Description
Book SynopsisDistinct from any other text of its kind, Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Research and Practice, 7th Edition provides a thorough and clear overview of the field, without overwhelming today''s I/O Psychology student. Newly updated for its seventh edition, author Paul Spector provides readers with (1) cutting edge content and includes new and emerging topics, such as occupational health and safety, and (2) a global perspective of the field.
Table of ContentsPreface v
Part 1 Introduction
1 Introduction 2
2 Research Methods in I]O Psychology 23
Part 2 Assessment of Jobs, Performance, and People
3 Job Analysis 52
4 Performance Appraisal 76
5 Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement 102
Part 3 Selecting and Training Employees
6 Selecting Employees 132
7 Training 160
Part 4 The Individual and the Organization
8 Theories of Employee Motivation 184
9 Feelings About Work: Job Attitudes and Emotions 203
10 Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior 230
11 Occupational Health Psychology 253
Part 5 The Social Context of Work
12 Work Groups and Work Teams 280
13 Leadership and Power in Organizations 303
14 Organizational Development and Theory 330
References 349
Glossary 378
Author Index 387
Subject Index 397
