Organizational Behavior: An Evidence-Based Approach

by Fred Luthans, Brett C. Luthans, Kyle W. Luthans

Contrary to the common we do want you to judge this new edition of Organizational Behavior by its front cover. Specifically, featured is that this is the 14th edition, it takes an "Evidence-Based Approach,” and similar to the previous edition there are now three Luthans authors. This 14th edition is based on the foundation provided by the first mainline text which has become the classic for the study and understanding of organizational behavior. However, by taking an evidence based approach, this insures that, even though a classic, this new edition adds the most recent and relevant research to the most extensive, up-to-date reference-base of any organizational behavior text. By adding the two closely related authors (professor sons) literally pumps "new blood" into the sustainability of this classic text by Fred Luthans. Importantly, Fred has recently been recognized 1) Lifetime Achievement Award in Organizational Behavior; 2) Top 1% of Citation Count of all researchers in the world; and 3) the #1 most cited author in Organizational Behavior textbooks. Finally, this new edition recognizes that even though the theoretical framework and coverage largely remains, the context of organizational behavior is rapidly changing. This new edition reflects the "New Age" environment, but still holds to the premise that in today's organizations, success and competitive advantage still comes from the understanding, prediction, and effective management of human resources. With this new edition we invite you to continue the never-ending journey guided by the best organizational behavior theory, research, and application.

Genres: Management, Nonfiction

536 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Ash]

Done with another MBA class...Now back to what I WANT to read....

[Reader]

If you were looking forward to learning something - don’t. Overly wordy yet manages to come to zero definitive conclusions. 10+ years old and outdated. Any professor using this textbook is lazy and doesn’t care about teaching. Waste of time.

[Draper]

Poorly written. The authors seemed to intentionally choose the most obtuse why of expressing themselves. Here is an example: "Using positive psychology and POB in general, and the four criteria-meeting psychological resources of efficacy, optimism, hope, and resiliency, in particular, as the foundation and point of departure, as indicated in the introductory comments, Luthans and colleagues have theoretically and empirically demonstrated a higher-order core construct called psychological capital or PsyCap." The authors also seem to cite their own work on every other page. Reading this for class was an altogether terrible experience, and it is a topic I would normally have very much enjoyed.

[Shay P]

Pretty interesting for a textbook

[Rana]

Good textbook, a little dry at times but mostly interesting subject matter explained well. Topics include: diversity, motivation, money as a reward, negotiation, happiness and productivity, and people's needs, mostly in the context of the workplace.

[Mohmed Abokhalefa]

went to read

[Olivia]

Informative. Repetitive. Needed a better editor.

[Nahla Al Anqodi]

Great topics were covered with examples.. some parts I found it challenging to follow..

[Priscilla]

Interesting topics with relevant information, models and strategies. Repetitive and overly wordy.