This book introduces readers to organizational behavior (OB) terms and concepts. It surveys micro (motivation, perception, communication, group dynamics, leadership) and macro (organizational structure, culture, environment) topics in OB. It addresses such issues as diversity in the workplace, the quality movement, the rise in discontent and cynicism regarding work, coping with organizational retrenchment and downsizing and managing large-scale organizational change. It also discusses stakeholder management, interorganizational alliances and the international environment.

A Primer on Organizational Behavior (Wiley Series in Management)

Business & Money

Bowditch, James L.

Buono, Anthony F.

Management & Leadership

wiley

The study of Organizational Behavior is dedicated to illuminating both the nature of organizations and the roles we play in them. This book is a concise, sophisticated introduction to both sides of this important discipline: micro (motivation, perception, communication, group dynamics, leadership) and macro (organizational structure, culture, environment, and change). It will familiarize students with all the terms and concepts they need to understand OB and its application in modern organizations. Teachers will find it flexible and thorough, an ideal primer for use with cases, readings, experiential exercises, or simulations.

A Primer on Organizational Behavior

This book introduces the reader to terms and concepts that are necessary to understand OB and their application to modern organizations. It also offers sufficient grounding in the field that enables the reader to read scholarly publications such as HR, CMR, and AMJ. This edition features new discussions on Virtual Teams and Virtual Organizations, and will emphasize the growing role and influence on technology.

Introduces readers to key organizational behavior terms and concepts. It contains a general survey of micro (motivation, perception, communication, group dynamics, leadership) and macro (organizational structure, culture, environment) topics in OB. Distinguished by its authoritative research base and brevity, this updated edition features new sections on diversity in the workplace, the quality movement, the rise in discontent and cynicism regarding work, coping with organizational retrenchment and downsizing and managing large-scale organizational change. It also includes an expanded discussion of stakeholder management, interorganizational alliances and the international environment.

Introduces readers to organizational behavior (OB) terms and concepts while providing a general survey of micro (motivation, perception, communication, group dynamics, leadership) and macro (organizational structure, culture, and environment) topics in organizational behavior. Applies these concepts to today's organizations, covering such areas as quality of work life, participative management approaches, and work-related innovations. Includes new and expanded discussions on attitude and attitude formation, ethical concerns in OB, effects of technology on OB, socialization processes, job design, and more. Appendices explain how to interpret common statistics and how to read research-oriented journal articles.

Using two longitudinal survey projects as examples, the authors describe how to use organizational surveys to assesses employee attitudes and to develop and improve quality of work life programs.

Quality of Work Life Assessment: A Survey-Based Approach

Praeger

Describes three actual mergers, offers advice on smoothing organizational changes, and discusses the hidden costs of merger

The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing Collisions Between People, Cultures, and Organizations (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)

Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

This is a reprint of a previously published work. It deals with the effects on the persons--employees and managers at all organizational levels --who are caught up in mergers.

The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing Collisions Between People, Cultures, and Organizations

Beard Books

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A Primer on Organizational Behavior (Wiley Series in Management)

A Primer on Organizational Behavior

A Primer on Organizational Behavior

A Primer on Organizational Behavior (Wiley Series in Management)

A Primer on Organizational Behavior (Wiley Series in Management)

Quality of Work Life Assessment: A Survey-Based Approach

The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing Collisions Between People, Cultures, and Organizations (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)

The Human Side of Mergers and Acquisitions: Managing Collisions Between People, Cultures, and Organizations