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For one-semester, undergraduate level courses in Organizational Behavior.

Q: What are some of the latest OB research trends that you cover in your course?  Where do you pull that material from? 

NEW–Completely updated, cutting edge research and hot topics – Includes expanded coverage on globalization and diversity; networked organization; proactive personalities; affective events theory; behavioral decision making; ethnic profiling; gender differences; on-line employees; improved team effectiveness; instant messaging; leadership traits; charismatic leadership; cross-cultural trust; power tactics; careers and career development. (e.g. pp. xx-xxi).

• Provides students with a complete view of today's cutting edge research.

Two chapters on Leadership–Brings in new leadership material such as trust, framing issues, mentoring, self-leadership, moral leadership, online leadership, and the decline of heroic leadership.

• Shows students the increasing importance leadership plays in achieving effective organizational performance and the rapidly expanding body of leadership-related research findings.

Q: How do you try to motivate students in your course?  Are they naturally inclined to read the textbook?  If they did read it, do you believe it will help them learn the material more effectively?   

Students learn through self-reflection - Through the integration of the text, self assessments, and skills modules model students experience and apply concepts and can better understand their interpersonal and behavior skills as they relate to the theoretical concepts presented in each chapter. 

• Increases students self-awareness of who they are and how they interact with others
• Helps students retain and apply theoretical concepts. Students better understand organizational behavior and how to succeed in life and in their job.

NEW - Self-Assessment Library 3.0 - S.A.L. is a unique learning tool that allows students to assess their knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and actions in regard to a wide range of personal skills, abilities, and interests. 51-research base, automatically graded self-scoring exercises generate immediate, individual analysis. New features include:

• 10 additional research-based instruments
• New save feature allows students to easily create an assessment portfolio
• A completely revamped Instructor Manual guides instructors in interpreting class results thereby facilitating greater classroom discussion.
• Available on CD-ROM with every new copy of Robbins, Organizational Behavior 11/e. Also available in Print and Online at www.prenhall.com/sal3.

“Point-Counterpoint” Dialogues—Allows readers to see both sides of an OB controversy in the workplace.

Stimulates students’ critical thinking skills.

• Excellent device for instructors to stimulate interesting class discussion.

"Myth or Science?” boxes–Presents a commonly accepted “fact” about human behavior, followed by confirming or disproving research evidence. These boxes provide repeated evidence that common sense can often lead you astray in understanding human behavior.

• Provides instructors and students with a fun way to reinforce text discussions. 

Conversational writing style—Maintains the tradition of the previous editions.

• Provides students with an interesting, student-friendly, and very readable text.

Examples, examples, examples—Packed full of recent real-world examples drawn from a variety of organizations.

• Helps students better understand concepts.  

NEW—Thoroughly updated Resource Package–Includes the Instructor Manual, Test Item File, Self-Assessment Library 3.0, Instructor Resource CD-ROM, Companion Website, OneKey courses in WebCT, Blackboard, and CourseCompass, and BusinessNOW Video Cases.

• Provides students and instructors with the most course support available, allowing them to take advantage of the new technology that aids in understanding.

New To This Edition

Is it important to you that your text covers all of the latest OB research trends?

NEW–Completely updated, cutting edge research and hot topics – Includes expanded coverage on globalization and diversity; networked organization; proactive personalities; affective events theory; behavioral decision making; ethnic profiling; gender differences; on-line employees; improved team effectiveness; instant messaging; leadership traits; charismatic leadership; cross-cultural trust; power tactics; careers and career development. (e.g. pp. xx-xxi)

·          Provides students with a complete view of today's cutting edge research.

NEW - Self-Assessment Library 3.0 - S.A.L. is a unique learning tool that allows students to assess their knowledge, beliefs, feelings, and actions in regard to a wide range of personal skills, abilities, and interests. 51-research base, automatically graded self-scoring exercises generate immediate, individual analysis. New features include:

• 10 additional research-based instruments
• New save feature allows students to easily create an assessment portfolio
• A completely revamped Instructor Manual guides instructors in interpreting class results thereby facilitating greater classroom discussion.
• Available on CD-ROM with every new copy of Robbins, Organizational Behavior 11/e. Also available in Print and Online at www.prenhall.com/sal3.

 Are you interested in full instructor and student support package for your course?

NEW—Thoroughly updated Resource Package–Includes the Instructor Manual, Test Item File, Self-Assessment Library 3.0, Instructor Resource CD-ROM, Companion Website, OneKey courses in WebCT, Blackboard, and CourseCompass, and BusinessNOW Video Cases.

·          Provides students and instructors with the most course support available, allowing them to take advantage of the new technology that aids in understanding.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION.

  1. What Is Organizational Behavior?

II. THE INDIVIDUAL.

  2. Foundations of Individual Behavior.

  3. Values, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction.

  4. Personality and Emotion.

  5. Perception and Individual Decision Making.

  6. Basic Motivation Concepts.

  7. Motivation: From Concepts to Applications.

III. THE GROUP.

  8. Foundations of Group Behavior.

  9. Understanding Work Teams.

10. Communication.

11. Basic Approaches to Leadership.

12. Contemporary Issues in Leadership.

13. Power and Politics.

14. Conflict and Negotiation.

IV. THE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM.

15. Foundations of Organization Structure.

16. Organizational Culture.

17. Human Resource Policies and Practices.

V. ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS.

18. Organizational Change and Stress Management.

Appendix A: Research in Organizational Behavior.

Appendix B: Careers and Career Management.

Skill Building Modules.

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• Organizational Behavior, 14/E
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  Robbins/Judge provides the research you want, in the language your students understand. This text continues its tradition of making current, relevant research come alive for students.

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