Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour

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BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY AND ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR A Student's Handbook Third Edition
• Comments on the Third Edition:
This is an outstanding text in the field of Business Psychology. It provides all the information that any undergraduate programme would need. It is not only comprehensive, but well written and well organised. Professor Cary Cooper, Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK
•Comments by adopters of the Second Edition:
A valuable feature of this book, compared to other similar textbooks, is that it presents a historical background of the various approaches and attempts to keep them in the foreground. There is generally a well-balanced approach to most topics. Dr I Contardo, Business School, University of Warwick, UK
There is a broad coverage of theory and well-informed evaluations, accompanied by instructive practical examples. The examples are excellent and the summary and questions at the end of each chapter are very helpful to the student. The book could... Tovább

Fülszöveg

BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY AND ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR A Student's Handbook Third Edition
• Comments on the Third Edition:
This is an outstanding text in the field of Business Psychology. It provides all the information that any undergraduate programme would need. It is not only comprehensive, but well written and well organised. Professor Cary Cooper, Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK
•Comments by adopters of the Second Edition:
A valuable feature of this book, compared to other similar textbooks, is that it presents a historical background of the various approaches and attempts to keep them in the foreground. There is generally a well-balanced approach to most topics. Dr I Contardo, Business School, University of Warwick, UK
There is a broad coverage of theory and well-informed evaluations, accompanied by instructive practical examples. The examples are excellent and the summary and questions at the end of each chapter are very helpful to the student. The book could serve as a reference book in psychology in general for the interested student.
Dr E Rotheiler, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK ^
• Review of the Second Edition from an academic psychology journal:
a truly comprehensive introductory text, providing the student with a rich appreciation of individual, group and organisational perspectives, that admirably provides vivid and relevant examples from the business world. Contemporary Psychology
This new edition of our best selling text for students of business psychology and organisational behaviour has been revised to reflect recent theory and research and the needs of modern courses. Additional material has been added on important topics, including:
• historical perspectives in psychology and organisational behaviour
• cross-cultural issues
• diversity
• ethics, personality and psychological testing, emotional intelligence
• innovation, new forms of organisation, teambuilding, organisational citizenship
• intuition in decision-making, training and development
• the influence of genetics and emotion.
Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour is a comprehensive textbook for students, with a range of helpful features including: chapter summaries, questions, learning objectives and a comprehensive bibliography. It will also be welcomed as a reference source for professionals in practice.
Dr. Eugene McKenna, Professor Emeritus, University of East London, is a practising Chartered Psychologist and Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His academic and consultancy interests are in Organisational Psychology and Human Resource Management.
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