Using Psychology in Management Training: The Psychological Foundations of Management Skills

by Statt,David A.

• ISBN13: 9780415178648
• ISBN10: 0415178649
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2000-04-28
• Publisher: ROUTLEDGE

Summary

Many of the fundamental principles of psychology form the basis for management training.Using Psychology in Management Trainingaims to give trainers and student trainers a grounding in the ideas and research findings which are most relevant to their work. Three major areas are explored from a management training perspective and illustrated with case studies: the individual psychological processes of learning, personality and motivation which are at the heart of most management training courses; the social psychological processes of group dynamics, leadership and stress which all arise from the interaction of people at work; the psychology of the actual training experience including the crucial training skill of communication and what is needed to meet organizational training needs. Using Psychology in ManagementTraininghas a clear and accessible format with a comprehensive glossary of unfamiliar terms and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
List of illustrations	ix
Introduction	1	(2)
Training, trainers and trainees at work	3	(8)
PART I Individual differences	11	(66)
Learning, memory and thinking	13	(19)
Personality	32	(3)
Motivation	35	(42)
PART II The workplace setting	77	(76)
Operating in organizations	79	(17)
Group dynamics and the training environment	96	(19)
Leadership	115	(21)
Mental health	136	(17)
PART III The training experience	153	(30)
Communicating	155	(16)
Training needs; identifying, delivering and evaluating	171	(12)
Glossary	183	(5)
References	188	(15)
Index	203