I have used Robbins and Judge's Essentials of Organizational Behavior textbook for years now, along with Browne & Keeley's Asking the Right questions textbook. I am basically going completely digital now and I asked Pearson to provide me PDF copies of the textbooks so I do not always need Internet access to read them and I can use Adobe for writing notes, highlighting, etc. This is not to mention that some of my international students might not have reliable Internet access or may have Internet access censored if they suddenly have to go back home on short notice (like this past spring). However, Pearson refuses to provide PDF copies to me. Pearson will give me access to electronic versions through RedShelf, which does not substitute for the PDF copies. Do you have any recommendations for publishers that have textbooks similar to Essentials of Organizational Behavior and Asking the Right Questions that are available in PDF format? Or publishers that have core readings for the major OB topics available in PDF format? I know Harvard Business Publishing has some core OB readings, but Harvard does not provide them for more than a handful of topics. If you know of any PDF versions of textbooks to replace Thompson's Making the team: A guide for managers, I'll take those too since I will need to replace that textbook offered by Pearson in the spring for my groups and teams elective. Any help you can provide will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Kevin S. Cruz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management, University of Richmond
Incoming Associate Editor, Group & Organization Management
E-mail: kevinscruz@yahoo.com