Understanding Organizational Behavior by Debra L. Nelson, James Campbell Quick

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Synopsis

Study the scholarly foundations upon which the science of organizational behavior is built. Open a window that allows you to closely examine the realities of contemporary life in organizations today. See how to transform business challenges into personal opportunities and organizational advantages. Discover all of this and more with the insights found in Nelson/Quick's UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, 3E. This well-respected text builds upon a powerful theme of change to clearly demonstrate how change not only affects attitudes and behaviors within an organization, but also offers new opportunities and experiences for those who can learn how to profit from its potential. This edition addresses timeless organizational behavior topics, such as motivation, leadership, teamwork and communication, as well as some of the emerging issues shaping the field of organizational behavior today. Supporting themes focus on the challenges and opportunities within globalization, diversity, and ethics today. You learn not only the concepts and theories that help enhance the management of human behavior at work, but also learn how to practice these skills. Numerous intriguing examples—including four new focus companies presented at the beginning and end of each chapter—demonstrate, in depth, how theories and research apply and translate into practical skills. New Discussion and Communication Questions and Ethical Dilemmas bring issues of ethics, personal integrity, and character to the forefront. You learn how to answer today's demands on the individual to learn, grow, and adjust as this book equips you for success within today's changing world of work.

Biography

Dr. Debra L. Nelson is The CBA 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 70 journal articles focusing on organizational stress management, gender differences at work, and positive organizational behavior. Dr. Nelson's 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 other journals. In addition, she is coauthor/coeditor of several books, including POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (Sage, 2007); UNDERSTANDING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (South-Western, 2008); GENDER, WORK STRESS, AND HEALTH (APA, 2002); ADVANCING WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT (Blackwell, 2002); and PREVENTIVE STRESS MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS (APA, 1997). Dr. Nelson has also served as a consultant to several organizations including AT&T, American Fidelity Assurance, Sonic, State Farm Insurance Companies, and Southwestern Bell. She has presented leadership and preventive stress management seminars in a host of organizations, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Conoco, and Oklahoma Gas and Electric. Dr. Nelson also serves on the editorial review boards of the JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, LEADERSHIP, and the JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION STUDIES.

Dr. James (Jim) Campbell Quick is a Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington and Visiting Professor, Lancaster University Management School, United Kingdom. Heearned an A.B. with Honors from Colgate University, where he was awarded a Harvard Business School Association Internship. He earned an MBA 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, the American Psychological Society, and the American Institute of Stress. With his brother (Jonathan D. Quick, MD, MPH), he framed preventive stress management, a term now included in the APA DICTIONARY OF PSYCHOLOGY (2007). His articles have been published in leading journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and Academy of Management Executive, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Air University Review, Stress Medicine, and the Journal of Medical Education. Colonel Quick, U.S. Air Force (Retired), was the Senior Individual Mobilization Augmentee at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center (AFMC), Kelly AFB, Texas, in his last assignment. He was twice Distinguished Visiting Professor of Psychology, 59th Medical Wing (1999, 2004). His awards and decorations include The Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal, and National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star.