Organizational Behavior

1. Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

2. Individual Behavior, Personality, and Values

3. Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

4. Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

5. Foundations of Employee Motivation

6. Applied Performance Practices

7. Decision Making and Creativity

8. Team Dynamics

9. Communicating in Teams and Organizations

10. Power and Influence in the Workplace

11. Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

12. Leadership in Organizational Settings

13. Designing Organizational Structures

14. Organizational Culture

15. Organizational ChangeAppendix A-Theory Building and Systematic Research Methods

Appendix B-Scoring Keys for Self-Assessment Activities (available online)

Steven L. McShane is Winthrop Professor of Management at the University of Western Australia (UWA) Business School, where he receives high teaching ratings from students in Perth, Singapore, Manila, and other cities where UWA offers its programs. He previously taught in the business faculties at Simon Fraser University and Queen's University in Canada. Steve has conducted executive programs with Nokia, TÜV-SÜD, Wesfarmers Group, Main Roads WA, McGraw-Hill, ALCOA World Alumina Australia, and many other organizations. He is also a popular visiting speaker, having given numerous invited presentations over the past four years to faculty and students in the United States, China, India, Canada, the Philippines, Malaysia, and other countries.<p>Steve earned his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in organizational behavior, human resource management, and labor relations. He also holds a Master of Industrial Relations from the University of Toronto, and an undergraduate degree from Queen's University in Canada. Steve is a past President of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (the Canadian equivalent of the Academy of Management) and Director of Graduate Programs in the business faculty at Simon Fraser University. <p>Along with coauthoring Organizational Behavior, Sixth Edition, Steve is coauthor of M: Organizational Behavior (2012) with Mary Ann Von Glinow; Organisational Behaviour on the Pacific Rim, Third Edition (2010) with Mara Olekahns (University of Melbourne) and Tony Travaglione (Curtin University); and Canadian Organizational Behaviour, Eighth Edition (2013) with Sandra Steen (University of Regina). Steve is also coauthor of editions or translations of his organizational behavior book in China, India, Quebec, Taiwan, and Brazil. Steve has published several dozen articles and conference papers on workplace values, training transfer, organizational learning, exit-voice-loyalty, employee socialization, wrongful dismissal, media