Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Written with the student in mind, this inviting, comprehensive introduction to the field of I/O Psychology emphasizes connections between theory and practice across the full spectrum of personnel issues, worker issues, work group and organizational issues, and work environment issues. This fourth edition is thoroughly up-to-date with more than 300 new references, a new chapter expanding the topic of human factors to include occupational health psychology and consumer psychology, and expansions in sections on job analysis and employee testing and selection. Cutting-edge issues and topics such as workplace diversity, 360-degree evaluations, increasing globalization, organizational downsizing, and computerized monitoring of employee performance are included. Pedagogical features includeStop and Reviewquestions designed to assess student retention of material,Inside Tipsthat provide strategies to synthesize and study information, a statistical appendix and suggested readings for advanced student work, andUp Closesections that help students apply theories to the real world. It is easy to see whyIntroduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychologyis one of the leaders in the field.Riggio, Ronald E. is the author of 'Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130482358 and ISBN 0130482358.