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The Handbook of Industrial, Work and Organizational Psychology is a landmark publication providing a comprehensive, global, state-of-the-art overview of the entire field of work psychology. This unique resource, offers definitive, authoritative coverage by leading researchers in the field. Divided into two volumes, this first volume - Personnel Psychology focuses mainly on theories, techniques and methods used by industrial and work psychologists. The authors summarize advances in core topics including: analysis of work; work design; job performance; performance appraisal and feedback; workplace counterproductivity; recruitment and personnel selection; human-machine interactions; human errors; training and learning; individual development; socialization; work relevant individual difference variables such as personality; The second volume - Organizational Psychology, brings together research on essential topics such as: motivation; job satisfaction; leadership; compensation; organizational justice; communication; intra and inter team functioning; judgement and decision making; organizational development and change; Psychological insights are offered on management interventions, organizational theory, organizational productivity, organizational culture and climate, strategic management, stress, job loss and unemployment. The chapters in both volumes are designed to relate to, and give comprehensive coverage of, recommended teaching syllabi in North America, Europe, Australasia, and the rest of the world as laid down by professional bodies in the field (SIOP, EAWOP, BPS). Each of the 41 chapters in the two volume set provides: an overview of current research; a description of future trends; full references; a short biography of the author(s); Covering the latest cutting-edge thinking in this flourishing discipline, the Handbooks are well-integrated, readable and even texts. Together they will serve as a benchmark publication for years to come.

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This two-volume set integrates contributions from organizational scholars worldwide, and, thus, truly is an evolutionary development in the field of applied psychology. It is elitist in the best sense of the term. -- Personnel Psychology

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Neil Anderson is Professor of Human Resource Management and Director of Research of the HRM-OB research centre (WORC) at Brunel University. Having obtained his PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Aston University in 1989, Professor Anderson has previously held chairs at the University of London (Goldsmiths College) and the University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands). He has published in several areas spanning HRM and organizational psychology over a number of years, and is now one of the top-five most cited Industrial-Organizational psychologists in Europe. Professor Anderson is Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, and Fellow of both the American Psychological Association and Division 14 of the APA (the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology) Dr. Viswesvaran conducts research on personnel selection, performance appraisal, and personality assessments in the workplace. He employs meta-analytic methods and also investigates related methodological issues in research. Dr. Viswesvaran teaches personnel psychology, personnel selection, training, psychological assessment, as well as proseminars in industrial-organizational psychology. Dr. Viswesvaran serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Applied Psychology, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Personnel Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology and is the Editor of the International Journal of Selection and Assessment. Dr. Viswesvaran is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) as well as a Fellow of Division 5 (measurement) and Division 14 (Industrial- organizational psychology) of the American Psychological Association.

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