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Essentials of  
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Stephen P. Robbins
San Diego State University
Timothy A. Judge
The Ohio State University
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BRIEF CONTENTS
PART 1  An Introduction  31
Chapter 1  Welcome to the World of OB 31
PART 2  Individual Differences 47
Chapter 2  Attitudes 47
Chapter 3  Emotions 60
Chapter 4  Personality Factors 77
Chapter 5  Perceptual Processes 95
Chapter 6  Valuing Diversity 113
Chapter 7  Basic Motivation 130
Chapter 8  Applied Motivation 150
PART 3  Groups in Organizations 166
Chapter 9  Communication 166
Chapter 10  Basics of Group Behavior 182
Chapter 11  From Groups to Teams 200
Chapter 12  Characteristics of Leaders 216
Chapter 13  Power and Politics in Organizations 237
Chapter 14  Conflict in Organizations 256
PART 4  Organizational Systems 275
Chapter 15  Organization Structure and Design 275
Chapter 16  Creating and Maintaining Organizational Culture 295
Chapter 17  Organizational Change 315
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Preface 22
Acknowledgments 29
About the Authors 30
PART 1  An Introduction 31
 Chapter 1  WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF OB 31
Chapter Warm-up  31
Management and Organizational Behavior  32
Organizational Behavior (OB) Defined  33
Effective versus Successful Managerial Activities  33
Watch It—Herman Miller: Organizational Behavior  34
Complementing Intuition with Systematic Study  34
Big Data  35
Disciplines That Contribute to the OB Field  36
Psychology  36
Social Psychology  36
Sociology  37
Anthropology  37
There Are Few Absolutes in OB  37
Challenges and Opportunities for OB  38
Continuing Globalization  38
Workforce Demographics  40
Workforce Diversity  40
Social Media  40
Employee Well-Being at Work  41
Positive Work Environment  41
Ethical Behavior  42
Coming Attractions: Developing an OB Model  42
Overview  42
Inputs  43
Processes  43
Outcomes  44
Summary  45
Implications for Managers  45
Personal Inventory Assessments: Multicultural Awareness Scale  46
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PART 2  Individual Differences 47
 Chapter 2  ATTITUDES 47
Chapter Warm-up  47
Attitudes  47
Watch It—Gawker Media: Attitudes and Job Satisfaction  49
Attitudes and Behavior  49
Job Attitudes  50
Job Satisfaction and Job Involvement  50
Organizational Commitment  50
Perceived Organizational Support  50
Employee Engagement  51
Measuring Job Satisfaction  51
Approaches to Measurement  52
Measured Job Satisfaction Levels  52
What Causes Job Satisfaction?  52
Job Conditions  53
Personality  54
Pay  54
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  54
Outcomes of Job Satisfaction  55
Job Performance  55
Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)  55
Customer Satisfaction  55
Life Satisfaction  56
The Impact of Job Dissatisfaction  56
Counterproductive Work Behavior (CWB)  56
Understanding the Impact  58
Summary  59
Implications for Managers  59
Try It—Simulation: Attitudes & Job Satisfaction 59
Personal Inventory Assessments: Core Self-Evaluation (CSE) 
Scale  59
 Chapter 3  EMOTIONS 60
Chapter Warm-up  60
What Are Emotions and Moods?  60
The Basic Emotions  61
Moral Emotions  62
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The Basic Moods: Positive and Negative Affect  62
Experiencing Moods and Emotions  63
The Function of Emotions  63
Sources of Emotions and Moods  64
Personality  65
Time of Day  65
Day of the Week  65
Weather  65
Stress  67
Sleep  67
Exercise  67
Age  67
Sex  67
Emotional Labor  68
Controlling Emotional Displays  68
Emotional Dissonance and Mindfulness  69
Affective Events Theory  69
Emotional Intelligence  69
Emotion Regulation  71
Emotion Regulation Influences and Outcomes  71
Emotion Regulation Techniques  71
Ethics of Emotion Regulation  72
Watch It—East Haven Fire Department: Emotions and Moods  72
OB Applications of Emotions and Moods  72
Selection  72
Decision Making  73
Creativity  73
Motivation  73
Leadership  73
Customer Service  74
Job Attitudes  74
Deviant Workplace Behaviors  74
Safety and Injury at Work  75
Summary  75
Implications for Managers  75
Try It—Simulation: Emotions & Moods 76
Personal Inventory Assessments: Emotional Intelligence 
Assessment  76
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 Chapter 4  PERSONALITY FACTORS 77
Chapter Warm-up  77
Personality  77
What Is Personality?  78
Personality Frameworks  79
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator  79
The Big Five Personality Model  80
How Do the Big Five Traits Predict Behavior at Work?  81
The Dark Triad  82
Other Personality Attributes Relevant to OB  84
Core Self-Evaluation (CSE)  84
Self-Monitoring  85
Proactive Personality  85
Personality and Situations  85
Situation Strength Theory  86
Trait Activation Theory  87
Values  88
Watch It—Honest Tea: Ethics–Company Mission and Values  88
Terminal versus Instrumental Values  88
Generational Values  89
Linking an Individual’s Personality and Values to the 
Workplace  89
Person–Job Fit  89
Person–Organization Fit  90
Other Dimensions of Fit  90
Cultural Values  91
Hofstede’s Framework  91
The GLOBE Framework  92
Comparison of Hofstede’s Framework and the Globe 
Framework  92
Summary  94
Implications for Managers  94
Personal Inventory Assessments: Personality Style 
Indicator  94
 Chapter 5  PERCEPTUAL PROCESSES 95
Chapter Warm-up  95
What Is Perception?  95
Factors That Influence Perception  96
Watch It—Orpheus Group Casting: Social Perception and 
Attribution 97
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Person Perception: Making Judgments about Others  97
Attribution Theory  97
Common Shortcuts in Judging Others  99
The Link between Perception and Individual Decision 
Making  100
Decision Making in Organizations  100
The Rational Model, Bounded Rationality, and Intuition  100
Common Biases and Errors in Decision Making  102
Influences on Decision Making: Individual Differences and 
Organizational Constraints  104
Individual Differences  105
Organizational Constraints  106
What about Ethics in Decision Making?  106
Three Ethical Decision Criteria  107
Choosing between Criteria  107
Behavioral Ethics  108
Lying  108
Creativity, Creative Decision Making, and Innovation in 
Organizations  108
Creative Behavior  109
Causes of Creative Behavior  109
Creative Outcomes (Innovation)  111
Summary  111
Implications for Managers  111
Try It—Simulation: Perception & Individual Decision 
Making  112
Personal Inventory Assessments: How Creative Are 
You?  112
 Chapter 6  VALUING DIVERSITY 113
Chapter Warm-up  113
Diversity  113
Demographic Characteristics  114
Levels of Diversity  114
Discrimination  115
Stereotype Threat  115
Discrimination in the Workplace  116
Biographical Characteristics  117
Age  117
Sex  118
Race and Ethnicity  119
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Disabilities  119
Hidden Disabilities  120
Other Differentiating Characteristics  121
Religion  121
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity  121
Cultural Identity  123
Watch It—Verizon: Diversity  123
Ability  123
Intellectual Abilities  123
Physical Abilities  125
Implementing Diversity Management Strategies  125
Attracting, Selecting, Developing, and Retaining Diverse 
Employees  126
Diversity in Groups  127
Diversity Programs  128
Summary  128
Implications for Managers  129
Try It—Simulation: Human Resources 129
Personal Inventory Assessments: Intercultural Sensitivity 
Scale  129
 Chapter 7  BASIC MOTIVATION 130
Chapter Warm-up  130
Motivation  130
Watch It—Motivation (TWZ  Role Play) 131
Early Theories of Motivation  131
Hierarchy of Needs Theory  131
Two-Factor Theory  132
McClelland’s Theory of Needs  132
Contemporary Theories of Motivation  134
Self-Determination Theory  134
Goal-Setting Theory  135
Other Contemporary Theories of Motivation  138
Self-Efficacy Theory  138
Reinforcement Theory  140
Equity Theory/Organizational Justice  141
Expectancy Theory  145
Job Engagement  146
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Integrating Contemporary Theories of Motivation  146
Summary  148
Implications for Managers  148
Try It—Simulation: Motivation  148
Personal Inventory Assessments: Work Motivation Indicator 149
 Chapter 8  APPLIED MOTIVATION 150
Chapter Warm-up 150
Motivating by Job Design: The Job Characteristics  
Model (JCM)  151
Elements of the JCM  151
Efficacy of the JCM  151
Motivating Potential Score (MPS)  152
Cultural Generalizability of the JCM  153
Using Job Redesign to Motivate Employees  153
Job Rotation  153
Relational Job Design  154
Using Alternative Work Arrangements  
to Motivate Employees  154
Flextime  155
Job Sharing  156
Telecommuting  157
Using Employee Involvement and Participation (EIP)  
to Motivate Employees  157
Cultural EIP  158
Forms of Employee Involvement Programs  158
Using Extrinsic Rewards to Motivate Employees  159
What to Pay: Establishing a Pay Structure  159
How to Pay: Rewarding Individual Employees through 
Variable-Pay Programs  159
Using Benefits to Motivate Employees  163
Using Intrinsic Rewards to Motivate Employees  163
Watch It—ZAPPOS: Motivating Employees through Company 
Culture  164
Summary  164
Implications for Managers  165
Try It—Simulation: Extrinsic & Intrinsic Motivation 165
Personal Inventory Assessments: Diagnosing the Need for 
Team Building   165
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PART 3  Groups in Organizations 166
 Chapter 9  COMMUNICATION  166
Chapter Warm-up 166
Communication  167
Functions of Communication  167
The Communication Process  168
Direction of Communication  168
Downward Communication  169
Upward Communication  169
Lateral Communication  169
Formal Small-Group Networks  170
The Grapevine  170
Modes of Communication  171
Oral Communication  171
Written Communication  172
Nonverbal Communication  172
Choice of Communication Channel  172
Channel Richness  172
Choosing Communication Methods  173
Information Security  174
Persuasive Communication  174
Automatic and Controlled Processing  174
Tailoring the Message  175
Barriers to Effective Communication  176
Filtering  176
Selective Perception  176
Information Overload  176
Emotions  177
Language  177
Silence  177
Communication Apprehension  177
Lying  178
Cultural Factors  178
Cultural Barriers  178
Cultural Context  179
A Cultural Guide  179
Watch It—Communication (TWZ Role Play)  180
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Summary  180
Implications for Managers  181
Try It—Simulation: Communication 181
Personal Inventory Assessments: Communication Styles  181
 Chapter 10  BASICS OF GROUP BEHAVIOR 182
Chapter Warm-up   182
Groups and Group Identity  183
Social Identity  183
Ingroups and Outgroups  183
Stages of Group Development  184
Watch It—Witness.org: Managing Groups & Teams 184
Group Property 1: Roles  185
Role Perception  186
Role Expectations  186
Role Conflict  186
Group Property 2: Norms  186
Norms and Emotions  187
Norms and Conformity  187
Norms and Behavior  188
Positive Norms and Group Outcomes  188
Negative Norms and Group Outcomes  189
Norms and Culture  190
Group Property 3: Status, and Group Property 4: Size  190
Group Property 3: Status  190
Group Property 4: Size  192
Group Property 5: Cohesiveness, and Group Property  
6: Diversity  192
Group Property 5: Cohesiveness  193
Group Property 6: Diversity  193
Group Decision Making  195
Groups versus the Individual  195
Groupthink  196
Groupshift or Group Polarization  197
Group Decision-Making Techniques  197
Summary  198
Implications for Managers  199
Try It—Simulation: Group Behavior 199
Personal Inventory Assessments: Communicating 
Supportively  199
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 Chapter 11  FROM GROUPS TO TEAMS 200
Chapter Warm-up  200
Why Have Teams Become so Popular?  200
Differences between Groups and Teams  201
Types of Teams  202
Problem-Solving Teams  202
Self-Managed Work Teams  202
Cross-Functional Teams  203
Virtual Teams  204
Multiteam Systems  204
Watch It—Teams (TWZ Role Play)  205
Creating Effective Teams  205
Team Context: What Factors Determine Whether  
Teams Are Successful?  206
Team Composition  207
Team Processes  210
Turning Individuals into Team Players  212
Selecting: Hiring Team Players  213
Training: Creating Team Players  213
Rewarding: Providing Incentives to Be a  
Good Team Player  213
Beware! Teams Aren’t Always the Answer  214
Summary  214
Implications for Managers  214
Try It—Simulation: Teams  215
Personal Inventory Assessments: Team Development 
Behaviors  215
 Chapter 12  CHARACTERISTICS OF LEADERS 216
Chapter Warm-up  216
Watch It—Leadership (TWZ Role Play)  216
Trait Theories of Leadership  217
Personality Traits and Leadership  217
Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Leadership  218
Behavioral Theories  218
Initiating Structure  218
Consideration  219
Cultural Differences  219
Contingency Theories  219
The Fiedler Model  219
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Situational Leadership Theory  221
Path–Goal Theory  221
Leader–Participation Model  222
Contemporary Theories of Leadership  222
Leader–Member Exchange (LMX) Theory  222
Charismatic Leadership  224
Transactional and Transformational Leadership  226
Responsible Leadership  229
Authentic Leadership  229
Ethical Leadership  230
Servant Leadership  230
Positive Leadership  231
Trust  231
Mentoring  233
Challenges to Our Understanding of Leadership  233
Leadership as an Attribution  233
Substitutes for and Neutralizers of Leadership  234
Online Leadership  235
Summary  235
Implications for Managers  235
Try It—Simulation: Leadership   236
Personal Inventory Assessments: Ethical Leadership 
Assessment  236
 Chapter 13  POWER AND POLITICS IN ORGANIZATIONS 237
Chapter Warm-up  237
Watch It—Power and Political Behavior  237
Power and Leadership  238
Bases of Power  238
Formal Power  238
Personal Power  239
Which Bases of Power Are Most Effective?  240
Dependence: The Key to Power  240
The General Dependence Postulate  240
What Creates Dependence?  240
Social Network Analysis: A Tool for Assessing 
Resources  241
Power Tactics  242
Using Power Tactics  242
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Cultural Preferences for Power Tactics  243
Applying Power Tactics  244
How Power Affects People  244
Power Variables  244
Sexual Harassment: Unequal Power in the Workplace  245
Politics: Power in Action  246
Definition of Organizational Politics  246
The Reality of Politics  246
Causes and Consequences of Political Behavior  247
Factors Contributing to Political Behavior  247
How Do People Respond to Organizational Politics?  249
Impression Management  250
The Ethics of Behaving Politically  252
Mapping Your Political Career  253
Summary  254
Implications for Managers  255
Try It—Simulation: Power & Politics 255
Personal Inventory Assessments: Gaining Power and 
Influence  255
 Chapter 14  CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS 256
Chapter Warm-up  256
A Definition of Conflict  256
Types of Conflict  258
Loci of Conflict  259
The Conflict Process  259
Stage I: Potential Opposition or Incompatibility  260
Stage II: Cognition and Personalization  261
Stage III: Intentions  261
Stage IV: Behavior  262
Stage V: Outcomes  263
Watch It—Gordon Law Group: Conflict and Negotiation  265
Negotiation  265
Bargaining Strategies  265
The Negotiation Process  267
Individual Differences in Negotiation Effectiveness  269
Negotiating in a Social Context  271
Reputation  271
Relationships  272
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Third-Party Negotiations  272
Summary  273
Implications for Managers  273
Personal Inventory Assessments: Strategies for Handling 
Conflict  274
PART 4  Organizational Systems 275
 Chapter 15  ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE AND DESIGN 275
Chapter Warm-up  275
What Is Organizational Structure?  276
Work Specialization  276
Departmentalization  277
Chain of Command  278
Span of Control  279
Centralization and Decentralization  280
Formalization  281
Boundary Spanning  281
Common Organizational Frameworks and Structures  282
The Simple Structure  282
The Bureaucracy  283
The Matrix Structure  284
Alternate Design Options  285
The Virtual Structure  285
The Team Structure  286
The Circular Structure  287
The Leaner Organization: Downsizing  287
Why Do Structures Differ?  288
Organizational Strategies  288
Organization Size  290
Technology  290
Environment  290
Institutions  291
Organizational Designs and Employee Behavior  292
Work Specialization  292
Span of Control  292
Centralization  293
Predictability versus Autonomy  293
National Culture  293
Watch It—ZipCar: Organizational Structure  293
Summary  293
Implications for Managers  294
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Try It—Simulation: Organizational Structure  294
Personal Inventory Assessments: Organizational Structure 
Assessment  294
 Chapter 16  CREATING AND MAINTAINING ORGANIZATIONAL 
CULTURE 295
Chapter Warm-up  295
Watch It—Organizational Culture (TWZ Role Play)  295
What Is Organizational Culture?  296
A Definition of Organizational Culture  296
Do Organizations Have Uniform Cultures?  296
Strong versus Weak Cultures  297
Culture versus Formalization  298
What Do Cultures Do?  298
The Functions of Culture  298
Culture Creates Climate  299
The Ethical Dimension of Culture  299
Culture and Sustainability  300
Culture and Innovation  301
Culture as an Asset  301
Culture as a Liability  302
Creating and Sustaining Culture  303
How a Culture Begins  303
Keeping a Culture Alive  304
Summary: How Organizational Cultures Form  306
How Employees Learn Culture  306
Stories  307
Rituals  307
Symbols  307
Language  308
Influencing an Organizational Culture  308
An Ethical Culture  308
A Positive Culture  309
A Spiritual Culture  310
The Global Context  312
Summary  313
Implications for Managers  313
Try It—Simulation: Organizational Culture  313
Personal Inventory Assessments: Organizational Structure 
Assessment  314
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 Chapter 17  ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 315
Chapter Warm-up  315
Change  315
Forces for Change  316
Reactionary versus Planned Change  316
Resistance to Change  317
Overcoming Resistance to Change  317
The Politics of Change  319
Approaches to Managing Organizational Change  320
Lewin’s Three-Step Model  320
Kotter’s Eight-Step Plan  320
Action Research  321
Organizational Development  321
Creating a Culture for Change  323
Managing Paradox  323
Stimulating a Culture of Innovation  324
Creating a Learning Organization  325
Organizational Change and Stress  326
Watch It—East Haven Fire Department: Managing Stress  326
Stress at Work  326
What Is Stress?  327
Potential Sources of Stress at Work  328
Individual Differences in Stress  330
Cultural Differences  331
Consequences of Stress at Work  331
Managing Stress  332
Individual Approaches  332
Organizational Approaches  333
Summary  334
Implications for Managers  335
Try It—Simulation: Change  335
Personal Inventory Assessments: Tolerance of Ambiguity 
Scale  335
Epilogue  336
Endnotes  337
Glossary  384
Index  393
 Contents  21
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