Understanding and Managing Organizational Behavior
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2011
/ Engelsk
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ISBN
9780136124436
Publisert
2011-06-07
Utgave
6. utgave
Utgiver
Pearson Education (US); Pearson
Vekt
1460 gr
Høyde
10 mm
Bredde
10 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
672
Vivid examples, thought-provoking activities—get engaged in OB.
George/Jones uses real-world examples, thought- and discussion-provoking learning activities to help readers become more engaged in what they are learning. This text also provides the most contemporary and up-to-date account of the changing issues involved in managing people in organizations.
The sixth edition features new cases, material addressing the economic crisis, and expanded coverage of ethics and workplace diversity.
George/Jones uses real-world examples, thought- and discussion-provoking learning activities to help readers become more engaged in what they are learning. This text also provides the most contemporary and up-to-date account of the changing issues involved in managing people in organizations.
The sixth edition features new cases, material addressing the economic crisis, and expanded coverage of ethics and workplace diversity.
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For one-semester, undergraduate/graduate level courses in Organizational Behavior. George/Jones uses real world examples, thought- and discussion-provoking learning activities and the latest organizational behavior research to help students become more engaged in what they are learning.
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Brief Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Organizational Behavior
- Chapter 2: Individual Differences: Personality and Ability
- Chapter 3: Values, Attitudes, and Moods and Emotions
- Chapter 4: Perception, Attribution, and the Management of Diversity
- Chapter 5: Learning and Creativity
- Chapter 6: The Nature of Work Motivation
- Chapter 7: Creating a Motivating Work Setting
- Chapter 8: Pay, Careers, and Changing Employment Relationships
- Chapter 9: Managing Stress and Work-Life Balance
- Chapter 10: The Nature of Work Groups and Teams
- Chapter 11: Effective Work Groups and Teams
- Chapter 12: Leaders and Leadership
- Chapter 13: Power, Politics, Conflict, and Negotiation
- Chapter 14: Communicating Effectively in Organizations
- Chapter 15: Decision Making and Organizational Learning
- Chapter 16: Organizational Design and Structure
- Chapter 17: Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior
- Chapter 18: Organizational Change and Development
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Incorporate the most current information into your course :
- NEW Cases. This edition features several new chapter-opening and chapter-closing cases that deal with important contemporary issues. Examples of these cases’ topics include:
- How the innovative online retailer Zappos motivates its employees to provide exceptional service to customers.
- A close look at the devastating effects that job loss has had for employees and their families around the United States.
- How Cisco Systems relies on teams to innovate around the globe.
- How Google motivates employees.
- And more!
- NEW Material addressing the economic crisis. The current economic crisis is affecting every facet of business. To address the type of working environment students may face when they enter today’s business world, this edition effectively explains:
- How tough economic times can spur employees to take proactive steps to modify the design of their jobs via job crafting–which also leads managers to change the design of jobs.
- What managers can do to motivate and reward employees when resources are scarce, especially when their employees are also required to perform additional tasks or work harder to maintain organizational performance.
- Job loss and its consequences, including increased stress that results from economic concerns.
- Expanded coverage of ethics. This edition features an expanded coverage of ethics and the steps organizations can take to improve the way managers and employees make ethical choices, especially in uncertain situations.
- NEW! Several new boxes on the way employees respond to ethical problems and how organizations are emphasizing the importance of enforcing codes of ethics can be found throughout this edition.
- NEW! Several new boxes on the way employees respond to ethical problems and how organizations are emphasizing the importance of enforcing codes of ethics can be found throughout this edition.
- Extended coverage on workforce diversity issues. This text includes extended information on diversity issues such as:
- The issues that arise from increasing workforce diversity at a time when millions of baby boomers are retiring and fewer middle managers exist because of downsizings and layoffs.
- How organizations such as Northrop Grumman and GE are creating heterogeneous groups composed of younger and older, more experienced employees, to help transfer job-specific knowledge and experience to younger, inexperienced employees.
- Expanded discussion of the role of personality, emotion, and mood in organizations and of recent research on emotional intelligence. For example, new coverage on how people reported to be somewhat introverted have been successful in their careers, including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Charles Schwab, and Andrea Jung.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780136124436
Publisert
2011-06-07
Utgave
6. utgave
Utgiver
Pearson Education (US); Pearson
Vekt
1460 gr
Høyde
10 mm
Bredde
10 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
U, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
672