An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology

An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology

Chmiel, Nik

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This fully updated edition of a best–selling textbook provides the most comprehensive introduction to issues in work and organizational psychology with an international perspective; reflecting current advancements in the workplace, the book brings together the expertise of leading thinkers and practitioners. Fully updated third edition of the best–selling textbook on work and organizational psychology now with an international perspective Presents a solid foundation on a range of core topics including working with technology, the impact on employees when organizations change, and maintaining the work–life balance Updated throughout to include recently emerging themes and current views in the field Includes five new case studies covering age management, diversity at the top, resilience development, respect at work and a strategic approach to improving wellbeing in the workplace Provides instructor and student support includes key studies, research close–ups, discussion points and five extensive case studies INDICE: Foreword Wilmar Schaufeli .Introduction Nik Chmiel, Franco Fraccaroli and Magnus Sverke .PART I. JOB–FOCUSSED .1. What do people really do at work? Job analysis and design Stephen A. Woods and Daniel P. Hinton .2. How do I get a job, what are they looking for? Personnel selection and assessment Silvia Moscoso, Jesús Salgado and Neil Anderson .3. How can I shape my job to suit me better? Job crafting for sustainable employees and organizations Pascale Le Blanc, Evangelia Demerouti, and Arnold Bakker .4. What am I supposed to do in my job? Set goals and appraise your people Gary Latham .5. Why is my job so stressful? Characteristics, processes and models of stress at work Jan de Jonge and Christian Dormann .6. Digital technologies at work are great, aren t they? The development of information and communication technologies (ICT) and their relevance in the world of work Christian Korunka and Matti Vartiainen .7. Whose side is technology on, really? On the interdependence of work and technology Michael Allvin and Fredrik Movitz .8. Why did I choose that career path? Approaches to vocational choices and people s readiness to self–manage their own career paths Guido Sarchielli .PART II. ORGANIZATION–FOCUSSED .1. How do we get new entrants on board ? Organizational socialization, psychological contracts, and realistic job previews Allison Ellis and Talya Bauer .2. How does power affect those who have it and those who don t? Power inside organizations Lourdes Munduate and Francisco Medina .3. Does it matter who leads us? The study of organizational leadership E. Kevin Kelloway and Stephanie Gilbert .4. Why are we in a team? Effects of teamwork and how to enhance team effectiveness Annika Lantz and Daniela Ulber .5. How do we react when our organization changes? Perspectives on employees appraisal of change, consequences, and mitigating factors Magnus Sverke, Helena Falkenberg, Johnny Hellgren, Chang–qin Lu and Jaco Pienaar .6. How do we feel and behave when we re not permanent full–time employees? The case of the diverse forms of non–standard work Claudia Bernhard–Oettel, Nele De Cuyper, Megan Murphy and Catherine Connelly .7. Why should organizations treat their employees fairly? Definition, relevance, and consequences of justice at work Constanze Eib and Guillaume Soenen .8. What does our organization do to help our well–being? Creating healthy workplaces and workers Arla Day and Karina Nielsen .PART III. PEOPLE–FOCUSSED .1. Does it matter who we are? Personality at work Adrian Furnham .2. How do I learn what to do? How the science of training supports learning Amanda Woods, Julie Dinh, and Eduardo Salas .3. How much effort will I put into my work? It depends on your type of motivation Anja Van den Broeck, Joseph Carpini, Hannes Leroy and James Diefendorff .4. How do we handle computer–based technology? What is the cost/benefit ratio of technology for workers? Fred Zijlstra and Anne–Sophie Nyssen .5. Why do I put myself and others in danger or help increase safety? Person– and situation–related causes of safety behaviours Nik Chmiel and Gudela Grote .6. Does it matter whether I am a happy and committed worker? The role of identification, commitment and job satisfaction for employee behavior Rolf van Dick and Lucas Monzani .7. How does work fit with my life? The relation between flexible work arrangements, work–life balance and recovery from work Göran Kecklund, Debby Bekkers, Constanze Leineweber, and Philip Tucker .8. What happens when I get older? Older workers, late careers and transitions to retirement Franco Fraccaroli, Marco Depolo, and Mo Wang .PART IV. ADVISING THE ORGANIZATION .1. How do we work with organizations? Henry Honkanen and Diana Rus .Case Studies: .2. A strategic approach to improving wellbeing at a large railway company Ivan Robertson, Matthew Smeed and Victoria Ward .3. Humiliation. Why we deserve respect at work Barbara Ko usznik .4. Resilience development through an organisation–led well–being initiative Katharina Näswall, Sanna Malinen and Joana Kuntz .5. Positive Action: Effectively increasing diversity at the top Nic Hammarling .6. Age management Christian Stamov Roßnagel

  • ISBN: 978-1-119-16802-7
  • Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 560
  • Fecha Publicación: 02/05/2017
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés