Organizational Behavior [antikvár]

Preface s the competitive pressures of a global economy continue to intensify, the skillful management of people is more important than ever. No matter how sophisticated an organization's strategy and technology, the human factor inevitably is the key to success. Thus, the central purpose of this textbook is to help present and future managers better understand and manage people at work. The second edition of Organizational Bahavior is intended for use in similarly named courses at the undergraduate level. This text is the culmination of our 30 years of teaching and researching organizational behavior, combined with detailed feedback on the first edition from students, instructors, and practicing managers. Many changes have been made in this edition, reflecting new research evidence, new management techniques, and the fruits of our own learning process. Because this text is user driven (as a result of listening carefully to our readers), we believe we have achieved important balances in this second edition. Among them are balances between theory and practice, between solid content and interesting coverage, and between instructive presentation and readability. Students and instructors say they want an up-to-date, relevant, and interesting textbook that actively involves the reader in the learning process. Our efforts toward this end are evidenced by scores of new topics and real-life examples, a stimulating art program, thought-provoking cases and boxed inserts, end-of-chapter experiential exercises, and self-assessment exercises integrated into the text. We realize that reading a comprehensive textbook is hard work, but we also firmly believe that the process should be interesting (and sometimes fun). > Structural Changes in the Second Edition Like the first edition, this edition flows from micro (individuals) to macro (groups and organizations) topics. However, in response to feedback, coverage of macro topics has been expanded to achieve an even balance between