The Individual, Work and Organization

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The Individual, Work and Organization is the first book to offer students a comprehensive foundation in behavioural studies, It develops psychological and sociological perspectives in a distinctive but complementary way, ranging across several difFerent levels of analysis - individual, group, occupational and organizational. Focusing on relevant areas within the work context, the authors adopt a critical discipline-based approach, providing students with an up-to-date account of theoretical developments and empirical research from the main areas of occupational psychology, industrial sociology and organization theory. Topics such as work-related stress and alternative job design are thoroughly explored, as are current debates on the labour process and new technology. This straightforward yet substantial book will be a valuable introductory text for all business and management students, as weil as being highly relevant to more advanced levels of study, particularly those in humán... Tovább

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The Individual, Work and Organization is the first book to offer students a comprehensive foundation in behavioural studies, It develops psychological and sociological perspectives in a distinctive but complementary way, ranging across several difFerent levels of analysis - individual, group, occupational and organizational. Focusing on relevant areas within the work context, the authors adopt a critical discipline-based approach, providing students with an up-to-date account of theoretical developments and empirical research from the main areas of occupational psychology, industrial sociology and organization theory. Topics such as work-related stress and alternative job design are thoroughly explored, as are current debates on the labour process and new technology. This straightforward yet substantial book will be a valuable introductory text for all business and management students, as weil as being highly relevant to more advanced levels of study, particularly those in humán resource management and industrial relations. Dr Robin Fincham is a lecturer in industrial sociology at Napier College, Edinburgh. Peter S. Rhodes is a senior lecturer in psychology in the School of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management at Kingston Polytechnic. "This is a good book, for and of the late 1980S . . . It is easy to read, references weil and covers many areas of contemporary interest in a balanced way. It uses the disciplinary boundaries which possibly exist between psychology and sociology rather than trying in somé half-hearted way to transcend them." - Work, Employment and Society Vissza