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This authoritative textbook offers a critical examination of both the theoretical foundations and applied practices of occupational and organizational psychology. Written by leading scholars and practitioners, it presents a contemporary, evidence informed perspective on how psychological principles are used to understand and improve the workplace.The text integrates established areas of the discipline such as psychological assessment, work and well being, motivation and engagement, and leadership, with emerging topics including workplace technologies, artificial intelligence, and sustainability in organisations. Adopting an international and inclusive lens, it incorporates case studies and learning activities throughout to support application and deepen understanding. The role of the occupational psychologist is foregrounded to highlight the applied, practice based nature of the field.This book serves as a core resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Occupational Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, and Coaching.The book is supported by a suite of digital resources for instructors and students, available on the BPS Core Textbooks series website at routledgelearning.com/bpscoretextbooks.

This authoritative textbook offers a critical examination of both the theoretical foundations and applied practices of occupational and organizational psychology. Written by leading scholars and practitioners, it presents a contemporary, evidence informed perspective on how psychological principles are used to understand and improve the workplace.The text integrates established areas of the discipline such as psychological assessment, work and well being, motivation and engagement, and leadership, with emerging topics including workplace technologies, artificial intelligence, and sustainability in organisations. Adopting an international and inclusive lens, it incorporates case studies and learning activities throughout to support application and deepen understanding. The role of the occupational psychologist is foregrounded to highlight the applied, practice based nature of the field.This book serves as a core resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Occupational Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, and Coaching.The book is supported by a suite of digital resources for instructors and students, available on the BPS Core Textbooks series website at routledgelearning.com/bpscoretextbooks.

Applying Occupational Psychology in the Fire Service: Emotion, Risk and Decision-Making provides readers with an overview of the latest research informing the policies, procedures and practices of those working on the ground in the UK Fire Service. Using best-practice principles and cutting-edge theory, the current text demonstrates how occupational psychology can be applied to fire services around the globe to improve individual, management, and organisational decisions. The authors aim to provide students, trainees, practitioners and fire personnel with a unique insight into a range of topics, including resilience, injury, work related wellbeing, community engagement as well as decision making and operational preparedness. This book represents a call to arms for more robust practices to support the Fire Service, highlighting the psychological factors involved in the firefighter occupation and paving the way towards a better understanding of emotion, risk, safety, and decision-making within the fire context.

Applying Occupational Psychology in the Fire Service: Emotion, Risk and Decision-Making provides readers with an overview of the latest research informing the policies, procedures and practices of those working on the ground in the UK Fire Service. Using best-practice principles and cutting-edge theory, the current text demonstrates how occupational psychology can be applied to fire services around the globe to improve individual, management, and organisational decisions. The authors aim to provide students, trainees, practitioners and fire personnel with a unique insight into a range of topics, including resilience, injury, work related wellbeing, community engagement as well as decision making and operational preparedness. This book represents a call to arms for more robust practices to support the Fire Service, highlighting the psychological factors involved in the firefighter occupation and paving the way towards a better understanding of emotion, risk, safety, and decision-making within the fire context.