Managing Behavior in Organizations (4th Edition) [Paperback]

Jerald Greenberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131447467 | ISBN-13: 978-0131447462 | Publication Date: February 29, 2004 | Edition: 4

This excellent paperback provides a brief, yet comprehensive tour of the scientific and practical highlights of organizational behavior (OB). It gets right to the point by focusing on essential concepts and practices that those in business really need to know. It allows readers to understand and appreciate the essentials of OB as a practical and scientific field by providing a good balance between research/theory and practical applications for the concepts presented. A long list of cutting-edge topics are covered in this easy-to-understand, conversationally-written book. It includes integrated coverage of Internet/Web-based organizational behavior concepts with special treatment of e-commerce, and includes practical tips and suggestions telling readers how to apply OB in their own jobs. Coverage includes: individual behavior, group behavior, and organizational processes. A especially handy reference for practicing managers and executives in corporate training programs.

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A brief Organizational Behavior text. This book covers all of the necessary essentials, while offering the time and space for supplemental materials. Features include "You Be the Consultant" boxes and team exercises. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In just 14 chapters, Jerald Greenberg offers up-to-date coverage of the major organizational behavior topics!

This new edition of Managing Behavior in Organizations helps students understand organizational behavior, its current theories and their value to modern organizational practice.

Look for these features in the new edition:

• "Making the Case for..." are brief opening cases in each chapter that illustrate the importance of the particular topic in an organization.
• Two new chapters including Chapter 3-"Personality, Feelings, and Stress" and Chapter 6-"Interpersonal Behavior in the Workplace"
• "Winning Practices"is a box included in each chapter that describes how organizational behavior principles were applied in a way that helped an organization improve.
• End of chapter elements including self-assessment exercises, group exercises, and "You Be the Consultant" mini cases.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (February 29, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131447467
• ISBN-13: 978-0131447462
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #638,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Appropriate Behavior, February 22, 2010

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This review is from: Managing Behavior in Organizations (5th Edition) (Paperback)

I am not the sharpest leaf on the tree and had been out of college for more than ten years before picking up this book. The book is organized well and the information is easily understood. Each chapter begins with Learning Objectives, 3 Good reasons why you should care, and Making the case for organizational behavior that introduces the material in the chapter with describing a real organization. If you are serious about your education and want to learn something this book is designed exactly for that. The book has a free companion website for the student and an online instructor resource. The paperback is durable and the book easily fits into one hand. I am using this book for an online course and it is constantly being shoved in and out of my work bag and has held up well. Pleased with purchase.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource, June 4, 2008

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This review is from: Managing Behavior in Organizations (4th Edition) (Paperback)

Very easy to read and well organized. I like it better than my course text!

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Textbook..., July 6, 2011

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This review is from: Managing Behavior in Organizations (5th Edition) (Paperback)

Content, is, well, textbook-like. The real focus of my review is the paper and print choice --- it is HORRIBLE to read. For an item intended for instruction, to read thoroughly, digest and study, the publishers/printers don't make it an easy task. The pages are so shiny, i have to constantly move the book around in light to see what I'm trying to read.

The text itself is fine, the transaction and communication with seller was super, just extremely disappointed in the readability. It's hard enough getting motivated to read a textbook, the last thing I need is extra motivation NOT to dig in.