ORGB 2008 Edition: 2008 - 2009 Academic Year - Softcover

Nelson, Debra L.; Quick, James Campbell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0324581327 ISBN 13: 9780324581324

Publisher: South-Western College Pub, 2008

Synopsis

Student-tested and faculty-approved, ORGB is an innovative approach to teaching organizational behavior. This brief paperback includes a suite of learning aids to accommodate the busy and diverse lifestyles of today's learners, including downloadable flash cards, videos, MP3 review podcasts, and quick quizzes that allow students to study wherever they are and whenever they have time. Designed to reach today's students, ORGB says it all in four letters, reflecting how this unique solution speaks in the language of today's learner. ORGB started with student conversations, focus groups, interviews, surveys, and input from faculty members like you. This innovative approach unites research and the authors' unique approach in a visually rich, yet professional design that reads like a business periodical. ORGB provides a streamlined, concepts-driven format with optional exercises, cases, and applications found in the supplement package, which you can use depending on your students' needs. Choose ORGB for the unique principles of management solution that you and your students have created together.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Debra L. Nelson is the Spears School of Business Associates' Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Management at Oklahoma State University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington, where she was the recipient of the R. D. Irwin Dissertation Fellowship Award. Dr. Nelson is the author of over 90 journal articles focusing on organizational stress management, gender at work, and leadership. Her research has been published in the ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE, ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW, MIS QUARTERLY, ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS, JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, and other journals. In addition, she is coauthor/coeditor of several books, including ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: SCIENCE, THE REAL WORLD, AND YOU; POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (Sage, 2007); ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP (South-Western, Cengage Learning, 2004); GENDER, WORK STRESS, AND HEALTH (American Psychological Association, 2002); ADVANCING WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT (Blackwell, 2002); and PREVENTIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS (American Psychological Association, 1997). Dr. Nelson has also served as a consultant to several organizations including AT&T, American Fidelity Assurance, Sonic, State Farm Insurance, and Southwestern Bell. She has presented leadership and preventive stress management seminars for a host of organizations, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Conoco/Phillips, Oklahoma Gas and Electric, Oklahoma Natural Gas, and the Federal Aviation Administration. She has been honored with the Greiner Graduate Teaching Award, the Chandler-Frates and Reitz Graduate Teaching Award, the Regents' Distinguished Teaching Award, the Regents' Distinguished Research Award, and the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award at OSU. Dr. Nelson also serves on the editorial review boards of the JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES, and LEADERSHIP.

Review

"I enjoy the fact that the concept removes the intimidation of a traditional textbook." -J. Tillman, Instructor at Lander University

"My favorite part of the package is the online material for both the student and the instructor. I love the wealth of student material that is available for use. The MP3 downloads are wonderful." -T. Davis, Davenport University

"A refreshing option." -V. Luchsinger, University of Baltimore

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western College Pub
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0324581327
• ISBN 13: 9780324581324
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 341