personal Statement Applied program: Organizational Behavior
The purpose behind this personal statement is to not only gain admission to your well-established and highly respected ph.D. program, but to impress upon you my passion for learning and my tremendous desire to succeed in both scholastic research and in teaching on the professional level. I have based my decision to pursue an academic career not on purely practical reasons, but rather on my own natural interests and aptitude. My personal philosophy is that money and social status should not be pursued as life-consuming objectives and that in actuality they are the by-products of goals originating from ones inner needs. I understand that my intellectual capacity is a gift, and I intend to use this gift to the very best of my substantial capabilities.
I am interested in the field of study of Organizational Behavior. In the past, I have had the experience of working in settings where the people and the corporate cultures of the companies were all different. I have found that there is a great difference in the both the behaviors of people and of their organizations, depending on whether they are state-owned enterprises (SOEs), large multinational firms, or small to medium sized foreign enterprises. One simple example is that of the ability of an employee to act independently without direct instructions from his or her boss. In many Chinese organizations, acting without direct instructions is considered a form of disrespect towards the supervisor, who is generally offended by such behavior. In my experience and research, such organizations tend to have low operating efficiency with the employees losing their innate ability to take the initiative.
In contrast, foreign enterprises tend to welcome employees who have the ability to make decisions on their own, though the extent to which this is true depends on whether the supervisor is a local Chinese or an expatriate. These organizations have comparatively higher operating efficiency and employees enjoy greater job satisfaction.
My research and observations have shown me that only a small fraction of Chinese employees are well adapted to the working methods of the foreign enterprises. Many are accustomed to merely having others make the decisions for them and are not experienced at taking on some reasonable responsibilities. What accounts for the different behaviors of these people and their organizations? My observations and personal experience have greatly aroused my interest in studying this subject. I am interested in determining the specific factors that determine the different behaviors of employees and how they work together to form the behavior of the organization, as well as finding ways to modify such behaviors to make for a more healthy and properly functioning organization.
In all of the various fields that I have worked in, such as international trade, marketing and office administration, I have found that the most important factor in successful businesses lies in how the business is able to exploit its resources to meet the needs of its target markets. Human resources ultimately make possible the full utilization of the other resources, even including that of the most advanced and powerful new technologies. The essence of success at leveraging resources is managing people and their behavior. With the introduction and development of the idea of employee empowerment, organizational behavior is now being determined by the participation of more people throughout the organization rather than just a few senior level managers. I would very much like to study these trends - what exactly are the roles that employees and employers play in modern organizations? What impact do these changes in organizational behaviors have on the social and economic development of countries?
In China, there are currently no outstanding professors in the field of organizational behavior. Textbooks are translated from other languages rather than written by native Chinese. My goal is to become the most outstanding professional scholar studying and researching Organizational Behavior in China. With Chinas entry into the World Trade Organization, there will be tremendous changes and challenges in organizational structures. These changes must be studied and thoroughly researched so that successful practices can be identified. Models can then be developed to guide future Organizational Behavior practices in China. One of my goals is to write THE authoritative textbook on Organizational Behavior in China.
I have chosen to pursue my ph.D. abroad, in the field of Organization Behavior, due to a variety of factors. In the United States, study and research of management and organizational behavior in particular is much better developed and is at a much more advanced level than the rest of the world. I believe that studying in America can not only broaden my vision in this field but also help me to find ways of thinking and solving problems. In China, research in the social sciences has not progressed as quickly as research into the natural sciences and economic development. I grew up in an environment where there was only one right answer to the question, and that was dictated to us by the teacher or the government. people were not encouraged to question the way things were, and often would have to pay a price for thinking or acting differently. Of course, practices have been changing with the opening-up policy and governmental and economic reforms. But the opportunity for overseas study in the United States will not only provide a better research and study environment but also the rare chance to see the world and China through a different paradigm.
My past work and educational experience has given me many opportunities for research for various projects. In my MBA program, all of my courses required written papers and presentations, such as market research and business plans. I thoroughly researched every written paper to find the most up to date information with a tenacious pursuit of accuracy. During my undergraduate studies majoring in the English language, I not only learned the language but the culture and logic behind the language itself. This understanding has helped me to unlock the sometimes-obscure meanings in written work to get at the essence of the data and how it applies to my particular case.
I have developed a study plan for successfully completing your ph.D. program. First, I will aspire to grasp and thoroughly understand research methodology to lay a solid foundation for conducting serious academic research. Secondly, I will complete the basic courses in organizational behavior and related fields while conducting some elementary research. Third, I will study the present theories and practices in the field while observing the development of organizational behavior in China. Finally, I will thoroughly research organizational behavior in China and try to contribute innovative theories leading to effective practices.
I believe that my love for education is due mainly to the fact that I was born into a teaching family. Both of my parents and my elder sister are teachers. I embraced the love of learning at an early age, excelling as early as elementary school when I was chosen as one of only three students admitted to the best middle school in our province. My role model and inspiration has always been my father. My father was born into a very poor family and was the only child to survive while all of his brothers and sisters died of disease and malnutrition. My grandmother (over the objections of my grandfather) insisted that my father go to school rather than to work in the fields. Since then, he has continuously studied the agricultural field for years and wrote the first ever laws and regulations in China regulating the agricultural economy while simultaneously earning the respect and appreciation of high-level government officials in the ministry. My father has always encouraged me to achieve and excel, even though as a female in China such a pursuit is usually discouraged, if not impossible. His will to survive against all odds and his never-ending pursuit of education have given me the inspiration to follow his example and never let adversity stand in the way of achieving excellence to the fullest of my abilities.
The Confessions by Rousseau stated that the least knowledge acquired by humans is knowledge about humans. Knowing yourself and fellow mankind are extremely important in life as well as in management. Through earning my ph.D. from your school, I hope to be able to contribute to other people, my country, society and life as a whole by realizing self-actualization and self-fulfillment through the study of organizational behavior.
个人声明应用程序：组织行为
这背后的个人陈述的目的是不仅获得录取你完善和备受尊敬的博士课程，但留下深刻印象后，你我的热情学习和我极度的渴望成功在学术研究和教学的专业水平。我基于我的决定，追求一个学术职业，而不是纯粹的实际原因，而是我自己的自然兴趣和能力。我个人的理念是，金钱和社会地位不应该被作为生活消费的目标，而现实中，他们是源自于内在需求的目标的副产品。我明白我的智力能力是一份礼物，我打算用这个天赋，以最优秀的我的大量能力。
我对组织行为学领域感兴趣。在过去，我有过工作的经验，在设置的人和企业文化的公司都是不同的。我发现，有很大的差别在两人的行为和他们的组织，这取决于他们是否是国有企业，大型跨国公司，或小到中型外资企业。一个简单的例子是，一个雇员的能力，独立行事，没有直接指示，从他或她的老板。在许多中国组织中，没有直接的指示是对主管的一种不敬的行为，他通常被这种行为冒犯了。在我的经验和研究中，这样的组织往往有低的工作效率与员工失去他们的先天能力采取主动。
相反，外国企业往往欢迎员工自己做决定的能力，但程度，这是真实的，要看是否主管是一个中国本土或国外。这些组织有较高的工作效率，员工享有更高的工作满意度。
我的研究和观察表明，只有一小部分的中国员工很好地适应外国企业的工作方法。许多人都习惯于仅仅是让别人为他们做决定，而不必承担一些合理的责任。这些人和他们的组织有什么不同的行为？我的观察和个人经历极大地激发了我对这门学科的兴趣。我有兴趣在确定具体因素，确定不同员工的行为，以及他们如何一起工作，形成的组织行为地，以及寻找方式来修改这种行为做出更健康和正常运作的组织。
各个领域都在，我有工作，如国际贸易、市场营销和办公管理，我已经发现，成功的企业中最重要的因素在于企业如何能够利用自身的资源来满足目标市场的需求。人力资源最终使其他资源的充分利用，甚至包括最先进和强大的新技术。成功的本质是利用资源管理人和他们的行为。随着员工授权理念的引入和发展，现在，组织行为的确定是由更多的人参与组织而不仅仅是一个高级管理人员。我很想研究这些趋势，到底是什么角色，雇员和雇主在现代组织中扮演什么角色？这些变化对国家的社会经济发展有什么影响？
在中国，目前还没有杰出的教授在组织行为领域。教科书是从其他语言翻译而不是用中文写的。我的目标是成为中国最优秀的专业学者，在中国学习和研究组织行为。随着我国加入世界贸易组织，组织结构发生了巨大的变化和挑战。这些变化必须研究和深入地研究，使成功的做法，可以识别。然后，模型可以被开发，以指导未来的组织行为的做法在中国。我的目标之一就是写一本权威的教科书在中国的组织行为上。
我选择了追求我的国外博士，在组织行为领域，由于各种因素。在美国，特别是管理和组织行为的研究和研究是更好的发展，是在一个更先进的水平比世界其他国家。我相信在美国学习不仅能拓宽我的视野，也能帮助我找到一种方法