Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace

The textbook is straightforward and, if you've had any sort of organizational behavior course, you won't have any surprises. The chapters give real-world examples of various topics and at the end of the chapter, there is a synopsis of the topics covered.The biggest flaw in the book is that there is only a glossary/definition of terms section. Although these tell you the page where the definition was originally given, there are a limited number of words. Without a true index, I can't find, directly, which chapters discuss a specific item.I'm also not a huge fan of loose-leaf textbooks, especially when they cost upwards of $100, but I need this for an MBA course and the alternative is a digital copy, which I loathe more.

At first, this subject seemed uninteresting. The authors managed to make the material interesting and functional at the same time. All of the movie references are great examples of the topics. Also, throughout the book, additional readings are suggested along with some excerpts which I found very helpful. The book has a great rhythm to it and is easy to read. The authors did a great job of linking all of the concepts and theories together. The concepts are very clearly explained and in some cases over explained. One thing I didn't like about the book was the amount of words that were highlighted as "key terms". I felt that some of them were common english and didn't need an explicit definition. The overuse of bolded, key terms detracted from the importance of the new terms, concepts, and ideas. All in all, its one of the better textbooks I have read!

I rented this book for a Management class at Eastern Washington University. The book was useful for the class. This particular book that I received was definitely used but not anything more than mild wear. The 4 star rating is more for the quality of the rental rather than the content in the book because I'm guessing most of the purchases/rentals are going to be requited for a class.

(I will preface this by saying Colquitt is currently my professor). The good news is if you don't have the pleasure of sitting in one of his classes, his book is right on target with his lectures! Colquitt does a great job both in the classroom and in this book of making this topic more interesting and engaging (especially for the number crunching business folks out there). It's probably one of the best and easiest textbooks I've ever had to read... and actually do read.

This book is well written, giving examples of situations the reader can relate to, as well as recognized companies to reiterate the lessons and help the reader comprehend material. Only wish the access code was available with the loose-leaf text option.

perfect

This book was purchased for my son for one of his college classes; I have no knowledge of the quality of the book.

I wanted a newer version but it's ok.