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Occupational Psychology

Autor Gail Steptoe-Warren
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 ian 2013
Occupational Psychology: An Applied Approach introduces students to the essential theories in this area, from motivation and wellbeing to group roles and individual differences. The book explores the impact of every topic from the perspective of the individual, management, and the organisation as a whole, encouraging the reader to consider the consultancy process at each stage.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780273734208
ISBN-10: 0273734202
Pagini: 344
Ilustrații: Illustrations (black and white)
Dimensiuni: 190 x 244 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: Pearson Education

Notă biografică

Gail Steptoe-Warren is Senior Lecturer and Course Director in Occupational Psychology at Coventry University

Cuprins

  1. Preface
    Acknowledgements
    List of contributors
    Guided tour
    Publisher's acknowledgements
    1. Introduction to occupational psychology
    Learning outcomes
    1.1 Introduction
    1.2 Occupational psychology in the pre-First World War era
    1.3 Occupational psychology in the First World War
    1.4 Post-First World War and pre-Second World War
    1.5 Occupational psychology in the Second World War
    1.6 Occupational psychology in the 1940s to 1960s
    1.7 Occupational psychology from the 1970s to the present
    1.8 Challenges for occupational psychology in the 21st century
    1.9 Conclusions
    Short-answer questions
    Further reading
    2. Becoming a practitioner occupational psychologist and the consultancy cycle
    Learning outcomes
    2.1 Becoming a practitioner occupational psychologist
    2.2 Consultancy
    2.3 The consultancy cycle
    2.4 Writing a business/consultancy report
    2.5 Ethics
    2.6 Conclusions
    Short-answer questions
    Websites
    Further reading
    3. Legislation applied to the workplace
    Learning outcomes
    3.1 Introduction
    3.2 United Kingdom law
    3.3 European law
    3.4 Types of discrimination
    3.5 Protected characteristics
    3.6 Avoiding discrimination
    3.7 Summary
    Short-answer questions
    Websites
    Further information
    4. Personnel selection and assessment
    Learning outcomes
    4.1 Introduction
    4.2 Job analysis
    4.3 Job description
    4.4 Person specification
    4.5 Job advertisements
    4.6 Selection process
    4.7 Fairness in selection
    4.8 Decision-making
    Multi-level impact of personnel selection and assessment
    Legal context
    Short-answer questions
    Case study: Personnel selection and assessment
    Further reading
    5. Performance appraisal, career development, counselling and coaching
    Learning outcomes
    5.1 Introduction
    5.2 Performance appraisal
    5.3 Career development, counselling and coaching
    Multi-level impact of performance appraisal and career development
    Legal context
    Short-answer questions
    Case study: Performance appraisal and career development/counselling
    Further reading
    6. Well-being, stress and work--life balance
    Learning outcomes
    6.1 Introduction
    6.2 Well-being
    6.3 Stress at work
    6.4 Causes of stress at work
    6.5 Consequences of stress
    6.6 Outcomes of stress reduction
    6.7 Healthy workplace
    Multi-level impact of stress
    Legal context
    Short-answer questions
    Case study: Well-being, stress and work-life balance
    Further information
    7. Individual differences
    Learning outcomes
    7.1 Introduction
    7.2 Personality
    7.3 Intelligence
    7.4 Values, individual beliefs and behaviour
    Multi-level impact of individual differences
    Legal context
    Short-answer questions
    Case study: Individual differences
    Further reading
    8. Training
    Learning outcomes
    8.1 Introduction
    8.2 Models of training