An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology: An European Perspective, 2nd Edition

by Editor: Nik Chmiel (Queen's University, Belfast )

• ISBN13: 9781405132763
• ISBN10: 1405132760
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This fully updated edition of a best-selling textbook continues to provide the most comprehensive European introduction to issues in work and organisational psychology for those with no prior knowledge of the field. Presents a solid foundation on a range of core topics including working with technology, human performance, and the virtual organization. Updated throughout to include recently emerging themes and current views in the field Improved instructor and student support includes key studies, research close-ups, discussion points and three extensive case studies

Author Biography

Nik Chmiel is Director of Occupational Psychology at Queen's University, Belfast and was President of EAWOP (the European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology) from 2003-2007.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
People at Work	p. 1
Work Profiling and Job Analysis	p. 3
Work Motivation	p. 29
Learning and Training at Work	p. 56
Performance Appraisal: Assessing and Developing Performance and Potential	p. 76
Careers and Aging at Work	p. 97
Job Stress and Occupational Health	p. 119
Working with Technology	p. 149
Design and Use of Work Technology	p. 151
Demanding Work, Technology, and Human Performance	p. 169
Telework	p. 190
Virtual Team-Working and Collaboration Technology	p. 209
Organizations, Technology, and Safety	p. 234
Organizations at Work	p. 255
Staffing the Organization: An Introduction to Personnel Selection and Assessment	p. 257
Leadership in Organizations	p. 281
Effective Teams in Organizations	p. 305
Strategic Management	p. 329
Organizational Development and Change	p. 351
Mergers and Acquisitions through Perspectives of Work and Organizational Psychology and Management	p. 377
Theory and Application	p. 395
The Changing Nature of Work	p. 397
Creating Inclusive Organizations	p. 414
Roles and Methods of Work and Organizational Psychology Practitioners	p. 441
The Benefits of Ongoing Stress Risk Assessment: A Law Enforcement Case Study	p. 465
Designing Technology for Work and Home Applications	p. 471
Designing a Longitudinal Study to Monitor the Perceptions of the First Recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland	p. 477
References	p. 483
Index	p. 552
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