Organizational behavior : emerging realities for the workplace revolution

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Title:

Author:

McShane, Steven Lattimore.

ISBN:

9780073049779

Personal Author:

McShane, Steven Lattimore.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Boston : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2008.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 653 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

Introduction -- Introduction to the field of organizational behavior -- Individual behavior and processes -- Individual behavior, values and personality -- Perception and learning in organizations -- Workplace emotions and attitudes -- Motivation in the workplace -- Applied performance practices -- Work-related stress and stress management -- Team processes -- Decision making and creativity -- Foundations of team dynamics -- Developing high-performance teams -- Communicating in teams and organizations -- Power and influence in the workplace -- Conflict and negotiation in the workplace -- Leadership in organizational settings -- Organizational processes -- Organizational structure and design -- Organizational culture -- Organizational change -- Additional cases -- Case 1: Aegis Electronic Group, Inc. -- Case 2: Arctic Mining Consultants -- Case 3: Big screen's big failure -- Case 4: Keeping Suzanne Chalmers -- Case 5: Magic Cable -- Case 6: Perfect pizzeria -- Case 7: Two men and a truck -- International -- Video summaries -- Appendix A. Theory building and systematic research methods -- Appendix B. Scoring keys for self-assessment -- Exercises -- Glossary -- Notes.

Subject Term:

Organizational behavior.

Added Author:

Von Glinow, Mary Ann Young, 1949-

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006028304.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006028304-d.html

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In their new Fourth Edition, McShane and Von Glinow continue the trailblazing innovations that made previous editions of Organizational Behavior recognized and adopted by the new generation of Organizational Behavior (OB) instructors. Acclaimed for its readability and presentation of current knowledge, this textbook's philosophy is that OB knowledge is for everyone, not just traditional managers. The new reality is that everyone - sales representatives, production employees, physicians - needs OB knowledge to successfully work in and around organizations. Organizational Behavior is unparalleled in its ability to engage students by bringing cutting edge OB concepts closer to reality through the 'theory-practice link' approach. McShane and Von Glinow help readers connect OB theories to emerging workplace realities through hundreds of fascinating real-life stories from across the United States and around the world. be the source of the hottest topics, such as: employee engagement, resilience, four-drive theory, blogs and wikis, psychological harassment, learning orientation, Schwartz's values model, separating socioemotional from constructive conflict, and much, much, more.