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Now revised to address the recent changes in the workplace, Schermerhorn, Hunt, and Osborn's Organizational Behavior, Ninth Edition sets organizational behavior within a framework of personal and organizational transformation, while retaining its solid base of theory and application. Prepare yourself for the changing workplace. The Ninth Edition features thetheme of organizational behavior in changing times, anchored by a new Chapter 2 that introduces you to current issues in organizational behavior. Edition after edition, this text has established a reputation for its effective presentation of current theory and research in a student-centered context. The Ninth Edition further strengthens that tradition with new Research Insight boxes in each chapter that summarize relevant cutting-edge research reports. Changing times offer new insights from real-life change agents. Leaders on Leadership features for every chapter in the Ninth Edition bring you face-to-face with the experiences and perspectives of today's change leaders--Rudy Giuliani, Carly Fiorina, Earl Graves, and others.
List of contents
Primer: Research Methods in Organizational Behavior
PART 1 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR TODAY
Chapter 1 Introducing Organizational Behavior
Chapter 2 Current Issues in Organizational Behavior
Chapter 3 Organizational Behavior Across Cultures
PART 2 INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE
Chapter 4 Personality and Individual Differences
Chapter 5 Perception and Attribution
Chapter 6 Motivation Theories
Chapter 7 Motivation and Job Design
Chapter 8 Performance Management and Rewards
PART 3 GROUP DYNAMICS AND TEAMWORK
Chapter 9 How Groups Work
Chapter 10 Team Building and Team Performance
PART 4 LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
Chapter 11 Leadership
Chapter 12 Power and Politics
Chapter 13 Information and Communication
Chapter 14 Decision Making
Chapter 15 Conflict and Negotiation
Chapter 16 Change and Stress
PART 5 ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND DESIGN
Chapter 17 Organization Structures
Chapter 18 Strategic Competency and Organizational Design
Chapter 19 Organizational Culture and Development
OB SKILLS WORKBOOK
The Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer Classroom Collection
Cases for Critical Thinking
Cross-Functional Integrative Case
Experiential Exercises
Self-Assessments
