International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2007 (International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology)

This is the twenty-second in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature of industrial psychology and organizational behaviour. The chapters are written by established experts and topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in both the research literature and in current practice. As in previous works in the series, this twenty-second volume provides scholarly, up to the minute reviews and updates of theory and research, covering developments across a wide range of established areas and emerging issues, including: socialization in organizational contexts, assessing the costs and benefits of human resources, strategies for reducing work-family conflict, coping research and measurement in the context of work related stress, and conducting applied research in a changing world of work. Each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the chosen topic, and each is supported by a valuable bibliography. For advanced students, academics and researchers, as well as professional psychologists and managers, this remains the most authoritative and current guide to new developments and established knowledge in the field of industrial and organizational psychology.

This is the twenty-second in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature of industrial psychology and organizational behaviour. The chapters are written by established experts and topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in both the research literature and in current practice.

As in previous works in the series, this twenty-second volume provides scholarly, up to the minute reviews and updates of theory and research, covering developments across a wide range of established areas and emerging issues, including: socialization in organizational contexts, assessing the costs and benefits of human resources, strategies for reducing work-family conflict, coping research and measurement in the context of work related stress, and conducting applied research in a changing world of work. Each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the chosen topic, and each is supported by a valuable bibliography. For advanced students, academics and researchers, as well as professional psychologists and managers, this remains the most authoritative and current guide to new developments and established knowledge in the field of industrial and organizational psychology.

International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2007 Volume 22......Page 2 CONTENTS......Page 8 About the Editors......Page 10 List of Contributors......Page 12 Editorial Foreword......Page 14 1. Socialization in Organizational Contexts......Page 16 2. The Costs – and Benefits – of Human Resources......Page 86 3. Strategies for Reducing Work-Family Conflict: Applying Research and Best Practices from Industrial and Organizational Psychology......Page 126 4. Coping Research and Measurement in the Context of Work Related Stress......Page 156 5. Organizational Learning......Page 208 6. Cultural Variations in Individual Job Performance: Implications for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in the 21st Century......Page 250 7. Conducting Meaningful Research in a Fast-paced and Volatile World of Work: Challenges and Opportunities......Page 280 Index......Page 306 Contents of Previous Volumes......Page 320 Providing authoritative reviews in the field of industrial and organizational psychology, this series is written by established experts with the topics carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in the research literature and in current practice