TY - BOOK AU - Kinicki,Angelo AU - Kreitner,Robert TI - Organizational behavior: key concepts, skills & best practices SN - 007282932X (alk. paper) AV - HD58.7 .K5265 2006 U1 - 658.3 22 PY - 2006///] CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin KW - Organizational behavior N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 414-443) and indexes; pt. 1. Managing people within the external and organizational context. Needed: people-centered managers and workplaces ; Organizational culture, socialization, and mentoring ; Developing global managers -- pt. 2. Managing individual level factors. Understanding social perception and managing diversity ; Appreciating individual differences: intelligence, ability, personality, core self-evaluations, attitudes, and emotions ; Motivation I: needs, job design, and satisfaction ; Motivation II: equity, expectancy, and goal setting ; Improving performance with feedback, rewards, and positive reinforcement -- pt. 3. Managing group level factors and social processes. Effective groups and teams ; Making decisions ; Managing conflict and negotiating ; Communicating in the digital age ; Influence, power, and politics: an organizational survival kit -- pt. 4. Managing for organizational effectiveness. Leadershiop ; Designing effective organizations ; Managing change and organizational learning N2 - Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices the right choice for todays business/management student. The topical flow of this 16-chapter text goes from micro (individuals) to macro (groups, teams, and organizations). Mixing and matching chapters and topics within chapters in various combinations is possible and encouraged to create optimum teaching/learning experiences ER -