The book provides a well-balanced coverage of all the key elements comprising the discipline of Organizational Behavior, in a style that is both informative and interesting to the reader. The compact book offers an alternative to the traditional 600-700 page core text, but at same time, it provides a complete coverage of important topics in Organizational Behavior including traditional and cutting-edge issues. The absence of end-of-chapter pedagogy makes the text flexible enough to combine with outside cases, readings, and experimental materials. The new edition has been revamped with completely updated and revised research, examples, and coverage of topics such as globalization and workforce diversity; work-life balance; behavioral decision making; team-effective-ness model, ethics in negotiation; and employee response to organizational politics. Essentials of Organizational Behavior continues to provide useful pedagogy and new features for the students of undergraduate and graduate level courses in Organizational Behavior as well as executive programs. Table of Contents I. PROLOGUE.  1. Introduction to Organizational Behavior. II. THE INDIVIDUAL IN THE ORGANIZATION. 2. Foundations of Individual Behavior. 3. Personality and Emotions. 4. Basic Motivation Concepts. 5. Motivation: From Concepts to Applications. 6. Individual Decision Making. III. GROUPS IN THE ORGANIZATION. 7. Foundations of Group Behavior. 8. Understanding Work Teams. 9. Communication. 10. Leadership and Creating Trust. 11. Power and Politics. 12. Conflict and Negotiation. IV. THE ORGANIZATION SYSTEM. 13. Foundations of Organization Structure. 14. Human Resource Policies and Practices. 15. Organizational Culture. 16. Organizational Change and Development. Epilogue. Endnotes. Index/Glossary.