Organizational Behavior Reader, The

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This reader provides the best collection of classic, ground-breaking articles, as well as cutting-edge works in the field in a practical, reader-friendly format.

For courses in Organizational Behavior, Individual Behavior in Organizations, and Industrial Psychology.

This reader provides the best collection of classic, ground-breaking articles, as well as cutting-edge works in the field in a practical, reader-friendly format to support your experiential OB classroom.

PART 1: Understanding Yourself and Other People at Work  
Chapter 1. Setting the Global Stage
Chapter 2. The Psychological Contract and Commitment
Chapter 3. Theories of Managing People
Chapter 4. Individual and Organizational Learning
Chapter 5. Decoding Human Behavior  
Chapter 6. Individual and Organizational Motivation  
Chapter 7. Ethics and Values   
Chapter 8. Personal Growth and Work Stress
PART 2: Creating Effective Work Groups  
Chapter 9. Interpersonal Communication
Chapter 10. Perception and Attribution
Chapter 11. Group Dynamics and Work Teams  
Chapter 12. Problem Solving    
Chapter 13. Creativity   
Chapter 14. Conflict and Negotiation
Chapter 15. Managing Diversity
PART 3: Leadership and Management  
Chapter 16. Leadership  
Chapter 17. Organizational Culture
Chapter 18. Decision Making
Chapter 19. Power and Influence  
Chapter 20. Empowerment and Coaching
Chapter 21. Performance Management  
Chapter 22. Organization Design  
Chapter 23. Managing Change

This reader provides the bestThis reader provides the best collection of classic, ground-breaking articles, as well as cutting-edge works in the field in a practical, reader-friendly format to support your experiential OB classroom.

Q: Are you looking to teach your course with more experientially? Where do you currently pull readings to support your OB course?

Unmatched selection of classic & contemporary readings – Covering the key topics in the field. Whenever there was no excellent selection that was both up-to-date and well written available, we had authors write especially for the reader, e.g. articles by Richard Nielsen, Roy Lubit, and Cristina Gibson.  Other selections have been excerpted from books by well-known authors (e.g., Denise Rousseau, Robert Quinn, John Kotter, and the selection by Ulrich, Kerr, & Ashkenas).

•  Provides faculty with a broad, highly user friendly selection of articles to support this course.  
• Prepare students to diagnose and understand organizational issues so they can be more effective.

Reader-friendly – All selections were closely scrutinized for their readability and  reader-friendlyness and carefully excerpted when necessary.

• None of the articles are written in a manner that lessens their appeal for students. 

OTHER KEY POINTS OF DISTINCTION

Enhanced global context of OB – A new introductory chapter titled Setting the Global Stage and more readings with a global focus enhance the global focus of this reader.

• Provides an additional focus on the global context of Organizational Behavior.

Cutting Edge Content Coverage – This edition provides more emphasis on important topics, such as virtual multicultural teams, trust, dealing with difficult people, ethics, mergers, and, in particular, the cultural issues that impact global business.

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