Now in its third edition, Colquitt-LePine-Wesson continues to
offer a novel and innovative approach to teaching organizational
behavior. The focus, tone, and organization of the book shows students
that:
OB really matters - The book opens with two chapters
barely covered in other texts: job performance and organizational
commitment. Those topics are critical to managers and students alike,
and represent two of the most critical outcomes in OB. Each successive
chapter then links that chapter's topic back to those outcomes,
illustrating why OB matters in today's organizations.
OB topics all fit together
- The book is structured around an integrative model, shown on the back
cover and spotlighted in the first chapter, that provides a roadmap for
the course. The model illustrates how individual, team, leader, and
organizational factors shape employee attitudes, and how those attitudes
impact performance and commitment. In this way, the model reminds
students where they are, where they've been, and where they're going.
OB is all around them
- The book includes innovative insert box features that students
actually enjoy reading. OB on Screen uses scenes from popular films,
such as the Social Network, Up in the Air, Inception, and the King's
Speech, to demonstrate OB topics. OB at the Bookstore draws a bridge to
popular business books, including Drive, the 4-Hour Workweek, Linchpin,
and Superfreakonomics.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
CHAPTER 1 - What is Organizational Behavior?
CHAPTER 2 - Job Performance
CHAPTER 3 - Organizational Commitment
PART 2 INDIVIDUAL MECHANISMS
CHAPTER 4 - Job Satisfaction
CHAPTER 5 - Stress
CHAPTER 6 - Motivation
CHAPTER 7 - Trust, Justice, and Ethics
CHAPTER 8 - Learning and Decision Making
PART 3 INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS
CHAPTER 9 - Personality and Cultural Values
CHAPTER 10 � Ability
PART 4 GROUP MECHANISMS
CHAPTER 11 - Teams: Characteristics and Diversity
CHAPTER 12 - Teams: Processes and Communication
CHAPTER 13 - Leadership: Power and Negotiation
CHAPTER 14 - Leadership: Styles and Behaviors
PART 5 ORGANIZATIONAL MECHANISMS
CHAPTER 15 - Organizational Structure
CHAPTER 16 - Organizational Culture
GLOSSARY