Industrial Health category: 2135 books

Employees are constantly making decisions and judgments that have the potential to affect themselves, their families, their work organizations, and on some occasion even the broader societies in which they live. A few examples include: deciding which job applicant to hire, setting a production goal,...

This SIOP Organizational Frontiers volume will be one of the first to show how the field of Industrial Organizational psychology can help address societal concerns, and help focus research on the greater good of society. Contributions from worldwide experts showcase the power the IO community has...

The twenty-sixth volume in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology, providing authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature in the field All chapters written by established experts and all topics carefully chosen to...

The third volume in The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Organizational and Work Psychology concentrates on business decision-making and the many factors influencing the adoption and implementation of IWO practices. Chapter topics include utility assessments of interventions, decision-making errors in...

It is a comprehensive textbook for engineering and management students. The subject is covered in relation to the specific areas of syllabus as well as emerging thoughts in the field. Industrial Psychology or IP is a scientific study of factors affecting employees or workers. It comprises of work and...

The first volume in The SAGE Handbook of Industrial, Organizational and Work Psychology introduces key concepts in personnel and employee performance from cognitive ability and the psychological predictors used in assessments to employee and team values. The editor and contributors present...

The well-received first edition of the Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (2007, 2 vols) established itself in the academic library market as a landmark reference that presents a thorough overview of this cross-disciplinary field for students, researchers, and professionals in...

Before 1980, sick building syndrome did not exist. By the 1990s, it was among the most commonly investigated occupational health problems in the United States. Afflicted by headaches, rashes, and immune system disorders, office workers—mostly women—protested that their workplaces were filled with...

Research in recent decades has proven that the seemingly disparate worlds of family life and the workplace are in fact closely intertwined. Moreover, scholars have begun to recognize the extent to which community life influences the work-family interface, for instance, the lack of fit between school...

Master's Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject Psychology - Work, Business, Organisational and Economic Psychology, grade: 1,0 (A), LMU Munich, 46 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: [...] For companies to gain desired productivity increases from the introduction of advanced...

Part of a three-volume set of books which are themed collections ofreprinted articles from the International Review of Industrial andOrganizational Psychology (IRIOP) from 1997-2001. Each volumeprovides collections around a topic area, with new introductionswritten by the editors for each volume....

[![A companion website is available for this text][]][A companion website is available for this text 1] `This is a really useful and comprehensive textbook that will provide readers with all their needs as a primer in the field of occupational and organisational psychology' - Cary L Cooper,...

Employee selection has long stood at the practical forefront of industrial/organizational psychology. Today's social, business, and economic climates require ongoing adaptations by those who select organizations' personnel, and research on the topic helps gauge the impact of these adaptations and...

Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology provides an accessible approach to psychological theory and its applications to the world of work. Using both classic theories and research along with the latest developments and innovations, this student-centered text shows practical applications...