Organizational Behavior (Paperback)

Book Summary of Organizational Behavior: A Strategic Approach
Managing human capital is critical for an organization to beat the competition and perform effectively. This innovative book shows readers how to efficiently manage behavior in organizations that in turn helps implement the organization’s strategy, affects the organization’s productivity, and allows the organization to gain advantages over its competitors. It also explains the strategic importance of managing behavior and emphasizes its relationship to organizational performance.

Table of contents :
Preface
Featured Case: Dell: A Little Bit Of Coul And A Lot Of Success
Part I The Strategic Lens
• A Strategic Approach to Organizational Behavior
• Organizational Diversity
• Organizational Behavior in a Global Context
Part II Individual Processes
• Learning and Perception
• Personality, Attitudes, and Values
• Work Motivation
• Workplace Stress
Part III Groups, Teams, And Social Processes
• Leadership
• Communication
• Decision Making by Individuals and Groups
• Groups and Teams
• Conflict, Power and Politics
Part IV The Organizational Context
• Organizational Structure and Culture
• Organizational Change and Development
Glossary
Subject Index
Name Index
Organization Index
Market Description :
• Top Executives
• Managers at all levels
• Business Students

About Author :
Michael A. Hitt, a past president of the Academy of Management, is a professor and Weatherup/Overby Chair in Executive Leadership at Arizona State University.