Behavior in Organizations: Understanding and Managing the Human Side of Work, Volume 1The primary goal of this publication is to produce an organizational behavior text that is (1) broad and up-to-date in coverage; (2) balanced in terms of its emphasis on research and application; (3) interesting and comprehensible to students; and (4) improve this third edition as much as possible by drawing heavily on thirty-five years of teaching experience as well as obtaining feedback from colleagues. |
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Their Basic Nature | 7 |
Research Methods | 18 |
A Displaced Preface | 26 |
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