Work & Organizational Psychology Books

New and Published Books

1. Improving Organizational Interventions For Stress and Well-Being

   Addressing Process and Context

   Edited by Caroline Biron, Maria Karanika-Murray, Cary Cooper

   This book brings together a number of experts in the field of organizational interventions for stress and well-being, and discusses the importance of process and context issues to the success or failure of such interventions. The book explores how context and process can be incorporated into...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Dynamics of Organizational Collapse

   The Case of Barings Bank

   By Helga Drummond

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking

   The collapse of Barings’ Bank was a commercial catastrophe that resonated worldwide, showing what kind of secrets can lie behind an apparently successful organization. Following Nick Leeson’s arrest and subsequent conviction for fraud, investment banks anxiously reviewed their risk management...

   Published May 9th 2012 by Routledge
3. Work Stress and Coping in an Era of Globalization

   By Rabi S. Bhagat, James Segovis, Terry Nelson

   This book examines the phenomena of how individuals experience work stress and coping in both developed and developing countries in the world. Rabi Bhagat, known for his cross-cultural scholarship in this area, and his co authors, help us recognize the causes and consequences of work stress....

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge Academic
4. Personal Relationships

   The Effect on Employee Attitudes, Behavior, and Well-being

   Edited by Lillian Turner de Tormes Eby, Tammy D. Allen

   Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

   We know that positive, fulfilling and satisfying relationships are strong predictors of life satisfaction, psychological health, and physical well-being. This edited volume uses research and theory on the need to belong as a foundation to explore various types of relationships, with an emphasis on...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by Routledge Academic
5. The Handbook of Work Analysis

   Methods, Systems, Applications and Science of Work Measurement in Organizations

   Edited by Mark Alan Wilson, Winston Bennett, Jr., Shanan Gwaltney Gibson, George Michael Alliger

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   This new handbook, with contributions from experts around the world, is the most comprehensive treatise on work design and job analysis practice and research in over 20 years. The handbook, dedicated to Sidney Gael, is the next generation of Gael’s successful Job Analysis Handbook for Business...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge Academic
6. The Psychology of Negotiations in the 21st Century Workplace

   New Challenges and New Solutions

   Edited by Barry M. Goldman, Debra L. Shapiro

   Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

   The "litigation explosion" in the 21st century workplace means increasing costs and risks of lawsuits. Negotiation appears the attractive alternative to litigation. This new volume, with contributions from experts in psychology, management and other disciplines, bridges the gap between management...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge Academic
7. Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations

   Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation

   Edited by Karen Golden-Biddle, Jane E. Dutton

   Series: Series in Organization and Management

   How can application of a positive lens to understanding social change and organizations enrich and elaborate theory and practice? This is the core question that inspired this book. It is a question that brought together a diverse and talented group of researchers interested in change and...

   Published March 11th 2012 by Routledge Academic
8. Interactional Coaching

   Choice-focused Learning at Work

   By Michael Harvey

   Series: Essential Coaching Skills and Knowledge

   Interactional Coaching is a powerful, one-to-one learning approach, used successfully for over fifteen years, that enables executives to make the choices that work for them. Drawing on existential philosophy, psychotherapy and business theory, interactional coaching uses innovative techniques...

   Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge
9. Workplace Bullying

   Symptoms and Solutions

   Edited by Noreen Tehrani

   Is bullying really that bad? Why do some people just watch it happening? How do you know if it is bullying or strong management? What kind of leaders are able to create positive working environments? The effects of bullying on organisations and individuals can be devastating and can adversely...

   Published February 15th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Employee-Organization Relationship

    Applications for the 21st Century

    Edited by Lynn M. Shore, Jacqueline A-M. Coyle-Shapiro, Lois E. Tetrick

    Series: Applied Psychology Series

    "Employee-organization relationship" is an overarching term that describes the relationship between the employee and the organization. It encompasses psychological contracts, perceived organizational support, and the employment relationship. Remarkable progress has been made in the last 30 years in...

    Published February 13th 2012 by Routledge Academic