Friday, December 26, 2008

Strategic Compensation or Organizational Behavior

Strategic Compensation

Author: Joe Martocchio

This book is well suited to a variety of students, including undergraduate and master’s degree students studying compensation. Martocchio provides a framework for understanding strategic compensation that can be used by all business professionals and business majors.

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A text for undergraduate and graduate business students, including those in community colleges, addressing traditional aspects of compensation, such as job analysis and pay structure, as well as recent topics including knowledge-based pay and executive compensation. Contains sections on the context of compensation practice, bases for pay, designing compensation systems, employee benefits, and contemporary strategic compensation challenges. Includes chapter objectives, summaries, key terms, discussion questions, and exercises, with answers on a Web site. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.



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Organizational Behavior: An Introduction to Your Life in Organizations

Author: Rae Andr

Key Benefit:  This text organizes the research of the field to show how it can be used to solve organizational problems, and provides many pedagogical supports for this problem-solving approach. 

Key Topics: The author examines cross-cultural relationships, global issues that impact businesses today, and the relevance of OB to future careers.

Market: For undergraduate and applied graduate courses in OB.



Table of Contents:

Individuals and Relationships

1.  Why Mastering Organizational Behavior Is Essential to Your Career

2.  Your Personality and Style

3.  Decision Making

4.  Fundamentals of Motivation

5.  Motivating Individuals in Their Jobs

6.  Health and Stress at Work

7.  Communication and Interpersonal Relationships

8.  Cross-Cultural Relationships

Groups and Networks

9.  Groups and Their Influence

10.  Improving Team Decision Making

11.  The Challenge of Leadership

12.  Leadership Roles and Skills

13.  Power and Influence

14.  Conflicts Good and Bad

Organizational Dynamics

15.  Designing Effective Organizations

16.  Organizational Structure as a Design Tool

17.  Organizational Culture

18.  Changing Organizations

Looking Ahead to Using OB in Your Career

19.  OB Is for Life

 

1 comment:

Raymond E. Foster said...

Although for students, looks like a
business leadership
book for everyone.