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Organizational Behavior

This text aligns to introductory courses in Organizational Behavior. The text presents the theory, concepts, and applications with particular emphasis on the impact that individuals and groups can have on organizational performance and culture. An array of recurring features engages students in entrepreneurial thinking, managing change, using tools/technology, and responsible management.

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Publisher: LibreTexts
Source: LibreTexts
License: CC BY
Language: EN
Category: Business Administration

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Contents· 202 sections

01: Management and Organizational Behavior
1.01: The Nature of Work
1.02: The Changing Workplace
1.03: The Nature of Management
1.04: A Model of Organizational Behavior and Management
1.05: Glossary
02: Individual and Cultural Differences
2.01: Individual and Cultural Factors in Employee Performance
2.02: Employee Abilities and Skills
2.03: Personality- An Introduction
2.04: Personality and Work Behavior
2.05: Personality and Organization- A Basic Conflict
2.06: Personal Values and Ethics
2.07: Cultural Differences
2.08: Glossary
2.09: Summary of Learning Outcomes
2.10: Management Skills Application Exercises
2.11: Managerial Decision Exercises
2.12: Critical Thinking Case
03: Perception and Job Attitudes
3.01: The Perceptual Process
3.02: Barriers to Accurate Social Perception
3.03: Attributions - Interpreting the Causes of Behavior
3.04: Work-Related Attitudes
3.05: Glossary
3.06: Summary of Learning Outcomes
3.07: Chapter Review Questions
3.08: Management Skills Application Exercises
3.09: Managerial Decision Exercises
3.10: Critical Thinking Case
04: Learning and Reinforcement
4.01: Basic Models of Learning
4.02: Reinforcement and Behavioral Change
4.03: Behavior Modification in Organizations
4.04: Behavioral Self-Management
4.05: Glossary
4.06: Summary of Learning Objectives
4.07: Chapter Review Questions
4.08: Managerial Skills Application Exercise
4.09: Managerial Decision Exercise
4.10: Critical Thinking Case
05: Diversity in Organization
5.01: An Introduction to Workplace Diversity
5.02: Diversity and the Workforce
5.03: Diversity and Its Impact on Companies
5.04: Challenges of Diversity
5.05: Key Diversity Theories
5.06: Benefits and Challenges of Workplace Diversity
5.07: Recommendations for Managing Diversity
5.08: Glossary
5.09: Summary of Learning Objectives
5.10: Chapter Review Questions
5.11: Managerial Skills Application Exercise
5.12: Managerial Decision Exercise
5.13: Critical Thinking Case
06: Perception and Managerial Decision Making
6.01: Overview of Managerial Decision-Making
6.02: How the Brain Processes Information to Make Decisions- Reflective and Reactive Systems
6.03: Programmed and Nonprogrammed Decisions
6.04: Barriers to Effective Decision-Making
6.05: Improving the Quality of Decision-Making
6.06: Group Decision-Making
6.07: Glossary
6.08: Summary of Learning Outcomes
6.09: Chapter Review Questions
6.10: Management Skills Application Exercises
6.11: Managerial Decision Exercises
6.12: Critical Thinking Case
07: Work Motivation for Performance
7.01: Motivation- Direction and Intensity
7.02: Content Theories of Motivation
7.03: Process Theories of Motivation
7.04: Recent Research on Motivation Theories
7.05: Glossary
7.06: Summary of Learning Outcomes
7.07: Chapter Review Questions
7.08: Management Skills Application Exercises
7.09: Managerial Decision Exercises
7.10: Critical Thinking Case
08: Performance Appraisal and Rewards
8.01: Performance Appraisal Systems
8.02: Techniques of Performance Appraisal
8.03: Feedback
8.04: Reward Systems in Organizations
8.05: Individual and Group Incentive Plans
8.06: Glossary
8.07: Summary of Learning Outcomes
8.08: Chapter Review Questions
8.09: Management Skills Application Exercises
8.10: Managerial Decision Exercises
8.11: Critical Thinking Case
09: Group and Intergroup Relations
9.01: Work Groups - Basic Considerations
9.02: Work Group Structure
9.03: Managing Effective Work Groups
9.04: Intergroup Behavior and Performance
9.05: Glossary
9.06: Summary of Learning Outcomes
9.07: Chapter Review Questions
9.08: Management Skills Application Exercises
9.09: Managerial Decision Exercises
9.10: Critical Thinking Case
10: Understanding and Managing Work Teams
10.01: Teamwork in the Workplace
10.02: Team Development Over Time
10.03: Things to Consider When Managing Teams
10.04: Opportunities and Challenges to Team Building
10.05: Team Diversity
10.06: Multicultural Teams
10.07: Glossary
10.08: Summary of Learning Outcomes
10.09: Chapter Review Questions
10.10: Management Skills Application Exercises
10.11: Managerial Decision Exercises
10.12: Critical Thinking Case
11: Communication
11.01: Section 1-
11.02: Types of Communication in Organizations
11.03: Factors Affecting Communications and the Roles of Managers
11.04: Managerial Communication and Corporate Reputation
11.05: The Major Channels of Management Communication Are Talking Listening Reading and Writing
11.06: Glossary
11.07: Summary of Learning Outcomes
11.08: Chapter Review Questions
11.09: Management Skills Application Exercises
11.10: Managerial Decision Exercises
11.11: Critical Thinking Case
12: Leadership
12.01: The Nature of Leadership
12.02: The Leadership Process
12.03: Leader Emergence
12.04: The Trait Approach to Leadership
12.05: Behavioral Approaches to Leadership
12.06: Situational (Contingency) Approaches to Leadership
12.07: Substitutes for and Neutralizers of Leadership
12.08: Transformational Visionary and Charismatic Leadership
12.09: Leadership Needs in the 21st Century
12.10: Glossary
12.11: Summary Learning Outcomes
12.12: Chapter Review Questions
12.13: Management Skills Application Exercises
12.14: Managerial Decision Exercises
12.15: Critical Thinking Cases
13: Organizational Power and Politics
13.01: Chapter Introduction
13.02: Power in Interpersonal Relations
13.03: Uses of Power
13.04: Political Behavior in Organizations
13.05: Limiting the Influence of Political Behavior
13.06: Glossary
13.07: Summary of Learning Outcomes
13.08: Chapter Review Questions
13.09: Management Skills Application Exercises
13.10: Managerial Decision Exercises
13.11: Critical Thinking Case
14: Conflict and Negotiations
14.01: Chapter Introduction
14.02: Conflict in Organizations- Basic Considerations
14.03: Causes of Conflict in Organizations
14.04: Resolving Conflict in Organizations
14.05: Negotiation Behavior
14.06: Glossary
15: External and Internal Organizational Environments and Corporate Culture
15.01: Chapter Introduction
15.02: The Organization's External Environment
15.03: External Environments and Industries
15.04: Organizational Designs and Structures
15.05: The Internal Organization and External Environments
15.06: Corporate Cultures
15.07: Organizing for Change in the 21st Century
15.08: Glossary
16: Organizational Structure and Change
16.01: Chapter Introduction
16.02: Organizational Structures and Design
16.03: Organizational Change
16.04: Managing Change
16.05: Glossary
17: Human Resource Management
17.01: Chapter Introduction
17.02: An Introduction to Human Resource Management
17.03: Human Resource Management and Compliance
17.04: Performance Management
17.05: Influencing Employee Performance and Motivation
17.06: Building an Organization for the Future
17.07: Talent Development and Succession Planning
17.08: Glossary
18: Stress and Well Being
18.01: Chapter Introduction
18.02: Problems of Work Adjustment
18.03: Organizational Influences on Stress
18.04: Buffering Effects of Work related Stress
18.05: Coping with Work related Stress
18.06: Glossary
19: Entrepreneurship
19.01: Chapter Introduction
19.02: Overview of Entrepreneurship
19.03: Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs
19.04: Business Model Canvas
19.05: New Venture Financing
19.06: Design Thinking
19.07: Optimal Support for Entrepreneurship
19.08: Glossary