Industrial & Organizational Psychology

Through a systematic review of relevant literature and an analysis of in-depth interviews with key expert performers, this book examines the nature of expertise that enables individuals to make repeated successful transitions over the course of their...

"Advances in Group Processes" publishes theoretical analyses, reviews and theory based empirical chapters on group phenomena. Volume 23 includes papers that address fundamental issues relating to the Social Psychology of the Workplace. Chapter...

Drawing on case studies of 23 men in mid-career, this unique book examines the various meanings of work and their relationship to work stress and coping.Book InformationISBN 9780275911270Author Patricia BennerFormat HardbackPage Count 203Imprint Praeger...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013274732Author Katy CookFormat HardbackPage Count 314Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

This book is among the best on stress and its organizational consequences. It is based on papers presented at the Seventh Annual Applied Behavioral Science Symposium. The editors and most of the contributors are academic specialists on stress. The major...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998191836Author Kate SwobodaFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint R. R. BowkerPublisher R. R. BowkerWeight(grams) 141g

Provides ways to design, manage, and maintain more useful work groups--including labor-management committees, staff meetings, advisory groups, and policy committees. In eleven original chapters, reviews current knowledge about groups and explores new...

This is an annual research series devoted to the examination of occupational stress, health and well being, with particular emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of occupational stress. The intent is to pull together the various streams of research...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992063405Author C. J. CloutierFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Cjc Consulting Ltd.Publisher Cjc Consulting Ltd.Weight(grams) 462g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975770788Author Peter BurowFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Peter BurowPublisher Peter Burow

This book is a major revision of R. Golembiewski, R.F. Munzenrider, and J.G. Stevenson's Stress in Organizations: Toward a Phase Model of Burnout. The authors use some of the same basic data to develop the phase model of burnout, and then examine the...

This essential guide explains how to find satisfaction in the workplace in the face of imperfections involving oneself and others. The Undreaded Job: Learning to Thrive in a Less-than-Perfect Workplace was written to help people find satisfaction in the...

This book examines the extraordinary changes that technology brings and how these affect all of us and our families-at home, at school, and at our work places-with profound consequences for society. Twenty-first-century technology opens up fabulous...

The 21st century is often characterized as the age of globalization, with the world's economies becoming more and more interconnected at an unprecedented rate. And while the phenomenon of globalization isn't necessarily new, it has taken on a drastically...

Research-based investigations of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship have the potential to inform each other and enrich our knowledge of each of these areas, particularly with regard to cognitive processes and effective behaviors. Yet, while...

This book presents a collection of works written by military researchers on the human performance research being carried out in the military. Human Performance Enhancement in High-Risk Environments: Insights, Developments, and Future Directions from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979962356Author Harry LevinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint ClearView Press IncPublisher ClearView Press IncWeight(grams) 330g

Benjamin B. Weybrew has developed the ABC model of stress built upon a foundation of nearly three decades of stress research with nuclear submariners. With its connotation as a fundamental or elementary principle of stress dynamics, the ABC model is...

Organizational psychology is the science of psychology applied to work and organizations. It is a field of inquiry that spans more than a century and covers an increasingly diverse range of topics as the nature of work continues to evolve. The Oxford...

Evidence from both local and national surveys suggests that substance misuse and abuse among older adults in the United States is a "hidden epidemic" that poses a major threat to the welfare and quality of life of older drinkers and their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674424739Author Harry LevinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 219Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 490g

The increasing incidence of job-related stress has given the burgeoning field of occupational psychology greater prominence than ever before. The omnipresence of computers in the workplace and the enhanced ability of managers to supervise their...

This is an annual research series devoted to the examination of occupational stress, health and well being, with particular emphasis on the multi-disciplinary nature of occupational stress. Titles pull together the various streams of research from a...

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Adrian Furnham takes a sideways glance at management in this book of short essays. The essays are like tablets: to be taken a few at a time. They are designed to cure hangovers, reduce blood pressure and lighten the mood. They are also meant to be...

Organizations today, are increasingly using projects in their daily activities. Projects and project-management principles frame goal attainment in academia and many business sectors, and they even serve as theoretical footing for organizational-change...

As globalization permeates both consumer and labor markets, organizational workforces in the 21st century are comprised of greater diversity along a number of demographic dimensions. To keep pace with the changing business environment, research has...

The traditional structures of business and the workplace have changed drastically in recent years. In response, companies have continuously worked to improve their ability to generate new ideas and bring them to market by removing the common constraints...

Are you a born entrepreneur or a born leader, possessing innate characteristics that somehow you better than others at these important business activities? Although most observers give little attention to how genetics affects your behavior in the work...

The increasing global interdependency in economy and business transaction asserts the importance of documenting the most recent developments in global work and organizational behaviours, which are strongly influenced by the advancement of information...

Now more than ever, doctors are being targeted by government prosecutors and whistleblowers challenging the legality of their relationships with drug and device companies. With reputations at stake and the risk of civil and criminal liability, it is...

This textbook is an introductory guide to applying behavioral sciences and systemic thinking into public policy design and implementation. It presents an innovative public management toolkit to handle ‘wicked’ social problems – those not very responsive...

The workforce across industrialized nations has become both older and more age-diverse, and this trend is expected to continue in the coming decades. These changes will have important implications for motivating and managing both individual employees and...

Introducing eight proven strategies for beating job burnout, this newly revised edition also contains expanded information on networking, growing your social support system, and personal goal setting.Book InformationISBN 9781560523574Author Beverly A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781875378791Author A. Ian GlendonFormat PaperbackPage Count 540Imprint Australian Academic PressPublisher Australian Academic Press

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780023215100Author Elwood N. ChapmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 225Imprint Macmillan USAPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)Weight(grams)...

For students who need to improve their understanding of organizations and the people in them. It is also relevant to those who are beginning a specialist study of organizations, particularly as it helps to bridge the gap between theory and practice. It...

This book explains all aspects of psychological tests including how they are constructed and standardized. The advantages and pitfalls of tests are described and attention is given to reliability and validity. Information on becoming a test user and a...

Time and time again, managers have tried to flatten hierarchies, eliminate office politics, and quell interdepartmental rivalry - but to no avail. Why? The new science of evolutionary psychology argues that these managers are working against human nature...