Organizational Behavior

Introduction

Organizational Behavior is the study of individuals and their behavior within the context of the organization in a workplace setting. It is an interdisciplinary field that includes sociology, psychology, communication and management.

Keywords– Organizational Behavior, Organizational Change, Organizational Development, Corporate Culture, Corporate Communication, Group Behavior, Human Decision Making

By Debra Lamb-Deans, July 2006

Starting Points

BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), U.S. Department of Labor is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public, the U.S. Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, business, and labor. The BLS also serves as a statistical resource to the Department of Labor.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Handbooks

Dictionary of Statistics and Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences

Cornell University Library Holdings

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ILR Reference HA17 .V64 1993

Vogt, W. Paul. Newbury Park, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1993.

The Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences is the sourcebook of simple definitions and explanations of statistical and statistics-related concepts.

International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences

http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/4560459

Smelser, Neil J., Baltes, Paul B. Amsterdam: Elsevier; Miamisburg, OH: ScienceDirect, online distributor, 2002.

Maps the social and behavioral sciences on a grand scale. The Encyclopedia includes: 3,842 signed articles; 15 million words of text; 90,000 bibliographic references; 150 biographical entries. The printed edition runs to 24 volumes plus 2 index volumes.

It is alphabetically organized and extensively cross-referenced throughout and is supported by a comprehensive name index and multi-level, hierarchical subject index. It also includes a classified list of entries. The electronic edition will offer all of this and much more: the vast database of articles will be enhanced by flexible search-and-retrieval facilities and by a rich variety of electronic reference links. Every article in the electronic edition will be supported by an abstract prepared specifically for the online publication. These abstracts will be posted to the website as they become available, offering an extended preview of the content of the Encyclopedia in advance of full publication.

With annual updates planned for release from 2004, the online version of the International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences will be a dynamic resource for students and faculty alike.

Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods

Cornell University Library Holdings

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ILR Reference H62 .L456 2004

Lewis-Beck, Michael S., Bryman Alan and Liao Tim Futing. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 2004.

This unique multi-volume reference set offers readers an all-encompassing education in the ways of social science researchers. Written to be accessible to general readers, entries do not require any advanced knowledge or experience to understand the purposes and basic principles of any of the methods.

The Encyclopedia features two major types of entries: definitions, consisting of a paragraph or two, provide a quick explanation of a methodological term; and topical treatments or essays discussing the nature, history, application/example and implication of using a certain method. Also included are suggested readings and references for future study.

Social Science Encyclopedia

Cornell University Library Holdings

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ILR Reference H41 .S63 2004

Kuper, Adam and Kuper Jessica. London; New York: Routledge, 2004.

The new edition of this already classic reference work, which was first published in 1985 to great acclaim from social scientists, librarians and professionals, has been updated and radically recast. Ninety per cent of the entries are either new, entirely rewritten or substantially revised. The new entries cover developments in traditional fields over the last decade, newly vital areas of study such as environmental economics and cross-disciplinary pursuits such as women's studies and cultural studies. Theoretical movements such as post-modernism which were only beginning to be discussed in 1985 are now given prominent coverage.