Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 12th Edition

For one-semester undergraduate and graduate level courses in Organizational Behavior.

Concise fundamentals for students. Ultimate flexibility for instructors.

This bestselling, brief alternative for the OB course covers all the key concepts needed to understand, predict, and respond to the behavior of people in real-world organizations. This text also includes cutting-edge topics and streamlined pedagogy to allow maximum flexibility in designing and shaping your course.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Prologue
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
PART 2 The Individual in the Organization
Chapter 2 DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 3 ATTITUDES AND JOB SATISFACTION
Chapter 4 EMOTIONS AND MOODS
Chapter 5 PERSONALITY AND VALUES
Chapter 6 PERCEPTION AND INDIVIDUAL DECISION MAKING
Chapter 7 MOTIVATION CONCEPTS
Chapter 8 MOTIVATION: FROM CONCEPTS TO APPLICATIONS
PART 3 Groups in the Organization
Chapter 9 FOUNDATIONS OF GROUP BEHAVIOR
Chapter 10 UNDERSTANDING WORK TEAMS
Chapter 11 COMMUNICATION
Chapter 12 LEADERSHIP
Chapter 13 POWER AND POLITICS
Chapter 14 CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION
PART 4 The Organization System
Chapter 15 FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
Chapter 16 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
Chapter 17 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND STRESS MANAGEMENT