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9780534338763

Psychology Applied to Work

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    9780534338763

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    0534338763

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-07-01
  • Publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub Co
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Summary

Muchinsky now discusses the social, cultural, and structural changes affecting business and the workplace, as well as their impact on employers and employees.

Table of Contents

The Foundations of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychologyp. 1
The Historical Background of I/O Psychologyp. 3
Industrial/Organizational Psychologyp. 4
Licensing and Certification of Psychologistsp. 7
The History of I/O Psychologyp. 8
Cross-Cultural I/O Psychologyp. 20
The Mandate of I/O Psychologyp. 21
Research Methods in I/O Psychologyp. 23
The Empirical Research Processp. 24
Ethical Problems in Researchp. 50
Research in Industryp. 52
Case Study: How Should I Study This?p. 54
Info Trac Articlesp. 56
Personnel Psychologyp. 57
Criteria: Standards for Decision Makingp. 59
Conceptual Versus Actual Criteriap. 61
Criterion Deficiency, Relevance, and Contaminationp. 62
Criterion Developmentp. 64
Job Analysisp. 66
Job Evaluationp. 77
Job Performance Criteriap. 82
Expanding Our View of Criteriap. 88
Concluding Commentsp. 89
Case Study: Who Gets the Scholarship?p. 90
Info Trac Articlesp. 91
Predictors: Psychological Assessmentsp. 93
Assessing the Quality of Predictorsp. 94
Psychological Tests and Inventoriesp. 100
Ethical Standards in Testingp. 102
Sources of Information About Testingp. 103
Test Contentp. 103
Interviewsp. 114
Assessment Centersp. 116
Work Samples and Situational Exercisesp. 119
Biographical Informationp. 121
Letters of Recommendationp. 123
New and Controversial Methods of Assessmentp. 125
Overview and Evaluation of Predictorsp. 129
Case Study: How do We Hire Police Officers?p. 131
Info Trac Articlesp. 132
Personnel Decisionsp. 134
The Legal Context for Personnel Decisionsp. 135
Recruitmentp. 140
A Model of Personnel Decisionsp. 144
Regression Analysisp. 145
Validity Generalizationp. 150
Selectionp. 152
Test Utility and Organizational Efficiencyp. 164
Placement and Classificationp. 165
Case Study: Just Give Me a Chancep. 167
Info Trac Articlesp. 169
Training and Developmentp. 170
Learning and Task Performancep. 172
The Strategic Value of Training and Developmentp. 173
The Pretraining Environmentp. 174
Assessing Training Needsp. 175
Methods and Techniques of Trainingp. 179
Management Development Issuesp. 187
The Posttraining Environmentp. 197
Evaluation Criteria of Training Programsp. 198
Case Study: Train or Select?p. 202
Info Trac Articlesp. 203
Performance Appraisalp. 205
Using the Results of Performance Appraisalsp. 207
Performance Appraisal and the Lawp. 210
Sources of Performance Appraisal Informationp. 211
Rater Trainingp. 223
Rater Motivationp. 224
Contextual Performancep. 226
Self- and Peer Appraisalsp. 227
Feedback of Appraisal Information to Employeesp. 229
Concluding Commentsp. 231
Case Study: What Do You Do with Poor Performers?p. 232
Info Trac Articlesp. 233
Organizational Psychologyp. 235
Organizations and Work Teamsp. 237
Three Theories of Organizationsp. 238
Organizational Structurep. 244
Components of Social Systemsp. 252
Work Teamsp. 258
Concluding Commentsp. 266
Case Study: Should We Use Work Teams?p. 267
Info Trac Articlesp. 268
Organizational Attitudes and Behaviorp. 270
Employee Attitudesp. 271
Organizational Justicep. 275
A Taxonomy of Justice Classesp. 279
Organizational Citizenship Behaviorp. 281
The Psychological Contractp. 284
Individual Responses to Downsizingp. 289
The Psychology of Mergers and Acquisitionsp. 292
Antisocial Behavior in the Workplacep. 295
Concluding Commentsp. 298
Case Study: Where Should the Ax Fall?p. 299
Info Trac Articlesp. 301
Stress and Well-Being at Workp. 302
Environmental Influences on Mental Healthp. 303
The Concept of Mental Healthp. 305
Work Stressp. 307
Work/Family Conflictp. 314
Dual-Career Familiesp. 320
The Psychological Effects of Unemploymentp. 322
Concluding Commentsp. 326
Case Study: Two Siblings, Two Lifestylesp. 327
Info Trac Articlesp. 328
Work Motivationp. 330
Five Critical Concepts in Motivationp. 331
Work Motivation Theoriesp. 332
Overview and Synthesis of Work Motivation Theoriesp. 354
The Application of Motivational Strategiesp. 358
Case Study: What to Do with Harry?p. 359
Info Trac Articlesp. 361
Leadershipp. 362
Major Topics in Leadership Researchp. 363
Theoretical Approaches to Leadershipp. 366
Transformational and Charismatic Leadershipp. 379
The Implicit Leadership Theoryp. 382
Substitutes for Leadershipp. 383
Points of Convergence Among Approachesp. 384
Cross-Cultural Leadership Issuesp. 386
Diversity Issues in Leadershipp. 387
Concluding Commentsp. 388
Case Study: Which Direction Should We Follow?p. 389
Info Trac Articlesp. 390
The Work Environmentp. 393
Job Design and Organization Development: Creating High-Performance Organizationsp. 395
To Alter the Worker or Workplace?p. 396
Job Designp. 397
Effectiveness of Job Redesign Programsp. 402
Organizational Implications of Job Redesignp. 403
Organization Development (OD)p. 405
Empowermentp. 414
Major OD Interventionsp. 415
Empirical OD Researchp. 421
Values and Ethics in ODp. 423
Case Study: How Do I Create Teamwork?p. 426
Info Trac Articlesp. 427
Union/Management Relationsp. 429
What Is a Union?p. 430
Unions as Organizationsp. 433
The Formation of a Unionp. 433
The Labor Contractp. 435
Influence of Unions on Nonunionized Companiesp. 445
Behavioral Research on Union/Management Relationsp. 445
I/O Psychology and Industrial Relationsp. 450
Concluding Commentsp. 454
Case Study: Should We Let in a Labor Union?p. 454
Info Trac Articlesp. 456
Ergonomics and Work Conditionsp. 458
Ergonomic Approaches to Work Designp. 460
Human/Computer Interactions in the Workplacep. 466
Safety and Accidentsp. 467
Physical Stressors in the Workplacep. 475
Work Schedulesp. 482
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse in the Workplacep. 487
Case Study: Will Life Ever Get Back to Normal?p. 489
Info Trac Articlesp. 491
The Changing Nature of Workp. 492
Info Trac Articlesp. 503
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