NEW! A total of 5,581 journal articles—826 of which have been extracted from the following 21 journals: Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Human Performance, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, Organizational Research Methods, Personnel Psychology, American Psychologist, Annual Review of Psychology, Human Relations, Human Resource Management, Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, European Journal of Psychological Assessment, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Academy of Management Executive/AOM Perspectives, HRMagazine, Harvard Business Review, and the (in press) APA Handbook of I/O Psychology.
NEW! 546 new citations have been added—many of which are from the popular press—replacing a total of 174 that were removed from the previous edition. These new references will continue to provide students with an extensively researched, current textbook.
NEW! Instructor Support Materials are available with this edition. Please visit our online Instructor Resource Center to access the Instructors Manual and PowerPoint slides.
For upper-level courses in Human Resources Management or Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
Psychological theories, complete with tools and methods, for dealing with human resource issues.
Interdisciplinary and research-based in approach, Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management integrates psychological theory with tools and methods for dealing with human resource problems in organizations and for making organizations more effective and more satisfying places to work.
The seventh edition reflects the state of the art in personnel psychology and dramatic changes that have recently characterized the field, and outlines a forward-looking, progressive model toward which HR specialists should aim.
Forward-looking, progressive presentation. Decidedly theoretical, statistical, or psychometric in nature, many topics in earlier editions that at the outset seemed radical are now considered “mainstream” (for example, validity generalization, statistical power analysis, and situational interviews). The authors’ commitment to keeping these topics forward-looking and progressive provides students with a comprehensive and practical approach that challenges the field to advance, rather than to simply document past practice.
Personnel psychology approach–which seeks to make organizations more effective and satisfying places to work–enables students to apply psychological research and theory to human resource management in organizations.
NEW! A total of 5,581 journal articles–826 of which have been extracted from the following 21 journals: Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Human Performance, International Journal of Selection and Assessment, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Organizational Behavior and Human Performance, Organizational Research Methods, Personnel Psychology, American Psychologist, Annual Review of Psychology, Human Relations, Human Resource Management, Journal of Management, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, European Journal of Psychological Assessment, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Academy of Management Executive/AOM Perspectives, HRMagazine, Harvard Business Review, and the (in press) APA Handbook of I/O Psychology.
NEW! 546 new citations have been added–many of which are from the popular press–replacing a total of 174 that were removed from the previous edition. These new references will continue to provide students with an extensively researched, current textbook.
A broader performance management emphasis replaces the performance appraisal approach, providing students with a more proactive approach. This new emphasis examines the fundamental requirements of successful performance management systems–behavioral and judgmental biases in rating, types of performance measures, and performance feedback.
Technology, strategy, globalization and social responsibility themes woven throughout the text provide students with a holistic view of the field that integrates all the key elements.
NEW! Instructor Support Materials are available with this edition. Please visit our online Instructor Resource Center to access the Instructors Manual and PowerPoint slides.