Essentials of Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-based Approach - Softcover

Scandura, Terri A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506388469 ISBN 13: 9781506388465

Publisher: Sage Pubns, 2018

Synopsis

Concise, practical, and based on the best available research, Essentials of Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach, Second Edition equips students with the necessary skills to become effective leaders and managers. Author Terri A. Scandura uses an evidence-based approach to introduce students to new models proven to enhance the well-being, motivation, and productivity of people in the work place. Experiential exercises, self-assessments, and a variety of real-world cases and examples provide students with ample opportunity to apply OB concepts and hone their critical thinking abilities. 

New to this Edition

• A new Emotions and Moods chapter delves into important topics like emotional intelligence, emotional contagion, and affective neuroscience.
• A new Power and Politics chapter unpacks the most effective influence strategies and helps students develop their political skills.
• A stremlined table of contents now combines perception and decision making in a single chapter and change and stress in a single chapter.
• New case studies, including some from SAGE Business Cases for the Interactive eBook, on topics such as virtual teams, equal pay and the gender wage gap, and the use of apps at work introduce timely and relevant discussions to help foster student engagement.
• The new edition has been rigorously updated with the latest research throughout and includes expanded coverage of Machiavellian leadership, ethical decision making, and organizational design through change.
• New Best Practices and Research in Action boxes as well as new Toolkit Activities and Self-Assessments have been added to make the text even more hands-on and practical.

About this title

Review

"A good book for OB students of all levels of study with many activities and resources that help students master the material."

--Stephanie Maynard-Patrick

"This is a great text. It covers relevant topics without being too verbose. It is also "modern" while retains critical seminal work."

--Dwight M. Hite

"Engaging, current and practical. This text provides emerging leaders with an opportunity to connect organizational theory with actual organizations. Each chapter provides interactive application to enable students to connect the learning to their own leadership and organizations."

--Julia P. Hood

"Cutting edge, engaging, real-time OB text. Hands down a must-have!"

--Renee A. Just

"Good quality, concise and covers the important topics in OB today."

--William Laing

"This text is based on evidence and sound research in OB with some very engaging activities to help students walk the theory into their experience with organizations. Nice price for students."

--Angela M. Balog

"This book should get serious consideration for use in an organizational behavior class."

--Sam Faught

"This text has a strong chapter on Power and Politics. Students come out of the course with a good understanding of power and the role politics plays in organizations..."

--Nancy J. Hanson-Rasmussen

"Very comprehensive, evidence-based..."

--Paul Axelrod

"A focused examination of the fundamental concepts of organizational behavior."

--Christopher J. Hartwell

About the Author

Terri A. Scandura is currently a Professor of Management in the School of Business Administration at the University of Miami. From 2007 to 2012, she served as Dean of the Graduate School of the University. Her fields of interest include leadership, mentorship, and applied research methods. She has been a visiting scholar in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, China and the United Arab Emirates.

Dr. Scandura has authored or co-authored over two hundred presentations, articles and book chapters. Her research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Vocational Behavior, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Industrial Relations, Research in Organizational Behavior and Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management and others. Her book, Essentials of Organizational Behavior: An evidence-based approach will be published by Sage Publications in 2015.

She has presented Executive Education programs on Leadership, Mentoring, Leading Change and High Performance Teams to numerous organizations such as VISA International, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, the Young Presidents Organization, Hewlett-Packard and Baptist Health Systems.

Dr. Scandura is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (Division 14 of the American Psychological Association), and the Southern Management Association. She is a member of the Society of Organizational Behavior (SOB) and the Academy of Management. She is a past-Associate editor for Group & Organization Management, the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management and Organizational Research Methods. She currently serves on Editorial Boards for major journals including the Academy of Management Journal.

She is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Career Award offered by the Academy of Management Research Methods Division.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sage Pubns
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1506388469
• ISBN 13: 9781506388465
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 438