Organizational Behavior

Robert E Stevens, David L Loudon, Jr Harris, Sandra J Hartman

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN: 9781040894927
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

Develop effective management skills with up-to-date theory and research!An effective understanding of workplace behavior requires a solid grounding in both principles and practice. Organizational Behavior provides both. This comprehensive textbook uses realistic case examples, self-tests, and plentiful tables and figures to illustrate the principles of organizational behavior.Each chapter begins by posing a difficult work situation, which may be a conflict, a problem with motivation, or an issue of diversity. Then it goes on to discuss the principles and theories that apply to the case, returning to it at times to see how various strategies work. The start-of-chapter problems catch students'interest, and the clear explications of theory give them the concepts they need to come up with innovative solutions. The classic areas of ethics, problem employees, motivation, conflict, and organizational culture are amply covered, but Organizational Behavior also deals with areas too often neglected, including:

• the physical atmosphere of the workplace
• the effects of new technologies on workers
• the pitfalls and opportunities of globalization
• diversity and multiculturalism in the workplace
• both informal and formal organizational structure
• workplace gossip and the office grapevine

Organizational Behavior integrates theory with practice so that students learn to apply concepts to real-world problems. This comprehensive textbook, the second edition of Human Behavior at Work, also features discussion questions, additional cases, self-tests, and useful tables and figures. A teacher's manual with lecture notes and a test bank is also available.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• About the authors
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Human Behavior at Work— With an Emphasis on Ethics
• Chapter 2. Diversity and Inequity in the Workplace
• Chapter 3. Globalization and Its Effects
• Chapter 4. Organizational Culture —The Planned, Structured Side
• Chapter 5. Organizational Culture —The Informal Organization and Power and Politics
• Chapter 6. What Good Are Groups, Anyway?
• Chapter 7. The Physical Surroundings of the Workplace
• Chapter 8. Perception and the Individual
• Chapter 9. Personal Needs in the Workplace
• Chapter 10. The Role of Leadership in the Organization
• Chapter 11. Stimulating Employees to Action— The Motivational Process
• Chapter 12. The Reinforcement View of Motivation
• Chapter 13. Communicating Concepts and Information
• Chapter 14. Planned and Unplanned Change and Organizational Development
• Chapter 15. Managing Conflict
• Chapter 16. Stress and Other Problems
• Chapter 17. Technology—Its Impact in the Workplace
• Notes
• Name Index
• Subject Index