The Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior What Managers Need to Know [Paperback]

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• Delivers the basic theories and concepts of organizational behavior and management in a concise format.
  
• Includes ‘Guides for Managers' which show how managers can apply these theories.
  
• Supplemental materials include exercises and cases.
  
• Covers topical issues such as diversity, technology and e-business.
  
• Executive edition of Tosi and Mero's successful textbook, Managing Organizational Behavior (Blackwell Publishing, Fourth Edition, 2000

1. Introduction:.

Basic Model of Behavior.

The Context of 21st Century Organizational Behavior.

The Field of Organizational Behavior.

Managing Organizational Performance.

What Do Managers Really Do?.

Part II: A Focus on the Individual:.

2. Personality and Individual Differences:.

Fundamental of Personality.

Personality in Organizational Settings.

Ability.

3. Attitudes and Accommodation to Work:.

Fundamentals of Work Attitudes.

A Model of Attitudes.

Attitude Consistency and Cognitive Dissonance.

Socialization: Developing Work Related Attitudes and Behaviors.

Organizational Commitment and Accommodation.

4. Individual Perception, Judgment, and Attribution:.