Research and Practice, EMEA Edition
Offering a comprehensive overview of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, this seventh edition by Paul Spector emphasizes clarity for students while covering contemporary topics like occupational health and safety. It integrates cutting-edge content and presents a global perspective, ensuring relevance in today's diverse work environments.
This edition introduces several new features that enhance the reader's experience, providing updated content and insights. It includes expanded sections that delve deeper into key topics, offering fresh perspectives and current information. Additionally, there are improved illustrations and diagrams to aid understanding, along with practical examples and exercises that encourage engagement. These updates aim to make the material more accessible and relevant for both new readers and those revisiting the text.
Focusing on job satisfaction, Paul E. Spector distills extensive research and literature into a concise overview for students and professionals. The book covers key findings and practical applications, making complex concepts accessible and relevant to organizational behavior. Through this synthesis, readers gain insights into the factors influencing job satisfaction and its implications in the workplace.
Intended for the social scientist who must develop a rating on attitudes, values and opinions, this text provides information on the construction of more effective scales. It includes information on how to validate a scale and how to develop a summated rating scale based on classical test theory.
The Eighth Edition of this text offers a comprehensive overview of industrial-organizational psychology, emphasizing the balance between employee well-being and organizational productivity. Highlighting recent research, it explores the impact of technology on employee selection and training, with a focus on gamification as a motivational tool. Each chapter features links to the author's blog for further exploration of topics, making it a valuable resource for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as business students interested in organizational psychology.
Appropriate as an introduction to industrial/organizational psychology or organizational behaviour, this textbook balances theories with field work to provide the student with an understanding of the entire subject. Connections between various concepts are established from the outset.