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Organizational Behavior by Fred Luthans was one of the first mainstream organizational behavior texts on the market and continues the tradition of being the most current and up-to-date researched text today. Well-known author Fred Luthans is the 5th most prolific Publisher in Academy of Management Journals and a senior research scientist with the Gallup Organization, who continues to do research in the organizational behavior area. The Twelfth Edition of Organizational Behavior is ideal for instructors who take a research-based and conceptual approach to their OB course. Salient Features Contextual impact of the recent financial crisis and stock market crash on organizational behavior Managing the global workforce Corporate social responsibility (CSR) Ethics of downsizing Organization culture in an economic crisis Incentive/rewards analysis of the financial crisis Intentional component of psychological capital (PsyCap) Performance impact and research summary of PsyCap Broaden and Build Theory of positivity Use of Facebook