Organizational Behavior (16th Edition)

It is a text book... boring. Term after term - it seems to me many of which are just there for the sake of being a term. To be fair maybe that is the subject matter and not so much the book. But there has to be a better way, a more interesting way of conveying the information without forcing the reader to read a bunch of terms and their definitions. So I take it back - yeah it is the book.

I had to purchase this book for my Organizational Behavior and Management class as part of an MBA program. It has basic concepts that, I believe, anyone who has worked in a professional atmosphere for several years should already be familiar with. I would not recommend purchasing the book. I would rather rent it for the semester or borrow it from the college library if it were available. As far as I have read, I have learned nothing that I did not know before. It covers topics discussed in a high school or college psychology course. I remember the concepts I learned in my high school psychology class, but the book has filled in the blanks where I forgot the terminology for certain behavior types. This book may be more useful for a person interested in human resources. I have no interest in human resources so maybe that is why I am not enthusiastic about recommending this book for your personal library/book collection. If you are interested in psychology, why people behave the way they do and what you can do to correct their behavior or make them bend to your will, then this book may be for you. However, I do hope that there are books published that cover this topic better. I was not satisfied with the coverage of the topic in this book. One other thing, the authors tells the reader several times, and I paraphrase, if you think you know all there is to know about this topic, you are mistaken, pay close attention because this topic is covered at length and you will learn new things. I am not that far into the book, but I became discouraged when I read a scenario about an employee who sued her company because they were using corporal punishment in the workplace to encourage camraderie. The examples in this book, although true, are a bit extereme, for lack of a better explanation. I do not know much about this topic, but maybe the author thought this method was the best way to discuss org behavior.

I purcased this book for my course this semester sine the newer edition was much too expensive. It was delivered on time and it loked as though it had never been used. Not only was it in great condition but its a small book with a lot of useful information required for the course. Great condtion. Great price. Prompt delivery. Wouldpurchase from this seller again.

This book was required for my organizational behavior class. The book is very well written and easy to follow. The chapters flow well and there are a number of graphics that help to organize certain topics. While you would probably only read this book if it was required for class, its a good book to have for anyone in business administration or human resources.

Who ever transferred this text book over to a digital format should be fired as well as the people who were responsible for ensuring that it worked and was legible in this format. After purchasing this book for a class I soon found that it was poorly transferred to a digital medium. The words are too far spaced apart, pictures do not show up and much of the content is out of place, shame on the company for offering such a poorly packaged product.

Book arrived quickly and was in great condition. The one thing that threw me off was that it seems to be printed on recycled paper. Sort of like on newspaper... The pages are very thin, there is no color, I can't even highlight because it will leak through the pages. I am satisfied with this book though because it arrived on time and it's readable!
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