Psychology and Industry Today : An Introduction To Industrial and Organizational Psychology - 4/E

The fourth edition of Psycology and Industry Today retains the theme and approach of the prevesious edition. The book is written as an introduction to the field of industrial / organizational psycollogy and is designed as a text for courses in industrial, business, personnel, and applied psychology. Our purose in this book is not to train people to become industrial psychologists but rather to acquaint students – most of whom will work for some kind of organization with the principles, practise, problems, and occasional prentenses of industrial/organizational psycology. In addition, them in their careers, and how the findings of industrial psycologists will directly influence their lives as job applicants, employee, managers, and consumers. Research methods and findings are discussed within the framework of actual work situation and problems rather than as academic or theoritical exercises. The focus throughout the book is on contemporary, practical, and on-the-job situasion. Research findings deal with employees rather than college students. Because Psycology and Industry Today is intended for undergraduate classroom use, it is written expressly for students. They are the ones who must read, underline, and study the text. We would like them not only to learn about industrial / organizational psycology but also to enjoy reading about it. We have attempted, therefore, to combine readability with thorough and accurate coverage. The meterial in this edition suitable for students who are not psychologuy majors; these students often constitute a large portion of the enrollment in this course. The book is appropriate for use by departements of psycology and schools of business administration at the four year college and university level as well as at junior and community colleges