A supplement or stand-alone text for undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Introduction to Management or Organizational Behavior. This collection of objective summaries of a broad sampling of business “best-sellers” introduces students to the thoughts, philosophies, views, and experiences of a number of authors whose works have captivated the attention of today's management community. It considers the works of noted authors on such topics as management paradigms, high-performing organizations, organizational vision and goals, motivation, empowerment and participation, teams and teamwork, leadership, managing diversity, organizational change and renewal, organizational learning and knowledge-driven management, global dimensions, and managing personal effectiveness.

Table of Contents:
I. INTRODUCTION. Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom, Understanding and Using the Best-Sellers. Chris Argyris, Flawed Advice and the Management Trap. Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom, with Larry L. Cummings, Brad Jackson and Anne Cummings, Reflections on the Best Sellers: A Cautionary Note. II. BEST-SELLER “CLASSICS.” Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr., In Search of Excellence. W. Edwards Deming, Out of the Crisis. Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, The One Minute Manager. Douglas McGregor, The Human Side of Enterprise. Abraham H. Maslow, Maslow on Management. Stephen R. Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization. Michael E. Porter, Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. III. HIGH-PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS. Jon R. Katzenbach, Peak Performance: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees. Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point. Karl E. Weick and Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Managing the Unexpected: Assuring High Performance in an Age of Complexity. Wayne F. Cascio, Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs. IV. ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY, EXECUTION, & GOVENANCE. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton, The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Organizations Thrive in the New Business Environment. Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done. William Joyce, Nitin Nohria, and Bruce Roberson, What (Really) Works: The 4+2 Formula for Sustained Business Success. Jay A. Conger, Edward E. Lawler III, and David L. Finegold, Corporate Boards: Strategies for Adding Value at the Top. V. FOCUSING ON THE HUMAN DIMENSION. Edward E. Lawler III, Treat People Right! How Organizations and Individuals Can Propel Each Other Into a Virtuous Spiral of Success. Cindy Ventrice, Make Their Day: Employee Recognition That Works. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Good Business Leadership, Flow and the Making of Meaning. Paul R. Lawrence and Nitin Nohria, Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices. VI. MOTIVATION. Edward E. Lawler, III, Rewarding Excellence: Pay Strategies for the New Economy. Kenneth W. Thomas, Intrinsic Motivation at Work: Rewarding Excellence and Commitment. Jon R. Katzenback, Why Pride Matters More Than Money: Aligning the Hearts and Minds of Your Employees. VII. TEAMS AND TEAMWORK. Frank LaFasto and Carl Larson, When Teams Work Best: 6,000 Team Members and Leaders Tell What it Takes to Succeed. J. Richard Hackman, Leading Teams: Setting the Stage for Great Performances. Michael M. Beyerlein Sue Freedman, Craig McGee, and Linda Moran, Beyond Teams: Building the Collaborative Organization. VIII. LEADERSHIP. Daniel Goleman, Richard E. Boyatzis, and Annie McKee, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap . . . and Others Don't. Michael Maccoby, The Productive Narcissist: The Promise and Peril of Visionary Leadership. IX. MANAGING DIVERSITY. Frederick A. Miller and Judith H. Katz, The Inclusion Breakthrough: Unleashing the Real Power of Diversity. X. ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS. Dannemiller Tyson Associates, Whole-Scale Change: Unleashing the Magic in Organizations. Clayton M. Christensen, Michael E. Raynor, and Scott D. Anthony, The Innovator's Solution: Creating and Sustaining Successful Growth. Debra E. Meyerson, Tempered Radicals: How Everyday Leaders Inspire Change at Work. XI. MANAGERIAL DECISION-MAKING. Paul Nutt, Why Decisions Fail: Avoiding the Blunders and Traps that Lead to Debacles. J. Keith Murnighan and John C. Mowen, The Art of High-Stakes Decision-Making: Tough Calls in a Speed Driven World. Ian I. Mitroff and Gus Anagnos, Managing Crises before They Happen. XII. ETHICS AND VALUES. James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner, Credibility: How Leaders Gain It and Lose It, Why People Demand It. David Batstone, Saving Corporate Soul & (Who Knows?) Maybe Your Own. Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas, Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders. Bill George, Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value. XIII. MANAGING EMOTIONS AT WORK. Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, and John Christensen, Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results. Spencer Johnson, Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and Your Life. Peter J. Frost, Toxic Emotions at Work: How Compassionate Managers Handle Pain and Conflict. Martin E. P. Seligman, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment. XIV. EMERGING DIMENSIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS. Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents. Peter T. Robbins, Greening the Corporation: Management Strategy and the Environmental Challenge. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Evolve! Succeeding in the Digital Cluture of Tomorrow. Glossary of Terms. Bibliography of Inclusions. Index.