Psychology and Work Today

Carrie A. Bulger, Duane P. Schultz, Sydney Ellen Schultz (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

396 Seiten

2025 | 12th edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-59209-1 (ISBN)

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This key textbook introduces students to the field of industrial and organizational psychology, explaining how industrial-organizational psychologists make work and working better. It explains how industrial-organizational psychologists help organizations hire the best people, make work safer and less stressful, and support managers and leaders to be more effective at leading others. It also describes how industrial-organizational psychologists work with organizations to embrace diversity in the workforce, design the physical work environment to best suit employees, and market their products and services to consumers.

Key features of this edition include:

Coverage of both the essential and traditional I/O topic areas such as job analysis, employee selection, and work motivation, as well as topic areas that are important in workplaces today such as stress and well-being, human factors, and preparing for jobs of the future.
New or expanded coverage of teams in organizations, remote/hybrid work, quiet quitting, and diversity, equity, and inclusion issues,
A streamlined methods chapter that focuses more on specific methods used by industrial-organizational psychologists, such as focus groups, surveys, and Gallup polls.

Rich with various pedagogical tools and real-world examples, the book will be of interest to undergraduate students in introduction industrial-organizational psychology or psychology of work behaviour courses.

Carrie A. Bulger is a professor of psychology and an I-O psychologist at Quinnipiac University. She has taught many different courses, including several I-O psychology courses. She developed a concentration in I-O psychology for undergraduates and has mentored many students on to careers in I-O psychology and related fields.

Part I: Foundations of I-O Psychology 1. Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology 2. Studying Work and Working People 3. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace 4. Understanding Jobs and Job Performance Part II: Finding and Developing Talent 5. Testing Job Applicants: Who will be a good performer? 6. Finding Applicants and Making Hiring Decisions 7. Measuring Employee Performance on the Job 8. Training and Development Part III: Working Together 9. Employee Motivation, Engagement, and Attitudes 10. Leadership in Organizations 11. Teams and Team Effectiveness 12. Organizations in the 21st Century Part IV: I-O Psychology and Related Disciplines 13. Occupational Health Psychology 14. Human Factors Psychology 15. Consumer Psychology

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.3.2025
Zusatzinfo	39 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white; 72 Halftones, black and white; 84 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Personalwesen
ISBN-10	1-032-59209-5 / 1032592095
ISBN-13	978-1-032-59209-1 / 9781032592091
Zustand	Neuware