Part I: INTRODUCTION.
1. Organizational Behavior and Opportunity.
2. Challenges for Managers.
Part II: INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR.
3. Personality, Perception, and Attribution.
4. Attitudes, Emotions, and Ethics.
5. Motivation at Work.
6. Learning and Performance Management.
7. Stress and Well-Being at Work.
Part III: INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR.
8. Communication.
9. Work Teams and Groups.
10. Decision Making by Individuals and Groups.
11. Power and Political Behavior.
12. Leadership and Followership.
13. Conflict and Negotiation.
Part IV: ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESSES AND STRUCTURE.
14. Jobs and the Design of Work.
15. Organizational Design and Structure.
16. Organizational Culture.
17. Career Management.
18. Managing Change.
Notes.
Index.
Dr. James Campbell (Jim) Quick is John and Judy Goolsby
Distinguished Professor in the Goolsby Leadership Academy,
Distinguished Professor in the Academy of Distinguished Teachers,
and Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Department of
Management, College of Business at The University of Texas at
Arlington. He earned an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. at the University of
Houston. He completed postgraduate courses in behavioral medicine
(Harvard Medical School) and combat stress (University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio). Dr. Quick is a Fellow of the
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the American
Psychological Association, and the American Institute of Stress.
Dr. Quick's and his brother's signature theory is preventive stress
management, now in the APA Dictionary of Psychology (2007). Dr.
Quick has over 100 books, book chapters, journal articles, and
clinical monographs in 10 languages. Dr. Quick's awards and
recognitions include Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Beta Delta honor
societies membership; The Maroon Citation (Colgate University
Alumni Corporation, 1993); 2002 Harry and Miriam Levinson Award
(American Psychological
Foundation); and a Presidential Citation (American Psychological
Association, 2001). Quick won the 2007-2008 Honors College
Outstanding Faculty Award and 2009 Award for Distinguished Record
of Research at UT Arlington.
Colonel Quick, United States Air Force Reserve (Ret.) was
Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology, 59th Medical Wing
(1999) and Visiting Scholar, United States Military Academy at West
Point (2007). His awards and decorations include the Legion of
Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and National Defense Service
Medal with Bronze Star. He currently serves by appointment from
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on the Defense Health Board's
Psychological Health External Advisory Subcommittee. Dr. Debra L.
Nelson is the Spears School of Business Associates' Professor of
Business Administration and Professor of Management at Oklahoma
State University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of
Texas at Arlington, where she was the recipient of the R. D. Irwin
Dissertation Fellowship Award. Dr. Nelson is the author of over 90
journal articles focusing on organizational stress management,
gender at work, and leadership. Her research has been published in
the ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE, ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL,
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW, MIS QUARTERLY, ORGANIZATIONAL
DYNAMICS, JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, and others. In
addition, she is coauthor/coeditor of several books, including
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: SCIENCE, THE REAL WORLD, AND YOU; POSITIVE
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (Sage, 2007); ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(South-Western, Cengage Learning, 2004); GENDER, WORK STRESS, AND
HEALTH (American Psychological Association, 2002); ADVANCING WOMEN
IN MANAGEMENT (Blackwell, 2002); and PREVENTIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT
IN ORGANIZATIONS (American Psychological Association, 1997).
Dr. Nelson has also served as a consultant to several organizations
including AT&T, American Fidelity Assurance, Sonic, State Farm
Insurance, and Southwestern Bell. She has presented leadership and
preventive stress management seminars for a host of organizations,
including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Conoco/Phillips and the Federal
Aviation Administration. She has been honored with the Greiner
Graduate Teaching Award, the Chandler-Frates and Reitz Graduate
Teaching Award, the Regents' Distinguished Teaching Award, the
Regents' Distinguished Research Award, and the Burlington Northern
Faculty Achievement Award at OSU. Dr. Nelson also serves on the
editorial review boards of the JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR,
JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES, and LEADERSHIP.
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