Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace, 4th Edition

Now in its fourth edition, Colquitt-LePine-Wesson continues to offer a novel and innovative approach to teaching organisational behavior. The focus, tone, and organisation of the book shows students that:

• OB really matters – The book opens with two chapters barely covered in other texts: job performance and organisational commitment. Those topics are critical to managers and students alike, and represent two of the most critical outcomes in OB. Each successive chapter then links that chapter’ topic back to those outcomes, illustrating why OB matters in today’ organisations.
• OB topics all fit together – The book is structured around an integrative model, shown on the back cover and spotlighted in the first chapter, that provides a roadmap for the course. The model illustrates how individual, team, leader, and organisational factors shape employee attitudes, and how those attitudes impact performance and commitment. In this way, the model reminds students where they are, where they’ been, and where they’ going.
• OB is all around them – The book includes innovative insert box features that students actually enjoy reading. OB on Screen uses scenes from popular films, such as Skyfall, Lincoln, 42, Moneyball, and Argo to demonstrate OB topics. OB at the Bookstore draws a bridge to popular business books, including Quiet, the Charisma Myth, Lean In, and the Happiness Project.

Table of Contents

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
CHAPTER 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
CHAPTER 2 Job Performance
CHAPTER 3 Organizational Commitment
PART 2 INDIVIDUAL MECHANISMS
CHAPTER 4 Job Satisfaction
CHAPTER 5 Stress
CHAPTER 6 Motivation
CHAPTER 7 Trust, Justice, and Ethics
CHAPTER 8 Learning and Decision Making
PART 3 INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
CHAPTER 9 Personality and Cultural Values
CHAPTER 10 Ability
PART 4 GROUP MECHANISMS
CHAPTER 11 Team Characteristics and Diversity
CHAPTER 12 Team Processes and Communication
CHAPTER 13 Leadership: Power and Negotiation
CHAPTER 14 Leadership: Styles and Behaviors
PART 5 ORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISMS
CHAPTER 15 Organizational Structure
CHAPTER 16 Organizational Culture