Psychology and Work Today 10E

by Schultz, Duane P.; Schultz, Sydney Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780205683581
• ISBN10: 0205683584
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-16
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Psychology and Work Today, 10/e,is an invaluable preparatory guide for entering todayrs"s global business and industrial world, this informative, sophisticated, and entertaining book informs readers about the nature of work in modern society. Focusing on the practical and applied knowledge, it shows how industrial-organizational psychology directly influence our lives as job applicants, trainees, employees, managers, and consumers.Topics include human resource development (employee selection, psychological testing, performance appraisal, and training); leadership, motivation, job satisfaction, and job involvement; working conditions, safety, violence, and health in the workplace; and engineering and consumer psychology. Hot-button issues such as internet addiction and social isolation, discrimination based on genetic testing, ethnic harassment, and executive coaching are discussed and debated.An excellent handbook for all human resource employees, as well as managers, executives, and others responsible for hiring personnel.

Author Biography

Duane P. Schultz is a former professor of psychology at the University of South Florida. He has also held faculty appointments at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia (now the University of Mary Washington), American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Sydney Ellen Schultz is a writer, editor, and researcher who has developed print and digital publications and teaching materials for publishers, government agencies, schools, and professional associations. She and her husband, Duane Schultz, are well regarded as textbook authors.

Table of Contents

Brief TOC

The Practice of Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Principles, Practices, and Problems

Techniques, Tools, and Tactics

The Development of Human Resources

Employee Selection Principles and Techniques

Psychological Testing

Performance Appraisal

Training and Development

Organizational Psychology

Leadership

Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Job Involvement

The Organization of the Organization

Characteristics of the Workplace

Working Conditions

Safety, Violence, and Health in the Workplace

Stress in the Workplace

Engineering Psychology

Engineering Psychology

Consumer Psychology

Consumer Psychology

References

Glossary

Photo Credits

Index

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