Basic Organizational Behavior

By John R. Schermerhorn Jr., Richard N. Osborn, James G. Hunt

A brief introduction to organizational behavior (OB) that tackles the issues facing today's managers, such as diversity, total quality management, ethics and the global marketplace. It uses a unique managerial perspective to explore how a manager uses OB insights in the workplace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471190268
• ISBN13: 9780471190264
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Know your organization

This book gives you the basic knowledge to undertand an organization, how is structure and how the internal process works.

Great Behavior Book

Wonderful book in Organizational Behavior, this book has everything from leadership, motivation, negotiation, stress, and etc. This is a must have for anyone who deals with people or in a managemen role.

Great review of OB

Thank you for sending this book quickly. I am a student and with its arrival I was able to get some much needed homework done. Thank you.

A+ for "profs' & self-driven doing-it-on-your-own students!

Introduces the essentials of organizational behavior with strong managerial theme. Section I covers organizational behavior and management, the new workplace, and the global economy. Other sections focus on: individuals, groups, processes, organizational goals and structure, design, culture, change and development. The section on motivation includes a good integrated model, that integrates several theories. This text provides a solid grounding in the subject. Includes notes and glossary. If you teach this subject, or are a self-directed doing-it-on-your-own student, check out this text. Recommended. Reviewed by Gerry Stern, author of Stern's SourceFinder: The Master Directory to HR and Business Information and Resources, Stern's CyberSpace SourceFinder and founder, HRconsultant.com Management InfoCenter