Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

p style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"The only text in management and organizational behavior to focus on public organizations, nonprofit organizations, and school systems, bManaging Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations/bb,/b bSecond Edition/b fosters competency in critical management and leadership skills including communication, motivation, teamwork, group dynamics, and decision making. Cases, self-assessment exercises, simulations, and evaluative instruments provide students the opportunity to experience the applied side of theories and to learn both cognitively and experientially. In the bSecond Edition/b, the authors have updated information throughout, citing the most recent literature and including additional valuable models for decision making./pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"b/b/pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"bNew to This Edition/b/pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"b/b/pulliemstrongHighlights nonprofit organizations and school systems: /strong/emMore new topics and examples relevant to nonprofit organizations and school systems have been added. /liliemstrongExpanded cases and in-book exercises: /strong/emEnhanced opportunities for hands-on learning bring the material to life and allow students to engage with new concepts. /liliemstrongOffers more on leadership theory and application: /strong/emChapter 7 provides additional coverage of styles, traits, and approaches as well as different contexts, cases, and examples related to leadership. /liliemstrongProvides a more detailed examination of ethics and diversity: /strong/emThe authors present value-related material in the context of diversity, including cross-cultural and cross-national examples./li/ulp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"/pp style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal"bIntended Audiencebr //bThis text is ideally suited for upper-level undergraduates and graduates studying public and nonprofit management in schools of business and management and in programs of organizational behavior, public administration, nonprofit management, and educational administration./p