Organization Behavior: A Guide for Leaders, Supervisors, and Managers

Organization Behavior: A Guide for Leaders, Supervisors, and Managers provides readers with research and strategies to help individuals reach organizational objectives and create positive workplace cultures.

The text is organized into five dedicated sections. Section 1 underscores the importance of studying organizational behavior, introduces key theories, explores various methods for understanding human behavior, and examines the concept of emotional intelligence. Section 2 discusses employee motivation and job design, need-based motivation, learning theory, cognitive and behavioral theory of motivation, organizational reward systems, and pay structures. In Section 3, readers learn how to create and lead effective, high-performing teams, communication strategies for communication in organizations, and methods for understanding and resolving conflict. Section 4 addresses topics related to leadership and management, including management styles and approaches, formal and informal leadership, decision-making styles, and ethics. Section 5, the final section, speaks to organizational culture and change.

An essential and enlightening guide, Organization Behavior is an exemplary textbook for courses in organizational behavior and business management.

Roxanne Helms-Stevens, DBA is a professor of management in the School of Business and Management at Azusa Pacific University. She received her MBA with dual concentrations in strategic leadership and human and organizational development from Azusa Pacific University, as well as a DBA in strategic management from Alliant International University.

Daniel Kipley, DBA is a professor of strategy and the chair of the management and international business programs at Azusa Pacific University. He receive a M.A. in management from the University of Redlands, an MBA in international strategic management from Alliant International University, and a DBA in strategic management from Alliant International University.