Table of contents :
1. What is organizational behavior? --
2. Foundations of individual behavior --
3. Attitudes and job satisfaction --
4. Personality and values --
5. Perception and individual decision making --
6. Motivation concepts --
7. Motivation: from concepts to applications --
8. Emotions and moods --
9. Foundations of group behavior --
10. Understanding work teams --
11. Communication --
12. Basic approaches to leadership --
13. Contemporary issues in leadership --
14. Power and politics --
15. Conflict and negotiation --
16. Foundations of organizational structure --
17. Organizational culture --
18. Human resource policies and practices --
19. Organizational change and stress management --
Appendix A. Research in organizational behavior --
Comprehensive cases.

Summary :
The most comprehensive, reality-based review of organizational behavior of its kind, this volume prepares readers to explain and predict behavior in organizations at three levelsthe individual, the group, and the organization system. Features a lively, conversational style, extensive examples, case applications, skill-building modules, Ethical Dilemma exercises, Myth or Science? boxes, and more. Values, Attitudes, and Job Satisfaction. Personality and Emotions. Perception and Individual Decision Making. Basic Motivation Concepts. Motivation: From Concepts to Applications. Understanding Work Teams. Communication. Basic Approaches to Leadership. Contemporary Issues in Leadership. Power and Politics. Conflict and Negotiation. Technology and Work Design. Human Resource Policies and Practices. Organizational Culture. Organizational Change and Stress Management. For anyone interested in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, or human relations.