Organizational behavior: key concepts, skills and best practices with student cd and management skill booster card

In addition to facilitating active learning, Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices, by Kinicki and Kreitner, meets the needs of those instructors looking for a brief, paperback text for their OB course, who do not want to sacrifice content or pedagogy. This book provides lean and efficient coverage of topics such as diversity in organizations, ethics, and globalization, which are recommended by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Timely chapter- opening cases, interactive exercises integrated into each chapter, four-color presentation, lively writing style, and real-world in-text examples make Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices the right choice for today's business student. The topical flow of this 16-chapter text goes from micro (individuals) to macro (groups, teams, and organizations). Mixing and matching chapters and topics within chapters in various combinations is possible and encouraged to create optimum teaching/learning experiences.

Part 1: Managing People in a Global Economy Ch. 1: Needed: People-Centered Managers and Workplaces Ch. 2: Cultivating Organizational Culture and Ethical Behavior Ch. 3: Developing Global Managers Part 2: Managing Individuals Ch. 4: Understanding Social Perception and Managing Diversity Ch. 5: Appreciating Individual Differences (Self-Concept, Personality, Emotions) Ch. 6: Motivation I: Needs, Job Design, and Satisfaction Ch. 7: Motivation II: Equity, Expectancy, and Goal Setting Ch. 8: Improving Performance with Feedback, Rewards, and Positive Reinforcement Part 3: Making Decisions and Managing Social Processes Ch. 9: Making Decisions Ch. 10: Effective Groups and Teamwork Ch. 11: Managing Conflict and Negotiating Part 4: Managing Organizational Processes Ch. 12: Communicating in the Internet Age Ch. 13: Influence, Power, and Politics (An Organizational Survival Kit) Ch. 14: Leadership Part 5: Managing Evolving Organizations Ch. 15: Designing Effective Organizations Ch. 16: Managing Change and Organizational Learning