Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Industrial and organizational psychologists help develop strategies that optimize human potential and build better organizations by focusing on the behaviours within specific environmental, technological and social environment of a workplace.

Industrial and organizational psychologists contribute to an organization's success by resolving its human problems and improving the performance and well-being of its people.

This encyclopedia presents a thorough overview of the cross-disciplinary field of industrial and organizational behaviour including: the development of individual employees; the factors of overall organizational structure; the use of psychology and the analysis of human behaviour which plays a significant roles in the contemporary workplace; workplaces increasingly impacted by government influences; growing consumer awareness; skill shortages; and the changing nature of the workforce.

Key themes include:

Foundations;

History;

Ethical and Legal Issues;

Research Methods;

Measurement Theory and Statistics;

Industrial Psychology;

Understanding and Assessing Individual Differences;

Employment, Staffing and Career Issues;

Developing, Training and Evaluating Employees;

Productive and Counterproductive Employee Behaviour;

Organizational Psychology;

Motivation and Job Design;

Leadership and Management;

Groups, Teams and Working with Others;

Employee Well-Being and Attitudes;

Organizational Structure, Design and Change;

Professional Organizations and Related Fields.