Organizational Behavior, Third Edition
By Mary Uhl-Bien, Ron Piccolo, and John Schermerhorn
Foster strong leadership, decision making, and people skills in students across business disciplines. Organizational Behavior, Third Edition expands focus on identity, diversity, ethics, and leadership to reframe the content of organizational behavior to reflect the inherent interdependence of factors that explain human behavior. Traditional Organizational Behavior topics are introduced as part of an integrated framework for answering practical, relevant questions about why people behave as they do and how to effectively self-manage and influence others.
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Inspire efficient concept mastery through adaptive learning.
Close knowledge gaps and accelerate student learning with Adaptive Assignments that continuously adapt to each student’s needs with individualized, just-in-time feedback and instruction. Assign as pre-lecture to introduce key concepts and post-lecture for practice.
Activate knowledge application with real-world context.
Help students connect key organizational behavior concepts to real-world scenarios with Concept-Based Mini Simulations. From topics such as Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the simulations include engaging exercises to reinforce what students have learned in class and are accompanied by thought-provoking discussion questions.
Enhance the learning of core text material with Module Videos. The authors introduce the module material and explain how the concepts will apply to their lives and careers both now and in their future.
Bring real-world context to course topics with our Application Videos, which provide cutting-edge business video content from Bloomberg and feature chapter-level graded activities.
Cultivate the skills students need for career success.
Extend the learning experience with the OB Skills workbook. With digitized personal assignments, and sections that leverage self-assessment and experiential exercises, this resource challenges students to apply concepts to practical situations.
Provide students with hands-on data experience using our Data Analytics & Business Module. Developed through a partnership with business leaders in the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) to identify the competencies graduates need to be successful in their careers, this module includes industry-validated content that prepares Organizational Behavior students for the changing workforce.
Bridge the gap between the classroom and future careers with Career Center Resources which contain a variety of helpful materials such as career coaching videos, tools to create an e-portfolio, and more.
What’s New to This Course
- Adaptive Assignments ignite students’ confidence to persist so they can succeed in their courses and beyond. By continuously adapting to each student’s needs and providing achievable goals with just-in-time instruction, Adaptive Assignments close knowledge gaps to accelerate learning.
- Enhanced Organizational Behavior Skills Workbook includes personal assessments, Point/Counterpoint, Team and Experiential Exercises, and Cases for Critical Thinking for every module of the book. The enhancements include 4 new cases for critical thinking, 50% new class exercises, and 75% new personal assessment content. Auto gradable and manually graded Wiley PLUS assignments that address workbook content are available to help instructors easily assess students in this course.
- Updated Instructor’s Manual offers helpful teaching ideas, advice on course development, sample assignments, learning objectives, course section reviews, and more. New to this edition, the authors have prepared short videos that explain their approach to bringing chapter content to life.
- Concept-Based Mini Simulations encourage concept attainment with topics such as Understanding Organizational Structure, Individual Differences and Behavior, Communication and Collaboration, Teamwork, Leadership Development, Change and Power, and Decision Making.
- Two new Canadian cases address how to commemorate Indigenous People’s Day in the workplace and Equitable Healthcare for Underrepresented Groups.
- New and updated box features help students develop knowledge, analysis and synthesis skills by including questions that could be incorporated into class discussions and graded activities.
- New Application Videos engage students with cutting-edge business video content from Bloomberg and feature chapter-level graded activities.
Mary Uhl-Bien is the BNSF Railway Endowed Professor of Leadership in the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University (TCU). Her research focuses on complexity leadership, relational leadership, and followership, and has appeared in such journals as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and The Leadership Quarterly. Her papers on complexity leadership theory and followership theory were recognized with Best Paper Awards. Uhl-Bien is a founder of the Network of Leadership Scholars (NLS) in the Academy of Management and is currently serving as division chair for the OB division in the academy.
Ron Piccolo is the Galloway Professor of Management at Central Florida University. From 2009-2016, he served as the Cornell Professor of Management and academic director of the Center for Leadership Development & Executive Education in the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College. His research on leadership, motivation, job design, and personality has been published in Forbes magazine and on Monster.com and CIO.com as well as in numerous textbooks and top academic journals. Piccolo is a featured blogger for The CEO Magazine, and several of his research papers have earned recognition, including Editor’s Prize for Best Scholarly Paper.
Dr. John R. Schermerhorn, Jr. is an emeritus professor in the College of Business at Ohio University. He earned a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Northwestern University, an M.B.A. (with distinction) in management and international business from New York University, and a B.S. in business administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a popular guest speaker at colleges and universities. His latest projects include video-enhanced e-textbook development for active learning classroom environments.
- Introducing Organizational Behavior
- Strategy, Structure and Culture
- Individual Differences
- Perception and Cognition
- Motivation
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Leadership and Followership
- Power and Politics
- Relationships and Networks
- Conflict, Negotiation, and Decision Making