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Industrial/Organizational Psychology - Business

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The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance by K. Anders Ericsson (Editor); Neil Charness (Editor); Paul J. Feltovich (Editor); Robert R. Hoffman (Editor)
ISBN: 9780521600811
Publication Date: 2006
A review of scientific knowledge on expertise and expert performance and how experts may differ from non-experts in terms of their development, training, reasoning, knowledge, social support, and innate talent.
The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science by W. Edward Craighead; Charles B. Nemeroff (Editor)
ISBN: 9780471220367
Publication Date: 2004
Edited by high caliber experts, and contributed to by quality researchers and practitioners in psychology and related fields. Includes over 500 topical entries
Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology by Charles Spielberger (Editor-In-Chief)
ISBN: 9780126574104
Publication Date: 2004
Encompasses applications of psychological knowledge and procedures in all areas of psychology.
Handbook of Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology, Volume 2 by Deniz S. Ones (Editor); Handan Kepir Sinangil (Editor); Chockalingam Viswesvaran (Editor); Neil Anderson (Editor)
ISBN: 9780761964896
Publication Date: 2001
This volume brings together research on essential topics such as motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, compensation, organizational justice, communication, intra- and inter-team functioning, judgement and decision-making, organizational development and change.
Handbook of Industrial, Work and Organizational Psychology by Deniz S. Ones (Editor); Handan Kepir Sinangil (Editor); Chockalingam Viswesvaran (Editor); Neil Anderson (Editor)
ISBN: 9780761964889
Publication Date: 2001
This volume mainly focuses on theories, techniques and methods used by industrial and work psychologists.
Handbook of Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology by Irving B. Weiner; Walter C. Borman; Daniel R. Ilgen; Richard J. Klimoski; Irving Weiner; Neal W. Schmitt; Scott Highhouse
ISBN: 9781118285398
Publication Date: 2012
Covers discoveries based in neuroscience and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.
Handbook of Research on Organizational Culture and Diversity in the Modern Workforce by Bryan Christiansen (Editor); Harish C. Chandan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781522522508
Publication Date: 2017
A comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly content on components and impacts on effecting culturally diverse workplace environments.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology in The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences by Larry E. Sullivan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781412951432
Publication Date: 2009
Provides a comprehensive definition of the topic.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology in Encyclopedia of Counseling by Frederick T. L. Leong (Editor)
ISBN: 9781412909280
Publication Date: 2008
In-depth article entry on the history, major contributors and aspects of this field of psychology.
Organizational Behavior by John B. Miner
ISBN: 9780765621849
Publication Date: 2007
Bridging the gap between theory and practice in organizational behavior, this book provides a practical guide to real-life applications of the 35 most significant theories in the field..
Organizational Culture and Behavior by Information Resources Management Association Staff (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9781522519133
Publication Date: 2017
A comprehensive resource on the latest advances and developments for creating a system of shared values and beliefs in business environments.
The SAGE Handbook of Process Organization Studies by Ann Langley (Editor); Haridimos Tsoukas (Editor)
ISBN: 9781446297018
Publication Date: 2017
Offers a compendium of perspectives on process thinking, process organizational theory, process research methodology and empirical applications.