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Big-B versus Big-O: The Current State of Domestic Organizational Behavior (OB) Research Based on Keyword Analysis

Zhang Jian1,2, Zhang Yu1, Gao Chao1, Li Jingjing1   

  1. 1. Donlinks School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083;
    2. Laboratory of Talent Evaluation of Land and Resources, Beijing 100812
  • Received:2013-12-27 Online:2016-02-28 Published:2016-03-01

Abstract:

Since the early 21st century, the organizational behavior researches in the world have focused totally on individual and group behaviors, leaving organizing behavior neglected. The study uses the method of content analysis, based on all OB papers published over the 6 years from 2007 to 2012, in five leading journals such as Nankai Business Review, to reflect the state of organizational behavior research in China. Our study investigates and summaries the existing literature on OB and finds that under-researched topics in the first decade of this century have been gradually increasing, and part of the over-researched topics remain unchanged. Therefore the domestic organizational behavior research stays in a state of both Big-B and Big-O. Finally future directions are discussed constructively.

Key words: organizational behavior, research status, content analysis, human resource management