Organizational Behavior 6th Edition (Paperback)

by Gregory Moorhead (Author), Ricky W. Griffin (Author)

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Product Description
Prepare today to become a strong, effective manager tomorrow with the powerful insights, solid concepts, and reader-friendly approach in "Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations, 9e, International Edition". This text equips readers with the skills and practical understanding to meet the management challenges of a new century. Readers delve into the fundamentals of human behavior in today's organizations as the book balances classic management ideas with thorough coverage of the most recent OB developments and contemporary trends. Memorable examples from instantly recognizable organizations, such as Facebook, IKEA, New Balance, and the NFL, are woven throughout the book and work with fresh new cases and proven boxed features that focus on pressing issues and reinforce the book's practical perspective. Readers find themselves well equipped and energized for the most exciting task of tomorrow: managing people effectively within competitive organizations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author
Ricky W. Griffin is Executive Associate Dean of the College of Business Administration at Texas A&M. He received his Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of Houston. His research interests include workplace violence, employee health and well-being in the workplace, and workplace culture. He has served as editor of the JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT and as an officer in the Southwest Regional Division of the Academy of Management, the Southern Management Association, and the Research Methods Division and the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management. Dr. Griffin spent three years on the faculty at the University of Missouri (Columbia) before moving to Texas A&M University in 1981. He is well respected and recognized for his organizational behavior and management research and for his many successful textbooks, including MANAGEMENT, FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS, and INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS.

Gregory Moorhead is an associate professor of management at Arizona State University. He attended Texas Tech University and the University of Houston. He earned his BSIE, M.B.A., and Ph.D. in organizational behavior and management. He joined the faculty at ASU in 1978 and has taught courses in management principles, management policy and strategy, personnel management, and operations management, as well as graduate seminars in organizational behavior and international management. Dr. Moorhead has written numerous articles that have been published in leading managerial journals, including ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW, HUMAN RELATIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES, EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT, JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, and others. His research focuses on the fields of groupthink, group decision-making, job design, leadership, and organization structure. He frequently travels internationally with his students, giving him a unique first-hand perspective on numerous global topics. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company; 6 edition (July 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618056491
• ISBN-13: 978-0618056491
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #810,821 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Most helpful and insightful, September 27, 2002

By	Manny Hernandez "Author of Ning For Dummies" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

The book is fairly comprehensive in terms of its scope. We are currently using the book at our Organizational Behavior class, and it's proved to be an excellent reference. The way it is structured (for the reader) makes in-depth reading or skimming through it (let's face it: this is the reality for most working MBA students!) equally effective. It has clearly distinguishable definitions on the margins, which can serve as a cue for the topic, along with the summaries at the end of every chapter. The intro and closing "cases" provided around the topic of the chapter are VERY insightful and on every other page or so, there are examples about the matter being discussed, which help with the understanding (I know that I, as an Engineer, appreciate examples to illustrate a point). Finally, the illustrations (graphs and charts) are one of the best things the book has! Remember that phrase that used to say "a picture is worth a thousand words"? Well, the authors epithomize it. The charts in the book do a great job at conveying entire pages of information at a time in a very efficient way. All in all, I like the book a lot, and it's been very helpful in complementing our in-class discussions about cases and topics of Organizational Behavior.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Purchase!, April 24, 2009

By	Teresa C. (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations (Hardcover)

This book came in brand new condition. The item was also shipped in a good amount of time, and I received it just days after ordering. Thank you to the seller. I definately recommend them to others, and I will probably be purchasing other books for school from the seller in the near future.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, January 23, 2009

By	Tyesha J. Williams "TishJW" (Gaithersburg, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Organizational Behavior: Managing People and Organizations (Hardcover)

I needed this book for class. It was more than half the price the school was charging. Needless to say I was thoroughly pleased!