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Summary
Summary
This is a radical revision and expansion of the successful textbook Psychology in Business. The coverage has been extended to include Organisational Behaviour, with new chapters on Power, Politics and Conflict; Organisational Structure and Design; Organisational Culture; Organisational Change and Development; Human Resource Practices (Performance Management, Rewards, Selection); and Hazards at Work (Ergonomic issues).
The original chapters have been thoroughly updated and new material has been added on Intelligence and Testing; Job Design; Communication; Training; Creativity; Decision Styles; Job Satisfaction and Organisational Commitment; Teambuilding; Inter-Group Behaviour; Leadership; International Issues; and Occupational Stress.
This will be an essential textbook for courses in business psychology and organisational behaviour. However, due to its comprehensive coverage, it will also provide an invaluable handbook for any practitioner in work psychology, organisational behaviour or personnel management.
Reviews 1
Choice Review
McKenna, from the UK, writes for those studying industrial psychology, or organizational behavior (if the student has a nonpsychology background). This book is replete with cartoons, diagrams (no photographs), chapter summaries, and a list of discussion questions at the end of each chapter, as well as thorough author and subject indexes. The strengths of this book are that the author has done a fine job in presenting a comprehensive and clear review of most of the relevant topics in such subject areas. Nevertheless, there are several reasons to hesitate before purchasing the book: for the price of $90.00, one could instead purchase some badly needed reference works in the field or a subscription to some practitioner journals. Another thing to remember: this book's first edition Psychology in Business (1987) does not warrant replacement.
