Organizational Behavior : Essentials for Improving Performance and Commitment

Jason A Colquitt is the William H. Willson Distinguished Chair in the Department of Management at the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business. He received his PhD from Michigan State University's Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, and earned his BS in Psychology from Indiana University. He has taught organizational behavior and human resource management at the undergraduate, masters, and executive levels and has also taught research methods at the doctoral level. He has received awards for teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and executive levels.

Jeffery A. LePine is the PetSmart Chair in Leadership in the Department of Management at Arizona State Universitys W.P. Carey School of Business. He received his PhD in Organizational Behavior from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University. He also earned an MS in Management from Florida State University and a BS in Finance from the University of Connecticut. He has taught organizational behavior, human resource management, and management of groups and teams at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Michael J. Wesson is an associate professor in the management department at Texas A&M University's Mays Business School. He received his PhD from Michigan State University's Eli Broad Graduate School of Management. He also holds an MS in human resource management from Texas A&M University and a BBA from Baylor University. He has taught organizational behaviour and human resource managementbased classes at all levels but currently spends most of his time teaching Mays MBAs, EMBAs, and executive development at Texas A&M.

Michael's research interests include organizational justice, goal-setting, organizational entry (employee recruitment, selection, and socialization), personorganization fit, and compensation and benefits.