Organizational Behavior: 10th Edition

Author: Feng Bins
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The most important resource in a company is "people," and the most serious problem is also "people." This book reveals many little-known behavioral patterns and activity mechanisms of "people," providing managers with scientific methods and insights to understand their employees' inner world and create a cohesive corporate culture. — Sun Jianmin, Professor at Renmin University of China
This is a classic management textbook written by Stephen P. Robbins, an authority in American organizational behavior and a professor of management at the University of San Diego. Since its publication, it has been revised and reprinted nine times, remaining a bestseller for 20 years. It has been selected as a textbook by many universities and business schools in the United States and is widely welcomed by scholars, students, and professionals in the field of management worldwide.
The book consists of six parts and 19 chapters, focusing on organizational behavior as its central theme. It discusses behavioral issues in organizational management from the perspectives of individual behavior, group behavior, organizational systems, and organizational dynamics. Particularly, the author has derived many novel and unconventional insights from extensive research cases and data. For example, the concept of "group conflict," where the author argues that a certain degree of conflict can improve organizational performance. Such discussions often bring fresh perspectives.
The book is not only lively and engaging, as if it were a conversation with the reader, but also rich in content and fascinating. Topics like "Organizational Behavior in the News" are presented using news reports and popular stories, allowing readers to grasp the core concepts while enjoying the reading experience.
The unique feature of the book lies in its structure: at the end of each chapter, the author designs "Group Exercises" and "Case Studies" for self-evaluation. Based on each chapter's theme, the author ingeniously creates "For" and "Against" debate questions, enabling readers to summarize answers through discussion, making learning enjoyable and improving both their theoretical understanding and practical skills. This new edition also includes new thematic boxes on globalization, diversity, ethical integration, and "Myth or Science," aiming to help readers recognize organizational behavior as a field grounded in extensive empirical research. It provides valuable insights and aids readers in understanding, interpreting, and managing human behavior in the workplace.
The target audience for this book is extremely broad. It is not only suitable for faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, MBA and EMBA students, and management training for employees in various enterprises and institutions across the country but also for management consultants, organizational research experts, and self-study enthusiasts interested in organizational behavior as a must-read reference.