Introduction To Work And Organizational Psychology, An

Description:
This fully updated edition of a best-selling textbook continues to provide the most comprehensive European introduction to issues in work and organisational psychology for those with no prior knowledge of the field. * Presents a solid foundation on a range of core topics including working with technology, human performance, and the virtual organization. * Updated throughout to include recently emerging themes and current views in the field * Improved instructor and student support includes key studies, research close-ups, discussion points and three extensive case studies

Review:
'This is an excellent introduction for anyone beginning their career in work and organisational psychology. Chmiel has pulled together some of the most important European thinkers and practitioners to provide a rich insight into the fascinating world of people at work. It should be a key text for postgraduate training.' Professor Jo Silvester, City University 'Nik Chmiel has brought together Europe's finest writers, leading researchers, and highly experienced practitioners from the area of work and organizational psychology. This results in a fantastic new compilation featuring sound summaries of classical topics and theories, as well as their most recent advancements, and distinct discourses in the current issues of organizational psychology and working life. This text will be useful for getting in touch with and updating professionals on the issues in the field, and last but not least applying psychology to work in organizations.' Christian Dormann, Mainz University

Table of Contents:
List of Contributors. Introduction: Nik Chmiel (Queen's University Belfast). PART I: People At Work:. 1. Work Profiling and Job Analysis: Dave Bartram (SHL Group Ltd). 2. Work Motivation: Guido Hertel (University of Wurzburg) and Marion Wittchen (University of Wurzburg). 3. Learning and Training at Work: Sabine Sonnentag (University of Konstanz), Cornelia Niessen (University of Konstanz), and Sandra Ohly (Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt). 4. Performance Appraisal: Assessing and Developing Performance and Potential: Clive Fletcher (Personnel Assessment Ltd). 5. Careers and Aging at Work: Franco Fraccaroli (University of Trento) and Marco Depolo (University of Bologna). 6. Job Stress and Occupational Health: Pascale Le Blanc (Utrecht University), Jan de Jonge (Eindhoven University of Technology), and Wilmar Schaufeli (Utrecht University). PART II: Working with Technology:. 7. Design and Use of Work Technology: Jan Noyes (University of Bristol). 8. Demanding Work, Technology, and Human Performance: Andrew F. Tattersall (Liverpool John Moores University) and G. Robert J. Hockey (Sheffield University). 9. Telework: Noel Sheehy (Liverpool John Moores University). 10. Virtual Team-Working and Collaboration Technology: Matti Vartiainen (Helsinki University of Technology) and J. H. Erik Andriessen (Delft University of Technology). 11. Organizations, Technology, and Safety: Nik Chmiel (Queen's University Belfast). PART III: Organizations at Work:. 12. Staffing the Organization: An Introduction to Personnel Selection and Assessment: Neil Anderson (University of Amsterdam), Jesus Salgado (University of Santiago de Compostela), Sonja Schinkel (University of Amsterdam), and Nicole Cunningham-Snell (Shell Services International, London). 13. Leadership in Organizations: Felix C. Brodbeck (Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich). 14. Effective Teams in Organizations: Michael A. West (Aston University, Birmingham). 15. Strategic Management: Gerard P. Hodgkinson (Leeds University Business School). 16. Organizational Development and Change: Jose-Maria Peiro (University of Valencia) and Vicente Martinez-Tur (University of Valencia). 17. Mergers and Acquisitions through Perspectives of Work and Organizational Psychology and Management: Handan Kepir Sinangil (Marmara University, Istanbul) and Ash Kucukaslan (Marmara University, Istanbul). PART IV: Theory and Application:. 18. The Changing Nature of Work: Michael Frese (University of Giessen). 19. Creating Inclusive Organizations: Binna Kandola (Pearn Kandola, Oxford). 20. Roles and Methods of Work and Organizational Psychology Practitioners: Henry Honkanen (Arena Nova, Helsinki) and Ute Schmidt-Brasse (Wildeshausen, Germany). Case Study A: The Benefits of Ongoing Stress Risk Assessment: A Law Enforcement Case Study: Ivan Robertson (Robertson Cooper Ltd, Manchester), Susannah Robertson (Robertson Cooper Ltd, Manchester), and Chris Lewis (Aver Psychology, St. Ives, Cambridgeshire). Case Study B: Designing Technology for Work and Home Applications: Juergen Sauer (University of Fribourg) and Bruno Ruettinger (Darmstadt University of Technology). Case Study C: Designing a Longitudinal Study to Monitor the Perceptions of the First Recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland: Micaela McGinley (Police Service of Northern Ireland, Belfast) and Kerri McDonnell (Police Service of Northern Ireland, Belfast). References. Index

Author Biography:
Nik Chmiel is Director of Occupational Psychology at Queen's University, Belfast and was President of EAWOP (the European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology) from 2003-2007.