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An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology: An International Perspective / Edition 3
- ISBN-10:
- 1119168023
- ISBN-13:
- 9781119168027
- Pub. Date:
- 04/24/2017
- Publisher:
- Wiley
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Overview
- Third edition of a classic textbook offering a complete introduction to work and organizational psychology for undergraduate and graduate students with no prior knowledge of the field
- An innovative new six part structure with two-colour presentation focuses the core material around issues that are either Job-Focused, Organization-Focused, or People-Focused
- Each chapter title is a question designed to engage readers in understanding work and organizational psychology whilst simultaneously inviting discussion of key topics in the field
- The third edition introduces two new co-editors in Franco Fraccaroli from Italy and Magnus Sverke, who join Nik Chmiel and will increase relevance and appeal for European students
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781119168027 |
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Publisher: | Wiley |
Publication date: | 04/24/2017 |
Edition description: | 3rd ed. |
Pages: | 560 |
Product dimensions: | 7.40(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Franco Fraccaroli is the Professor of Work & Organizational Psychology, Department of Psychology & Cognitive Science at the University of Trento, Italy. He is president of the Alliance of Organizational Psychology and past president of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP). His research interests include the older worker in organizations, meanings and social representations of work, careers in organizations, psychology of work time, and validation tools in work and organizational psychology.
Magnus Sverke is Professor and Chair of the Division of Work and Organizational Psychology, Department of Psychology at the Stockholm University, Sweden. He is also Extraordinary Professor at North-West University, South Africa. His research interests include organizational change and its effects on employees, downsizing and job insecurity, labor market flexibility and employment contracts, employee attitudes and well-being, work climate and employee motivation, union member attitudes and behavior, as well as career development.
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Table of Contents
List of Contributors xiForeword xix Wilmar Schaufeli
Introduction xxi Nik Chmiel, Franco Fraccaroli and Magnus Sverke
Part I: Job-Focused 1
1. What Do People Really Do at Work? Job Analysis and Design 3 Stephen A. Woods and Daniel P. Hinton
2. How Do I Get a Job, What Are They Looking For? Personnel Selection and Assessment 25 Silvia Moscoso, Jesús F. Salgado and Neil Anderson
3. How Can I Shape My Job to Suit Me Better? Job Crafting for Sustainable Employees and Organizations 48 Pascale M. Le Blanc, Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker
4. What Am I Supposed to Do in My Job? Set Goals and Appraise Your People 64 Gary P. Latham
5. Why Is My Job So Stressful? Characteristics, Processes and Models of Stress at Work 80 Jan de Jonge and Christian Dormann
6. Digital Technologies at Work Are Great, Aren’t They? The Development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Their Relevance in the World of Work 102 Christian Korunka and Matti Vartiainen
7. Whose Side Is Technology On, Really? on the Interdependence of Work and Technology 121 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 137 Guido Sarchielli
Part II: Organization-Focused 159
9. How Do We Get New Entrants ‘On Board’? Organizational Socialization, Psychological Contracts, and Realistic Job Previews 161 Allison M. Ellis and Talya N. Bauer
10. How Does Power Affect Those Who Have It and Those Who Don’t? Power Inside Organizations 176 Lourdes Munduate and Francisco J. Medina
11. Does It Matter Who Leads Us? The Study of Organizational Leadership 192 E. Kevin Kelloway and Stephanie Gilbert
12. Why Are We in a Team? Effects of Teamwork and How to Enhance Team Effectiveness 212 Annika Lantz Friedrich and Daniela Ulber
13. How Do We React When Our Organization Changes? Perspectives on Employees’ Appraisal of Change, Consequences and Mitigating Factors 233 Magnus Sverke, Helena Falkenberg, Johnny Hellgren, Chang-qin Lu and Jaco Pienaar
14. How Do We Feel and Behave When We’re Not Permanent Full-Time Employees? The Case of the Diverse Forms of Non-Standard Work 258 Claudia Bernhard-Oettel, Nele De Cuyper, Megan Murphy and Catherine E. Connelly
15. Why Should Organizations Treat their Employees Fairly? Definition, Relevance, and Consequences of Justice at Work 276 Constanze Eib and Guillaume Soenen
16. What Does Our Organization Do to Help Our Well-Being? Creating Healthy Workplaces and Workers 295 Arla Day and Karina Nielsen
Part III: People-Focused 315
17. Does It Matter Who We Are? Personality at Work 317 Adrian Furnham
18. How Do I Learn What to Do? How the Science of Training Supports Learning 335 Amanda Woods, Julie Dinh and Eduardo Salas
19. How Much Effort Will I Put into My Work? It Depends on Your Type of Motivation 354 Anja Van den Broeck, Joseph Carpini, Hannes Leroy and James M. Diefendorff
20. How Do We Handle Computer-Based Technology? What Is the Cost/Benefit Ratio of Technology for Workers? 373 Fred R. H. Zijlstra and Anne-Sophie Nyssen
21. Why Do I Put Myself and Others in Danger or Help Increase Safety? Person- and Situation-Related Causes of Safety Behaviours 388 Nik Chmiel and Gudela Grote
22. Does It Matter Whether I Am a Happy and Committed Worker? The Role of Identification, Commitment and Job Satisfaction for Employee Behaviour 410 Rolf van Dick and Lucas Monzani
23. How Does Work Fit with My Life? The Relation Between Flexible Work Arrangements, Work–Life Balance and Recovery from Work 430 Göran Kecklund, Debby G. J. Beckers, Constanze Leineweber and Philip Tucker
24. What Happens When I Get Older? Older Workers, Late Careers and Transitions to Retirement 448 Franco Fraccaroli, Marco Depolo and Mo Wang
Part IV: Advising the Organization 469
25. How Do We Work with Organizations? 471 Henry Honkanen and Diana Rus
Case Studies 489
26. A Strategic Approach to Improving Well-Being in a Large Railway Company 491 Ivan Robertson, Matthew Smeed and Victoria Ward
27. Humiliation: Why We Deserve Respect at Work 498 Barbara Ko usznik
28. Resilience Development Through an Organization-Led Well-Being Initiative 506 Katharina Näswall, Sanna Malinen and Joana Kuntz
29. Positive Action: Effectively Increasing Diversity at the Top 514 Nic Hammarling
30. Age Management 521 Christian Stamov-Roßnagel
Index 529