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Organizational Behavior

Rating 3.7
Word count
269K words
Chapters
78
ISBN
9787301145357

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Summary

This book is mainly intended to help those who are new to management knowledge understand what organizational behavior is and its characteristics. The structure is well arranged, making it very suitable for engineering students or others without a management background to learn about organizational behavior. The book features cases familiar to Chinese readers, explaining organizational behavior concepts through cases and presenting theories closely related to Chinese management practices. It focuses on clarity rather than systematic theoretical coverage, aiming to explain management phenomena in an accessible way and guide readers to develop theoretical thinking.

Editor's review

This book is for readers encountering management knowledge for the first time. It focuses on answering basic questions such as what organizational behavior is and what characteristics it has. The structure is well arranged and the coverage is focused; it does not attempt a comprehensive survey of theoretical systems but explains management phenomena through theory in an accessible way. Its distinctive feature is the use of cases familiar to Chinese readers, explaining organizational behavior concepts through cases and emphasizing theories closely related to Chinese management work, lowering the barrier of cross-cultural understanding. The writing goal is to guide readers to develop initial theoretical thinking rather than pile up terminology. For readers with an engineering background or no management knowledge, this book is a gentle introduction; for readers with management experience, it also offers a chance to reexamine the patterns of human behavior in organizations through familiar cases.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Engineering students who need to build basic knowledge of organizational behavior
  • Undergraduates taking a management course for the first time with no management background
  • New workplace entrants who want to understand human behavior in organizations through familiar cases
  • Management course instructors who need an accessible textbook for teaching or training

Not a good fit for

  • Researchers who have systematically studied organizational behavior and seek deeper theory
  • Academic readers expecting a comprehensive theoretical review with extensive citations
  • Readers who prefer classic Western cases and have little interest in local cases

Reading tips

  1. Read the concept explanations first, then revisit the cases and try to use the book's theories to explain the behavioral phenomena in them
  2. After each chapter, use a unit or team you are familiar with as an example to practice theoretical thinking
  3. Do not try to memorize all theories; focus on mastering the approach of analyzing management phenomena with concepts
  4. Read alongside a basic management textbook to connect knowledge at the individual, group, and organizational levels

About the publisher

Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979

Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 前言
  3. 序
  4. 作者简介
  5. 第一章 组织中的工作行为
  6. 第一节 什么是组织行为学
  7. 第二节 组织行为学的发展
  8. 第三节 组织行为学的学科基础和研究层次
  9. 本章复习要点
  10. 本章复习题
  11. 第二章 个体差异
  12. 第一节 人口统计变量
  13. 第二节 个性
  14. 第三节 个性理论
  15. 第四节 能力理论
  16. 第五节 人职匹配
  17. 本章复习要点
  18. 本章复习题
  19. 第三章 知觉与管理决策
  20. 第一节 知觉的基本概念
  21. 第二节 影响知觉的因素
  22. 第三节 知觉偏差
  23. 第四节 组织中的印象管理
  24. 第五节 管理决策
  25. 第六节 决策陷阱
  26. 本章复习要点
  27. 本章复习题
  28. 第四章 激励过程与人员管理
  29. 第一节 激励的基本概念
  30. 第二节 内容型激励理论
  31. 第三节 过程型激励理论
  32. 第四节 激励的整合模型
  33. 本章复习要点
  34. 本章复习题
  35. 第五章 管理沟通
  36. 第一节 管理者的工作
  37. 第二节 沟通的基本过程与要素
  38. 第三节 沟通焦虑
  39. 第四节 有效沟通的要点
  40. 第五节 互动式沟通分析
  41. 本章复习要点
  42. 本章复习题
  43. 第六章 管理工作团队
  44. 第一节 群体
  45. 第二节 团队及其工作的特点
  46. 第三节 团队发展的阶段模型
  47. 第四节 团队发展中的群体动力
  48. 本章复习要点
  49. 本章复习题
  50. 第七章 冲突与谈判
  51. 第一节 冲突的基本概念
  52. 第二节 冲突与组织绩效
  53. 第三节 托马斯的冲突解决模型
  54. 第四节 冲突形成的原因:角色与信息的差异
  55. 第五节 冲突的发展过程:五阶段发展模型
  56. 第六节 谈判:冲突双方沟通的方式
  57. 第七节 整合性谈判
  58. 本章复习要点
  59. 本章复习题
  60. 第八章 组织结构与组织变革
  61. 第一节 无处不在的组织
  62. 第二节 组织结构要素
  63. 第三节 组织设计
  64. 第四节 组织变革
  65. 本章复习要点
  66. 本章复习题
  67. 第九章 组织文化
  68. 第一节 组织文化
  69. 第二节 组织文化的表现形式
  70. 第三节 麦肯锡7S企业文化模型
  71. 第四节 企业的核心价值观
  72. 第五节 强文化
  73. 第六节 企业文化与组织气氛
  74. 第七节 组织文化的导入与塑造
  75. 本章复习要点
  76. 本章复习题
  77. 中英文名词对照表
  78. 参考文献

FAQ

Is this book difficult for engineering students with no management background?
No. This book is written for readers new to management knowledge, including those from engineering and other non-management backgrounds. The structure is well arranged, it focuses on explaining basic concepts, and it uses cases familiar to Chinese readers to aid understanding. It does not attempt to list theories systematically, so the entry barrier is low.
What are the characteristics of the cases in the book?
The book features cases familiar to Chinese readers, explaining organizational behavior concepts through cases and presenting theories closely related to Chinese management work. Readers can use familiar situations to understand concepts, reducing barriers caused by cultural differences and making it easier to relate the content to their own work.
Is this book more suitable for self-study or classroom use?
Both. The textbook is written for readers new to management knowledge, with accessible explanations and a clear chapter structure, making it suitable for self-study. The cases can also serve as classroom discussion material for instructors to guide analysis. For self-study, reading chapter by chapter and doing comparison exercises is recommended for better results.
Will I master a complete theoretical system of organizational behavior after reading it?
This book is positioned as an introduction, focusing on explaining concepts in an accessible way and guiding readers to develop initial theoretical thinking. After reading it, you will have a basic understanding and analytical approach, but to study the theoretical system systematically and in depth, you will need to continue with more comprehensive textbooks and literature.

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About the author

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Yan Jin is an author about whom little public information is currently available. He has one published or compiled work, Organizational Behavior. Judging from the title and its classification, the book is an exam-oriented text that covers the basic knowledge and examination points of organizational behavior, serving readers who are preparing for tests or studying the subject in a course. Since no clear records of his birth and death dates, nationality, education, or professional positions have been found, his personal history and academic background cannot be described in detail, and no speculation is made here. On the basis of the available material, Yan Jin's work consists mainly of organizing the theoretical content of organizational behavior into a knowledge system that is convenient for study and examination preparation; the writing is expected to be clearly structured and focused on key points, suitable for candidates who need to master the framework of the subject systematically. Given the small number of works, his writing style and overall influence are difficult to assess fully, but Organizational Behavior, as his representative achievement, offers a useful reader for understanding the examination requirements of the subject.

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