Textbook Details
- By:
- Cecily D. Cooper, Don Hellriegel, and John W. Slocum Jr.
- Published:
- May 2017
- Discipline:
- Management & Organization Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital):
- 978-1-4533-7950-9
Mastering Organizational Behavior equips readers to become high-performance managers in today’s business world. Learners gain a solid foundation in organizational behavior with this unique, competency-based approach. Students are encouraged to assess and maximize their personal skills within the context of today’s organizational behaviors, as they learn to master seven core managerial competencies most important for success – managing self, ethics, communication, diversity, cross-cultural, teams, and change. This edition establishes a clear connection between classic theory, contemporary research, and emerging trends. It has been updated with new events and business cases.
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Learning about Organizational Behavior
Chapter 2: Individual Differences and Job Attitudes
Chapter 3: Perceptions and Attributions
Chapter 4: Learning and Performance Management
Chapter 5: Motivating Employees
Chapter 6: Motivation: Goal Setting and Reward Programs
Chapter 7: Workplace Stress and Aggression
Chapter 8: Interpersonal Communication in Organizations
Chapter 9: Promoting Fairness and Trust
Chapter 10: Leadership Effectiveness: Foundations
Chapter 11: Leadership Effectiveness: New Perspectives
Chapter 12: Developing and Leading Teams
Chapter 13: Managing Conflict and Negotiating Effectively
Chapter 14: Managerial Decision Making
Chapter 15: Organization Design
Chapter 16: Cultivating Organizational Culture
Chapter 17: Managing Organizational Change
Chapter 18: Integrating Cases