Applied Psychology Series
About the Book Series
Bridging both academic and applied interests, the Applied Psychology Series offers publications that emphasize state-of-the-art research and its application to important issues of human behavior in a variety of societal settings. To date, more than 50 books in various fields of applied psychology have been published in this series.
To propose a title, please contact Jeanette Cleveland ([email protected]), Donald Truxillo ([email protected]), and Zoe Thomson ([email protected]).
Inclusive Leadership: The Essential Leader-Follower Relationship
1st Edition
By Edwin Hollander
July 27, 2012
This landmark book, by Edwin P. Hollander, a noted organizational social psychologist and long-time contributor to leadership research and practice, highlights the leader-follower relationship as central to effective leadership. Inclusive Leadership is a process of active followership ...
Evidence-Based Productivity Improvement: A Practical Guide to the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES)
1st Edition
By Robert D. Pritchard, Sallie J. Weaver, Elissa Ashwood
December 01, 2011
This new book explains the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement system (ProMES) and how it meets the criteria for an optimal measurement and feedback system. It summarizes all the research that has been done on productivity, mentioning other measurement systems, and gives detailed information ...
Insidious Workplace Behavior
1st Edition
Edited
By Jerald Greenberg
June 22, 2010
Insidious Workplace Behavior (IWB) refers to low-level, pervasive acts of deviance directed at individual or organizational targets. Because of its inherently stealthy nature, scientists have paid little attention to IWB, allowing us to know very little about it. With this book, that now is ...
The Influence of Culture on Human Resource Management Processes and Practices
1st Edition
Edited
By Dianna Stone, Eugene Stone-Romero
December 07, 2007
It is clear that organizations are becoming more culturally diverse, and a better understanding of multiculturism and its impact on organizations is needed. This book, with contributions from expert academics, is designed to motivate both the further development of models concerned with the ...
Working Couples Caring for Children and Aging Parents: Effects on Work and Well-Being
1st Edition
By Margaret B. Neal, Leslie B. Hammer
October 26, 2006
As the baby boomer generation approaches midlife, many dual-earner couples are struggling with issues of simultaneously caring for children while tending to aging parents. This timely book uncovers the circumstances faced by these workers, known as the “sandwiched generation”, and identifies what ...
Work, Family, and Community: Exploring Interconnections
1st Edition
By Patricia Voydanoff
September 06, 2006
Research in recent decades has proven that the seemingly disparate worlds of family life and the workplace are in fact closely intertwined. Moreover, scholars have begun to recognize the extent to which community life influences the work-family interface, for instance, the lack of fit between ...
Performance Measurement: Current Perspectives and Future Challenges
1st Edition
Edited
By Winston Bennett, Charles E. Lance, David J. Woehr
April 28, 2006
Over the course of the past few years, teaching, research, and practice has underscored the importance of performance measurement and criterion development as topics of great interest, considerable debate, and some misunderstanding. It has also become clear that the field needs to address a ...
A Critique of Emotional Intelligence: What Are the Problems and How Can They Be Fixed?
1st Edition
Edited
By Kevin R. Murphy
April 10, 2006
This book analyzes important criticisms of the current research on Emotional Intelligence (EI), a topic of growing interest in the behavioral and social sciences. It looks at emotional intelligence research and EI interventions from a scientific and measurement perspective and identifies ways of ...
Pathways to Outstanding Leadership: A Comparative Analysis of Charismatic, Ideological, and Pragmatic Leaders
1st Edition
By Michael D. Mumford
March 22, 2006
The intent of this book is to provide a comprehensive comparison of charismatic, ideological, and pragmatic leadership. One hundred twenty leaders from government, military, business, religion, and politics are examined with respect to key leadership behaviors, including problem solving, leader&...
Assessment Centers in Human Resource Management: Strategies for Prediction, Diagnosis, and Development
1st Edition
By George C. Thornton III, Deborah E. Rupp
December 02, 2005
The theme permeating this book on assessment centers is "continuity and change", describing what has remained the same and what has changed in the 50-year history of the assessment center method. One of the important changes explored is the evolution of the goals of assessment center programs and ...
Staffing Organizations: Contemporary Practice and Theory
3rd Edition
By Robert E. Ployhart, Benjamin Schneider, Neal Schmitt
November 23, 2005
Staffing Organizations: Contemporary Practice and Theory, the new third edition of a classic in the field, shows how organizations of all sizes can use effective staffing procedures as a source of sustained competitive advantage. Practically, the book shows how to choose, develop, and administer ...
Work and Family: An International Research Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Steven A.Y. Poelmans
February 24, 2005
The entrance of women into managerial positions in significant numbers brings work and family issues to center stage, shifting the spotlight from issues of entry and equality of access to the consideration of the work-family conflicts and the difficulties posed on female managers. Looking at new ...