Psychology and Work Today: Pearson New International Edition (häftad)
Format
Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
440
Utgivningsdatum
2013-07-23
Upplaga
10
Förlag
Pearson
Medarbetare
Schultz, Sydney Ellen
Illustratör/Fotograf
Illustrations
Illustrationer
Illustrationsstrations
Dimensioner
275 x 215 x 15 mm
Vikt
1610 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
12:B&W 8.5 x 11 in or 280 x 216 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9781292021683

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For undergraduate-level courses in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, Personnel Psychology and Applied Psychology.

Psychology and Work Today provides an invaluable foundation for anyone entering todays global business and industrial world. This informative, sophisticated, and entertaining text teaches students about the nature of work in modern society. By focusing on the practical and applied rather than the scientific ideal, the authors demonstrate how industrial-organizational psychology directly impacts our lives as job applicants, trainees, employees, managers, and consumers.
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Fler böcker av Duane Schultz

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Duane P. Schultz is Emeritus Professor at University of South Florida, USA.

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Brief TOC:

 

I. THE PRACTICE OF INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.

1. Principles, Practices, and Problems.

2. Techniques, Tools, and Tactics.

II. THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

3. Employee Selection Principles and Techniques.

4. Psychological Testing.

5. Performance Appraisal.

6. Training and Development.

III. ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.

7. Leadership.

8. Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Job Involvement.

9. The Organization of the Organization.

IV. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORKPLACE.

10. Working Conditions.

11. Safety, Violence, and Health in the Workplace.

12. Stress in the Workplace.

V. ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY.

13. Engineering Psychology.

VI. CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY.

14. Consumer Psychology.

References.

Glossary.

Photo Credits.

Index.

 

 

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Schultz & Schultz: PSYCHOLOGY AND WORK TODAY, 10TH EDITION

CONTENTS

PREFACE 

 

PART ONE:  The Practice of Industrial-Organizational Psychology

 

Chapter 1: Principles, Practices, and Problems

 

Would You Work If You Didnt Have To?  

  Newsbreak

I-O Psychology on the Job  

I-O Psychology in Everyday Life

  Newsbreak   

What I-O Psychology Means to Your Employer  

An Overview of the Development of I-O Psychology  

  Pioneers in Personnel Selection  

  World War I and the Testing Movement  

  The Hawthorne Studies and Motivational Issues  

  Newsbreak

  World War II and Engineering Psychology

  Later Developments in I-O Psychology  

Challenges for I-O Psychology  

  The Virtual Workplace  

  Virtual Employees  

  Newsbreak

  Worker Involvement  

  New Technology Requires New Skills  

  The Global Workplace

  Newsbreak

  Ethnic Diversity in the Workplace

  Different Generations? Different Values

  Newsbreak

Careers in I-O Psychology

     Newsbreak

Practical Problems for I-O Psychologists  

  Fraudulent Practitioners  

  Credentials and Certification  

  Communicating with Management  

  Worker Resistance to New Ideas  

  Research or Application?  

Areas of I-O Psychology  

Summary

Key Terms

Review Questions

Additional Reading

 

Chapter 2: Techniques, Tools, and Tactics

 

Why Study Psycho...