It has been said that "If all the students who fell asleep in their Organizational Behavior classes were laid end to end, they'd be a lot more comfortable." One of my goals in preparing this textbook has been to present the substance of the field of organizational behavior in a manner that conveys the liveliness of the social dynamics of the work setting and, thereby, combats student drowsiness. I have been excited by this field since my first encounter with a course in organizational behavior, more than a few years ago as a student.
The topic fascinated me because I had held a number of different jobs up to that point in my life. And I could see the relevance and value of understanding the interpersonal dynamics that exist in the workplace. I began to read more about human behavior in organizations and ultimately came to teach couses in organizational behavior. In writing this book, I have attempted to share some of my interetst and enthusiasm for the field by taking the research-related foundations of or ganizational behavior and making them undrestandable and accdessible to the nonresearcher.
Part I Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Part II Individual Processes
Part III Interpersonal Processes
Part IV Group Processes
Part V Organizational Structure and Processes