Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management

by Cascio, Wayne F; Aguinis, Herman

• ISBN13: 9780138342289
• ISBN10: 0138342288
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL

Summary

For upper-level, specialized courses in Human Resources Management or Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Interdisciplinary and research-based in approach, this text integrates psychological theory with tools and methods for dealing with human resource problems in organizations and for making organizations more effective and more satisfying as places to work. It reflects the state of the art in personnel psychology and the dramatic changes that have recently characterized the field, and outlines a forward-looking, progressive model toward which HR specialists should aim.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Fifth Edition	xiii
Chapter 1 Organizations, Work, and Applied Psychology	1	(10)
Chapter 2 The Law and Human Resource Management	11	(20)
Chapter 3 People, Decisions, and the Systems Approach	31	(10)
Chapter 4 Criteria: Concepts, Measurement, and Evaluation	41	(17)
Chapter 5 Performance Appraisal	58	(22)
Chapter 6 Measuring and Interpreting Individual Differences	80	(19)
Chapter 7 Validation and Use of Individual Differences Measures	99	(17)
Chapter 8 Fairness in Employment Decisions	116	(14)
Chapter 9 Analyzing Jobs and Work	130	(23)
Chapter 10 Strategic Human Resource Planning	153	(21)
Chapter 11 Recruitment	174	(13)
Chapter 12 Initial Screening	187	(14)
Chapter 13 Decision Making for Selection	201	(22)
Chapter 14 Managerial Selection	223	(21)
Chapter 15 Classification and Differential Placement	244	(15)
Chapter 16 Training and Development: Considerations in Design	259	(20)
Chapter 17 Training and Development: Implementation and the Measurement of Outcomes	279	(20)
Chapter 18 Ethical Issues in Human Resources Management	299	(13)