TY  - BOOK
AU  - McKenna Eugene F.
TI  - Business psychology and organizational behaviour
SN  - 9781848720343 (hbk.)
AV  - HF55481.8 MCK 
PY  - 2012///
PB  - Psychology Press
KW  - Psychology, industrial
KW  - Organizational behavior
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgments Preface Part 1: Perspectives And Enquiry: 1: Historical influences and research methodology Part 2: Individual: 2: Personality 3: Intelligence and psychological testing 4: Motivation and job design 5: Perception 6: Communication 7: Learning and memory 8: Individual decision making and creativity 9: Attitudes, values, job satisfaction, and commitment Part 3: Group: 10: Groups 11: Teambuilding 12: Leadership and management style 13: Power, politics, and conflict Part 4: Organization: 14: Organizational structure and design 15: Organizational culture 16: Organizational change and development 17: Health and work: stress Part 5: Occupational Psychology/Human Resource Techniques: 18: Selection and appraisal 19: Rewards, training, and development Glossary References Author index Subject index
N2  - Overview: Now in full color, the fifth edition of this best-selling textbook introduces all of the major theories, research findings, principles and concepts in business psychology and organizational behavior, while emphasizing their real-life application using relevant examples. The book, which is well-organized and clearly written, takes the reader through individual, group, and organizational/HR perspectives on the subject, while at the same time offering an appreciation of their historical development and methodological issues. The text has an improved structure and style of presentation, and has been revised and updated with new and expanded material including coverage of: recent debates in occupational psychology; investor psychology or behavioral finance; cognitive evaluation theory; employee engagement and positive psychology; corporate memories in culture; storytelling and social media; technostress and environmental influences on stress; and emergent trends in selection. The book's numerous helpful features include panels which contain relevant theories, research and illustrations of practice; learning outcomes; chapter summaries; review questions; a comprehensive bibliography; and a glossary. For lecturers who adopt the book, we provide access to a wealth of online teaching resources, including a chapter-by-chapter lecture course and multiple-choice question testbanks
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