For courses in organizational behavior.
A streamlined presentation of key organizational behavior concepts
Currently in use at more than 500 colleges and universities worldwide, Essentialsof Organizational Behavior, 15th Edition teaches students howto communicate and interact within organizations. The text uses real-worldscenarios and offers comprehensive coverage of key organizational behaviorconcepts that resonate with students — making each lesson engaging, relevant, andeasy to absorb. With updated research and examples, and the integration ofcontemporary global issues, readers can apply what they've learned to their owneducation, future career plans, and other organizational endeavors.
Table of Contents:
PART 1: UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF AND OTHERS
1. What Is Organizational Behavior?
2. Diversity in Organizations
3. Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
4. Emotions and Moods
5. Personality and Values
PART 2: MAKING AND IMPLEMENTING DECISIONS
6. Perception and Individual Decision Making
7. Motivation Concepts
8. Motivation: From Concepts to Applications
PART 3: COMMUNICATING IN GROUPS AND TEAMS
9. Foundations of Group Behavior
10. Understanding Work Teams
11. Communication
PART 4: NEGOTIATING POWER AND POLITICS
12. Leadership
13. Power and Politics
14. Conflict and Negotiation
PART 5: LEADING, UNDERSTANDING, AND TRANSFORMING THEORGANIZATION SYSTEM
15. Foundations of Organization Structure
16. Organizational Culture
17. Organizational Change and Stress Management
About the Author :
Stephen P. Robbins previously worked for theShell Oil Company and Reynolds Metals Company and has taught at the Universityof Nebraska at Omaha, Concordia University in Montreal, the University ofBaltimore, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, and San Diego StateUniversity. He is currently professor emeritus in management at San DiegoState. Dr. Robbins's research interests have focused on conflict, power, andpolitics in organizations; behavioral decision making; and the development ofeffective interpersonal skills. His articles on these and other topics haveappeared in such journals as Business Horizons, the CaliforniaManagement Review, Business and Economic Perspectives, InternationalManagement, Management Review, Canadian Personnel and IndustrialRelations, and The Journal of Management Education. Dr. Robbinsis the world's best-selling textbook author in the areas of management andorganizational behavior. His books have sold more than 12 million copies andhave been translated into 20 languages. His books are currently used at morethan 1,500 US colleges and universities, as well as hundreds of schoolsthroughout Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, and theArab World. Dr. Robbins also participates in masters' track competition. Sinceturning 50 in 1993, he's won 23 national sprint championships and 14 worldsprint titles. He was inducted into the US Masters Track & Field Hall ofFame in 2005. A full bio is available at stephenprobbins.com.
Timothy A. Judge is the JosephA. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness, and Executive Directorof the Fisher Leadership Initiative, Fisher College of Business, for The OhioState University. In the past, Dr. Judge has been a Fellow of the CambridgeJudge Business School, University of Cambridge, and Visiting Professor,Division of Psychology & Language Sciences, University College London. Hehas held academic positions at the University of Notre Dame, University ofFlorida, University of Iowa, Cornell University, and Charles University in theCzech Republic. Dr. Judge's primary research interests are in (1) personality,moods, and emotions; (2) job attitudes; (3) leadership; and (4) careers. Dr.Judge has published more than 155 articles in these and other major topics inrefereed journals. He is a fellow of several professional societies, includingthe American Psychological Association, the Academy of Management, and theInternational Association of Applied Psychology. Among the many professionalacknowledgments of his work, Dr. Judge has received the Heneman CareerAchievement Award, the Mahoney Doctoral Mentoring Award, and the ScholarlyAchievement Award, all from the Human Resources Division of the Academy ofManagement. In addition, a 2017 study identified him as the most cited out ofmore than 8,000 scholars in applied psychology. Dr. Judge is a co-authorof Organizational Behavior with Stephen P. Robbins, and StaffingOrganizations with John Kammeyer-Mueller. Judge's primary nonworkpassion revolves around rock climbing and mountaineering. He has climbed thethree highest peaks in the UK and nearly half of the highest peaks in the lowerforty-eight states. He and his wife Jill are the parents of threechildren.
