Essentials of Organizational Behavior - International Student Edition

Terri A. Scandura is currently the Warren C. Johnson Professor of Management in the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. From 2007 to 2012, she served as Dean of the Graduate School of the university. Her fields of interest include leadership, mentorship, and applied research methods. She has been a visiting scholar in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, China, and the United Arab Emirates.Dr. Scandura has authored or coauthored over 200 presentations, articles, and book chapters. Her research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, the Journal of Applied Psychology, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Vocational Behavior, the Journal of Organizational Behavior, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Industrial Relations, Research in Organizational Behavior, Research in Personnel and Human Resource Management, and others.She has presented executive education programs on leadership, mentoring, leading change, and high-performance teams to numerous organizations such as VISA International, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, the Young Presidents Organization, Hewlett-Packard, and Baptist Health Systems.Dr. Scandura is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology, the American Psychological Association, and the Southern Management Association. She is a member of the Society of Organizational Behavior and the Academy of Management. She is a past associate editor for Group & Organization Management, the Journal of International Business Studies, the Journal of Management, and Organizational Research Methods. She currently serves on editorial boards for major journals including The Leadership Quarterly, Organizational Research Methods, and Group & Organization Management.

• SECTION I: INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: What Is Organizational Behavior?SECTION II: UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUALS IN ORGANIZATIONSChapter 2: Personality and Person–Environment FitChapter 3: Emotions and MoodsChapter 4: Attitudes and Job SatisfactionChapter 5: Perception, Decision Making, and Problem SolvingSECTION III: INFLUENCING AND MOTIVATING EMPLOYEESChapter 6: LeadershipChapter 7: Power and PoliticsChapter 8: Motivation: Core ConceptsChapter 9: Motivation: ApplicationsSECTION IV: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPSChapter 10: Group Processes and TeamsChapter 11: Managing Conflict and NegotiationChapter 12: Organizational CommunicationChapter 13: Diversity and Cross-Cultural AdjustmentsSECTION V: LEADERS AS CHANGE AGENTSChapter 14: Organizational CultureChapter 15: Leading Change and Stress ManagementAppendix 1: The Scientific Method in Organizational BehaviorAppendix 2: Organizational StructureGlossaryNotes