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I teach introductory OB online to undergraduate students.  I am looking for a textbook that is suited to online teaching, which (to my mind) means that it should be engaging, relatively brief, and emphasize the big ticket concepts and applications. It'd like it to be evidence-based, too.. Many of the texts I've examined are long on relatively unimportant facts and pseudo-facts and short on stimulating ideas. I want the students to get excited about OB.

Hi Hannah,

 

I know everyone has their personal preferences on textbooks so I will throw in my two cents!

 

I have been using the Colquitt, LePine, and Wesson OB textbook for a couple of years now and find it to be engaging, research based, and covers more contemporary topics, in my opinion.  I think they have an "Essentials" version, which I haven't used, that would fit the brevity component for the on-line audience.  Good luck!

 

Lance

 

 

Hannah,

 

I might suggest a text from Flat World Knowledge it is evidence based and can be used completely online. The text is from Talya Bauer and Berrin Erdogan. The work is sprinkled with real world examples to highlight the theory and research base.

 

http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/catalog/editions/bauer_1-1-organizational-behavior-1-1

 

I have used the text for the last few years and it is well appreciated by students.

 

Best,

Jim Berry

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Hi Hannah,

 

I know everyone has their personal preferences on textbooks so I will throw in my two cents!

 

I have been using the Colquitt, LePine, and Wesson OB textbook for a couple of years now and find it to be engaging, research based, and covers more contemporary topics, in my opinion.  I think they have an "Essentials" version, which I haven't used, that would fit the brevity component for the on-line audience.  Good luck!

 

Lance