Organizational BehaviorRobbins/Judge provide the research you want in the language your students understand; accompanied with the best selling self-assessment software, SAL. Some topics include management functions; the social sciences; helping employees balance work and other responsibilities; improving people skills; improving customer service; motivational concepts; communication; power and politics; conflict and negotiation; culture; and stress management. Globally accepted and written by one of the most foremost authors in the field, this is a necessary read for all managers, human resource workers, and anyone needing to understand and improve their people skills. |
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... goals ; and that feedback leads to higher performance than does nonfeedback.30 Specific goals produce a higher level of output than does the generalized goal of " do your best . " Why ? The specificity of the goal itself seems to act as ...
... goals ; and that feedback leads to higher performance than does nonfeedback.30 Specific goals produce a higher level of output than does the generalized goal of " do your best . " Why ? The specificity of the goal itself seems to act as ...
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... goals are difficult , peo- ple persist in trying to attain them . Finally , difficult goals lead us to discover strategies that help us perform the job or task more effectively . If we have to struggle for a way to solve a difficult ...
... goals are difficult , peo- ple persist in trying to attain them . Finally , difficult goals lead us to discover strategies that help us perform the job or task more effectively . If we have to struggle for a way to solve a difficult ...
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... goals . Plattner set a shockingly optimistic goal of 15 percent annual growth for SAP's software license revenues . Employees responded by achieving an even higher growth rate of 18 percent . Plattner set another stretch goal by ...
... goals . Plattner set a shockingly optimistic goal of 15 percent annual growth for SAP's software license revenues . Employees responded by achieving an even higher growth rate of 18 percent . Plattner set another stretch goal by ...
Contents
What Is Organizational Behavior? | 2 |
Management Functions 6 Management Roles 6 Management | 10 |
There Are Few Absolutes in OB | 16 |
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