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Personnel psychology

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Routledge 2023 New YorkDescription: 250pISBN:
  • 9781138842229
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158.7 LUO
Summary: Accessible and engaging, this textbook introduces students to the field of personnel psychology, also known as industrial psychology. Based on their years of teaching in this area, Luong, Sprung, and Zickar survey core topics in the field, including job analysis, recruitment, selection, assessment, and performance evaluation. Throughout, they emphasize a psychological - rather than management - approach, explaining the key psychological principles that underpin human resources practices. Supported by plentiful examples, review questions, and discussion questions, this comprehensive overview shows how personnel psychologists endeavor toward a better workplace.
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1. Overview of personnel psychology 2. Discrimination and employment law 3. Job analysis 4. Recruitment 5. Validity 6. Criterion terms, concepts, and measures 7. Applicant reactions and fairness perceptions 8. Judgment and decision-making in selection 9. Ability tests 10. Non-cognitive tests 11. Behavioral and observational measures 12. New waves of assessment 13. Performance evaluation 14. Training 15. Summary and review

Accessible and engaging, this textbook introduces students to the field of personnel psychology, also known as industrial psychology. Based on their years of teaching in this area, Luong, Sprung, and Zickar survey core topics in the field, including job analysis, recruitment, selection, assessment, and performance evaluation. Throughout, they emphasize a psychological - rather than management - approach, explaining the key psychological principles that underpin human resources practices. Supported by plentiful examples, review questions, and discussion questions, this comprehensive overview shows how personnel psychologists endeavor toward a better workplace.

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