RENT TEXTBOOKS

by: John R. Schermerhorn (Southern Illinois Univ.)

ISBN: 9780470878200 | 0470878207

The new edition of Organizational Behavior includes a rich array of exercises, cases, and applied materials such as the Kouzes and Posner Leadership Practices Inventory and Pfeiffer Annual Edition exercises available in the OB Skills Workbook. It also focuses more on the hot topic of ethics throughout the entire book to ensure it is contemporary and engaging. The text also introduces two brand new key features 'Finding the Leader in You" and "Taking it Online". "Finding the Leader in You", discusses leading in the workplace in a personal and ap... MOREplied way. The goal is to make the material more relevant and applicable to todays readers. The "Taking it Online" feature will take the reader from the book to an online case, activity, self-assessment, or video clip of the leader they are reading about.

part 1 Organizational Behavior Today

1 Introducing Organizational Behavior 3

part 2 Individual Behavior and Performance

2 Individual Differences, Values, and Diversity 25

3 Emotions, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction 53

4 Perception, Attribution, and Learning 75

5 Motivation Theories 101

6 Motivation and Performance 121

part 3 Teams and Teamwork

7 Teams in Organizations 145

8 Teamwork and Team Performance 169

9 Decision Making and Creativity 195

10 Conflict and Negotiation 21... MORE9

part 4 Influence Processes and Leadership

11 Communication and Collaboration 241

12 Power and Politics 263

13 Leadership Essentials 291

14 Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change 319

part 5 Organizational Context

15 Organizational Culture and Innovation 347

16 Organizational Goals and Structures 373

17 Strategy, Technology, and Organizational Design 399

OB Skills Workbook

Learning Style Inventory W-9

Student Leadership Practices Inventory W-13

Self-Assessment Portfolio W-33

Team and Experiential Exercises W-55

Cases for Critical Thinking W-99

OB Module Online

Research Methods in OB