Fundamentals Of Organizational Behaviour

This revision of Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviourpresents all the essential topics in Organizational Behavior in a concise and readable format. Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Third Canadian Edition, takes a practical, outcomes-based approach, applying organizational behaviour concepts to both modern organizations and everyday life.

Building on the success of the previous edition and the running theme that OB is forEveryone, this new edition presents all the essential topics in Organizational Behavior in a concise and readable format. Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, Fourth Canadian Edition, helps students make the connections between the subject, the world of research that supports OB, and students' everyday lives, both now and in their future careers.

Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior: An Applied Perspective, Second Edition examines the behavior of people in organizations. Topics covered range from political maneuvering in organizations (office politics) to the stresses facing people in managerial and professional positions. A conceptual framework for organizational behavior is presented, along with numerous case illustrations and examples from live organizational settings. This monograph consists of 14 chapters and opens with an introduction to organizational behavior and how it is influenced by principles of human behavior. The three main subareas or schools of management thought are discussed, together with the difference between knowledge work and non-knowledge work; how research and theory contribute to an understanding of organizational behavior; and the distinction between structure and process. The following chapters explore how the meaning of work relates to work motivation, as well as the link between work motivation and job performance; behavioral aspects of decision making; stresses in managerial and professional life; and political maneuvering in organizations. Small group behavior, leadership styles, and interpersonal communications are also considered, along with intergroup conflict and organizational effectiveness. This book will be of interest to students, managers, and staff specialists, as well as behavioral scientists and management theorists.

Concise, practical, and based on the best available research, Essentials of Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach, Second Edition equips students with the necessary skills to become effective leaders and managers. Author Terri A. Scandura uses an evidence-based approach to introduce students to new models proven to enhance the well-being, motivation, and productivity of people in the work place. Experiential exercises, self-assessments, and a variety of real-world cases and examples provide students with ample opportunity to apply OB concepts and hone their critical thinking abilities. New to this Edition A new Emotions and Moods chapter delves into important topics like emotional intelligence, emotional contagion, and affective neuroscience. A new Power and Politics chapter unpacks the most effective influence strategies and helps students develop their political skills. A stremlined table of contents now combines perception and decision making in a single chapter and change and stress in a single chapter. New case studies, including some from SAGE Business Cases for the Interactive eBook, on topics such as virtual teams, equal pay and the gender wage gap, and the use of apps at work introduce timely and relevant discussions to help foster student engagement. The new edition has been rigorously updated with the latest research throughout and includes expanded coverage of Machiavellian leadership, ethical decision making, and organizational design through change. New Best Practices and Research in Action boxes as well as new Toolkit Activities and Self-Assessments have been added to make the text even more hands-on and practical.

Fundamentals of International Organizational Behaviour is a product of not only the authors' lives, work, teaching and consulting experiences across the world but particularly in teaching courses on organizational behavior to students that come from different parts of the globe. This book reviews influential theories such as Experiential Learning Theory that benefit faculty and students focus on engaging in the process of learning (both at the individual and team levels) as part of organizational behavior course. Both historical and fundamental aspects of organizational behavior are assessed so as to cater to the diversity of knowledge and related experience in the fields of psychology, sociology or business. Incorporates individual and team learning and development Includes case studies that highlight the complexities in a global environment Focuses on current trends in international organizational behaviour with views and comments from leading scholars as vignettes in each chapter

The Seventh Edition ofCanadian Organizational Behaviouris truly a "new and improved" McShane: new trim size, fresh new design, new co-author, reorganized table of contents, improved examples, and even enhanced readability.The McShane brand is known for its cutting edge research and scholarship, recognized for its "for Canadians, by Canadians" approach to content, and respected for its firm anchoring of Canadian material within a global context. No other OB book offers the kind of comprehensive coverage in such an accessible, readable format. Canadian Organizational Behaviour continues to lead the way as the most innovative OB text on the market. McShane was the first OB textbook to include topics such as workplace emotions, appreciative inquiry, social identity theory, future search events, virtual teams, workaholism, and emotional intelligence. The innovation continues in the seventh edition with new and expanded coverage of topics such as employee engagement, resilience, four-drive theory, blogs and wikis, psychological harassment, learning orientation, Schwartz's values model, and separating socioemotional from constructive conflict.The pedagogical features have been completely overhauled to speak to new and emerging topics in OB worldwide, including the opening vignettes, the photo essays in each chapter, and many of the end-of-chapter exercises and end-of-part cases.

Note: If you are purchasing an electronic version, MyManagementLab does not come automatically packaged with it. To purchase MyManagementLab, please visit www.MyManagementLab.com or you can purchase a package of the physical text and MyManagementLab by searching for ISBN 10: 0133356469 / ISBN 13: 9780133356465. Langton/Robbins/Judge, Fundamentals of Organizational Behaviour, 5ce is the most student-engaging book in the market. It makes Organizational Behaviour relevant to students, no matter what their background or work experience (or lack of) or their career goals. As a pared-down version of the highly successful Langton franchise, this text is targeted at the college and university-transfer market for those who need a lighter, more accessible text.