The key elements of Organizational Behavior are presented in a focused, balanced, and conversational style. This best selling brief alternative for the OB course covers all the key concepts you need, the cutting-edge topics you hope for, and streamlined pedagogy to allow maximum flexibility in designing and shaping your course. This text provides students with the key concepts needed to understand, predict, and respond to the behavior of people in real world organizations.
Introduction to Organizational Behavior; Personality and Values; Perception and Individual Decision Making; Job Attitudes; Motivation Concepts; Motivation: From Concepts to Applications; Emotions and Moods; Foundations of Group Behavior; Understanding Work Teams; Communication; Leadership; Power and Politics; Conflict and Negotiation; Foundations of Organization Structure; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change
  A short, focused reference for anyone currently in or planning to take on a management role, this text provides students with the key concepts needed to understand, predict, and respond to the behavior of people in real world organizations.

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Supervision Today has earned a reputation of being the one of the most effective supervision books because it blends traditional and contemporary topics, as well as theories and experiential skills. Offering a three-tier learning system, it focuses on building readers’ knowledge, improving their comprehension and applying concepts directly to skill development. Known for its lively tone and four-color design, it captures the latest in supervision literature and includes cases to invigorate any lecture. This edition includes new information on interviewing, employee loyalty, conflict resolution, and group development. Perfect for managers and supervisors....

This streamlined volume covers the principle concepts of management to provide readers with a solid foundation for understanding key issues.

Managers and Management; The Management Environment; Foundations of Decision Making; Foundations of Planning;  Organizational Structure and Culture; Managing Human Resources; Managing Change and Innovation; Foundations of Individual Behavior; Understanding Groups and Managing Work Teams; Motivating and Rewarding Employees; Leadership and Trust; Communication and Interpersonal Skills; Foundations of Control; Operations Management

For managers and students of business.

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Management theories come to life with insights from real managers!  This best selling principles text vividly illustrates management theories by incorporating real-life perspectives from a myriad of managers on their greatest challenges and successes.  In the tenth edition, new features further integrate real managers’ experiences into the text, helping students understand more clearly what being a manager is all about.  For undergraduate principles of management courses.  MARKET SPOTTERS: Williams, Management 5e, 2009, Cengage; Daft, Management, 8e, 2008, Cengage; Plunkett, Management, 9e, 2008, Cengage; Hellreigel, Managing: A Competency Approach, 11e, 2008, Cengage; Jones/George, Contemporary Management, 5e, 2008, MGH; Kinnicki/Williams, Management, 3e, 2008, MGH; Griffin, Management, 9e, 2008, HM; Kreitner, Management, 11e, 2009, HM; Bateman, Management: Leading & Collaborating, 8e, 2009, MGH; Schermerhorn, Management, 9e, 2008, Wiley

 

 

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This book takes an applied approach by having students focus on developing and practicing interpersonal skills rather than learning pure management theory.

Self-awareness, self-management, verbal/non-verbal messages, motivation and goal-setting, managing change, and valuing diversity.

By developing and practicing the interpersonal skills in this book, business professionals can learn how to build productive relationships with others and master skills vital to personal and organizational effectiveness.

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