Organizational Behavior, 5th edition is a comprehensive and research based examination of modern organizational behavior. The authors present organizational behavior as a way to develop and extend a competitive advantage over the competition. The text has been fully updated and revised to include the latest thinking in organizational behavior research, include interesting and engaging cases and exercises, and a wide range of topics that are important to organizations today.

Table of Contents:

Part 1. Introduction

1. Organizational behavior

2. Management and managers

Part 2. Micro organizational behavior

3. Managing diversity and individual differences

4. Perception, decision making, and creativity

5. Work motivation and performance

6. Satisfaction and stress

Part 3. Meso organizational behavior

7. Efficiency, motivation, and quality in work design

8. Interdependence and role relationships

9. Group dynamics and team effectiveness

10. Leadership of groups and organizations

Part 4. Macro organizational behavipr

11. Power, politics, and conflicts'

12. Structurig the organization

13. Technology, environment, and organization design

14. Culture, change, and organization development

Part 5. Conclusion

15. International organizational behavior

16. Critical thinking and continous learning

Glossary

Index

About the Author

John A Wagner III is Professor and Chair of the Department of Management in the Eli Broad College of Business and Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University. Professor Wagner received his Ph.D. degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in management, organizational behavior, and organization theory.