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Readings in Organizational Behavior

Journal Articles

Argyris, C. (1957). The individual and organization: Some problems of mutual adjustment. Administrative Science Quarterly, 2(1), 1-24.

Behling, O., Labovitz, G., & Kosmo, R. (1968). The Herzberg controversy: A critical reappraisal. Academy of Management Journal, 11(1), 99-108.

Gouldner, A. (1960). The norm of reciprocity. American Sociological Review, 25(2), 161-178.

Harvey, J. B. (1974). The Abilene paradox: The management of agreement. Organizational Dynamics, 3(1), 63-80.

Herzberg, F. (1968). One more time: How do you motivate employees? Harvard Business Review, 46(1), 53-62.

Kahn, W. A. (1990). Psychological conditions of personal engagement and disengagement at work. Academy of Management Journal, 33(4), 692-724.

Kanter, R. M. (1979). Power failure in management circuits. Harvard Business Review, 57(4), 65-75.

Martin, J. & Siehl, C. (1983). Organizational culture and counterculture: An uneasy symbiosis. Organizational Dynamics, 12(2), 52-54.

Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370-396.

McGregor, D. M. (2000). The human side of management. Reflections, 2(1), 6-15. [Reprint]

Mechanic, D. (1962). Sources of power of lower participants in complex organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly, 7(4), 349-364.

Pondy, L. R. (1967). Organizational conflict: Concepts and models. Administrative Science Quarterly, 12(2), 296-320.

Porter, M. E. (1979). How competitive forces shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 57(2), 137-145.

Porter, M. E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1), 78-93.

Salancik, G. R., & Pfeffer, J. (1977). Who gets power--And how they hold on to it. Organizational Dynamics, 5(3), 3-21.

Schein, E. H. (1983). The role of the founder in creating organizational culture. Organizational Dynamics, 12(1), 13-28.

Strauss, G. (1962). Tactics of lateral relationship: The purchasing agent. Administrative Science Quarterly, 7(2), 161-186.

Walton, R. E., & Dutton, J. M. (1969). The management of interdepartmental conflict: A model and review. Administrative Science Quarterly, 14(1), 73-84.

Wright, B. E. (2004). The role of work context in work motivation: A public sector application of goal and social cognitive theories. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 14(1), 59-78.