Description
Organisational Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies critically reflects upon 14 studies by researchers such as Gilbreth, French and Raven, Greenberg, and Schein, that have long been considered foundational. Written and edited by leading scholars, this book invites you to think about the limitations of the classic studies, put theory into practice, and consider, in-depth, the lasting impact of these key studies on the field today.
Revisiting the Classic Studies is a series of texts that introduces readers to the studies in psychology that changed the way we think about core topics in the discipline today. It provokes students to ask more interesting and challenging questions about the field by encouraging a deeper level of engagement both with the details of the studies themselves and with the nature of their contribution. Edited by leading scholars in their field and written by researchers at the cutting edge of these developments, the chapters in each text provide details of the original works and their theoretical and empirical impact, and then discuss the ways in which thinking and research has advanced in the years since the studies were conducted.
Niklas K. Steffens is Director of the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology and Associate Professor at The University of Queensland.
Floor Rink is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of Groningen.
Michelle K. Ryan is the inaugural Director of the Global Institute of Women's Leadership, and Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology at The Australian National University.
About the Author
Niklas K. (Nik) Steffens is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland. His research focuses on leadership and followership, group processes and teamwork, and health and well-being in applied contexts - research he has conducted in collaboration with over 100 researchers across the globe. He collaborates with and consults to organisations, community groups, and industry to use theory and evidence to solve applied problems and improve group and organisational functioning. He recently co-edited Organizational Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies (with Michelle Ryan and Floor Rink, 2022). In 2018 he was awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) by the Australian Research Council. For his work on leadership development around the 5R program (particularly with Alex Haslam, Kim Peters, and Blake McMillan), he received the Australian Psychology Society's Workplace Excellence Award for Leadership Development in 2017 and was finalist of the 2023 Academy of Management's MED evidence-based leadership development program award. Floor Rink is Full Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. In her work, she explains organizational and economic phenomena through psychology theory. Her main lines of research centre around work situations that involve intra- and intergroup identity dynamics, such as responses to diversity, ethical decision making (including governance structures) and status differentiation. Michelle K. Ryan is the inaugural Director of the Global Institute of Women's Leadership at The Australian National University where she is a Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology. She also holds a (part-time) position at the University of Groningen where she is a Professor of Diversity. She recently led a European Research Council Consolidator Grant examining the way in which context and identity shape and constrain women's career choices. With Alex Haslam, she uncovered the phenomenon of the glass cliff, whereby women are more likely than men to occupy leadership positions in times of crisis. The New York Times named the glass cliff as one of the Top 100 ideas that shaped 2008.
Reviews
Organisational psychology is now a dynamic and sprawling field of study. Each chapter in this well-crafted volume deftly revisits a classic of the past to mine insights that help us understand where we are in the present and where we may be going in the future. -- Blake E. Ashforth, Ph.D
This book captures the main ideas and contributions of some of the classic Organizational Psychology studies, while showing their trajectory into the future. It is a major contribution to the history of the field and our understanding of our research roots and where they have taken us. -- Deborah L. Ancona, Ph.D
Book Information
ISBN 9781529706659
Author Niklas K. Steffens
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 490g
Revisiting the Classic Studies is a series of texts that introduces readers to the studies in psychology that changed the way we think about core topics in the discipline today. It provokes students to ask more interesting and challenging questions about the field by encouraging a deeper level of engagement both with the details of the studies themselves and with the nature of their contribution. Edited by leading scholars in their field and written by researchers at the cutting edge of these developments, the chapters in each text provide details of the original works and their theoretical and empirical impact, and then discuss the ways in which thinking and research has advanced in the years since the studies were conducted.
Niklas K. Steffens is Director of the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology and Associate Professor at The University of Queensland.
Floor Rink is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the University of Groningen.
Michelle K. Ryan is the inaugural Director of the Global Institute of Women's Leadership, and Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology at The Australian National University.
About the Author
Niklas K. (Nik) Steffens is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Business and Organisational Psychology in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland. His research focuses on leadership and followership, group processes and teamwork, and health and well-being in applied contexts - research he has conducted in collaboration with over 100 researchers across the globe. He collaborates with and consults to organisations, community groups, and industry to use theory and evidence to solve applied problems and improve group and organisational functioning. He recently co-edited Organizational Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies (with Michelle Ryan and Floor Rink, 2022). In 2018 he was awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) by the Australian Research Council. For his work on leadership development around the 5R program (particularly with Alex Haslam, Kim Peters, and Blake McMillan), he received the Australian Psychology Society's Workplace Excellence Award for Leadership Development in 2017 and was finalist of the 2023 Academy of Management's MED evidence-based leadership development program award. Floor Rink is Full Professor of Organizational Behavior at the University of Groningen, in the Netherlands. In her work, she explains organizational and economic phenomena through psychology theory. Her main lines of research centre around work situations that involve intra- and intergroup identity dynamics, such as responses to diversity, ethical decision making (including governance structures) and status differentiation. Michelle K. Ryan is the inaugural Director of the Global Institute of Women's Leadership at The Australian National University where she is a Professor of Social and Organisational Psychology. She also holds a (part-time) position at the University of Groningen where she is a Professor of Diversity. She recently led a European Research Council Consolidator Grant examining the way in which context and identity shape and constrain women's career choices. With Alex Haslam, she uncovered the phenomenon of the glass cliff, whereby women are more likely than men to occupy leadership positions in times of crisis. The New York Times named the glass cliff as one of the Top 100 ideas that shaped 2008.
Reviews
Taken together, these studies inspire the next generation of researchers to ask the big questions and answer them in meaningful and creative ways. This book is a must read for students of psychology and business who want to do work that makes a difference in organizations and society.
-- Virginia E. Schein, Ph.D.Organisational psychology is now a dynamic and sprawling field of study. Each chapter in this well-crafted volume deftly revisits a classic of the past to mine insights that help us understand where we are in the present and where we may be going in the future. -- Blake E. Ashforth, Ph.D
This book captures the main ideas and contributions of some of the classic Organizational Psychology studies, while showing their trajectory into the future. It is a major contribution to the history of the field and our understanding of our research roots and where they have taken us. -- Deborah L. Ancona, Ph.D
Book Information
ISBN 9781529706659
Author Niklas K. Steffens
Format Paperback
Page Count 280
Imprint Sage Publications Ltd
Publisher Sage Publications Ltd
Weight(grams) 490g
