Occupational and industrial psychology Books

How are the best athletes in the world able to function under the immense pressure of competition? By harnessing the potential of their minds to train smart, stay committed, focus, and deliver winning performances with body and mind when the time is...

An interdisciplinary area of psychology that is concerned with the health and safety of workers is referred to as occupational health psychology. It deals with the impacts of psychosocial workplace factors on the development, maintenance and promotion of...

Continuous activity and high job demands surround corporate environments. These demands are consideredto be key triggers for workers' stress-related symptoms and poor health. It has been estimated by the AmericanInstitute of Stress (AIS) that US$ 300...

Continuous activity and high job demands surround corporate environments. These demands are consideredto be key triggers for workers' stress-related symptoms and poor health. It has been estimated by the AmericanInstitute of Stress (AIS) that US$ 300...

This project began as an investigation into the high rate of suicide among members of the Coast Guard in comparison to other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The course of research revealed Coast Guard officials' chronic reluctance to disclose...

Authors:Harlene AndersonDavid CooperriderKenneth GergenMary GergenSheila McNameeJane WatkinsDiana WhitneyA Taos Institute Publication, The Appreciative Organization is based on the authors' diverse experiences in organizational life and they are...

Idiosyncratic deals, or i-deals, are the individualised working arrangements negotiated by employees with the organizations for which they work. Such deals represent an emerging area of study into the effects they have on both parties, as well as...

The relationships within boards can make or break an organisation, but well-functioning relationships take skill and effort to maintain. This book looks at the psychology behind individual and group behaviour and offers tactics and power tools to help...

This bold and insightful directive marks a turning point in how we, as people, professionals, and leaders, recognize and relate to one another. Its bold lens sees straight through the inherent divisiveness in our world and turns the tables on the toxic...

Our resilience, or capacity to bounce back and even thrive in pressured times, is critical in workplaces today. With higher workloads, declining resources and frequent change, together with the hectic pace of personal lives, resilience is almost a key to...

No one goes to work to be humiliated, abused, ostracised, subjected to rumours, or assaulted. Yet this is the reality of a working day for many employees. Now you can do something about it. From the author of the highly successful introduction to...

Companion Manual for students of Adizes. Questions and topics to be answered by those studying the book Mastering Change. Lines and space to make notes and answer questions directly from the author/ teacher, Dr. Ichak Adizes.

Insights form a Jungian perspective on power structures, personal relations, organizational problems and business-building in the workplace.

"For anyone uncertain in social situations, Dr. Chris Beverly is the answer. His ability to view social interactions as a strategic game provides a great guide to help the rest of us navigate. The book is not "psychobabble", but rather a straight-forward...

Self-determination theory is a theory of human motivation that increasingly is being used by organizations to make strategic HR decisions and train managers. It argues for a focus on the quality of workers' motivation over quantity. Motivation that is...

This book is an essential guide to the field of industrial psychology. It covers topics such as selection and training, motivation and job satisfaction, and organizational development. Useful both as a textbook and a reference work, it will be of...

The Subjectivities and Politics of Occupational Risk links restructuring in three industries to shifts in risk subjectivities and politics, both within workplaces and within the safety management and regulative spheres, often leading to conflict and...

From medicine to education, evidence-based approaches aim to evaluate and apply scientific evidence to a problem in order to arrive at the best possible solution. Thus, using scientific knowledge to inform the judgment of managers and the process of...

Work is a central aspect of life, providing a source of structure, a means of survival, connection to others, and optimally a means of self-determination. Across the globe, people devote considerable time and effort to preparing for, adjusting to, and...

Why Punctuality MattersIn today's fast-paced world, time is a precious commodity. From juggling work responsibilities to personal commitments, it seems like there is never enough time in a day. This is where punctuality becomes vital. Time management is...

The purpose of the Advances in e-Business and Psychology series is to showcase the theories, research, applications, and case studies prepared by industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologists and related professionals who are participating as...

Personnel selection is changing. Whilst traditional face-to-face interviews are still common, the range of assessment processes that inform the selection of candidates is increasingly diverse, taking advantage not only of new technologies, but also using...

Are you happy? Like your job? Most people report low engagement and enthusiasm in their careers. And point their finger at a negative work culture, a mean boss… co-worker… or customer. Mean people suck. Some leaders believe that they need...

Readers need look no further if they seeking an edited volume compiled to present the latest developments in the field of social dilemma research. Social dilemmas are situations when there is a conflict between self-interest and collective interest. This...

The book explores how the rhetorical function of bôš (shame) and its cognates within twelve Individual Lament Psalms (ILP) reflect persuasive responses aimed at enhancing the relational spirituality of the psalmist.

Adopting an Evidence-Based Management (EBM) approach, this book provides the best evidence available on a wide range of topics from Industrial and Organizational Psychology to help managers base their decisions on scientific findings. Drawing on...

NOTE: This client booklet is to be used in conjunction with the MSCI (Adult) Facilitators Guide and is not useful for any other purpose.Career development in the 21st century presents many challenges and opportunities. Throughout your life you will make...

"The great leader is seen as a servant first, and that simple fact is the key to his greatness." - Robert K. Greenleaf Why Servant Leadership?This book about servant leadership is about empowerment-not of the leader-but of employees and the...

Written along the lines of the author's Self-Help and Character, this book shows readers what can be accomplished in life and labor by honest force of will and steady perseverance. "The chapters on Over Brain-work and the Conditions of Health may be of...

Henley Business School's Coaching Book of the Year 2019! In The Art of Dialogue in Coaching, Reinhard Stelter invites readers to engage in transformative and fruitful dialogues in everyday working life, and provides the theory and tools for them to be...

"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it." ~Albert EinsteinTHE CONSCIOUSNESS QUOTIENT (CQ) presents a breakthrough approach to understanding leadership. Drawing on Eastern and Western philosophy, science, and...

As revealed by the author's very personal journey, expanding consciousness can indeed be achieved through a dedicated sequence of mind/body/spirit modalities. Dr. Ralph Kilmann candidly shares his earliest traumas and how he then investigated his fears...

Based on Kilmanns Team-Gap Survey, these work sheets help members identify the largest gaps in their work group, regarding their actual versus desired behavior in four key areas: cultural norms, people management, problem management, and time management...

This book provides an up-to-date review of commonly undertaken methodological and statistical practices that are sustained, in part, upon sound rationale and justification and, in part, upon unfounded lore. Some examples of these "methodological urban...

This edited book presents cutting-edge research looking at the role of multiple intelligence--cognitive (IQ), emotional intelligence, social intelligence--in effective leadership, written by the most distinguished scholars in the two distinct fields of...

Justice in the Workplace acts as a central reference point for application of organizational justice and helps human resource managers relate the importance of justice to their work environments.Forming much of this book's content, outcomes, processes,...

This book presents a review of research on reaction processes and attention as it has evolved over the last 40 years in the context of the information processing tradition in cognitive psychology. It is argued and demonstrated that issues of reaction...

The media is saturated with images of leaders as powerful, headstrong individuals, who are certain of their position and willing to do whatever it takes to achieve their organizational goals or personal ambitions. In reality, far too often, a leader's...

Over the past 40 years, there has been a growing trend toward the utilization of teams for accomplishing work in organizations. Project teams, self-managed work teams and top management teams, among others have become a regular element in the corporation...

This volume presents the first wide-ranging critical review of validity generalization (VG)--a method that has dominated the field since the publication of Schmidt and Hunter's (1977) paper "Development of a General Solution to the Problem of Validity...

This book, in honor of David Messick, is about social decisions and the role cooperation plays in social life. Noted contributors who worked with Dave over the years will discuss their work in social judgment, decision making and ethics which was so...