Organizational behavior, or OB, is the study of how people act in an organization or workplace, and what motivates them to act that way. Knowledge of OB concepts is an important tool in any new ...

I recently outed five management concepts that, while popular, are a waste of mental energy. As a result, several readers challenged me to provide some management concepts that actually DO work.

“Mrs. Jones” is in the middle of the dayroom, once again engaging in verbal abusiveness that disrupts the residents, families and staff on her unit. When Rosa, the CNA, notices this, she immediately ...

Whether they are motivating employees, making decisions, allocating resources or negotiating deals, managers are vital for business. Managers have been an integral factor for business success since ...

Anna Sullivan receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The research reported here was funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage Project (LP110100317) and financial and/or in ...