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Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior Indispensable Knowledge for Evidence-Based Management

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ISBN-10: 0470740949

ISBN-13: 9780470740941

Edition: 2nd 2009 (Handbook (Instructor's))

Authors: Edwin Locke

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Developed from decades of research and consulting, this international handbook identifies 30 timeless management principles every manager should know. With contributions from some of the foremost experts in organizational behavior, this insightful book demonstrates how theories of organizational behavior can be successfully applied to the workplace. With additional coverage on change, leadership, and knowledge, the new updated edition includes contributions from such notables as Teresa Amabile, Jay Conger, Fred Luthans, Antonio DeNisi, and Michael Beer.
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Book details

List price: $39.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 7/17/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 688
Size: 6.70" wide x 9.60" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.794
Language: English

Contributors and Editor
Preface
Editor's Introduction
Selection
Select on Intelligence
Select on Conscientiousness and Emotional Stability
Structure Interviews to Recruit and Hire the Best People
Training and Performance Appraisal
Design Training Systematically and Follow the Science of Training
Conduct Performance Appraisals to Improve Individual and Firm Performance
Turnover and Satisfaction
Promote Job Satisfaction through Mental Challenge
Control Voluntary Turnover by Understanding its Causes
Motivation
Attain Emotional Control by Understanding What Emotions Are
Motivate Employee Performance through Goal Setting
Cultivate Self-efficacy for Personal and Organizational Effectiveness
Using Empowerment to Motivate People to Engage in Effective Self- and Shared Leadership
Pay for Performance
Provide Recognition for Performance Improvement
Promote Procedural and Interactional Justice to Enhance Individual and Organizational Outcomes
Team Dynamics
Foster Team Effectiveness by Fulfilling Key Leadership Functions
Compose Teams to Assure Successful Boundary Activity
Making Group Process Work: Harnessing Collective Intuition, Task Conflict, and Pacing
Manage Intra-team Conflict through Collaboration
Leadership
Use Power Effectively to Influence People
Lead through Vision and Values
Foster Trust through Ability, Benevolence, and Integrity
Organizational Processes
Design Structure to Fit Strategy
Communicate Successfully by Seeking Balance
Use Participation to Share Information and Distribute Knowledge
Broaden the Decision Frame to Make Effective Decisions
Stimulate Creativity by Fueling Passion
Manage Stress at Work through Preventive and Proactive Coping
Manage Conflict through Negotiation and Mediation
Sustain Organizational Performance through Continuous Learning, Change and Realignment
Entrepreneurship
Gain Entrepreneurship Success through Swiftness and Experimentation
Work, Family, Technology, and Culture
Achieve Work-Family Balance through Individual and Organizational Strategies
Use Information Technology for Organizational Change
Make Management Practice Fit National Cultures and the Global Culture
Index