Essentials of Organizational Behavior, 11th Edition

For one-semester undergraduate and graduate level courses in Organizational Behavior.

Concise fundamentals for students. Ultimate flexibility for instructors.

This bestselling, brief alternative for the OB course covers all the key concepts needed to understand, predict, and respond to the behavior of people in real-world organizations. This text also includes cutting-edge topics and streamlined pedagogy to allow maximum flexibility in designing and shaping your course.

The eleventh edition contains expanded and updated coverage on international issues, as well as new sections on the management of information, safety and emotions at work, risk aversion, self-determination theory, managing information, and downsizing.

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Part 1: Prologue

Chapter 1 – Introduction to Organizational Behavior

Part 2: The Individual in the Organization

Chapter 2 – Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
Chapter 3 – Emotion and Moods
Chapter 4 – Personality and Values
Chapter 5 – Perception and Individual Decision Making
Chapter 6 – Motivation Concepts
Chapter 7 – Motivation: From Concept to Application

Part 3: Groups in the Organization

Chapter 8 – Foundations of Group Behavior
Chapter 9 – Understanding Work Teams
Chapter 10 – Communication
Chapter 11 – Leadership
Chapter 12 – Power and Politics
Chapter 13 – Conflict and Negotiation

Part 4: The Organization System

Chapter 14 – Foundations of Organization Structure
Chapter 15 – Organizational Culture
Chapter 16 – Organizational Change and Stress Management