Organizational Behavior

• Author : John R. Schermerhorn, Jr.,Richard N. Osborn,Mary Uhl-Bien,James G. Hunt
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 01 November 2011

The new edition of Organizational Behavior includes a rich array of exercises, cases, and applied materials such as the Kouzes and Posner Leadership Practices Inventory and Pfeiffer Annual Edition exercises available in the OB Skills Workbook. It also focuses more on the hot topic of ethics throughout the entire book to ensure it is contemporary and engaging. The text also introduces two brand new key features ‘Finding the Leader in You" and "Taking it Online". "Finding the Leader in You",

• Author : Jerald Greenberg
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 11 April 1994

As scientists toil in the fields of their disciplines, they rarely enjoy opportunities to step back from their work and evaluate where their efforts have taken them. Assessing a field's scientific progress, however, is critical if it is to have any hope of making meaningful advances. The time has come for a systematic self-examination of the state of the field of organizational behavior. Where has it been? Where is it now? And where is it going? The present book poses

• Author : Stephen P. Robbins
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 11 April 2021

CD-ROM contains: 49 self-scoring individual assessment questionnaires.

• Author : O. Jeff Harris,Sandra J. Hartman
• Publisher : Psychology Press
• Release : 11 April 2021

Develop effective management skills with up-to-date theory and research! An effective understanding of workplace behavior requires a solid grounding in both principles and practice. Organizational Behavior provides both. This comprehensive textbook uses realistic case examples, self-tests, and plentiful tables and figures to illustrate the principles of organizational behavior. Each chapter begins by posing a difficult work situation, which may be a conflict, a problem with motivation, or an issue of diversity. Then it goes on to discuss the principles and

• Author : Nancy Borkowski
• Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Release : 14 August 2015

Due to the vast size and complexity of the U.S. health care system—the nation’s largest employer—health care managers face a myriad of unique challenges such as labor shortages, caring for the uninsured, cost control, and quality improvement. Organizational Behavior, Theory, and Design, Second Edition was written to provide health services administration students, managers, and other professionals with an in-depth analysis of the theories and concepts of organizational behavior and organization theory while embracing the uniqueness and

• Author : John B. Miner
• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• Release : 11 April 2021

The book begins with a treatment of the role of science and the nature of theory and research. A discussion of the early origins and history of organizational behavior follows. This is the most comprehensive coverage of how organizational behavior emerged and grew. It presents and evaluates the first generation theorists, whose work began during the first 20 years. The subject matter covered is motivation, leadership, and organizational decision making. The institutional culture of organizational behavior is discussed and a vision

• Author : Fred Luthans
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 11 April 2021

This was the first mainstream organizational behaviour text on the market and continues its tradition of being the most current and up to date researched text today. The author, Fred Luthans, is well known in this field, and is the fifth highest publisher in the Academy of Management Journal. He continues to do research in the area of organizational behaviour. This text is aimed at professors who take a research based and conceptual approach to their OB course.

• Author : Ray French
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 11 April 2021

This new edition builds on the strengths and successes of the first edition and has been fully updated to reflect changes in the world of work, following the global financial crisis. The authors combine a managerial approach, focusing on practical, real–world applications, with a rigorous critical perspective that analyses the research behind the theories. The text addresses alternative theoretical perspectives, in parallel to the introduction of new worldwide cases and examples. New pedagogical features, such as the Ethical Dilemma

• Author : John B. Miner
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 26 March 2015

This comprehensive text provides a detailed review and analysis of the building-block theories in Organizational Behavior. Expanding on his previous work in the field, John Miner has identified the key theories that every student or scholar needs to understand to be considered literate in the discipline. Organizational Behavior: Essential Theories of Motivation and Leadership analyzes the work of leading theorists. Each chapter includes the background of the theorist represented, the context in which the theory arose, the initial and subsequent

• Author : Ronald R. Sims
• Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
• Release : 11 April 2021

An ability to feel comfortable with ambiguity, with constant and increasingly demanding change, with a new, unique commitment to teams and teamwork, and with a willingness to stay customer-oriented: Sims sees these as the prime requisites for success in management today. Marshalling evidence from academic research and practical experience, Sims shows how researchers continue to redefine the roles and responsbilities of executives and their reports. His book provides not only the reasons why the new organization is what it is,

• Author : Christopher P. Neck,Jeffery D. Houghton,Emma L. Murray
• Publisher : SAGE Publications
• Release : 29 November 2018

Why does organizational behavior matter—isn’t it just common sense? Organizational Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach helps students answer this question by providing insight into OB concepts and processes through an interactive skill-building approach. Translating the latest research into practical applications, authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton, and Emma L. Murray unpack how managers can develop essential skills to unleash the potential of their employees. The text examines how individual characteristics, group dynamics, and organizational factors affect performance, motivation,

• Author : SHARMA
• Publisher : Tata McGraw-Hill Education
• Release : 11 April 1985

This book aims to provide a good foundation in the concepts of organisational behaviour. The discussion in the text is organised as per the traditional division of behavioural studies – nature, importance, and scope, including contemporary challenges and opportunities; basic individual processes in organisations; interpersonal processes; organisational structure and design, culture, and change and development; and allied topics like human resource management, international OB, and positive individual and organisational behaviour.

• Author : Newstrom
• Publisher : Tata McGraw-Hill Education
• Release : 11 April 1977

• Author : B. Hiriyappa
• Publisher : New Age International
• Release : 01 January 2009

• Author : John B. Miner
• Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
• Release : 11 April 2021

This volume makes available in one place the large body of research that has been developed over the years on role motivation theory. Author Jack Miner has always been concerned with unconscious factors in human experience, and this work is designed to give proper emphasis to their role in organizational behavior. Part I reviews the current status of projective techniques and the recent work that has been done on unconscious motivation. Part II covers Miner's significant research in the field,