Why does organizational behavior matter - isn’t it just common sense? Organizational Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach helps students answer this by providing insight into OB concepts and processes through an interactive skill-building approach. Translating the latest research into practical applications and best practices, authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton, and Emma L. Murray unpack how managers can develop their managerial skills to unleash the potential of their employees. The text examines how individual characteristics, group dynamics, and organizational factors affect performance, motivation, and job satisfaction, providing students with a holistic understanding of OB. Packed with critical thinking opportunities, experiential exercises, and self-assessments, the new Second Edition provides students with a fun, hands-on introduction to the fascinating world of OB.
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?
Ibid .; S.A. Kirkpatrick and E.A. Locke , “ Leadership : Do Traits Matter ? " Academy of Management Executive , May 1991 , pp . 48–60 ; S.J. Zaccaro , R.J. Foti , and D.A. Kenny , " Self - Monitoring and Trait - Based Variance in ...
Wolves are dedicated team players, great communicators, and adaptable. These are quintessential attributes for success in today's workplace.
A solid research base and an appendix on research techniques make this book suitable for a graduate studies course.
This text challenges students to develop greater personal, interpersonal, and organizational skills in business environments, as well as utilize their own strengths and the strengths of others to achieve organizational commitment and ...
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This twenty-seventh volume of Research in Organizational Behavior carries forward the tradition of high-level scholarship on a broad array of organizational topics.
Badrinarayan Shankar Pawar and Kenneth K. Eastman, “The Nature and Implications of Contextual Influences on Transformational Leadership: A Conceptual Examination,” Academy of Management Review, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1997, pp. 80–109.
As in previous editions, this edition will be filled with practical, applied advice and a widely accepted, and specially updated, presentation of five models of organizational behavior that provides an integrating framework throughout the ...
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.