Newstrom provides a comprehensive overview of organizational behavior (OB). He incorporates the latest research in this relatively new and rapidly evolving field of applied science. Most importantly, he convincingly emphasizes that managers should make it a priority to understand OB, incorporate OB principles in decision-making, and to keep up with the latest research in this evolving field. This text has been updated in many editions to do the same.
Organizational Behavior can be dry, but as textbooks go the writing is very good. There are helpful charts and tables, although there must be at least a half dozen charts that are set up on 4-square X-Y grid. Those kind of all blur together and become less effective because of it.
The only major problem with the book is the nonsense at the beginning and end of each chapter that McGraw-Hill probably forced into the book. Textbook publishers are the worst! Newstrom's core content in this book is solid.