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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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 158.7 PEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219997
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 158.7 PEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 219998

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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