Essentials of Organizational Behavior [Paperback]

Stephen P. Robbins (Author), Stephen Robbins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0133000966 | ISBN-13: 978-0133000962 | Publication Date: December 16, 1993 | Edition: 4th

Lively and informative, this masterfully crafted introduction to the field of organizational behavior (OB) condenses the essential topics into a tightly focused presentation.

Editorial Reviews

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The Fifth Edition continues to gain popularity/only the most relevant topics in organizational behavior today, such as TQM, reengineering, technology, empowerment, declining employee loyalty, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, virtual and boundaryless organizations, and 360-degree performance appraisals are included. Lively and informative, this masterfully crafted introduction to the field of organizational behavior (OB) condenses the essential elements of the field into a tightly focused presentation. Its concise format makes it a viable alternative to the core textbook and flexible enough to combine with cases, readings, and experiential materials. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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This book features only the most relevant topics in organizational behavior today, such as TQM; reengineering, technology; empowerment; declining employee loyalty; the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; virtual and boundaryless organizations; 360-degree performance appraisals; diversity; globalization; ethics; and more. Lively and informative, this masterfully crafted introduction condenses the essentials of the field into a tightly focused presentation. A four-part organization covers an introduction to organizational behavior, the individual in the organization, groups in the organization, and the organization system. For directors of human resource and other individuals in a variety of managerial positions. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 294 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4th edition (December 16, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0133000966
• ISBN-13: 978-0133000962
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,461,504 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best intro to OB, December 19, 2002

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Pramod Prasanth "pan-alpina" (Basel, Switzerland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essentials of Organizational Behavior (6th Edition) (Paperback)

I find Robbins's OB one of the best introductionary books for OB. Though it does not contain lots of case studies, to get started with concepts, the easy to read layout and the interesting activities that he presents makes it a very good book to get started. I personally started my OB with a much more detailed book, but after I found this one, I used this as the starting point, to get the ideas, and then used more high level books to explore further.
Why not 5 stars, well, coz as I said, I did need to look at other books to explore in detail!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent overall review of OB theories., October 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Essentials of Organizational Behavior (Paperback)

Robbins discusses current OB theory in a brief, concise manner. He does not provide many examples of real-teime applications, however. This is a hinderance to the book's usefulness as it is sometimes difficult to conceptualize how many of the theories might be practically implemented. Overall, a decent reference book.

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the budding manager, December 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Essentials of Organizational Behavior (6th Edition) (Paperback)

This is a great book to understand the fundamentals of organizational behaviour. It is simple to understand, and the excellent layout and graphics make it enjoyable and ignite your curiosity. I read it from cover to cover in a matter of days. However, I do agree that more relevant case studies and applications should have been included.