Summary

This book continues its tradition of being up-to-date, relevant and user-driven. The authors' approach to organizational behaviour is based on their belief that reading a comprehensive textbook is hard work, but that the process should be interesting, and sometimes fun. Thus, they consistently try to find a way to make complex ideas understandable through explanations, contemporary examples and learning exercises. The cover again depicts the well known visual brand of Wolves. This remains a central theme because Kreitner and Kinicki see wolves as an instructive and inspiring metaphor for modern organizational behaviour. Wolves are dedicated team players, great communicators and adaptable. These are key success attributes in today's workplace. - In response to user feedback and the increasing demand for ethical decision-making in today's business world, ethics coverage has been improved, expanded, and featured in a separate learning module following Chapter 1. - Continuing in their tradition of being current and relevant, the authors have included nineteen new chapter-opening vignettes. - New topics include coverage of human and social capital, Internet/E-business revolution, work v