Classic Readings in Organizational Behavior

CLASSIC READINGS IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR is organized around the field's most discussed themes: leadership, motivation, individuals in teams and groups, effects of the work environment on individuals, power and influence, and organizational change. Within each of these thematic sections, the readings are presented chronologically so students can understand the development of specific theories, as well as the overall development of the field of organizational behavior. Because of this effective organization and a thorough introduction, many instructors use this reader as the sole text for their courses.

J. Steven Ott is a professor and dean emeritus at the University of Utah. He has written numerous books on organization theory, organizational behavior, nonprofit organizations, and organizational culture. His recent journal articles have appeared in the International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior, Public Organization Review, Public Performance & Management Review, Public Administration Review, and Public Integrity. He teaches organizational behavior, organizational leadership and change, the nonprofit sector in society, nonprofit organization management, and organization theory. Ott worked as a management consultant to organizations in the nonprofit and public sectors for 26 years before joining the faculties at the universities of Maine and Utah. His Ph.D. is from the University of Colorado, his M.S. from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his B.A. form Pennsylvania State University.

Sandra J. Parkes is the Associate Dean of Continuing Education at the University of Utah, where she also teaches in the Public Administration Program. Her primary teaching and research interests are in the areas of organizational behavior and development, organizational leadership and change, motivation, human resource management, transfer of training, arts administration, and the practice of management. Her most recent publication was a chapter in the HANDBOOK OF PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND REFORM. She has been a management consultant and trainer in business, nonprofit organizations, and government and works extensively with the municipal clerk and fire service professions. Her doctorate is from Arizona State University, and her Master's degree from the University of Wyoming.

Richard B. Simpson is the Associate Provost, Division of Continuing Education, Colorado State University. He has been an adjunct professor of public administration and the Executive MBA program at the David Eccles School of Business at the University Utah. He is now affiliated academically with the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Department at Colorado State University He teaches courses in organizational behavior, motivation and leadership, administrative practice, and organizational and industrial psychology, in the executive MBA and MPA programs. For many years, Simpson has been an active management consultant and trainer in industry, government, higher education, and health care organizations. His Ph.D. is in Industrial Organizational Psychology, M.S. in Economics, and B.S. in Biology.