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Over the last decade or so research into bullying, emotional abuse and harassment at work, as distinct from harassment based on sex or race and primarily of a non-physical nature, has emerged as a new field of study. Two main academic streams have emerged: a European tradition applying the concept of 'mobbing' or 'bullying' and the American tradition, primarily identified through concepts such as emotional abuse and mistreatment. One focuses on the perpetrator, the other on the victim. In addition, research in this field has also started in Australia and South Africa. All are brought together in this work, in a synthesis of research and analysis of practice in the field. Bullying and Emotional Abuse in the Workplace aims to document the existence and consequences of the problem of bullying, to explore its causes and to investigate the effectiveness of approaches aimed at mitigating and managing the problem, as well as to offer suggestions for further progress in this important new field.
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“Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad have written a book about career counseling that is user friendly, especially for counselors engaged in helping women and men make wise career choices. . . .The book is unique in that it links five major career development and choice theories to a particular person, Leslie. This case study approach is used throughout the book and provides an integrative thread that illustrates how similar the various theories are, and yet how they differ in important and useful ways.” -Helen S.Farmer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign “Being able to see how career theories are brought to life through actual cases is such a contribution to the field. Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad do a masterful job of bringing theory to life through the lived stories of actual career clients. I very much appreciated the book’s format, the examples, the discussion question, and the richly developed case examples.” -Mary J. Heppner, University of Missouri, Columbia “I especially liked the way this book is organized . . . focusing on the use of career theories and assessment instruments in relationship to a single case. Using this strategy, students will be able to see very easily how both career theories and assessment measures are relevant in practical counseling situations. This book will be an excellent text or supplementary text in courses on vocational psychology and career development and career counseling.” -Nancy E. Betz, The Ohio State University Jane L. Swanson and Nadya A. Fouad wrote Career Theory and Practice to provide readers with hands-on examples of how to apply career development theories to career counseling clients. The authors tie together theory and practice in an effective and entertaining manner throughout the book. Woven through the chapters is the presentation of “Leslie,” a fictitious client, actually the composite portrait of several past clients. As each chapter focuses on a different career development theory and presents specific cases, the authors enhance the practical slant of their work by applying the theories discussed to “Leslie.” This book is intended for students in graduate level career or vocational psychology or career practicum courses as well as counseling practitioners needing additional resources to strengthen their services or expand their focus.
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Systematic approach to career development theories........2002-01-30
This book makes an excellent supplement to any text in a career development course. Swanson and Fouad utilize 7 different theoretical approaches in order to integrate and apply career development theory.
The case studies make excellent use of theory and actual practice.
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Creativity: Theories and Themes: Research, Development, and Practice
Mark A. Runco
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An integrative introduction to the theories and themes in research on creativity, this book is both a reference work and text for courses in this burgeoning area of research. The book begins with a discussion of the theories of creativity (Person, Product, Process, Place), the general question of whether creativity is influenced by nature or nurture, what research has indicated of the personality and style of creative individuals from a personality analysis standpoint, how social context affects creativity, and then coverage of issues like gender differences, whether creativity can be enhanced, if creativity is related to poor mental or physical health, etc.
The book contains boxes covering special interest items including one page biographies of famous creative individuals and activities for a group or individual to test and/or encourage creativity, as well as references to internet sites relating to creativity.
*Breaks down the major theories about creativity but doesn't restrict to a singular perspective
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Creating a more productive and healthier workforce is a balancing act.
In a field as rapidly expanding and diverse as I/O psychology, it's not easy finding a book with just the right balance. Fortunately, Paul Spector's Fourth Edition of Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Research and Practice is up to the job.
A balance between cutting-edge topics and core material
This Fourth Edition covers both the core material as well as newly emerging topics and cutting-edge findings. Inside, you'll find 125 new references, as well as the latest thinking on team job analysis, drug testing, group problem solving, group diversity, cross-cultural issues in leadership, and more.
A balance between research and practice
The text's balanced presentation of research and practice equips you with an understanding of the whole field. This balanced approach helps you see the relationship between the science and application of I/O psychology. You'll find detailed summaries of current research, including international studies. In addition, cases introduce you to the wide array of settings and applied work that involve I/O psychologists.
A balance between employee performance and well-being
I/O psychology isn't just about how the organization can use psychology to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its workforce; it's also about improving the health of the workforce. This Fourth Edition provides more balance between these two over-arching areas of the field.
Connect to online resources from the author's classroom.
The author's website features class notes from his I/O psychology course, practice exams, internet exercises, I/O career information, and links to I/O instructor and student resources. Go to www.wiley.com/college/spector for help presenting and studying the material in your textbook, and use these resources to go beyond the text.
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Good overview........2004-04-05
This book presents a good overview of topics in Organizational and Industrial Psychology and was helpful to me in studying for a course. However, I am appalled and irritated with the amount of typographical errors in a book that cost me $100. There's an error on every other page! I've encountered at least five just this evening. The content is good but the proofreading needs a lot of attention.
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Spanning a variety of disciplines, theories, and methods, the editors and the contributors to this uniquely cross- and interdisciplinary volume explore the factors that provoke emotions in the workplace, their effects, and how they should be managed. Among the propositions they examine are: emotions are not just effects in organizations but contribute to their structure; by examining emotions we learn more about certain organizational dynamics that may seem unemotional; the display of emotions may not be harmful; and leadership is actually about emotion management. An important, far-reaching exploration for specialists and academics in organizational behavior, psychology, and other fields in the social and behavioral sciences and for their executive counterparts in management. The editors and their contributors start from the premise that organizations are emotional places, that they use emotions to motivate employees to perform and customers to buy. Using quantitative as well as qualitative methods, and theoretical as well as methodological approaches, they show how events in organizations create emotions--how it is that we come to experience a sense of satisfaction or outrage. They explore how our sense of organizational identity is connected to how we feel; how rules about the display of emotions act as organizing forces within organizations, creating organizational structure and shaping behavior; how emotions can harm employees, how they react to pressures to feel, and how emotions are essential to inspirational leadership. Not just for theoreticians and academicians, the volume is also a rich source of advice for organizational management and for those who wish to influence how management is practiced.
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'The' guide to understand the nature of emotions.......2000-11-02
I am a PhD candidate who is working on emotions in workplace. I have reviewed lots of books and professional articles in this field. One issue in this area is that there are as many theories as the number of theorists. Although 'emotional intelligence (EI)' has earned popular interests, in fact, there are a lot of issues that should be addressed and that was intentionally or unintentionally ignored by those EI scholars. This book provides a very useful and comprehensive guide to such issues. If you really want to understand emotionality in workplace, read this book. Summary chapters will also provide an excellant viewpoint not only to scholars in this area but also to practitioners.
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The perspectives brought together here provide a practical look at the impact and role of women in organizations. The volume explores the various initiatives that leading-edge organizations have implemented to support the career advancement of managerial and professional women, and analyses which measures worked, and which did not. The current directions in business that underpin changes in policies adopted for women managers are highlighted and linked to this discussion.The contributions to the book come from leading scholars and researchers as well as human resource professionals responsible for implementing specific organizational efforts.
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Working Across the Gap: The Practice of Social Science in Organizations
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Lisl Klein’s experience of applying the social sciences in organizations must be unique. Her work is grounded in research but much of her professional activity has been in application, combining the methods and findings of research with an understanding of dynamics in working with organizations. Moving between research and practice, she has, for nearly forty years, pursued the aim of rendering the social sciences useful and practical in organizational life.
This collection of papers brings together wide-ranging material that is highly relevant to today’s world, while also providing a useful historical overview of the field. The links between research, policy, and practice are brought vividly to life, the many examples creating a thread that connects theory with operational reality.
Lisl Klein provides an insightful and significant theory of practice, developed through vignettes of her work and experience that make this a very readable and engaging book. After a historical introduction, the volume is divided into five sections: organization research and diagnosis; examples of activities in the field; bouncing against the context; concepts, reflections, and methods; and relating scientific and professional development.
The book will be of value to a wide range of readers, including managers engaged in organizational change and development, as well as human resource professionals, organizational researchers, and consultants. It will be valuable to students of social science studying organizational behavior at postgraduate and undergraduate levels and to management students at undergraduate and MBA levels.
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Stress and Job Performance: Theory, Research, and Implications for Managerial Practice (Advanced Topics in Organizational Behavior)
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What is the relationship between occupational stress and job performance? The amount of money workplace stress is extracting from the economy is estimated to be in the billions of dollars. Such estimates are based on the assumption that workplace stress leads to increased healthcare costs, higher rates of absenteeism and turnover, accidents, and lower levels of performance and organizational productivity. In Stress and Job Performance, author Steve M. Jex provides a comprehensive, research-based examination of the relationship between occupational stress and job performance. He presents a concise overview of the field, a clear explanation of terms and concepts, and a summary of relevant theoretical models of the stress process. He examines the relationship between major job-related stressors (such as workload, interpersonal conflict, and lack of control) and a variety of performance indices. In addition, he explores a number of other factors that may affect the relationship between occupational stress and job performance, including gender differences, age, personality, and job experience. The book concludes with a look at issues that need to be considered in future research investigations. Written in a non-technical, accessible style, Stress and Job Performance is recommended for students, scholars, and readers who do not have an extensive background in the behavioral sciences.
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Handbook of Vocational Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice (Contemporary Topics in Vocational Psychology)
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Keeping up with new developments in vocational psychology is important to both psychological practitioners and researchers. The Handbook of Vocational Psychology, Third Edition is devoted to presenting and evaluating important advances in the field of vocational psychology. More specifically, the aim of the handbook is to identify, report, and evaluate significant developments in vocational psychology and thus to provide both professional workers and students with an informed understanding of the progress taking place in this discipline.
Key features include:
*a comprehensive review of contemporary developments in the field;
*making readers aware of the theoretical research and applied aspects of the field; and
*familiarizing readers with a variety of techniques, procedures, and theories available for vocational assessment.
This text appeals to anyone in the field of applied psychology including industrial/organizational, environmental, vocational, life-span, counseling, educational, and clinical psychology.
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Handbook of Work-Family Integration: Research, Theory, and Best Practices
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In today's industrialized societies, the majority of parents work full time while caring for and raising their children and managing household upkeep, trying to keep a precarious balance of fulfilling multiple roles as parent, worker, friend, & child. Increasingly demands of the workplace such as early or late hours, travel, commute, relocation, etc. conflict with the needs of being a parent. At the same time, it is through work that people increasingly define their identity and self-worth, and which provides the opportunity for personal growth, interaction with friends and colleagues, and which provides the income and benefits on which the family subsists. The interface between work and family is an area of increasing research, in terms of understanding stress, job burn out, self-esteem, gender roles, parenting behaviors, and how each facet affects the others.
The research in this area has been widely scattered in journals in psychology, family studies, business, sociology, health, and economics, and presented in diverse conferences (e.g., APA, SIOP, Academy of Management). It is difficult for experts in the field to keep up with everything they need to know, with the information dispersed. This Handbook will fill this gap by synthesizing theory, research, policy, and workplace practice/organizational policy issues in one place.
The book will be useful as a reference for researchers in the area, as a guide to practitioners and policy makers, and as a resource for teaching in both undergraduate and graduate courses.
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- Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life
- Co-Active Coaching, 2nd Edition: New Skills for Coaching People Toward Success in Work and, Life
- Coaching for Improved Work Performance, Revised Edition
- Dealing with Difficult People: How to Deal with Nasty Customers, Demanding Bosses and Annoying Co-workers
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