The psychology of work : insights into successful working practices /
Chantal Gautier
- Philadelphia, PA : Kogan Page, c2015.
- iv, 200 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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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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--Success--Personal Growth