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Forthcoming Work & Organizational Psychology Books

You are currently browsing 1–10 of 41 forthcoming new books in the subject of Work & Organizational Psychology — sorted by publish date from upcoming books to future books.

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Forthcoming Books

  1. Gossip and Organizations

    By Kathryn Waddington

    Series: Routledge Studies in Management, Organizations and Society

    Gossip is a complex and ubiquitous phenomenon, widely found and variously practiced. Gossip and Organizations provides the reader with an analysis of gossip and informal knowledge across different national, organizational and cultural contexts, drawing upon empirical findings and the author's...

    To Be Published May 30th 2012 by Routledge

  2. Solution Focused Coaching in Practice

    By Bill O'Connell, Stephen Palmer, Helen Williams

    Series: Essential Coaching Skills and Knowledge

    Solution Focused Coaching in Practice is a practical ‘how-to’ guide that provides an invaluable overview of Solution Focused Coaching skills and techniques. Reflecting upon published research on the solution focused approach, Bill O’Connell, Stephen Palmer and Helen Williams bring their own...

    To Be Published June 6th 2012 by Routledge

  3. The Psychology of Assessment Centers

    Edited by Duncan Jackson, Charles Lance, Brian Hoffman

    Research on the reliability and validity of assessment centers (ACs) has been ongoing for at least 50 years and continues to this day. The assessment center method is a technique or process that is used to assess individual performance and potential. One of the most heavily researched topics...

    To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge Academic

  4. Work and Family Policy

    International Comparative Perspectives

    Edited by Stephen Sweet

    Numerous challenges exist in respect to integrating work and family institutions and there is remarkable cross-national variation in the ways that societies respond to these concerns with policy. This volume examines these concerns by focusing on cross-national variation in structural/cultural...

    To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge

  5. Training Cognition

    Optimizing Efficiency, Durability, and Generalizability

    Edited by Alice F. Healy, Lyle E. Bourne, Jr.

    Training is both a teaching and a learning experience, and just about everyone has had that experience. Training involves acquiring knowledge and skills. This newly acquired training information is meant to be applicable to specific activities, tasks, and jobs. In modern times, where jobs are...

    To Be Published June 24th 2012 by Psychology Press

  6. Mental Toughness

    The Mindset Behind Sporting Achievement, Second Edition

    By Michael Sheard

    Mental toughness is one of the most common terms used in sport – by athletes, coaches, spectators and the media. However, it is also one of the least understood terms. This book examines the characteristics and development of mentally tough sport performers, and presents the cutting-edge research...

    To Be Published July 8th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Goal-focused Coaching

    Theory and Practice

    By Yossi Ives, Elaine Cox

    This book offers a comprehensive, practical guide to goal-focused coaching. Addressing a significant gap in the literature, Ives and Cox contextualize goal-focused coaching within the broader coaching framework and explain the efficacy of this approach across a number of contexts and applications....

    To Be Published July 15th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Snapshots of Great Leadership

    By Jon P. Howell

    Series: LEADERSHIP: Research and Practice

    This is a great book describing leaders (both good and bad) who either have accomplished amazing feats or who brought destruction or death to scores of people. Although the goals of these individuals were often quite different, the leadership processes they used were frequently similar. ...

    To Be Published July 17th 2012 by Routledge Academic

  9. Exploring Distance in Leader-Follower Relationships

    When Near is Far and Far is Near

    Edited by Michelle C. Bligh, Ronald E. Riggio

    Series: LEADERSHIP: Research and Practice

    Leaders face new challenges as they cope with changes in culture, technology, and the workplace. In this edited volume, based on a conference at Claremont , scholars of leadership studies from three continents discuss the latest psychological research on interpersonal leader-follower relations. The...

    To Be Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge Academic

  10. Group Processes

    Edited by John M. Levine

    Series: Frontiers of Social Psychology

    It is impossible to understand human behavior without understanding the critical role that groups play in people’s lives. Most of us belong to a range of formal and informal groups, including families, work teams, and friendship cliques. These groups absorb a great deal of our time and energy and...

    To Be Published July 31st 2012 by Psychology Press