Organizational Behavior Experiences and Cases

Name: Organizational Behavior Experiences and Cases
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ISBN: 9780324048506

ISBN-10: 0324048505

ISBN-13: 9780324048506

Edition: 6th 2001

Authors: Dorothy Marcic, Joe Seltzer, Peter Vaill

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This text is a compilation of 67 engaging, flexible, and tested exercises for active learning of organizational behavior. Exercises range from the simple to the complex and can be implemented as individual or group activities. Self-inventories, role-plays, and case studies provide a diversity of experiences. A section of 11 short readings serves as an anchor to students new to experiential methods, group processes, and case analysis.

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List price: $82.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cengage South-Western
Publication date: 8/7/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Dorothy Marcic, EdD, MPH, is a former faculty member at Vanderbilt University. Dr. Marcic is also a former Fulbright Scholar at the University of Economics in Prague and the Czech Management Center, where she taught courses and did research in leadership, organizational behavior, and cross-cultural management. She teaches courses at the Monterrey Institute of International Studies and at the University of Economics in Prague and has taught courses and given presentations at the Helsinki School of Economics, Slovenia Management Center, College of Trade in Bulgaria, City University of Slovakia, Landegg Institute in Switzerland, the Swedish Management Association, Technion University in…

Dr. Mitchell Kusy has 25 years experience in leadership and organization development. He is a full professor in the Ph.D. program, Leadership & Change, Antioch University and a distinguished visiting professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Internationally, he has consulted in more than 15 countries and recently received the international honor of being selected a Fulbright Scholar in international organization development. Previously, Mitch was a full professor in the master's and doctoral program in organization development at the University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, where he taught for 17 years. Before entering academia, Mitch worked in industry and directed the leadership…

Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Assumptions about People and Organizations	p. 1
A Manager's Job	p. 5
My Absolute Worst Job (or Boss): An Icebreaker	p. 9
Personality and Attitudes
Personality Assessment: Jung's Typology	p. 11
Locus of Control	p. 17
Element B: An Interpersonal Relations Instrument	p. 21
Perception and Attribution
Incongruent Perceptions: The Case of the "Other Systems Group"	p. 29
The Case of the Predictable Bikers	p. 31
Defense Mechanisms	p. 33
Learning and Reinforcement
The Learning-Model Instrument	p. 35
What Does Learning Really Mean?	p. 43
Work Motivation
Motivating the Simpsons	p. 45
Work vs. Play	p. 49
Mega Manufacturing	p. 53
Motivating Performance: Goal Setting and Reward Systems
The Brady Bunch Experience Equity Theory	p. 57
Team Ring-Toss--An Experiential Exercise	p. 61
Work Stress
Assessing Your Level of Stress	p. 65
Strategies for Managing Stress	p. 75
Group and Team Behavior
Tower of Team Power	p. 83
Wilderness Survival	p. 87
Merger at Mother Hubbard Shoes	p. 93
Windsock, Inc.	p. 95
Tilt! An Exercise in Team Learning Under Competitive Conditions	p. 99
Power and Political Behavior
Empowerment	p. 103
Experiencing Influence Styles	p. 117
A Simple--But Powerful--Power Simulation	p. 119
Conflict and Negotiation
Management of Differences	p. 121
Ugli Orange Case	p. 131
Border Dispute	p. 133
Prisoner's Dilemma: An Intergroup Competition	p. 135
Leadership: Foundations
Take Me to Your Leader--An Imaginative Reflection	p. 137
Path-Goal Leadership: The Pat Howard Role Play	p. 143
Leadership Role Plays: Using Coaching and Counseling Skills	p. 153
Leadership: Contemporary Developments
Leadership: Its Essence	p. 155
Ten Minutes Until Crunch Time--A Role Play	p. 157
The Teledon Industries Role Play	p. 159
The President's Decision: A Role Play	p. 161
Interpersonal Communication
Poor Listening Habits: Identifying and Improving Them	p. 165
Feedback: Interpersonal Relationships in Groups	p. 169
Decision-Making in Organizations
Improving Organizational Decision-Making	p. 171
Minute Memos	p. 177
Job Design
Job Design Exercises	p. 185
Emily Fife and Learning a Living	p. 191
Organization Design
The Four Frames Model: Analyzing a Hospital Department Consolidation	p. 195
The Honda Case: Designing for Quality	p. 201
Words-In-Sentences Company	p. 207
Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture Assessment	p. 213
Decisions at R. J. P. and B. Advertising	p. 219
Organizational Change
Force Field Analysis	p. 221
An Ancient Tale	p. 225
Creativity
Tolerance for Ambiguity	p. 227
Adaptors and Innovators	p. 231
Developing Vivid Language	p. 235
Management of Diversity
Becoming a Minority: Being Exposed to Cultural Diversity	p. 237
Understanding Race and Gender Differences	p. 241
What's in a Name: Cultural Meanings	p. 243
International Cross-Cultural Management
Lao Bao's	p. 245
The Owl: Cross-Cultural Sensitivity	p. 253
Values and Ethics
Moral Dilemmas	p. 255
Ethics in International Business	p. 261
Integrative Cases and Exercises
SSS Software: An In-Basket Exercise	p. 265
Organization Learning: Humpty Dumpty Takes a Fall	p. 277
Casual Togs, Inc.	p. 279
The Pleasure Boat Shipyard	p. 287
The Leadership Self-Study Project	p. 291
Professional Skills Assessment	p. 293
Synthesis: Would You Hire Pat Howard?	p. 299
Readings
Instructions to New Groups	p. 301
An Introduction to Cases	p. 304
A Model for the Development of Skills	p. 308
Participating in Role Plays	p. 309
Learning from Inventories	p. 310
Giving and Receiving Feedback	p. 311
Analysis of Team or Group Effectiveness	p. 313
On Using the Classroom as an Organization	p. 315
Effective Group Participant Peer Evaluation (BARS Format)	p. 317
Jung's Personality Typology	p. 321
Observing and Understanding Group Processes	p. 328
Change Itself Is Changing	p. 334
Roles and Other Confidential Information
The Teledon Industries Role Play--Role Description for Kim Woodhall	p. 335
Ugli Orange Case--Role Description for Dr. Roland	p. 337
Coaching and Counseling--Role Description for Pat Jones, Supervisor	p. 338
The President's Decision--Role Description for John/Joan Ward	p. 340
Path-Goal Leadership: The Pat Howard Role Play--Role Description for Pat Howard, Manager, Round 1	p. 341
Border Dispute--TOP SECRET: Arak Negotiation Information	p. 342
Experiencing Influence Styles--Role Description for Dale Williams	p. 346
Ugli Orange Case--Role Description for Dr. Jones	p. 347
Path-Goal Leadership: The Pat Howard Role Play--Role Descriptions for Subordinates, Round 1	p. 348
Incongruent Perceptions--The Case of the "Other Systems Group": Part IIb	p. 350
The President's Decision--Role Description for William/Wanda Carson	p. 351
The Teledon Industries Role Play--Description for Robin Gerrity	p. 352
The President's Decision--Role Description for James/Jane Jackson	p. 353
Experiencing Influence Styles--Role Descriptions for Subordinates	p. 354
Border Dispute--Scoring Protocol	p. 355
Path-Goal Leadership: The Pat Howard Role Play--Role Description for Pat Howard, Manager, Round 2	p. 356
Coaching and Counseling--Role Description for Robin Smith, Subordinate	p. 357
The Owl: Cross-Cultural Sensitivity--Role Description for X-ians	p. 359
Poor Listening Habits: ABC Listening Sheet	p. 361
The President's Decision--Role Description for Russell/Rita Haney	p. 362
Path-Goal Leadership: The Pat Howard Role Play--Role Descriptions for Subordinates, Round 2	p. 363
Border Dispute--TOP SECRET: Barkan Negotiation Information	p. 365
Coaching and Counseling--Role Description for Observer	p. 369
The Owl: Cross-Cultural Sensitivity--Role Description for Americans/Westerners	p. 372
Poor Listening Habits: NL Sheet	p. 373
Merger at Mother Hubbard Shoes--Chris Peters	p. 374
Incongruent Perceptions--The Case of the "Other Systems Groups": Part IIa	p. 375
The Teledon Industries Role Play--Description for Chris Reilly	p. 376
Merger at Mother Hubbard Shoes--Pat Johnson	p. 377
Border Dispute--Treaty	p. 378
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