Organizational Behavior

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Organizational Behavior. Captivate the class with a clear writing style, cutting-edge content, and compelling pedagogy. Robbins and Judge provides the research you want, in the language your students understand. The fourteenth edition continues its tradition of making current, relevant research come alive for students.

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Robbins and Judge provides the research you want, written in reader-friendly language and accompanied with the best-selling self-assessment software, SAL. What Is Organizational Behavior, Foundations of Individual Behavior; Attitudes and Job Satisfaction; Personality and Values; Perception and Individual Decision Making; Motivation Concepts; Motivation: From Concepts to Applications; Emotions and Moods; Foundations of Group Behavior; Understanding Work Teams; Communication; Basic Approaches to Leadership; Contemporary Issues in Leadership; Power and Politics; Conflict and Negotiation; Foundations of Organization Structure; Organizational Culture; Human Resource Policies and Practices; Organizational Change and Stress Management; Globally accepted and written by one of the most foremost authors in the field, this is a necessary read for all managers, human resource workers, and anyone needing to understand and improve their people skills.

Stephen P. Robbins (Ph.D., University of Arizona) is professor emeritus of management at San Diego State University and the world's best-selling textbook author in the areas of management and organizational behavior. His books have sold more than five million copies, have been translated into 19 languages, and have adapted editions for Canada, Europe, Australia, South Africa, the Arab world, and India. Dr. Robbins is also the author of the best-selling The Truth About Managing People, 2nd ed. (Financial Times Press) and Decide and Conquer (Financial Times Press). Dr. Robbins' research interests have focused on conflict, power, and politics in organizations; behavioral decision making; and the development of interpersonal skills. In his "other life," Dr. Robbins actively participates in masters' track competition. Since turning 50 in 1993, he's won 21 national championships, 12 world titles, and set numerous U.S. and world age-group records at 60, 100, 200, and 400 meters. He was inducted into the U.S. Masters' Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2005.

Dr. Timothy Judge  received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds a master's degree from Illinois and an undergraduate degree from the University of Iowa. Previously, Dr. Judge was associate professor in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, and the Stanley M. Howe Professor in Leadership in the College of Business Administration, University of Iowa. Dr. Judge's research interests are in the areas of personality and individual differences, leadership and influence behaviors, internal and external staffing, and job attitudes. Dr. Judge is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. In 1995, Judge received the Ernest J. McCormick Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and in 2001, he received the Larry L. Cummings Award for mid-career contributions from the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management.

1. What Is Organizational Behavior?

The Individual

2. Diversity in Organizations

3.  Attitudes and Job Satisfaction

4. Emotions and Moods

5. Personality and Values

6. Perception and Individual Decision Making

7.  Motivation Concepts

8.  Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

The Group

9. Foundations of Group Behavior

10. Understanding Work Teams

11. Communication

12. Leadership

13. Power and Politics

14. Conflict and Negotiation

The Organization System

15. Foundations of Organization Structure

16. Organizational Culture

17. Human Resource Policies and Practices

18. Organizational Change and Stress Management

Appendix A Research in Organizational Behavior

Comprehensive Cases

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