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Organizational Behavior (18th Edition)

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849K words
Chapters
22
Series
Organizational Behavior, 18th Edition
ISBN
9787300286549

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Summary

This is the Chinese translation of the 18th edition of Professor Robbins's organizational behavior textbook, co-authored with Timothy Judge and widely regarded as the authoritative standard in the field. Since its introduction to China in the 1990s, it has been widely adopted in university management programs and by business practitioners. The book unfolds across four levels—introduction, the individual, the group, and the organizational system—in 18 chapters: beginning with the importance of interpersonal skills and the methods of systematic study, it moves through diversity in organizations, attitudes and job satisfaction, emotions and moods, personality and values, perception and individual decision making, motivation concepts and applications, then to the foundations of group behavior, work teams, communication, leadership, power and politics, conflict and negotiation, and organizational structure, before concluding with organizational culture, human resource policies and practices, and organizational change and stress management. The 18th edition has been thoroughly revised: each chapter opens with a new opening case reflecting current business trends and cutting-edge events; a new employability skills matrix maps course content to the competencies employers value; and new topics such as organizational justice, emotional labor, job engagement, job redesign, the learning organization, fostering a culture of innovation, mindfulness, and abusive supervision have been added, all while preserving readability and research rigor. The edition is suitable for undergraduates, graduate students, MBA and other professional degree candidates, and can also serve as a text for managers' continuing education and corporate training.

Editor's review

在组织行为学这个领域,罗宾斯的名字几乎等同于“标准答案”。这本书从20世纪70年代末首版至今已修订到第18版,被全球上千所高校采用,也是国内管理课堂使用时间最长、采用面最广的引进教材之一。它的长处不在炫技,而在“讲清楚”:概念界定干净,理论脉络按个体、群体、组织系统三层推进,每个观点背后都挂着实证研究而不是管理格言;行文娓娓道来,案例贴近真实职场,读起来不像啃教科书。第18版尤其值得留意的是每章开头的就业技能矩阵,它明确告诉学生这一章的知识对应哪项雇主看重的能力;情绪劳动、组织公平、工作投入、工作再设计、正念等新增主题,也让这本教材与时下的管理现场保持同步。对备考、授课或做培训的人来说,它的体系完整、术语统一、便于查阅;对自学者来说,它提供了一套足够牢靠的参照系——读完你会明白,许多流行管理说法其实缺乏证据。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 工商管理、人力资源管理、心理学等专业的高校本科生与研究生
  • MBA、MPA及相关专业学位学员,需要系统教材备考或做作业
  • 企业管理者与HR从业者,希望用研究证据替代管理直觉
  • 企业内训师、管理课程讲师,需要体系完整、术语规范的授课底本

Not a good fit for

  • 只想读轻松故事型管理读物的读者,本书偏教材体例、信息密度高
  • 期待“一招见效”的工具书读者,书中强调情境与证据而非速成技巧
  • 低龄读者或完全没有组织工作经验的中学生

Reading tips

  1. 先读第1章,弄清组织行为学的四个分析层次和“用系统研究完善直觉”的方法论,再进入后面章节。
  2. 按篇推进:个体篇关注自我认知,群体篇对照自己所在的团队,组织系统篇结合公司实际做案例复盘。
  3. 每章末尾的练习与案例不要跳过,它们是本书把理论转为技能的关键环节,适合小组讨论。
  4. 作为工具书常备,遇到招聘、激励、冲突、变革等具体问题时按主题回查对应章节。

About the publisher

China Renmin University Press China · Founded in 1955

Founded in 1955, China Renmin University Press is known for publishing university textbooks and academic works in the humanities and social sciences. Its list covers social culture, management, personal finance, business and economics, social science, and applied psychology. Titles include management and finance books such as The Management Century, The Most Important Thing in Investing, and More Money Than God, psychology works such as Multiple Intelligences and The Talent Code, and cultural titles such as Don't Forget Why You Started. Its authors include Xu Hong, Stuart Crainer, Qiu Guolu, Howard Gardner, and Sebastian Mallaby, reflecting a publishing profile that combines academic depth with general reading.

Contents

  1. Part I Introduction
  2. Chapter 1 What Is Organizational Behavior?
  3. Part II The Individual
  4. Chapter 2 Diversity in Organizations
  5. Chapter 3 Attitudes and Job Satisfaction
  6. Chapter 4 Emotions and Moods
  7. Chapter 5 Personality and Values
  8. Chapter 6 Perception and Individual Decision Making
  9. Chapter 7 Motivation Concepts
  10. Chapter 8 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications
  11. Part III The Group
  12. Chapter 9 Foundations of Group Behavior
  13. Chapter 10 Understanding Work Teams
  14. Chapter 11 Communication
  15. Chapter 12 Leadership
  16. Chapter 13 Power and Politics
  17. Chapter 14 Conflict and Negotiation
  18. Chapter 15 Foundations of Organizational Structure
  19. Part IV The Organizational System
  20. Chapter 16 Organizational Culture
  21. Chapter 17 Human Resource Policies and Practices
  22. Chapter 18 Organizational Change and Stress Management

FAQ

这本第18版和市面上的第16版、第14版差别大吗?
第18版是全面修订版:新增或重写每章开篇案例,加入就业技能矩阵,并扩充组织公平、情绪劳动、工作投入、工作再设计、正念、虐待性监督等议题。教学使用建议选新版本;若已有旧版,个体与群体部分的核心理论框架仍然相通。
没有管理学基础能直接读吗?
可以。本书从“什么是组织行为学”和人际技能的重要性讲起,基本概念都有界定,不预设读者学过管理学。但书中引用了大量研究结论,建议按章节顺序阅读,并配合每章末的复习题巩固。
这本书适合准备考研或MBA考试使用吗?
它是国内高校组织行为学课程广泛采用的教材,覆盖面与多数考试大纲相符,适合作为主教材。但各校指定版本不同,备考前请先确认目标院校要求的版本与出版社。
书中的理论会不会过时?
组织行为学的核心理论(动机、领导、群体、组织文化等)相对稳定,第18版更新的是研究证据与当代议题。作者也明确提醒“组织行为学中没有绝对的真理”,建议把结论放在具体情境中检验。

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