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Cengage Industrial/Organizational Psychology Science and Practice 1995 Edition by Frank E. Saal, Patrick A. Knight
An introductory text covering both personnel and organizational psychology, using as a unifying case study a hypothetical organization (Peter's Pan Pizza, Inc.) that employs a fictional I/O psychologist. Each chapter opens with a specific problem or issue that has arisen in the company, and subject matter is discussed in terms of how it might (or might not) help the psychologist's efforts to respond to the problem. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. Table of contents :- Industrial/organizational psychology today, yesterday, and tomorrow Methods and procedures of industrial/organizational psychology Job analysis, job evaluation and comparable worth Performance appraisal - criteria, data, systems Personnel selection - measurement issues and hiring procedures Personnel selection - recruiting, selection strategies and utility Personnel training Work motivation Work attitudes Leadership and management Organizations and behaviour Organizational change Work conditions and the work environment Labour unions.