The psychology of work : insights into successful working practices /
By: Gautier, Chantal
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BookPublisher: Philadelphia, PA : Kogan Page, c2015.Description: iv, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780749468347Program: MGNT903Subject(s): Work -- Psychological aspects | Psychology, Industrial | Corporate culture | Employee motivation | PSYCHOLOGY -- Industrial & Organizational Psychology | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Development | PSYCHOLOGY -- Applied Psychology | SELF-HELP -- Personal Growth -- SuccessDDC classification: 158.7 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 158.7 GA PS (Browse shelf) | Available | T0055643 | ||
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 158.7 GA PS (Browse shelf) | Available | T0055644 |
Introduction --
01 Recruitment and selection --
Historical background --
Scientifi c management --
Hawthorne studies --
Human resource management --
Job analysis --
Data collection --
Job description --
Selection and assessment methods --
Conclusion --
02 Employability --
What is employability? --
Graduate employment --
What do employers seek? --
Conclusion --
03 Teams --
Groups and teams --
Team development approaches --
Conclusion --
04 Barriers and intricacies --
Groupthink --
Social loafing --
Conflict resolution --
Conclusion --
05 Organizational culture --
What is culture? --
Building culture --
Variants of organizational culture --
Properties of organizational culture --
Conclusion --
06 Leadership --
Leadership theories --
Behaviour Theory --
The Michigan Studies --
Conclusion --
07 Motivation and engagement --
What motivates people? --
Psychological contract --
Time to tune in --
The humanistic leader --
PURPOSE: Vision, Communication --
Bringing back the humane --
Attitudes to work --
Closing comments.
"Work engagement is an intriguing dimension of workplace psychology. According to a study done by Gallup, 87% of employees identify as either not engaged or actively disengaged, and actively disengaged employees currently outnumber engaged employees 2-to-1. To make sense of people's behavior in complex organizations, instead of offering a dry presentation of organizational psychology theories, Chantal Gautier
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