The book was created as an alternative to the 600- or 700- page comprehensive textbook in organizational behaviour (OB). It attempts to provide balanced coverage of all the key elements comprising the discipline of OB, in a style that readers will find both informative and interesting. This text has achieved a wide following in short courses and executive programs, and in traditional courses as a companion volume with experiential, skill development,case, and reading books. It is used at more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia.