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Understanding and Managing Organizational Behavior, 4/E
Jennifer George, Rice University
Gareth Jones, Texas A&M University

ISBN-10: 0131454242
ISBN-13: 9780131454248

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2005
Format: Cloth; 696 pp
Published: 11/03/2004

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George/Jones provides an authoritative and practical introduction to organizational behavior. Leading-edge coverage of topics and issues combined with a wealth of learning tools help students experience Organizational Behavior and guide them to become better managers.

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NEW - Expanded and refined cutting edge coverage of relevant research and important topics - Coverage of emotions, emotional intelligence, creativity and learning theory, knowledge management, innovation, groups and teams that cannot be beat.

NEW - Revised organization of the text — The book content has been restructured and redesigned to reflect the latest changes in the world of work and organizations, i.e. separate treatment of organizational structure and organizational culture. Allows for an integrated treatment of organizational culture and helps underscore the importance of ethics in all organizations.

NEW - Integrated coverage of globalization and diversity — Global issues are now covered in each chapter to reflect the increasing globalization of business and diversity of the workforce and its effect on organizational behavior.

NEW - Expanded end-of-chapter exercises — The text’s rich pedagogical structure is supported by an abundance of different activities at the end of each chapter, i.e.
- Experiential Exercises — In-depth team-based exercises present students with real-life problems in organizational behavior and challenge them to apply what they’ve learnt. Working in teams enlightens students that there are multiple issues and perspective to any one problem.
- New York Times Cases in the News — Recent New York Times articles illustrate chapter content and provide a springboard for individual reflection, critical thinking and meaningful class discussion.
- Building People Skills — Students analyze personal experiences and experiences of people they interact with base on chapter content. Shows students how the chapter content applies to their own lives and helps them get a deeper understanding of theories covered.
- A variety of additional exercises help students solidify their knowledge and build and practice their skills.

New To This Edition

Expanded and refined cutting edge coverage of relevant research and important topics - Coverage of emotions, emotional intelligence, creativity and learning theory, knowledge management, innovation, groups and teams that cannot be beat.

Revised organization of the text – The book content has been restructured and redesigned to reflect the latest changes in the world of work and organizations, i.e. separate treatment of organizational structure and organizational culture. Allows for an integrated treatment of organizational culture and helps underscore the importance of ethics in all organizations.

Integrated coverage of globalization and diversity – Global issues are now covered in each chapter to reflect the increasing globalization of business and diversity of the workforce and its effect on organizational behavior.

Expanded end-of-chapter exercises – The text’s rich pedagogical structure is supported by an abundance of different activities at the end of each chapter, i.e.
- Experiential Exercises – In-depth team-based exercises present students with real-life problems in organizational behavior and challenge them to apply what they’ve learnt. Working in teams enlightens students that there are multiple issues and perspective to any one problem.
- New York Times Cases in the News – Recent New York Times articles illustrate chapter content and provide a springboard for individual reflection, critical thinking and meaningful class discussion.
- Building People Skills – Students analyze personal experiences and experiences of people they interact with base on chapter content. Shows students how the chapter content applies to their own lives and helps them get a deeper understanding of theories covered.
- A variety of additional exercises help students solidify their knowledge and build and practice their skills.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior

Appendix: Research Methods in Organizational Behavior

I. Individuals In Organizations

2. Individual Differences: Personality, Ability, & Job Performance

3. Work Values, Attitudes, Moods, and Emotions



4. Perception, Attribution, and the Management of Diversity

5. Learning and Creativity at Work



6. The Nature of Work Motivation



7. Creating a Motivating Work Setting



8. Pay, Careers, and Changing Employment Relationships



9. Managing Stress and Work-Life Linkages

II. Group And Team Processes

10. The Nature of Work Groups and Teams



11. Work Groups and Teams in Action



12. Leadership



13. Power, Politics, Conflict, and Negotiation



14. Communication Flows and Information Technology



15. Decision Making, Knowledge Management, & Innovation

III. Organizational Processes

16. Organizational Design: Structure and Control



17. Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior

18. Organizational Change and Development

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Jennifer M. George is the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Professor of Psychology in the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management at Rice University. She received her B.A. in Psychology/Sociology from Wesleyan University, her M.B.A. in Finance from New York University, and her Ph.D. in Management and Organizational Behavior from New York University. Prior to joining the faculty at Rice University, she was a Professor in the Department of Management at Texas A&M University. Professor George specializes in Organizational Behavior and is well known for her research on mood and emotion in the workplace, their determinants, and their effects on various individual and group level work outcomes. She is the author of many articles in leading peer-reviewed journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin. One of her papers won the Academy of Management's Organizational Behavior Division Outstanding Competitive Paper Award and another paper won the Human Relations Best Paper Award. She is, or has been, on the editorial review boards of the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management, and Journal of Managerial Issues, was a consulting editor for the Journal of Organizational Behavior, and is a member of the Organizational Frontiers Series editorial board. She is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and a member of the Society for Organizational Behavior. Professor George also has co-authored a leading textbook on management.

Gareth Jones received both his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Lancaster, U.K. He previously held teaching and research appointments at the University of Warwick, Michigan State University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Professor Jones specializes in both organizational behavior and organizational theory and is well known for his research on socialization, culture, and applying transaction cost analysis to explain many forms of intraorganizational and interorganizational behavior. He also has published many articles in leading journals of the field and is one of the most prolific authors in the Academy of Management Review. One of his articles won the Academy of Management Journal Best Paper Award. He is, or has been, on the editorial review boards of the Academy of Management Review, the Journal of Management, and Management Inquiry.

Professor Jones is a professor of Management at the Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business at Texas A&M University, where he is involved actively in teaching and research in Organizational Behavior and related fields.

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