1st Edition
Using Psychology in Management Training The Psychological Foundations of Management Skills
Many of the fundamental principles of psychology form the basis for management training.Using Psychology in Management Training aims to give trainers and student trainers a grounding in the ideas and research findings which are most relevant to their work.
Three major areas are explored from a management training perspective and illustrated with examples
* the individual psychological processes of learning, personality and motivation which are at the heart of most management training courses
* the social psychological processes of group dynamics, leadership and stress which all arise from the interaction of people at work
* the psychology of the actual training experience including the crucial training skill of communication and what is needed to meet organisational training needs
Using Psychology in Management Training has a clear and accessible format with a comprehensive glossary of unfamiliar terms and suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter.
Introduction 1 Training, trainers and trainees at work PART I Individual differences 2 Learning, memory and thinking 3 Personality 4 Motivation PART II The workplace setting 5 Operating in organizations 6 Group dynamics and the training environment 7 Leadership 8 Mental health PART III The training experience 9 Communicating 10 Training needs; identifying, delivering and evaluating
Biography
David A. Statt is Director of Studies of the Graduate School International Business at the University of Bristol. He has worked as a manager, trainer and academic in Britain and the United States. His previous publications include Psychology and the World of Work (1994), Understanding the Consumer (1997), The concise Dictionary of Psychology (1998) and the Concise Dictionary of Business Management (1999).
