Developing Managerial Skills in Organizational Behavior: Exercises, Cases and Readings

This collection of innovative experiential exercises combines with current and classic readings and case studies to offer you a well-structured approach to the study of managerial practice. Authors Mainiero and Tromley address the common problems that concern most managers in a style that not only provides a theoretical framework, but helps readers to better understand their own skills, philosophies, attitudes, strengths, and limitations. CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS: Three experiential exercises allow readers to apply theoretical concepts, and to test and improve their skills in a simulated organizational situation; Three readings per chapter help contribute to conceptual knowledge and support skill development; Case studies offer the opportunity to integrate and use the theories and concepts from the readings to solve typical management problems; Self-assessment questionnaires allow readers to analyze their attitudes, philosophies, and strengths and limitations as managers; Skill practice simulations require testing theories and skills in controlled management problems; Theory application exercises allow readers to question the theoretical knowledge as applied to their own job situations; Each chapter ends with a brief written assignment - 'memo' - in which readers can apply that chapter's concepts to their current work experience.

A collection of classic and innovative readings and action-oriented, skill-building exercises and cases in organizational behavior.