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Brief Contents
The Group
9 Foundations of Group Behavior 274 10 Understanding Work Teams 310 11 Communication 342 12 Leadership 380 13 Power and Politics 420 14 Conflict and Negotiation 456 15 Foundations of organization Structure 490
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Glossary 665 Name Index 675 Organization Index 683 Subject Index 687
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1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 2 The Importance of Interpersonal Skills 5
Management and Organizational Behavior 6 Management Roles 7 • Management Skills 8 • Effective versus Successful Managerial Activities 9
Complementing Intuition with Systematic Study 11 Big Data 11 Myth or Science? Management by Walking Around Is the Most Effective Management 12
Disciplines That Contribute to the OB Field 15 Psychology 15 • Social Psychology 16 • Sociology 16 • Anthropology 16
There Are Few Absolutes in OB 16
Challenges and Opportunities for OB 17 Economic Pressures 18 • Continuing Globalization 18 • Workforce Demographics 19
Personal Inventory Assessments Multicultural Awareness Scale 20 Workforce Diversity 21 • Customer Service 21 • People Skills 21 • Networked Organizations 22 • Social Media 22 • Employee Well-Being at Work 22 • Positive Work Environment 23 • Ethical Behavior 24
An Ethical Choice Vacation Deficit Disorder 25 Coming Attractions: Developing an OB Model 26 An Overview 26 • Inputs 26 • Processes 27 • Outcomes 27
Career OBjectives What do I say about my termination? 29 Summary 32
Implications for Managers 32 Point/Counterpoint The Battle of the Texts 33
Questions for review 34 Experiential Exercise Managing the oB Way 34 Ethical Dilemma There’s a Drone in Your Soup 35 Case Incident 1 Apple Goes Global 35 Case Incident 2 Big Data for Dummies 36
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2 Diversity in Organizations 40 Diversity 43 Demographic Characteristics 43 • Levels of Diversity 44
An Ethical Choice Affirmative Action for Unemployed Veterans 45 Discrimination 45
Stereotype Threat 46 Personal Inventory Assessments Intercultural Sensitivity Scale 47 Discrimination in the Workplace 47
Biographical Characteristics 48 Age 48 Myth or Science? Bald Is Better 49 Sex 50 • Race and Ethnicity 51 • Disabilities 52 • Hidden Disabilities 53
Other Differentiating Characteristics 54 Tenure 54 • Religion 54 • Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity 55
Career OBjectives Is it okay to be gay at work? 56 Cultural Identity 57
Ability 57 Intellectual Abilities 58 • Physical Abilities 59
Implementing Diversity Management Strategies 60 Attracting, Selecting, Developing, and Retaining Diverse Employees 60 • Diversity in Groups 61 • Effective Diversity Programs 62
Summary 63
Implications for Managers 63 Point/Counterpoint Affirmative Action Programs Have outlived Their Usefulness 64
Questions for review 65 Experiential Exercise Differences 65 Ethical Dilemma Getting More Women on Board 65 Case Incident 1 Walking the Walk 66 Case Incident 2 The Encore Career 67
3 Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 72 Attitudes 75
Attitudes and Behavior 76
An Ethical Choice office Talk 77 Job Attitudes 78 Job Satisfaction and Job Involvement 78 • Organizational Commitment 78 • Perceived Organizational Support 78 • Employee Engagement 79 • Are These Job Attitudes Really All That Distinct? 80
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Job Satisfaction 80 Measuring Job Satisfaction 80 • How Satisfied Are People in Their Jobs? 81
What Causes Job Satisfaction? 83 Job Conditions 83 • Personality 84
Personal Inventory Assessments Core Self Evaluation (CSE) Scale 84 Pay 84 • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 85
Outcomes of Job Satisfaction 86 Job Performance 86 • Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) 86 • Customer Satisfaction 87 • Life Satisfaction 87
Career OBjectives How can I make my job better? 88 The Impact of Job Dissatisfaction 88 Counterproductive Work Behavior (CWB) 89
Myth or Science? Happy Workers Means Happy Profits 91 Managers Often “Don’t Get It” 91
Summary 92
Implications for Managers 92 Point/Counterpoint Employer–Employee Loyalty Is an outdated Concept 93
Questions for review 94 Experiential Exercise What Satisfies You about Your Dream Job? 94 Ethical Dilemma Tell-All Websites 94 Case Incident 1 The Pursuit of Happiness: Flexibility 95 Case Incident 2 Job Crafting 96
4 Emotions and Moods 100 What Are Emotions and Moods? 103 The Basic Emotions 103
Myth or Science? Smile, and the Work World Smiles with You 104 Moral Emotions 104 • The Basic Moods: Positive and Negative Affect 105 • Experiencing Moods and Emotions 106 • The Function of Emotions 107
Sources of Emotions and Moods 108 Personality 108 • Time of Day 109 • Day of the Week 109 • Weather 109 • Stress 112 • Social Activities 112 • Sleep 112 • Exercise 112 • Age 112 • Sex 113
Emotional Labor 113
Affective Events Theory 115
Emotional Intelligence 115
An Ethical Choice Should Managers Use Emotional Intelligence (EI) Tests? 117 Personal Inventory Assessments Emotional Intelligence Assessment 117 Emotion regulation 118 Emotion Regulation Influences and Outcomes 118 • Emotion Regulation Techniques 118 • Ethics of Emotion Regulation 120
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OB Applications of Emotions and Moods 121 Selection 121 • Decision Making 121 • Creativity 122 • Motivation 122 • Leadership 122 • Negotiation 123 • Customer Service 123 • Job Attitudes 123
Career OBjectives How do I turn down the volume on my screaming boss? 124 Deviant Workplace Behaviors 124 • Safety and Injury at Work 125
Summary 125
Implications for Managers 125 Point/Counterpoint Sometimes Yelling Is for Everyone’s Good 126
Questions for review 127 Experiential Exercise The Happiness Test 127 Ethical Dilemma Data Mining Emotions 127 Case Incident 1 Crybabies 128 Case Incident 2 Tall Poppy Syndrome 129
5 Personality and Values 134 Personality 137 What Is Personality? 137
Career OBjectives How do I ace the personality test? 138 Personal Inventory Assessments Personality Style Indicator 139 Personality Frameworks 139 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator 140 • The Big Five Personality Model 140 • The Dark Triad 144
Other Personality Attributes relevant to OB 146 Core Self-Evaluations (CSEs) 146 • Self-Monitoring 147
Myth or Science? We Can Accurately Judge Individuals’ Personalities a Few Seconds after Meeting Them 148
Proactive Personality 148
Personality and Situations 149 Situation Strength Theory 149 • Trait Activation Theory 150
Values 151 The Importance and Organization of Values 151 • Terminal versus Instrumental Values 152 • Generational Values 152
An Ethical Choice Do You Have a Cheating Personality? 153 Linking an Individual’s Personality and Values to the Workplace 153 Person–Job Fit 154 • Person–Organization Fit 154 • Other Dimensions of Fit 155
Cultural Values 156 Hofstede’s Framework 156 • The GLOBE Framework 158 • Comparison of Hofstede’s Framework and the GLOBE Framework 159
Summary 159
Implications for Managers 159 Point/Counterpoint Millennials Are More Narcissistic Than Their Parents 160
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Questions for review 161 Experiential Exercise Your Best Self 161 Ethical Dilemma Millennial Job Hopping 162 Case Incident 1 on the Costs of Being Nice 162 Case Incident 2 The Power of Quiet 163
6 Perception and Individual Decision Making 168 What Is Perception? 171
Factors That Influence Perception 171
Person Perception: Making Judgments About Others 172 Attribution Theory 173
Career OBjectives So what if I’m a few minutes late to work? 175 Common Shortcuts in Judging Others 175 • Specific Applications of Shortcuts in Organizations 177
Myth or Science? All Stereotypes Are Negative 178 The Link Between Perception and Individual Decision Making 178
Decision Making in Organizations 179 The Rational Model, Bounded Rationality, and Intuition 179 • Common Biases and Errors in Decision Making 181
Influences on Decision Making: Individual Differences and Organizational Constraints 185 Individual Differences 185 • Organizational Constraints 187
What About Ethics in Decision Making? 188 Three Ethical Decision Criteria 188 • Lying 190
An Ethical Choice Choosing to Lie 191 Creativity, Creative Decision Making, and Innovation in Organizations 191 Creative Behavior 191 • Causes of Creative Behavior 193
Personal Inventory Assessments How Creative Are You? 194 Creative Outcomes (Innovation) 195 Summary 196
Implications for Managers 196 Point/Counterpoint Stereotypes Are Dying 197
Questions for review 198 Experiential Exercise Good Liars and Bad Liars 198 Ethical Dilemma Cheating Is a Decision 198 Case Incident 1 Too Much of a Good Thing 199 Case Incident 2 The Youngest Billionaire 200
7 Motivation Concepts 206 Motivation and Early Theories 209
Early Theories of Motivation 210 Hierarchy of Needs Theory 210 • Two-Factor Theory 211 • McClelland’s Theory of Needs 212
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Career OBjectives Why won’t he take my advice? 214 Contemporary Theories of Motivation 214 Self-Determination Theory 215
Myth or Science? Helping others and Being a Good Citizen Is Good for Your Career 216
Goal-Setting Theory 216
Other Contemporary Theories of Motivation 219 Self-Efficacy Theory 220 • Reinforcement Theory 221 An Ethical Choice Motivated by Big Brother 222 Equity Theory/Organizational Justice 224 • Expectancy Theory 229 Personal Inventory Assessments Work Motivation Indicator 230 Job Engagement 231
Integrating Contemporary Theories of Motivation 231
Summary 233
Implications for Managers 233 Point/Counterpoint Goals Get You to Where You Want to Be 234
Questions for review 235 Experiential Exercise organizational Justice Task 235 Ethical Dilemma The New GPA 235 Case Incident 1 The Demotivation of CEo Pay 236 Case Incident 2 The Sleepiness Epidemic 237
8 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications 242 Motivating by Job Design: The Job Characteristics Model 245
The Job Characteristics Model 245
Job redesign 247 Job Rotation 247
Myth or Science? Money Can’t Buy Happiness 248 Relational Job Design 248 Personal Inventory Assessments Diagnosing the Need for Team Building 250
Alternative Work Arrangements 250 Flextime 250 • Job Sharing 252 • Telecommuting 253
Career OBjectives How can I get flextime? 254 Employee Involvement and Participation 256
Examples of Employee Involvement Programs 256
Using rewards to Motivate Employees 258 What to Pay: Establishing a Pay Structure 258 • How to Pay: Rewarding Individual Employees through Variable-Pay Programs 259
An Ethical Choice Sweatshops and Worker Safety 263
Using Benefits to Motivate Employees 264 Flexible Benefits: Developing a Benefits Package 264
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Using Intrinsic rewards to Motivate Employees 265
Employee Recognition Programs 265
Summary 266
Implications for Managers 266 Point/Counterpoint “Face-Time” Matters 267
Questions for review 268 Experiential Exercise occupations and the Job Characteristics Model 268 Ethical Dilemma Inmates for Hire 268 Case Incident 1 Motivation for Leisure 269 Case Incident 2 Pay Raises Every Day 269
3 The Group 9 Foundations of Group Behavior 274
Defining and Classifying Groups 277 Social Identity 277 • Ingroups and Outgroups 279 • Social Identity Threat 279
Stages of Group Development 279
Group Property 1: roles 280 Role Perception 281 • Role Expectations 281 • Role Conflict 282 • Role Play and Assimilation 282
Myth or Science? Gossip and Exclusion Are Toxic for Groups 283 Group Property 2: norms 284 Norms and Emotions 284 • Norms and Conformity 284
An Ethical Choice Using Peer Pressure as an Influence Tactic 285 Norms and Behavior 286 • Positive Norms and Group Outcomes 287 • Negative Norms and Group Outcomes 287 • Norms and Culture 289
Group Property 3: Status, and Group Property 4: Size and Dynamics 289 Group Property 3: Status 289 • Group Property 4: Size and Dynamics 291
Group Property 5: Cohesiveness, and Group Property 6: Diversity 293 Group Property 5: Cohesiveness 293 • Group Property 6: Diversity 293
Personal Inventory Assessments Communicating Supportively 294 Group Decision Making 295 Groups versus the Individual 295 • Groupthink and Groupshift 296
Career OBjectives Can I fudge the numbers and not take the blame? 297 Group Decision-Making Techniques 298
Summary 299
Implications for Managers 300 Point/Counterpoint People Are More Creative When They Work Alone 301
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Questions for review 302 Experiential Exercise Surviving the Wild: Join a Group or Go It Alone? 302 Ethical Dilemma Is Social Loafing Unethical? 303 Case Incident 1 The Calamities of Consensus 304 Case Incident 2 Intragroup Trust and Survival 305
10 Understanding Work Teams 310 Why Have Teams Become So Popular? 313
Differences Between Groups and Teams 313
Types of Teams 314 Problem-Solving Teams 315 • Self-Managed Work Teams 315 • Cross- Functional Teams 316 • Virtual Teams 317 • Multiteam Systems 317
An Ethical Choice The Size of Your Meeting’s Carbon Footprint 318 Creating Effective Teams 319 Team Context: What Factors Determine Whether Teams Are Successful? 320 • Team Composition 321 Myth or Science? Team Members Who Are “Hot” Should Make the Play 322 Career OBjectives Is it wrong that I’d rather have guys on my team? 325 Team Processes 326 Personal Inventory Assessments Team Development Behaviors 330 Turning Individuals into Team Players 330 Selecting: Hiring Team Players 330 • Training: Creating Team Players 330 • Rewarding: Providing Incentives to Be a Good Team Player 330
Beware! Teams Aren’t Always the Answer 331
Summary 332
Implications for Managers 332 Point/Counterpoint To Get the Most out of Teams, Empower Them 333
Questions for review 334 Experiential Exercise Composing the “Perfect” Team 334 Ethical Dilemma The Sum of the Team Is Less Than Its Members 334 Case Incident 1 Tongue-Tied in Teams 336 Case Incident 2 Smart Teams and Dumb Teams 336
11 Communication 342 Functions of Communication 345
Direction of Communication 347 Downward Communication 347 • Upward Communication 347 • Lateral Communication 348 • Formal Small-Group Networks 348 • The Grapevine 349
Modes of Communication 350 Oral Communication 350
Career OBjectives Isn’t this disability too much to accommodate? 353 Written Communication 354
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Myth or Science? Today, Writing Skills Are More Important Than Speaking Skills 357
Nonverbal Communication 358 Personal Inventory Assessments Communication Styles 359 Choice of Communication Channel 359 Channel Richness 359 • Choosing Communication Methods 360 • Information Security 362
An Ethical Choice Using Employees in organizational Social Media Strategy 363 Persuasive Communication 363 Automatic and Controlled Processing 364
Barriers to Effective Communication 365 Filtering 365 • Selective Perception 365 • Information Overload 366 • Emotions 366 • Language 366 • Silence 367 • Communication Apprehension 367 • Lying 368
Cultural Factors 368 Cultural Barriers 368 • Cultural Context 369 • A Cultural Guide 370
Summary 371
Implications for Managers 371 Point/Counterpoint We Should Use Employees’ Social Media Presence 372
Questions for review 373 Experiential Exercise An Absence of Nonverbal Communication 373 Ethical Dilemma BYoD 374 Case Incident 1 organizational Leveraging of Social Media 375 Case Incident 2 PowerPoint Purgatory 375
12 Leadership 380 Trait Theories 383
Career OBjectives How can I get my boss to be a better leader? 385 Behavioral Theories 385 Summary of Trait Theories and Behavioral Theories 386
Contingency Theories 387 The Fiedler Model 387 • Situational Leadership Theory 388 • Path–Goal Theory 389 • Leader–Participation Model 389
Contemporary Theories of Leadership 390 Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theory 390 • Charismatic Leadership 391 • Transactional and Transformational Leadership 394
Myth or Science? Top Leaders Feel the Most Stress 396 Personal Inventory Assessments Ethical Leadership Assessment 399 responsible Leadership 399 Authentic Leadership 399 • Ethical Leadership 400
An Ethical Choice Holding Leaders Ethically Accountable 401 Servant Leadership 402
Positive Leadership 402
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Trust 402 • Mentoring 405
Challenges to Our Understanding of Leadership 406 Leadership as an Attribution 406 • Substitutes for and Neutralizers of Leadership 407 • Online Leadership 408 • Selecting Leaders 408 • Training Leaders 409
Summary 410
Implications for Managers 410 Point/Counterpoint CEos Start Early 411
Questions for review 412 Experiential Exercise What Is Leadership? 412 Ethical Dilemma Smoking Success 412 Case Incident 1 Leadership Mettle Forged in Battle 413 Case Incident 2 Leadership by Algorithm 414
13 Power and Politics 420 Power and Leadership 423
Bases of Power 424 Formal Power 424 • Personal Power 424 • Which Bases of Power Are Most Effective? 425
Dependence: The Key to Power 426 The General Dependence Postulate 426 • What Creates Dependence? 426 • Social Network Analysis: A Tool for Assessing Resources 427
Power Tactics 428 Using Power Tactics 429 • Cultural Preferences for Power Tactics 430 • Applying Power Tactics 430
How Power Affects People 430 Power Variables 431 • Sexual Harassment: Unequal Power in the Workplace 432
Politics: Power in Action 433 Definition of Organizational Politics 433 • The Reality of Politics 434
Causes and Consequences of Political Behavior 435 Factors Contributing to Political Behavior 435 Career OBjectives Should I become political? 437 Myth or Science? Powerful Leaders Keep Their (Fr)Enemies Close 439 How Do People Respond to Organizational Politics? 439 • Impression Management 440
An Ethical Choice How Much Should You Manage Interviewer Impressions? 443 The Ethics of Behaving Politically 444 Personal Inventory Assessments Gaining Power and Influence 445
Mapping Your Political Career 445 Summary 446
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Implications for Managers 447 Point/Counterpoint Everyone Wants Power 448 Questions for review 449 Experiential Exercise Comparing Influence Tactics 449 Ethical Dilemma How Much Should You Defer to Those in Power? 449 Case Incident 1 The Powerful Take All 450 Case Incident 2 Barry’s Peer Becomes His Boss 451
14 Conf lict and Negotiation 456 A Definition of Conflict 459 Types of Conflict 459 • Loci of Conflict 461
The Conflict Process 462 Stage I: Potential Opposition or Incompatibility 462 • Stage II: Cognition and Personalization 464 • Stage III: Intentions 464 • Stage IV: Behavior 466 • Stage V: Outcomes 467
negotiation 469 Bargaining Strategies 470
Myth or Science? Teams Negotiate Better Than Individuals in Collectivistic Cultures 473
The negotiation Process 473
Individual Differences in negotiation Effectiveness 475 Career OBjectives How can I get a better job? 476 An Ethical Choice Using Empathy to Negotiate More Ethically 477 negotiating in a Social Context 480 Third-Party Negotiations 481
Summary 482
Implications for Managers 482
Personal Inventory Assessments Strategies for Handling Conflict 482
Point/Counterpoint Pro Sports Strikes Are Caused by Greedy owners 483
Questions for review 484 Experiential Exercise A Negotiation Role-Play 484 Ethical Dilemma The Lowball Applicant 485 Case Incident 1 Disorderly Conduct 485 Case Incident 2 Twinkies, Rubber Rooms, and Collective Bargaining 486
15 Foundations of Organization Structure 490 What Is Organizational Structure? 493 Work Specialization 493 • Departmentalization 495 • Chain of Command 496 • Span of Control 497 • Centralization and Decentralization 498 • Formalization 499 • Boundary Spanning 499
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Common Organizational Frameworks and Structures 500 The Simple Structure 500 • The Bureaucracy 501 • The Matrix Structure 503
Alternate Design Options 504 The Virtual Structure 504 • The Team Structure 505 Career OBjectives What structure should I choose? 506 An Ethical Choice Flexible Structures, Deskless Workplaces 507 The Circular Structure 507 Personal Inventory Assessments organizational Structure Assessment 507 The Leaner Organization: Downsizing 508
Why Do Structures Differ? 509 Organizational Strategies 509 • Organization Size 511 • Technology 512 • Environment 512 • Institutions 513
Organizational Designs and Employee Behavior 513
Myth or Science? Employees Can Work Just as Well from Home 514 Summary 516
Implications for Managers 516 Point/Counterpoint The End of Management 517
Questions for review 518 Experiential Exercise The Sandwich Shop 518 Ethical Dilemma Post-Millennium Tensions in the Flexible organization 519 Case Incident 1 Creative Deviance: Bucking the Hierarchy? 519 Case Incident 2 Boeing Dreamliner: Engineering Nightmare or organizational Disaster? 520
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Myth or Science? An organization’s Culture Is Forever 529 Strong versus Weak Cultures 529 • Culture versus Formalization 530
What Do Cultures Do? 530 The Functions of Culture 530 • Culture Creates Climate 530 • The Ethical Dimension of Culture 531 • Culture and Sustainability 532 • Culture and Innovation 533 • Culture as an Asset 534 • Culture as a Liability 535
Creating and Sustaining Culture 537 How a Culture Begins 537 • Keeping a Culture Alive 537 • Summary: How Organizational Cultures Form 541
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How Employees Learn Culture 541 Stories 541 • Rituals 541 • Symbols 542
An Ethical Choice A Culture of Compassion 543 Language 543
Influencing an Organizational Culture 544 An Ethical Culture 544 • A Positive Culture 544 • A Spiritual Culture 547
Career OBjectives How do I learn to lead? 549 The Global Context 549
Summary 551
Implications for Managers 551
Personal Inventory Assessments Comfort with Change Scale 551
Point/Counterpoint organizations Should Strive to Create a Positive organizational Culture 552
Questions for review 553 Experiential Exercise Greeting Newcomers 553 Ethical Dilemma Culture of Deceit 554 Case Incident 1 The Place Makes the People 555 Case Incident 2 Active Cultures 556
17 Human Resource Policies and Practices 560 recruitment Practices 563
Selection Practices 563 How the Selection Process Works 563 • Initial Selection 564
Substantive and Contingent Selection 566 Written Tests 566 • Performance-Simulation Tests 568 • Interviews 569 • Contingent Selection Tests 571
Training and Development Programs 571 Types of Training 571 • Training Methods 574 • Evaluating Effectiveness 575
Performance Evaluation 575 What Is Performance? 575 • Purposes of Performance Evaluation 576 • What Do We Evaluate? 576 • Who Should Do the Evaluating? 577 • Methods of Performance Evaluation 578 • Improving Performance Evaluations 579 • Providing Performance Feedback 581 Career OBjectives How do I fire someone? 582 International Variations in Performance Appraisal 583
The Leadership role of Hr 583 Communicating HR Practices 584 • Designing and Administering Benefit Programs 585 • Drafting and Enforcing Employment Policies 585
An Ethical Choice HIV/AIDS and the Multinational organization 586 Managing Work–Life Conflicts 587
Myth or Science? The 24-Hour Workplace Is Harmful 587
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Mediations, Terminations, and Layoffs 588
Summary 590
Implications for Managers 590
Personal Inventory Assessments Positive Practices Survey 591
Point/Counterpoint Employers Should Check Applicant Criminal Backgrounds 592
Questions for review 593 Experiential Exercise Designing an Effective Structured Job Interview 593 Ethical Dilemma Are on-Demand Workers Really Employees? 594 Case Incident 1 Getting a Foot in the Door 595 Case Incident 2 You May Be Supporting Slavery 595
18 Organizational Change and Stress Management 602 Change 605 Forces for Change 605 • Planned Change 606
resistance to Change 607 Overcoming Resistance to Change 609 • The Politics of Change 611
Approaches to Managing Organizational Change 611 Lewin’s Three-Step Model 611 • Kotter’s Eight-Step Plan 612 • Action Research 613 • Organizational Development 613
Creating a Culture for Change 616 Managing Paradox 617 • Stimulating a Culture of Innovation 617 Creating a Learning Organization 619 • Organizational Change and Stress 620
Stress at Work 621 What Is Stress? 621 • Potential Sources of Stress at Work 623
Career OBjectives How can I bring my team’s overall stress level down? 625 Individual Differences 626 • Cultural Differences 627
Consequences of Stress at Work 628 Myth or Science? When You’re Working Hard, Sleep Is optional 629 Managing Stress 630 Individual Approaches 630 • Organizational Approaches 631
An Ethical Choice Manager and Employee Stress during organizational Change 632 Summary 634
Implications for Managers 634
Personal Inventory Assessments Tolerance of Ambiguity Scale 634
Point/Counterpoint Companies Should Encourage Stress Reduction 635
Questions for review 636 Experiential Exercise Mindfulness at Work 636 Ethical Dilemma All Present and Accounted For 637 Case Incident 1 Sprucing Up Walmart 638 Case Incident 2 When Companies Fail to Change 639
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Comprehensive Cases 651
Glossary 665 Name Index 675 Organization Index 683 Subject Index 687
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About the Authors
Stephen P. Robbins Education Ph.D., University of Arizona
Professional Experience Academic Positions: Professor, San Diego State University, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, University of Baltimore, Concordia University in Montreal, and University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Research: Research interests have focused on conflict, power, and politics in organizations; behavioral decision making; and the development of effective interpersonal skills.
Books Published: World’s best-selling author of textbooks in both management and organizational behavior. His books have sold more than 5 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages; editions have been adapted for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and India, such as these: