Aiming to show that OB knowledge is useful for everyone - sales representatives, production employees, and physicians, this book deals with OB concepts through a 'theory-practice link' approach. It helps readers connect OB theories to workplace realities through many real-life stories from across the United States and around the world.
This is a traditional approach to organizational behavior. The table of contents of this book was designed to address two main themes. What are the variables that affect how, when, where, and why managers perform their jobs?
Hitt’s engaging book will help managers understand the linkage between managing behavior effectively and the organisation’s ability to formulate and implement its strategy.
Australians refer to McDonald's restaurants by the nickname “Macca,” so McDonald's changed the name of 13 of its 900 ... M. Lousada, “McDonald's: Think Global Act Local” (2013), http://martalousada.wordress.com; J. Borzik, “McDonald's ...
... Your Mind, and Your Career (2004, St. Martin's Press; 2012, Carpenter's Sons Publishing); Mastering Self-Leadership: Empowering Yourself for Personal Excellence, 6th edition (2013, Pearson); The Wisdom of Solomon at Work (2001, ...
Hersey, P., & Blanchard, K. H. (1988). Management of organizational behavior (5th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, chap. 8. Fiedler, F. (1967). A theory ofleadership effectiveness. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Maier, N. R. F. 1967. Assets and Liabilities in Group Problem Solving: The Need for an Integrative Function. Psychological Review 74: 239–49. Nemeth, C. J., and B. Nemeth-Brown. 2003. Better than Individuals? The Potential Benefits of ...
See Mark C. Bolino and William H. Turnley, “Going the Extra Mile: Cultivating and Managing Employee Citizenship Behavior,” Academy of Management ... Handbook of Organizational Behavior (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1987), pp.
The fifth edition of this book targets undergraduates and MBA programmes.
More interactive than in previous editions, this text provides students with several online features to reinforce their knowledge of chapter content with exercises, practice and other learning opportunities.
New to this Edition A new Emotions and Moods chapter delves into important topics like emotional intelligence, emotional contagion, and affective neuroscience.