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An introduction to contemporary work psychology / edited by Maria Peeters, Jan de Jonge, Toon Taris.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley Blackwell 2014Description: 496 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781119945529 (hbk.) :
  • 9781119945536 (pbk.) :
  • 1119945534 (pbk.)
  • 9781119945529 (cloth)
  • 1119945526 (cloth)
  • 9781119945536 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158.7 PEE
LOC classification:
  • HF5548.8
Contents:
About the editors -- About the contributors -- Introduction : people at work / Maria Peeters, Toon Taris, and Jan de Jonge -- Research methods in work psychology / E. Kevin Kelloway and Arla Day -- The models that made job design / Kevin Daniels, Pascale Le Blanc and Matthew Davis -- Current theoretical perspectives in work psychology / Jan de Jonge, Evangelia Demerouti and Christian Dormann -- Quantitative job demands / Marc van Veldhoven -- Qualitative demands at work / Dieter Zapf, Norbert K. Semmer & Sheena Johnson -- Job control and social aspects of work / Norbert K. Semmer & Terry A. Beehr -- Recovery from demanding work hours / Sabine A.E. Geurts, Debby G.J. Beckers & Philip Tucker -- The design and use of work technologies / Patrick Waterson -- Individual characteristics and work-related outcomes / Beatrice Van der Heijden, Karen Van Dam, Despoina Xanthopoulou and Annet De Lange -- Work-family interaction / Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno and Maria Peeters -- Burnout, boredom and engagement at the workplace / Wilmar Schaufeli and Marisa Salanova -- Job satisfaction, motivation, and job performance / Nathan A. Bowling -- Safety at work / Nik Chmiel and Toon W. Taris -- Sickness absence and sickness presence / Rita Claes -- Managing psychosocial risks in the workplace : prevention and intervention / Silvia Pignata, Caroline Biron and Maureen Dollard -- Job crafting / Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker -- Teams at work / Amanda L. Thayer, Ramcentn Rico, Eduardo Salas and Shannon L. Marlow -- Positive interventions : from prevention to amplification / Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Dale Sundermann.
Summary: Moving beyond the terrain of introductory industrial-organizational psychology textbooks, this book examines the classic models, current theories, and contemporary issues affecting the 21st -century worker. It discusses errors at work, working times, human factors, job demands and resources, and sickness absence and return to work.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

About the editors -- About the contributors -- Introduction : people at work / Maria Peeters, Toon Taris, and Jan de Jonge -- Research methods in work psychology / E. Kevin Kelloway and Arla Day -- The models that made job design / Kevin Daniels, Pascale Le Blanc and Matthew Davis -- Current theoretical perspectives in work psychology / Jan de Jonge, Evangelia Demerouti and Christian Dormann -- Quantitative job demands / Marc van Veldhoven -- Qualitative demands at work / Dieter Zapf, Norbert K. Semmer & Sheena Johnson -- Job control and social aspects of work / Norbert K. Semmer & Terry A. Beehr -- Recovery from demanding work hours / Sabine A.E. Geurts, Debby G.J. Beckers & Philip Tucker -- The design and use of work technologies / Patrick Waterson -- Individual characteristics and work-related outcomes / Beatrice Van der Heijden, Karen Van Dam, Despoina Xanthopoulou and Annet De Lange -- Work-family interaction / Ulla Kinnunen, Johanna Rantanen, Saija Mauno and Maria Peeters -- Burnout, boredom and engagement at the workplace / Wilmar Schaufeli and Marisa Salanova -- Job satisfaction, motivation, and job performance / Nathan A. Bowling -- Safety at work / Nik Chmiel and Toon W. Taris -- Sickness absence and sickness presence / Rita Claes -- Managing psychosocial risks in the workplace : prevention and intervention / Silvia Pignata, Caroline Biron and Maureen Dollard -- Job crafting / Evangelia Demerouti and Arnold B. Bakker -- Teams at work / Amanda L. Thayer, Ramcentn Rico, Eduardo Salas and Shannon L. Marlow -- Positive interventions : from prevention to amplification / Carolyn M. Youssef-Morgan and Dale Sundermann.

Moving beyond the terrain of introductory industrial-organizational psychology textbooks, this book examines the classic models, current theories, and contemporary issues affecting the 21st -century worker. It discusses errors at work, working times, human factors, job demands and resources, and sickness absence and return to work.

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