Industrial and organizational psychology : research and practice / Paul E. Spector.

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Paul Spector's Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Research and Practice provides students with an understanding of the whole field of I/O psychology by balancing its treatment of both practice and research. The author establishes connections between concepts, both within and across various chapters, making important concepts and findings from the field more understandable.

The Fifth Edition builds on the success of its prior four editions, adding new material and new topics, with more than 150 new references. The text continues to focus on providing a clear, understandable, up-to-date text that covers the core material of the field while including the most cutting-edge topics, including technology, internationalization, skilled labor shortages, and occupational health psychology.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Research Methods in I/O Psychology
• Part II Assessment of Jobs, Performance, and People
• Chapter 3 Job Analysis
• Chapter 4 Performance Appraisal
• Chapter 5 Assessment Methods for Selection and Placement
• Part III Selecting and Training Employees
• Chapter 6 Selecting Employees
• Chapter 7 Training
• Part IV The Individual and the Organization
• Chapter 8 Theories of Employee Motivation
• Chapter 9 Feelings About Work
• Chapter 10 Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behavior
• Chapter 11 Occupational Health Psychology
• Part V The Social Context of Work
• Chapter 12 Work Groups and Work Teams
• Chapter 13 Leadership and Power in Organizations
• Chapter 14 Organizational Development and Theory