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An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology Nik Chmiel

An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology By Nik Chmiel

An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology by Nik Chmiel

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The fully updated second edition of this best-selling textbook continues to provide the most comprehensive European introduction to issues in work and organizational psychology, for those with no prior knowledge of the field.

An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology Summary

An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology: A European Perspective by Nik Chmiel

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

An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology Reviews

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

About Nik Chmiel

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.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors. Introduction ( Nik Chmiel ). Part I: People at Work. 1 Work Profi ling and Job Analysis ( Dave Bartram ). 2 Work Motivation ( Guido Hertel and Marion Wittchen ). 3 Learning and Training at Work ( Sabine Sonnentag, Cornelia Niessen, and Sandra Ohly ). 4 Performance Appraisal: Assessing and Developing Performance and Potential ( Clive Fletcher ). 5 Careers and Aging at Work ( Franco Fraccaroli and Marco Depolo ). 6 Job Stress and Occupational Health ( Pascale Le Blanc, Jan de Jonge, and Wilmar Schaufeli ). Part II: Working with Technology. 7 Design and Use of Work Technology ( Jan Noyes ). 8 Demanding Work, Technology, and Human Performance ( Andrew J. Tattersall and G. Robert J. Hockey ). 9 Telework ( Noel Sheehy ). 10 Virtual Team-Working and Collaboration Technology ( Matti Vartiainen and J. H. Erik Andriessen ). 11 Organizations, Technology, and Safety ( Nik Chmiel ). Part III: Organizations at Work. 12 Staffi ng the Organization: An Introduction to Personnel Selection and Assessment ( Neil Anderson, Jesus Salgado, Sonja Schinkel, and Nicole Cunningham-Snell ). 13 Leadership in Organizations ( Felix C. Brodbeck ). 14 Effective Teams in Organizations ( Michael A. West ). 15 Strategic Management ( Gerard P. Hodgkinson ). 16 Organizational Development and Change ( Jose M. Peiro and Vicente Martinez-Tur ). 17 Mergers and Acquisitions through Perspectives of Work and Organizational Psychology and Management ( Handan Kepir Sinangil and Asli Kucukaslan ). Part IV: Theory and Application. 18 The Changing Nature of Work ( Michael Frese ). 19 Creating Inclusive Organizations ( Binna Kandola ). 20 Roles and Methods of Work and Organizational Psychology Practitioners ( Henry Honkanen and Ute Schmidt-Brasse ). Case Study A: The Benefi ts of Ongoing Stress Risk Assessment: A Law Enforcement Case Study ( Ivan Robertson, Susannah Robertson, and Chris Lewis ). Case Study B: Designing Technology for Work and Home Applications ( Juergen Sauer and Bruno Ruettinger ). Case Study C: Designing a Longitudinal Study to Monitor the Perceptions of the First Recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland ( Micaela McGinley and Kerri McDonnell ). References. Index.

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GOR005350617
9781405132763
1405132760
An Introduction to Work and Organizational Psychology: A European Perspective by Nik Chmiel
Nik Chmiel
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
20080411
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