Occupational Industrial Psychology category: 1464 books
A Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology
Volume 2: Work Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Work Psychology, the second volume of the Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology, concentrates on issues related to the direct relationship between the worker and the organization and on his or her task or function. This could be termed the classical tradition of work psychology, including...
Preventing Stress, Improving Productivity
European Case-Studies in the Workplace
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
In a representative study made of European workers, twenty-eight per cent of employees reported that stress affects their health and their performance at work. Occupational stress is a serious problem for the performance of individuals, organisations and as a consequence, for national economies. Preventing...
The Self at Work
Fundamental Theory and Research
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
The Self at Work brings researchers in industrial and organizational psychology and organizational behavior together with researchers in social and personality psychology to explore how the self impacts the workplace. Covering topics such as self-efficacy, self-esteem, self-control, power, and identification,...
by Pamela L. Perrewé
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Workers experience an increasingly uncertain future and many have been forced to search for jobs in a highly competitive market. In this volume, we call upon the field's leading researchers to examine how economic conditions relate to occupational stress and well being.
by Christine Hodson
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Psychology and Work provides a concise, user-friendly introduction to the field of occupational psychology. The book covers the main issues in the psychology of work and organizations. Topics discussed include the significance of work to the individual, the motivation to work, selection and training...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Continuous activity and high job demands surround corporate environments. These demands are considered to be key triggers for workers’ stressrelated symptoms and poor health. It has been estimated by the American Institute of Stress (AIS) that US 300 billion/year are spent on conditions related to...
by Gina Roberts
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2004
Master's Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject Psychology - Work, Business, Organisational and Economic Psychology, grade: 1,0 (A), LMU Munich, 46 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: [...] For companies to gain desired productivity increases from the introduction of advanced...
Managing for Resilience
A Practical Guide for Employee Wellbeing and Organizational Performance
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
In an era of longer hours and shorter contracts, of tighter margins and frequent organizational change, stress can undermine both the mental health and performance of employees. A culture of resilience in the workplace, however, offers the potential to support psychological wellbeing and improve the...
New Employee Safety
Risk Factors and Management Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
This reference introduces an innovative new-employee safety risk model, keyed to a typical new worker becoming acclimated to a new job and workplace. It reviews risk factors, their root causes, and how they can be addressed and minimized through targeted strategies at each stage of a worker's early...
Organizational Psychology and Evidence-Based Management
What Science Says About Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Adopting an Evidence-Based Management (EBM) approach, this book provides the best evidence available on a wide range of topics from Industrial and Organizational Psychology to help managers base their decisions on scientific findings. Drawing on principles and methods first developed by Evidence-Based...
Leadership Psychology
How the Best Leaders Inspire Their People
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
A better understanding of the psychological relationships at play within current working environments will enable leaders to achieve greater success for themselves and their organizations. Leadership Psychology outlines how inspirational leaders across a range of award-winning companies of all sizes...
Managing Health and Wellbeing in the Public Sector
A Guide to Best Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
As governments throughout the world experience increasing fiscal challenges, the pressures on public sectors to streamline services and harness technological advances is unprecedented. Many have undergone huge budgetary cuts as a result, but what are the effects of this intense organisational change...
Situational Judgment Tests
Theory, Measurement, and Application
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Situational Judgment Tests advances the science and practice of SJTs by promoting a theoretical framework, providing an understanding of best practices, and establishing a research agenda for years to come. Currently, there is no other source that provides such a comprehensive treatment of situational...
Social Psychology at Work (Psychology Revivals)
Essays in honour of Michael Argyle
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Social psychology has much to offer real world problems, especially in industrial and organizational settings. Originally published in 1995, in Social Psychology at Work leading researchers in their respective fields discuss recent findings and their implications for the commercial world of work.
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