Work and Organizational Psychology Arena

Work Engagement

A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research

• Edited by Arnold B. Bakker, and Michael P. Leiter.

Published March 2010

This book provides the most thorough view available on this new and intriguing dimension of workplace psychology, which is the basis of fulfilling, productive work. The book begins by defining work engagement, which has been described as ‘an opposite to burnout,’ following its development into a…
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Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations

Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation

• Edited by Laura Morgan Roberts, and Jane E. Dutton.

Published May 2009

In the new world of work and organizations, creating and maintaining a positive identity is consequential and challenging for individuals, for groups and for organizations. New challenges for positive identity construction and maintenance require new theory. This edited volume uncovers new topics…
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The Routledge Companion to Creativity

• Edited by Tudor Rickards, Mark A. Runco and Susan Moger.

Published November 2008

Creativity can be as difficult to define as it is to achieve. This is a complex and compelling area of study and this volume is perfectly poised to explore how creativity can be better understood, and used, in a range of contexts. The book not only centres on creativity in wider organizational…
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The Entrepreneurial Personality

A Social Construction

• By Elizabeth Chell.

Published May 2008

Is there such a thing as an 'entrepreneurial personality'? What makes someone an entrepreneur is a question that has intrigued the lay person and the scholar for many years, but can such a personality be identified or is it simply a socially constructed phenomenon? Elizabeth Chell pursues an…
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Personality and Intelligence at Work

Exploring and Explaining Individual Differences at Work

• By Adrian Furnham.

Published March 2008

Personality and Intelligence at Work examines the increasingly controversial role of individual differences in predicting and determining behaviour at work. It combines approaches from organizational psychology and personality theory to critically examine the physical, psychological and…
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The People Make the Place

Dynamic Linkages Between Individuals and Organizations

• Edited by D. Brent Smith.

Published January 2008

This volume, in honor of Ben Schneider, highlights his work on the Attraction-Selection-Attrition (ASA) model of organizational behavior which has become one of the most important models in the history of Personnel Psychology. The central tenet of the ASA model is that people matter. Although…
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Perspectives on Organizational Fit

• Edited by Cheri Ostroff, and Timothy A. Judge.

Published June 2007

This book concerns how employees consider their work lives, how well they fit their jobs, the work setting, other people, and what is important and valued in their organizations. Perspectives on Organizational Fit, a new book in SIOP's Organizational Frontiers Series, takes a scholarly look at fit…
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Identity and the Modern Organization

• Edited by Caroline A. Bartel, Steven Blader and Amy Wrzesniewski.

Published February 2007

Identity and the Modern Organization presents a lively exchange of ideas among psychology and management scholars on the realities of modern organizational life and their effect on the identities that organizations and their members cultivate. This book bridges the domains of psychology and…
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Personal Project Pursuit

Goals, Action, and Human Flourishing

• Edited by Brian R. Little, Katariina Salmela-Aro and Susan D. Phillips.

Published August 2006

Personal Project Pursuit is the first book to feature Brian Little's highly respected personal projects analysis (PPA), one of the pioneering theories in contemporary personality and motivational psychology. The book examines both the internal and external dynamics of personal goals and projects…
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Personality and the Fate of Organizations

• By Robert Hogan.

Published June 2006

Personality and performance are intricately linked, and personality has proven to have a direct influence on an individual's leadership ability and style, team performance, and overall organizational effectiveness. In Personality and the Fate of Organizations, author Robert Hogan offers a…
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