Essentials of Organizational Behavior

by Stephen P. Robbins and Timothy A. Judge

Book Overview

For courses in organizational behavior. A streamlined presentation of key organizational behavior concepts Essentials of Organizational Behavior teaches readers how to communicate and interact within... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0132545306
• ISBN13: 9780132545303
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.0"

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Great Book to Understand OrgB, Easy to Read, Good Descriptions

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Well written and solid intro to the field of Org Behavior

"Essentials in Organizational Behavior" is a solid text for a course surveying the field of Organizational Behavior. Its sixteen chapters are grouped into four parts. Part I introduces the field of organizational behavior, its goals and functions within an organization along with some challenges and opportunities.Part II contains chapters two through six and focuses on how individuals function within an organization and the considerations managers need to have with values, personality, motivation, emotions, and how individuals make decisions.Part III contains chapters seven through twelve and discusses groups in the organization. It begins discussion foundations of group behavior, some basics on work teams, communication, leadership & creating trust, power & politics, conflict & negotiation.Part IV discusses the Organization System in chapters thirteen through sixteen. It begins with the foundations of organizational structure, culture, and then gets into the role of human resource policies and practices. The book concludes with Organizational Change and Development. There is an epilogue to wrap things up, endnotes, and index and a glossary. The book is clearly written. I like the way the author presents a variety of views and theories and never becomes dogmatic about a certain approach. Because it is concise it actually has a chance of being read (the usual 750 page textbook is largely left unread in most courses). However, to really become proficient in any of the many topics presented here the student will have to do much more study and practical work. I am confident that any teacher adopting the text for coursework would make the necessity for further study clear to the student. The endnotes do provide many fine sources for such study, but I would like to have seen some sources organized into a list of readings for study organized by topic. It would have added a few pages, but would not have overburdened this text.In any case, this is a good introductory read for anyone who wants to a quick tour of the universe of Organizational Behavior.