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Format:
Paperback
544 pp.
195 mm x 265 mm

ISBN-13:
9780199227518

Copyright Year:
2009

Imprint: OUP UK


Work Psychology

An Introduction to Human Behaviour in the Workplace

Edited by Lisa Matthewman, Amanda Rose and Angela Hetherington

This textbook provides a concise and user-friendly introduction to psychology in the modern day workplace. The approach is critical, providing an emphasis on social psychology, with the traditional core topics found on a work psychology course being covered. In addition, the text will also introduce a range of more contemporary topics including relationships at work, emotional intelligence, diversity, and trauma at work.

The text is written by a team (mostly based at the University of Westminster) teaching work psychology and organizational behaviour to HRM and business students. The book provides an accessible and lively introduction to the subject.

Within the text there is a wide range of pedagogical features to help readers learn and understand the subject. Each chapter begins with an opening case study, followed by questions to engage the reader with the chapter; there are also mini case examples, reflective questions, section summaries, and activities.

To support students using this textbook, an online resource centre provides additional materials including web links, a searchable glossary, revision cards and tests, games and exercises. For lecturers, a range of teaching materials have been developed, including links to video clips, for use in lecturers and seminars.

Online Resource Centre

For lecturers:
PowerPoint slides for each chapter
Lecturer's guide with suggestions for teaching and assessment
Test bank
Video library; web links, by chapter, to online video clips
All tables, figures and diagrams from the text

For students:
Web links
Tests, games and exercises eg. stress vulnerability test, success orientation quiz, motivation test
Glossary
Flashcards
Study skills - additional study skills material related specifically to work psychology

Readership : This textbook provides students with an introduction to work psychology and is suitable for both undergraduate and postgraduate students coming to the topic for the first time.

1. Karen Powell-Williams: Introduction
2. Amanda Rose: Research Methods
3. Natasha Marinkovic Grba: Individual Differences and Personality
4. Kamala Balu: Perceptions
5. Jenni Nowlan & Angela Wright: Motivation
6. Lisa Matthewman & Peter Foss: Relationships
7. Xanthy Kallis: Groups & Teams
8. Xanthy Kallis: Leadership
9. Jenni Nowlan: Career Development
10. Natasha Marinkovic Grba: Change
11. Lauren Thomas: The Work Environment
12. Amanda Rose & Karen Powell-Williams: Assessing People at Work
13. Xanthy Kallis, Jenni Nowlan & Kamala Balu: Training
14. Angela Hetherington: Stress
15. Lisa Matthewman: Loss of Work
16. Nuala OSullivan: The Future of Psychology in the Workplace

There are no Instructor/Student Resources available at this time.

Dr Lisa Matthewman is a Senior Lecturer in Occupational and Organizational Psychology, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
Amanda Rose is a Principal Lecturer in Psychology/Human Resource Management.
Dr Angela Hetherington is a Principal Lecturer in Organisational Psychology, and a Charted Occupational Psychologist. All three authors are at Westminster Business School, University of Westminster.


Making Sense - Margot Northey and Joan McKibbin

Special Features

  • Explores the traditional core topics, in addition to developments in the field (including emotional intelligence, relationships at work, diversity and trauma) to show how the psychology of work helps to shape our understanding and knowledge of the world of work
  • A critical approach is applied to the presentation of theory, research, and practice to encourage students to apply concepts and evaluate key theories
  • Coverage of cross-cultural issues reflect the increasingly European and global context of the world of work
  • A section at the beginning of the book is devoted to studying work psychology and provides an opportunity to recap on core skills including case study analysis, writing reports and essays for work psychology, and identifying transferable skills for the future
  • Wide range of pedagogical features including a colour text design, case studies at the start of each chapter, and reflective questions within each chapter structures the reader's learning and understanding of the subject matter more easily