本書為江蘇省2020年留學生全英文精品課程建設成果之一,全書分為6個部分,共12章。
部分是對組織行為學的整體概述,分別介紹了組織行為學的基本概念(章)、組織績效和組織承諾(第二章)這兩個組織很關心的內(nèi)容。第二部分側重探討組織行為學關心的個體特征,包括個性、文化價值觀和能力(第三章)。第三部分探討影響個體工作結果的主要機制,包括動機(第四章),學習和決策制定(第五章)。第四部分探討工作和組織特征,包括工作滿意度(第六章),工作壓力(第七章),信任、公正和倫理(第八章)。第五部分探討群體機制,包括團隊(第九章)和領導力(第十章)。第六部分討論組織機制,包括組織結構(第十一章)和組織文化(第十二章)。
本書可作為高等院校留學生的全英文教學用書,也可作為廣大高校組織行為學課程的雙語教材使用,還可作為經(jīng)濟管理、人力資源管理、靠前商務從業(yè)人員的自學用書或培訓用書。
Section I Introduction to Organizational Behavior
Chapter Explaining Organizational Behavior
1.1 Define organizational behavior(OB)
1.2 Describe the two primary outcomes in studies of OB
1.3 Identify the factors that influence the two primary OB outcomes
1.4 Understand why firms that are good at OB tend to be more profitable
1.5 Define theory and explain its role in the scientific method
1.6 Takeaways
1.7 Discussion questions
Chapter Performance and Commitment
2.1 Define job performance and organizational commitment
2.2 Define task performance and explain how organizations identify key task behaviors
2.3 Understand citizenship behavior, and describe some specific examples
2.4 Understand counterproductive behavior and describe some specific examples
2.5 Describe the three types of organizational commitment
2.6 Understand the four primary responses to negative events at work
2.7 Describe examples of psychological withdrawal and physical withdrawal, and explain how they relate to one another
2.8 Takeaways
2.9 Discussion questions
Section Ⅱ Individual Characteristics
Chapter 3 Personality, Cultural Values and Ability
3.1 Define personality, cultural values and ability
3.2 Understand the Big Five dimensions of personality
3.3 Understand Hofstede's dimensions of cultural values
3.4 Describe the dimensions of cognitive ability
3.5 Describe the dimensions of emotional ability
3.6 Understand how ability and personality affect job performance and organizational commitment
3.7 Takeaways
3.8 Discussion questions
Section Ⅲ Individual Mechanisms
Chapter 4 Motivation
4.1 Define motivation
4.2 Describe expectancy theory and the three beliefs that help determine how work effort is directed
4.3 Understand the two qualities that make goals strong predictors of task performance, according to goal-setting theory
4.4 Describe what it means to be equitably treated according to equity theory and how employees respond when they feel a
sense of inequity
4.5 Describe psychological empowerment and the four beliefs that determine how empowered feel
4.6 Understand how motivation affects job performance and organizational commitment
4.7 Takeaways
4.8 Discussion questions
Chapter 5 Learning and Decision Making
5.1 Define learning and decision making
5.2 Describe the types of knowledge that employees can gain as they learn and build expertise
5.3 Explain the methods by which employees learn in organizations
5.4 Describe what steps organizations take to foster learning
5.5 Describe the two methods that employees use to make decisions
5.6 Understand the decision-making problems that can prevent employees from translating their learning into accurate decisions
5.7 Understand how learning affects job performance and organizational commitment
5.8 Takeaways
5.9 Discussion questions
Section Ⅳ Job and Organization
Chapter 6 Job Satisfaeion
6.1 Define job satisfaction
6.2 Describe values and how they affect job satisfaction
6.3 List the specific facets that individuals often use to evaluate their job satisfaction
6.4 Understand the job characteristics that can create a sense of satisfaction with the work itself
6.5 Define mood and emotions and describe the specific forms they take
6.6 Understand how job satisfaction affects job performance and organizational commitment, as well as how it affects life
satisfaction
6.7 Takeaways
6.8 Disussion questions
Chapter Stress
7.1 Define stress, stressors and strains
7.2 Identify and describe the two main categories of stressors
7.3 Describe how individuals cope with stress
7.4 Describe how the Type A Behavior Pattern influences the stress process
7.5 Descri