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Essentials of Organizational Behavior by Stephen P. Robbins - Fourth Edition

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Publication Name
Essentials of Organizational Behavior
Subject Area
Social Psychology
Type
Textbook
Author
Stephen P. Robbins
Subject
Psychology
Publisher
Prentice Hall
ISBN
9780133000962
EAN
9780133000962

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Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
0133000966
ISBN-13
9780133000962
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1285785

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
294 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Outlines and Highlights for Essentials of Organizational Behavior by Robbins
Publication Year
1993
Subject
Organizational Behavior
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Business & Economics
Author
Cram101 Textbook Reviews Staff
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
15 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number
4
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
93-026322
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
302.35
Table Of Content
(NOTE: Most chapters conclude with a section entitled "Implications for Managers.") PART I: PROLOGUE. 1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior. The field of organizational behavior. Goals of organizational behavior. Challenges and opportunities for OB: A managerial perspective.The plan of this book. 2. Organizational Behavior in a Global Context. Welcome to the global village. Confronting parochialism. Assessing differences between countries. Keeping OB in a global context. PART II: THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE ORGANIZATION. 3. Foundations of Individual Behavior. Attitudes. Personality. Perception. Learning. 4. Understanding Motivation. What is motivation? Early theories of motivation. Contemporary theories of motivation. Current issues in motivation. 5. Designing Motivating Jobs. Designing jobs and motivating employees. Clarifying terminology. Individual redesign options. Group redesign options. The job characteristics model. 6. Individual Decision Making. The optimizing model. Alternative decision-making models. Ethics in decision making. PART III: GROUPS IN THE ORGANIZATION. 7. Foundations of Group Behavior. Defining and classifying groups. Why do people join groups? Group structure. Contingency variables. Group cohesiveness. Group behavior model. Building effective teams. 8. Communication and Group Decision Making. The communication process. Popular ways to communicate. Communication networks. Barriers to effective communication. Cross-cultural communication. Implications for managers. Group decision making. 9. Leadership. What is leadership? Transitions in leadership theories. Trait theories. Behavioral theories. Contingency theories. Trait theories updated: charismatic leadership. A final thought: Sometimes leadership is irrelevant! 10. Power and Politics. A definition of power. Contrasting leadership and power. Bases and sources of power. Dependency: The key to power. Power in groups: Coalitions. Power and sexual harassment. Politics: Power in action. 11. Conflict and negotiation.. A definition of conflict. Transitions in conflict thought. Differentiating functional from dysfunctional conflicts. The conflict process. Negotiation. PART IV: THE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM. 12. Foundations of Organization Structure. What is structure? Basic organizational concepts. Structural variables and organizational behavior. Are organizational structures real or in people's minds? 13. Organization Design. Mechanistic versus organic structures. Why do structures differ? Organization design applications. 14. Performance Appraisal and Reward System. Performance appraisal. Reward systems. 15. Organizational Culture. Defining organizational culture. What does culture do? Creating and sustaining culture. How employees learn culture. Does an organization's culture override a country's national culture? Organizational culture and the paradox of diversity. 16. Organizational Change and Development. Forces for change. Managing planned change. Two different views. Resistance to change. Managing change through organizational development. Contemporary issues in organizational change. Epilogue. Index.
Synopsis
Lively and informative, this masterfully crafted introduction to the field of organizational behavior (OB) condenses the essential topics into a tightly focused presentation.

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