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Organizational Psychology: A Scientist-Practitioner Approach | 
 enlarge | Authors: Steve M. Jex, Thomas W. Britt
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 346615
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 648
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.1 x 2
ISBN: 0470109769
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.7
EAN: 9780470109762
ASIN: 0470109769
Publication Date: February 28, 2008
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Product Description
Thorough and up-to-date coverage of both the science and practice of organizational psychology
This Second Edition reflects the latest developments and research in the field using a scientist-practitioner model that expertly integrates multicultural and international issues as it addresses the most current knowledge and topics in the practice of organizational psychology.
Beginning with a foundation of research methodology, this text examines the behavior of individuals in organizational settings and shows readers how psychological models can be used to improve employee morale, productivity, and quality of service.
Written in an accessible style that brings the material to life, author Steve Jex and new coauthor Thomas Britt use their experiences as consultants and educators to bring new features to the Second Edition, including:
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Updated chapters, particularly those on job attitudes, teams, and leadership
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New "People Behind the Research" and "Illuminating Examples" boxes
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New coverage of workplace stress, teams, and multicultural socialization
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More material on personal difference, personality, and considerations of diversity
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Extended coverage of financial incentives and executive compensation
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Using descriptive cases to illustrate workplace issues, Organizational Psychology, Second Edition thoroughly addresses the major motivational theories in organizational psychology and the mechanisms that organizations use to influence employees' behavior.
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Organizational Psychology August 1, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is not as helpful as I had hoped. It contains much information, but the layout is not conducive to skimming and accelerated look-up of information.
Good for research, but presentation lacking December 20, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I ordered this book for my class in Organizational Psychology. It would be an excellent text for students interested in conducting research in the field of organizational psychology. However, the information is not presented in a manner that makes it easy to glean major points for those interested in the application of the data to an organization. From this perspective, there are nuggets of gold, but they must be searched out and reorganized for use. Because I am interested in information pertaining to what organizations can do to improve processes, the presentation makes learning more difficult. Information on what organizations should do is scattered throughout the various sections of the text. Sumamry sections discussing how organizations can apply this information would be helpful. I would also prefer that in addition to research results the text provide example stories to illustrate these results. This would provide more interest and make it easier to assimilate the information presented. In summary, this is an excellent text from the perspective of one conducting research, but difficult to follow for those interested in applying this research to organizational management.
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