Understanding and Managing Organizational Behavior 2009 Edition by Jennifer George, Gareth R. Jones, Pearson

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Pearson Understanding and Managing Organizational Behavior 2009 Edition by Jennifer George, Gareth R. Jones

Understanding and Managing Organizational Behavior providesan authoritative and practical introduction to thesubject?Organizational Behavior. A cutting-edge coverage of topicsand issues combined with a wealth of learning tools and exampleshelp students to experience behaviors in organizations and guidethem to become better managers. In this fifth edition, the authors, George and Jones, merge comprehensive coverage with outstandingapplications to illustrate how to manage the growing challengesassociated with working in modem virtual organizations.

• Ethics, ethical behavior, and social responsibility
• Opportunities and challenges posed by globalization and diversity in understanding and managing organizational behavior today
• Ethics in Action Boxes: Discussions of current events and issues that encourage the student to think about and discuss organizational ethics and morality
• New York Times Cases in the News: Recent articles from the New York Times, which illustrate chapter content, show chapter content in a different and relevant light, and illuminate some of the challenges and opportunities for OB related to the chapter content
• Experiential Exercises: An in-depth, team-based exercise at the end of each chapter, which presents Students with a real-life problem in organizational behavior that they address based on the chapter content
• Chapter-opening vignettes describe realistic business problems

1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior
2. Individual Differences: Personality and Ability 03. Values, Attitudes, and Moods and Emotions
3. Perception, Attribution, and the Management of Diversity
4. Learning and Creativity
5. The Nature of Work Motivation
6. Creating a Motivating Work Setting
7. Pay, Careers, and Changing Employment Relationships
8. Managing Stress and Work-Llife Balance
9. The Nature of Work Groups and Teams
10. Effective Work Groups and Teams
11. Leaders and Leadership
12. Power, Politics, Conflict, and Negotiation
13. Communicating Effectively in Organizations
14. Cost Management Concepts and Cost Behavior
15. Decision Making and Organizational Learning
16. Organizational Design and Structure
17. Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior
18. Organizational Change and Development
19. Research Methods in Organizational Behavior