Psychology in the Work Context, 5th Edition

Psychology in the work context 5e is an introductory text for students of industrial and organisational psychology. The book provides a comprehensive conceptual framework for understanding work behaviour and relationships at work and equips the student with a theoretical framework form which to analyse issues in the work place.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: Study fields and thinking frameworks in Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Chapter 1 Fields of study/practice areas in psychology, and industrial and organisational (I-O) psychology
Chapter 2 Exploring the metatheory of Industrial and Organisational Psychology

PART TWO: Individual behavioural processe
Chapter 3 The biological basis of behaviour
Chapter 4 Human development across the lifespan
Chapter 5 Learning
Chapter 6 Perception
Chapter 7 Cognition
Chapter 8 Motivation and emotion

PART THREE: Social behaviour and processes
Chapter 9 Attitudes and values
Chapter 10 Prosocial behaviours, aggression and conflict
Chapter 11 Group behaviour and other social processes in organisations
Chapter 12 Leadership and entrepreneurial behaviour

PART FOUR: Personality in the work context
Chapter 13 The nature of personality and fundamental assumptions in personality study
Chapter 14 Personality in unconscious processes
Chapter 15 Personality by learning
Chapter 16 Personality recognised in traits
Chapter 17 Personality through self-experiences
Chapter 18 Personality through cognitive constructions

PART FIVE: Employee and organisational well-being
Chapter 19 Psychological well-being
Chapter 20 Psychological disorders and work dysfunctions

PART SIX: Psychological methodologie
Chapter 21 Assessment of personality and individual differences
Chapter 22 Research and other methods in psychology