The Fundamentals of Organizational Behavior

Part I: Introduction: 1. Introduction: Basic Model of Behavior. The Context of 21st Century Organizational Behavior. The Field of Organizational Behavior. Managing Organizational Performance. What Do Managers Really Do? Part II: A Focus on the Individual: 2. Personality and Individual Differences: Fundamental of Personality. Personality in Organizational Settings. Ability. 3. Attitudes and Accommodation to Work: Fundamentals of Work Attitudes. A Model of Attitudes. Attitude Consistency and Cognitive Dissonance. Socialization: Developing Work Related Attitudes and Behaviors. Organizational Commitment and Accommodation. 4. Individual Perception, Judgment, and Attribution: fundamentals of Perception. Judgement Biases and Errors. Attribution Theory: Finding Causes of Behavior. Some Organizational Implications of Perceptual and Attributional Biases. 5. Motivation and Performance: The Fundamentals of Motivation and Performance. Motivation - The Content Theories. Motivation - The Process Theories. Part III: The Context of Organizational Behavior: 6. Group and Team Performance: The Fundamental of Group and Teams. Group Development. Team Effectiveness Issues. Group Processes. Group Dynamics. Virtual Teams. 7. Culture: National and Organizational: The Hofstede Model of National Culture. Organizational Consequences of National Cultural Differences. Organizational Culture. Modal Personality. Organization Subcultures. Organization Culture: Special Cases. 8. Organizational Structure and Design: The Fundamental of Organization Structure. Organizations and Environment. Formal Organizations: Design and Structure. Organizational Design Alternatives. Part IV: Integrating Behavior Theory into Effective Management and Leadership: 9. Managing Performance: The Influence of Technology and Knowledge: The Context of Performance Management. Task Specialists - Managing Their Performance. Managing Knowledge Workers. 10. Conflict: Nature of Conflict. Diagnosing Conflict. Individual Responses to Conflict. Improving Organizational Response to Conflict. 11. Decision Making: Characteristics of the Decision Process. Models of Decision Making. Improving Individual Decision Making. Improving Group Decision Making. Social Influences on Group Decision Making. 12. Power and Politics in Organizations: A Model of Influence Processes in Organizations. Acquiring and Maintaining Organizationally Based Influence. Acquiring and Maintaining Personal Based Influence. Organizational Politics. 13. Leadership: Trait Approaches to Leadership. Behavioral Approaches to Leadership. Contingency Theories of Leadership. Process Theories of Leadership. Substitutes for Leadership. 14. Organizational Change: How Our Work Life is Changing. Stages of Successful Change. Resistance to Change. Helping Individuals Cope with Change. Organization Development. index .