The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Psychology

by Cartwright, Susan; Cooper, Cary L.

• ISBN13: 9780199655816
• ISBN10: 0199655812
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The field of Personnel Psychology is broadly concerned with the study of individual differences and their consequences for the organization. As human resource costs continue, for most organizations, to be the single largest operating cost (50-80% of annual expenditure), achieving optimalperformance from individual employees is of paramount importance to the sustained development and financial performance of any organization. The Oxford Handbook of Personnel Psychology brings together contributions from leading international scholars within the field to present state-of-the-art reviews on topical and emergent issues, constructs, and research in personnel psychology. The book is divided into six sections:DT Individual Difference and Work Performance,DT Personnel Selection,DT Methodological Issues,DT Training and Development,DT Policies and Practices,DT Future Challenges.While the Handbook is primarily a review of current academic thinking and research in the area, the contributors keep a strong focus on the lessons for HR practitioners, and what lessons they can take from the cutting-edge work presented.

Author Biography

Susan Cartwright is Professor of Organizational Psychology and Well-Being and the Director of the Centre for Organizational Health and Well-Being at Lancaster University. Cary L. Cooper, CBE, is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, at Lancaster University Management School and Chair of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. viii
List of Tables	p. ix
About the Editors	p. x
List of Contributors	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Individual Differences and Work Performance	p. 5
Intelligence and Cognitive Abilities at Work	p. 7
Emotional Intelligence: Rhetoric or Reality?	p. 37
Modeling the Influence of Personality on Individuals at Work: A Review and Research Agenda	p. 59
Leadership: Current Assessment and Future Needs	p. 93
A Personality Approach to Entrepreneurship	p. 121
Personnel Selection	p. 137
Job Analysis and Competency Modeling	p. 139
Validity of Selection Procedures	p. 163
The Effective Interview	p. 194
Current Theory and Practice of Assessment Centers: The Importance of Trait Activation	p. 215
The Advantages and Disadvantages of On-line Testing	p. 234
Methodological Issues	p. 261
Models and Methods for Evaluating Reliability and Validity	p. 263
Advances in Training Evaluation Research	p. 291
Job Performance Measurement: The Elusive Relationship Between Job Performance	p. 317
Training and Development	p. 341
Cross-cultural Differences in Personnel Psychology	p. 343
Selection and Training for Work Adjustment and Adaptability	p. 366
The Influence of Organizational Politics on Performance Appraisal	p. 388
Policies and Practices	p. 411
Flexible Working Arrangements: From Work-Life to Gender Equity Policies	p. 413
Sex and Race Discrimination in Personnel Decisions	p. 438
Bullying and Harrassment at Work 464 Staale Einarsen
Labor Relations	p. 496
Fairness in Selection and Recruitment: A Stigma Theory Perspective	p. 517
Future Challenges
The Boundaryless Career	p. 545
The Challenge of Remote Working	p. 564
Motivation and Job Design in the New World of Work	p. 586
Author Index	p. 613
Subject Index	p. 635
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