital Age; 15. Influence, Empowerment and Politics; 16. Leadership; Learning Module C: Additional Leadership Models (Web); 17. Organizational Design, Effectiveness and Innovation; 18. Managing Change and Stress; Learning Module D: Research Methods in OB (Web);
Photo Credits; Endnotes; Glossary; Index. |
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