ORGB 3, Student Edition (with CourseMate and Transitions 2.0 Printed Access Card) (Engaging 4LTR Press Titles for Management) - Softcover

Nelson, Debra L.; Quick, James Campbell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1133191193 ISBN 13: 9781133191193

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2012

Synopsis

Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with input from hundreds of students and faculty, ORGB3 is an engaging and accessible solution that caters to the diverse lifestyles of today's learners. This paperback includes a suite of learning aids that accommodate to the busy and diverse lifestyles of today's learners, including downloadable flash cards, videos, downloadable audio files, and quizzes that allow students to study wherever they are and whenever they have time. Designed to reach today's students, ORGB3 says it all in four letters, reflecting how this unique solution speaks the language of today's learner.

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

Part I: INTRODUCTION. 1. Organizational Behavior and Opportunity. 2. Challenges for Managers. Part II: INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR. 3. Personality, Perception, and Attribution. 4. Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics. 5. Motivation at Work. 6. Learning and Performance Management. 7. Stress and Well-Being at Work. Part III: INTERPERSONAL PROCESS AND BEHAVIOR. 8. Communication. 9. Work Teams and Groups. 10. Decision Making by Individuals and Groups. 11. Power and Political Behavior. 12. Leadership and Followership. 13. Conflict and Negotiation. Part IV: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND STRUCTURE. 14. Jobs and the Design of Work. 15. Organizational Design and Structure. 16. Organizational Culture. 17. Career Management. 18. Managing Change.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1133191193
• ISBN 13: 9781133191193
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 368