Steven McShane,
University of Western Australia Mary Ann Von Glinow,
Florida Int'l University-Miami
ISBN: 0073049778 Copyright year: 2008
New Features
New cutting edge topics such as employee engagement, resilience, four-drive theory, blogs and wikis, psychological harassment, learning orientation, Schwartz's values model, separating socioemotional from constructive conflict, and much, much, more. McShane/Von Glinow was the first OB textbook to include the workplace emotions, appreciative inquiry, social identity theory, future search events, virtual teams, workaholism, and emotional intelligence. Over 85 superior self-assessments - more than any other OB text! New self-assessments on guanxi orientation, propensity to trust, stress coping preferences, Connor-Davidson resilience scale, and need for personal structure – bringing the total to 36 self-assessments, plus 50 additional self-assessments online.
New cases from instructors throughout the world, such as From Lippert-Johanson Incorporated to Fenway Waste Management (3.1), How Did I Get Here?, Rhonda Clark: Taking Charge at the Smith Foundation, Work/Life Balance at Oxford Manufacturing, Cox-2 Inhibitor Drugs (2.1), FTCA – Regional and Headquarters Relations, and several others new to this 4th edition, as well as dozens more cases available online from regional and past editions. The majority of Business Week cases are new to this edition!
McShane/Von Glinow supports you in testing AACSB learning outcomes unlike any other OB text on the market. The Test Bank has been tagged for (1) textual feature (e.g. Opening Vignettes, Learning Objectives, Connections Boxes, Exhibits, etc.), (2) AACSB guidelines (Categories include Global, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Legal and other External Environment, Communication, Diversity, Group Dynamics, Individual Dynamics, Production, and IT), (3) Bloom’s Taxonomy (Knowledge (Recall), Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation). These tags provide schools with a way to sort test questions by the various standards to provide “assurance” that they are including the recommended “learning experiences” in their curricula.
New learning objectives have been developed and inserted at specific break points within each chapter to help guide students more precisely through the content.
New opening vignettes, captioned photos, and other examples liberally inserted throughout the book to provide more engaging reading and strengthen the theory-practice link.
The WebCT/Blackboard/eCollege cartridge content contains over three dozen self-assessment exercises, interactive exercises, chapter quizzes, and video material can be found. These interactivities help the students' connection to the field of organizational behavior be more personal and immediate through interesting self-assessments that cover such areas as leadership, listening skills, and they type of company in which they would prefer to work.
The Team Learning Assistant (TLA) Version 2 is designed to maximize the students' team learning experience, and to save professors and students alike valuable time. TLA is an optional resource to help instructors facilitate the team process in a completely online paperless environment. Instructors can regularly and efficiently monitor team progress and have greater ability to grade individual performance on any given team.
The Manager's Hot Seat Videos Online www.mhhe.com/MHS - In today's workplace, managers are confronted daily with issues like ethics, diversity, working in teams, and the virtual workplace. The Manager's Hot Seat videos allow students to watch as 15 real managers apply their years of experience to confront these issues. Students assume the role of the manager as they watch the video and answer multiple choice questions that pop up forcing them to make decisions on the spot. They learn from the manager's mistakes and successes, and then do a report critiquing the manager's approach by defending their reasoning. Reports can be emailed or printed out for credit. These video segments are a powerful tool for your course that truly immerses your students in the learning experience. The Manager's Hot Seat videos are just an additional $10 when packaged with this text.
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