Applied Psychology Series

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1. The Handbook of Work Analysis

   Methods, Systems, Applications and Science of Work Measurement in Organizations

   Edited by Mark Alan Wilson, Winston Bennett, Jr., Shanan Gwaltney Gibson, George Michael Alliger

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   This new handbook, with contributions from experts around the world, is the most comprehensive treatise on work design and job analysis practice and research in over 20 years. The handbook, dedicated to Sidney Gael, is the next generation of Gael’s successful Job Analysis Handbook for Business...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge Academic
2. The Employee-Organization Relationship

   Applications for the 21st Century

   Edited by Lynn M. Shore, Jacqueline A-M. Coyle-Shapiro, Lois E. Tetrick

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   "Employee-organization relationship" is an overarching term that describes the relationship between the employee and the organization. It encompasses psychological contracts, perceived organizational support, and the employment relationship. Remarkable progress has been made in the last 30 years in...

   Published February 13th 2012 by Routledge Academic
3. Evidence-Based Productivity Improvement

   A Practical Guide to the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES)

   By Robert D. Pritchard, Sallie J. Weaver, Elissa Ashwood

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   This new book explains the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement system (ProMES) and how it meets the criteria for an optimal measurement and feedback system. It summarizes all the research that has been done on productivity, mentioning other measurement systems, and gives detailed information...

   Published November 30th 2011 by Routledge Academic
4. Theories of Team Cognition

   Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

   Edited by Eduardo Salas, Stephen M. Fiore, Michael P. Letsky

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   Cognitive processes in teams have been a valuable arena for team researchers to explore. Team cognition research advances and informs a variety of disciplines, including cognitive and social sciences, engineering, military science, organizational science, human factors, medicine, and communications...

   Published September 7th 2011 by Routledge Academic
5. Early Development and Leadership

   Building the Next Generation of Leaders

   Edited by Susan E. Murphy, Rebecca Reichard

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   Today we often look to our leaders in business, government, or the social sector, to make effective decisions in a complex world. Whether they are asked what steps to take to improve competitiveness in a global economy or to make tough ethical choices, well-trained leaders are critical to...

   Published April 17th 2011 by Routledge Academic
6. Applied Positive Psychology

   Improving Everyday Life, Health, Schools, Work, and Society

   Edited by Stewart I. Donaldson, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Jeanne Nakamura

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   Positive Psychology has experienced extraordinary growth over the past decade. Emerging research in this area is suggesting new strategies for improving everyday life, healthcare, education systems, organizations and work life, and societies across the globe. This book will be of interest to all...

   Published February 27th 2011 by Routledge Academic
7. Handbook of Police Psychology

   Edited by Jack Kitaeff

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   The Handbook of Police Psychology represents the contributions of over thirty police psychologists, all experts in their field, on the core subject matters of police psychology. Police psychology is broadly defined as the application of psychological principles and methods to law enforcement....

   Published February 9th 2011 by Routledge Academic
8. Insidious Workplace Behavior

   Edited by Jerald Greenberg

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   Insidious Workplace Behavior (IWB) refers to low-level, pervasive acts of deviance directed at individual or organizational targets. Because of its inherently stealthy nature, scientists have paid little attention to IWB, allowing us to know very little about it. With this book, that now is...

   Published June 21st 2010 by Routledge Academic
9. Inclusive Leadership

   The Essential Leader-Follower Relationship

   By Edwin Hollander

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   This landmark book, by Edwin P. Hollander, a noted organizational social psychologist and long-time contributor to leadership research and practice, highlights the leader-follower relationship as central to effective leadership. Inclusive Leadership is a process of active followership...

   Published July 29th 2008 by Routledge Academic
10. The Influence of Culture on Human Resource Management Processes and Practices

    Edited by Dianna Stone, Eugene Stone-Romero

    Series: Applied Psychology Series

    It is clear that organizations are becoming more culturally diverse, and a better understanding of multiculturism and its impact on organizations is needed. This book, with contributions from expert academics, is designed to motivate both the further development of models concerned with the...

    Published December 6th 2007 by Psychology Press