Psychology and Work Today: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

by Schultz, Duane P.; Schultz, Sydney Ellen

• ISBN13: 9780136364658
• ISBN10: 0136364659
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Created for undergraduate courses in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Business Psychology, Personnel Psychology, and Applied Psychology. An invaluable preparation guide for entering today's business and industrial world, this informative, sophisticated and entertaining text teaches students about the nature of work in modern society and shows them how I/O psychology will directly influence their lives as job applicants, trainees, employees, managers, coordinators, and consumers.

Table of Contents

PART ONE THE PRACTICE OF INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	1	(54)
1 Principles, Practices, and Problems	3	(25)
2 Techniques, Tools, and Tactics	28	(27)
PART TWO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES	55	(144)
3 Employee Selection Principles and Techniques	57	(41)
4 Psychological Testing	98	(30)
5 Performance Appraisal	128	(37)
6 Training and Development	165	(34)
PART THREE ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	199	(108)
7 Leadership	201	(35)
8 Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Job Involvement	236	(39)
9 The Organization of the Organization	275	(32)
PART FOUR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORKPLACE	307	(98)
10 Working Conditions	309	(29)
11 Safety, Violence, and Health in the Workplace	338	(33)
12 Stress in the Workplace	371	(34)
PART FIVE ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY	405	(36)
13 Engineering Psychology	407	(34)
PART SIX CONSUMER PSYCHOLOGY	441
14 Consumer Psychology	443