Organizational Behavior: Securing Competitive Advantage [Hardcover]

Part I Introduction  1. Organizational Behavior  2. Management and Managers  Part II Micro Organizational Behavior  3. Managing Diversity and Individual Differences  4. Perception, Decision Making, and Creativity  5. Work Motivation and Performance  6. Satisfaction and Stress  Part III Meso Organizational Behavior  7. Efficiency, Motivation, and Quality in Work Design  8. Interdependence and the Role Relationships  9. Group Dynamics and Team Effectiveness  10. Leadership of Groups and Organizations  Part IV Macro Organizational Behavior  11. Power, Politics, and Conflict  12. Structuring the Organization  13. Technology, Environment, and Organization Design  14. Culture, Change and Organization Development  Part V Conclusion  15. International Organizational Behavior  16. Evidence-Based Management: Critical Thinking and Continuous Learning 

 

The management of organizational behavior is a critically important source of competitive advantage in todays organizations. Managers must be able to capitalize on employees individual differences as jobs are designed, teams are formed, work is structured, and change is facilitated. This textbook, now in its third edition, provides its readers with the knowledge required to succeed as managers under these circumstances.

In this book, John Wagner and John Hollenbeck make the key connection between theory and practice to help students excel as managers charged with the task of securing competitive advantage. They present students with a variety of helpful learning tools, including:

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