Organizational Behavior

Author: Fred Luthans
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The fifth "" in the 9th edition is about self-renewal, reflecting the fundamental research I have been engaged in over the years. Chapter 9 for the first time discusses optimism, emotional intelligence, and self-efficacy as a separate chapter, and as far as I know, hope, happiness／subjective well-being (SWB) have never been covered in any organizational behavior textbook. Since I have been involved in advocating and initiating the positive psychology movement through Gallup, as well as my collaborative research on self-efficacy with Alex Stakovic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I feel it is time to introduce these important concepts into the mainstream organizational behavior literature. Professor Fred Luthans' Organizational Behavior (9th Edition) is an outstanding MBA textbook that has, to date, provided the most detailed and comprehensive systematic presentation of organizational behavior, grounded in a solid theoretical foundation of organizational behavior theory, from in-depth theoretical elaboration to insightful practical application. Particularly, unlike some previous textbooks that either delve too deeply into theory or are overly commercialized, this textbook grasps the development of organizational behavior theory, as well as the evolution and trends of business and organizational management practices. It combines both in-depth theoretical explanations and rich empirical data support, supplemented by practical cases and discussions as practical guidance, creating a masterful work in organizational behavior. This textbook is suitable for both students, scholars, and educators studying management and management psychology, as well as practitioners in the field of management.