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The psychology of work and human performance / Robert D. Smither.

By: Smither, Robert D.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : HarperCollins College Publishers, 1994Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxiii, 606 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0065012356.Subject(s): Psychology, Industrial | Personnel managementDDC classification: 158.7
Contents:
Part one: An introduction to industrial and organizational psychology -- The field of industrial and organizational psychology -- Research in the organizational setting -- Part two: The individual and the organization -- Recruiting and selecting personnel -- Assessing the abilities of personnel -- Training: development, methods and evaluation -- Appraising performance -- Part three: The group in the organization -- Motivation: understanding differences in performance -- Job satisfaction -- Organizational leadership -- Group behavior in the workplace -- Special populations in the workplace: women, minorities and older workers -- Part four: Organizational issues -- The nature of organizations -- Organization development -- Human factors and working conditions -- I/O psychology and worker health.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 158.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00018848
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Suitable for business and psychology students, this introduction to industrial organizational psychology emphasizes productivity and performance. The scientist-practitioner model is used to show how theories are developed through research and are then translated into applications. issues like changes in workplace demographics, drug testing and genetic screening, AIDS in the workplace and a whole chapter offering an in-depth examination of women and minorities. Many real-life examples tie the material together. An instructor's manual is also available.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-576) and indexes.

Part one: An introduction to industrial and organizational psychology -- The field of industrial and organizational psychology -- Research in the organizational setting -- Part two: The individual and the organization -- Recruiting and selecting personnel -- Assessing the abilities of personnel -- Training: development, methods and evaluation -- Appraising performance -- Part three: The group in the organization -- Motivation: understanding differences in performance -- Job satisfaction -- Organizational leadership -- Group behavior in the workplace -- Special populations in the workplace: women, minorities and older workers -- Part four: Organizational issues -- The nature of organizations -- Organization development -- Human factors and working conditions -- I/O psychology and worker health.

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