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1 online resource |
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Intro; The Emerald Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: A History of I/O Psychology; Introduction; The Early Years (1880-1920); What Were the Major Forces Shaping Work during the Early Years?; Industrialization and Mass Production; Massive Waves of Immigration; Rise of the Corporation; Rise of Consumerism; What Were the Early Theories of How to Organize and Manage Work?; Fayol's Administrative Management Theory; Scientific Management; Weber's Ideal Bureaucracy; The Emergence of Psychology as a Separate Discipline |
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The Early Applications of Psychology to WorkThe Founders of I/O Psychology; The First Standardized Cognitive Ability Test; Psychometric Theory; The Middle Years (1920-1945); What Were the Major Forces Shaping Work during the Middle Years?; Economic Boom and Bust; The Roaring Twenties; The Great Depression; The Rise of Unionism, Populism, and Socialism; WWII Leads to Widespread Applications of Psychology; What Was Happening in Psychology during the Middle Years?; What Theories of Work Behavior Emerged in the Middle Years?; The Hawthorne Studies; The Early Human Relations Movement |
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The Neoclassical and Other Notable Organizational TheoristsThe unanticipated consequences of bureaucracy; Barnard's cooperative systems view; Mary Parker Follett (1868-1933); The Post-WWII Era (1945-1990); What Were the Major Forces Shaping Work during the Post-WWII Years?; Economic Growth and the Dominance of the United States; The Cold War; Space Exploration; Protest and Social Activism; What Was Happening in Psychology during the Post-WWII Era?; What Were the Theories of How to Organize and Manage Work in the Post-WWII Era?; The Rise of Organizational Psychology |
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Modern Human Relations TheoristsThe Decision Theorists; The Open Systems/Contingency Approach; Contingencies; Open Systems Are Embedded in an Environment; Interdependencies among Subsystems and with the Environment; Predictions from an Open Systems/Contingency Approach; Summary of the Open Systems/Contingency Approach; The Contemporary Era (1990-Now); What Are the Major Forces Shaping Work during the Contemporary Era?; Globalization; Computer Technology, Robotics, the Internet and Artificial Intelligence; Terrorism; Differences Between Poor and Rich Countries in Population Growth |
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Diminishing Natural ResourcesClimate Change; Immigration; The Great Recession and Concerns about Corporate Corruption and Ethics; Increased Flexibility of Work Arrangements; What Is Happening to Psychology during the Contemporary Era?; What Are Theories of How to Organize and Manage Work in the Contemporary Era?; Conclusions; Chapter 2: Research Methods in I/O Psychology; Introduction; Distinguishing Science from Nonscience; Characteristics of Nonscientific Knowledge; Characteristics of Scientific Knowledge; Science is Empirical; Science is Objective |
| Summary |
This bookprovides a comprehensive review of the theory, research, and applications in Industrial and Organizational (I/O) Psychology. Analyzing three primary objectives of I/O psychology: improving the effectiveness of employees and organizations, enhancing employee well-being, and gaining an understanding of human behavior in organizations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Psychology, Industrial.
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Psychology, Industrial
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Organizational theory & behaviour.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Applied Psychology.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- General.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Happiness.
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SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- Success.
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Psychology, Industrial
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organisaatiot.
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teollisuus.
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organisaatiopsykologia.
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psykologia.
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sosiaaliset suhteet.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781787437852 |
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178743785X |
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9781787439771 |
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1787439771 |
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9781787439771 |
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