Organizational Behavior: A Skill-Building Approach, Third Edition examines how individual characteristics, group dynamics, and organizational factors affect performance, motivation, and job satisfaction, providing students with a holistic understanding of OB. Translating the latest research into practical applications and best practices, authors Christopher P. Neck, Jeffery D. Houghton, and Emma Murray unpack how managers can develop their managerial skills to unleash the potential of their e...

The complete guide to doing a literature search and review also contains a wealth of features to calm students overwhelmed at the prospect of doing their dissertation or thesis

Unlock the essential concepts, theories, and frameworks for marketing in the digital age with this award-winning textbook. Fully updated, it explores the skills needed to thrive as an ethical, socially-conscious marketer in today’s ever-evolving digital landscape. This third edition brings you:Brand-new case studies from global companies across a variety of industries, including Bang & Olufsen, Oatly, Tesla and CarrefourNew and updated Sustainability Spotlight boxes, which align with the UN...

Every child is born into a community, a society, a culture, in which they will live, grow and develop. Culture is an essential component of every child’s psychological and physical development and this book forefronts differences in culture giving a global look at child development. Taking a chronological approach, from prenatal development to adolescence, your knowledge of developmental psychology will grow with the child. To help you in your studies:Social, cognitive, emotional and physic...

Taking you on a voyage of discovery through R and RStudio, this completely updated second edition combines real-world examples and humour with a hands-on 'how to' approach that brings statistics and programming to life.

In his characteristic irreverent and engaging style, Andy Field takes a fun and flexible yet rigorous approach to doing statistics in a book that:

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With his usual engaging and inimitable style, Mats Alvesson takes the reader on a riveting journey through the diverse ways in which culture itself can be understood and how these powerfully inform organizational life.' - Blake E. Ashforth, Arizona State University 'Understanding Organizational Culture comunicates complex ideas in a manner that will illuminate for those who are less familiar with the concepts discussed, as well as providing a depth and critique of interest to those familiar w...

This book is about research designs for projects that collect both qualitative and quantitative data, so that their combined strengths will accomplish more than would have been possible with any one method.

Like children themselves, development is dynamic. In the chronologically organized Child and Adolescent Development: Lives in Context, award-winning author Tara L. Kuther frames development research in real-life contexts, including gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and more. Kuther presents highly relatable examples, vivid cross-cultural stories, and Lives in Context video case studies of real individuals, consistently prompting students to reflect on chapter content with What...

This book prepares today's readers to successfully navigate our increasingly global community, introducing communication skills and concepts that will enable readers to interact successfully with different cultures and ethnic groups. Jandt offers unique insights into intercultural communication, at home and abroad, through an emphasis on history, culture, and popular media.