Organisational Psychology

An Essential Guide

Julia Yates, Lara Zibarras, Lynsey Mahmood, Julia Yates, Lara Zibarras, Lynsey Mahmood

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9781003810094
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Human Resource Management
• Index: Business

Organisational Psychology offers an accessible, engaging and practical introduction to this fascinating discipline. It explores the latest thinking, reveals surprising truths about the way we work, and explains how to craft a successful and fulfilling career in the field.

Organisational psychology is a complex and dynamic field that focuses on human behaviour in the workplace, and explores how individuals, groups and organisations function. Structured in three parts, the book combines an overview of the field with effective advice on how to become a successful organisational psychologist. It offers a deep-dive into the British Psychological Society's five core areas of organisational psychology: Psychological Assessment at Work; Learning, Training and Development; Leadership, Engagement and Motivation; Well-being and Work; and Work Design, Organisational Change and Development. Chapters include key academic and theoretical concepts, practical applications, future directions for the field, key learning points, and further reading.

Written by highly qualified experts in the field, this text is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking programmes or modules in organisational psychology or related topics, including work and business psychology and human resources, as well as human resources practitioners. This text will also be valuable for anyone interested in understanding how organisations function and the best ways to allow individuals and organisations to survive, thrive and flourish.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• List of Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Part II: Core Areas in Focus
• Chapter 7: Psychological Assessment in Focus: Psychometrics, by Suchi Pathak
• Chapter 8: Learning, Training and Development in Focus: Coaching Psychology, by Dr Julia Yates
• Chapter 9: Leadership, Engagement and Motivation in Focus: Groups and Teams, by Dr Lynsey Mahmood
• Chapter 10: Well-Being and Work in Focus: Mindfulness at Work, by Dr Jutta Tobias Mortlock
• Chapter 11: Work Design, Organisational Change and Development in Focus: Latest Developments in Organisational Psychology, by Jane Stewart
• Part III: Organisational Psychology in Practice
• Chapter 12: Professionalism in Organisational Psychology: Ethical and Reflective Practice, by Dr Julia Yates
• Chapter 13: Research Design and Evidence-Based Practice, by Dr Jennifer Gerson, Dr Lynsey Mahmood and Dr Lara Zibarras
• Chapter 14: Working in Organisational Psychology, by Dr Hayley Lewis
• References
• Part I The core areas of organisational psychology
• Part II The core areas in focus
• Part III Professional practice
• Concluding remarks
• Glossary
• Index