FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR is a brief, yet very applied, text that blends concise explorations of organizational behavior with managerial insight, self-assessment, skill development, and prescription. Designed principally for instructors who supplement their instruction, FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR is also ideal for short courses, executive education programs, and unique courses that survey organizational behavior issues or combine them with those of organizational theory, strategy, marketing, human resources, or management.

Features
- Learning Objectives introduce the major themes of each chapter and provide a framework for study.
- Definitions of boldfaced key terms are highlighted in the text and are reinforced at the end of each chapter and in an end-of-book glossary.
- Opening Vignettes explore real organizational issues, highlighting the stake all types of organizations have in using human capital well.
- Organizational Behavior in Action boxes describe the actions of managers and professionals in dealing effectively with the human aspects of management, making visible the connection between theory and practice.
- Self-Assessments and Skill-Development Exercises support self-directed learning while driving the connections between research, theory, and practice down to the personal level. They not only provide a point of departure for students in understanding and valuing their own individual attitudes and behaviors but also serve to create an ongoing dialogue as each assessment and exercise can be returned to many times over the course of a semester.
- InfoTrac Examples appear in the margin alongside text passages where additional, contrasting, or current news stories can be searched for and read online from a database of over 5,000 journals.
- Video selections are cued to places in the text where they have particular applicability.
- Implications for Managerial Practice boxes, located near the end of each chapter, set off several smart suggestions for applying organizational behavior information in a managerial context.
- End-of-chapter Summaries of Key Points integrate all key topics and concepts into several cogent paragraphs and link them with the chapter''s stated learning objectives.
- Key Terms and Phrases provide a useful review of each chapter''s terminology.
- End-of-chapter Discussion Questions and Activities are suitable for individual or group analysis. Included are Collaboration Questions aimed at fostering group activity.
- Organizational Behavior On-line combines "To Do" exercises and "To Book¬mark" resources.
- End-of-chapter Case Problems illustrate major themes of the chapter and are suitable for individual or group analysis. Case Problems are uniquely designed to complement this text and include relevant follow-up discussion questions and links to related Web sites when appropriate.

Andrew J. DuBrin

Andrew J. DuBrin is Professor Emeritus of Management in the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where he served as department chairman and team leader. Dr. DuBrin has taught courses and conducted research in leadership, management, organizational behavior, and career management. He presents at other colleges, career schools, and universities. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology from Michigan State University. Dr. DuBrin has experience in human resource management and is a business and personal consultant in career management, leadership, and management development. Dr. DuBrin is an established author of both textbooks and trade books, and he contributes to professional journals, magazines, newspapers, and online media. He has written textbooks on management, leadership, organizational behavior, human relations, political behavior in organizations, and impression management. His trade books address management issues from charisma, team play, and office politics to overcoming career self-sabotage, and coaching and mentoring.

Preface.
PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR.
1. The Nature and Scope of Organizational Behavior.
PART 2: THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE ORGANIZATION.
2. Individual Differences, Mental Ability, and Personality.
3. Learning, Perception, and Attribution.
4. Attitudes, Values, and Ethics.
5. Individual Decision Making and Creativity.
6. Foundation Concepts of Motivation.
7. Motivational Methods and Programs.
PART 3: GROUPS AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS.
8. Interpersonal Communication.
9. Group Dynamics.
10. Teams and Teamwork.
11. Leadership in Organizations.
12. Power, Politics, and Influence.
13. Conflict, Stress, and Well Being.
PART 4: THE ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM AND THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT.
14. Organization Structure and Design.
15. Organizational Culture and Knowledge Management.
16. Organizational Change.
17. Cultural Diversity and International Organizational Behavior.
Glossary.
Index.