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This text introduces learners to the complexities of effective leadership, organizational behavior, and strategic planning.

Organizational Behavior: A Guide for Leaders, Supervisors, and Managers provides readers with research and strategies to help individuals reach organizational objectives and create positive workplace cultures.

The text is organized into five dedicated sections. Section 1 underscores the importance of studying organizational behavior, introduces key theories, explores various methods for understanding human behavior, and examines the concept of emotional intelligence. Section 2 discusses employee motivation and job design, need-based motivation, learning theory, cognitive and behavioral theory of motivation, organizational reward systems, and pay structures. In Section 3, readers learn how to create and lead effective, high-performing teams, communication strategies for communication in organizations, and methods for understanding and resolving conflict. Section 4 addresses topics related to leadership and management, including management styles and approaches, formal and informal leadership, decision-making styles, and ethics. Section 5, the final section, speaks to organizational culture and change.

An essential and enlightening guide, Organizational Behavior is an exemplary textbook for courses in organizational behavior and business management.

In a global business environment, managers must understand and promote the pride of all cultures in both their home and host countries. This book reflects the authors’ passion for and deep commitment to a multicultural, multifaceted understanding of human behavior and its impact on the home life and in the workplace.

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