Work and Organizational Psychology Arena

The Employee-Organization Relationship

Applications for the 21st Century

• Edited by Lynn M. Shore, Jacqueline A-M. Coyle-Shapiro and Lois E. Tetrick.

Published February 2012

"Employee-organization relationship" is an overarching term that describes the relationship between the employee and the organization. It encompasses psychological contracts, perceived organizational support, and the employment relationship. Remarkable progress has been made in the last 30 years in…
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Nepotism in Organizations

• Edited by Robert G. Jones.

Published September 2011

There is a huge elephant in the room: organizational decisions are often based on family relationships, rather than on the ‘rational’ approach advocated by many professionals. Textbooks on Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Economics, Public Administration, and a host of related…
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Assessment, Measurement, and Prediction for Personnel Decisions

• By Robert M. Guion.

Published February 2011

Robert Guion’s best seller is now available in this new second edition. This noted book offers a comprehensive and practical view of assessment –based personnel decisions not available elsewhere in a single source. This edition more frankly evaluates the current research and practice and presents…
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EEO Law and Personnel Practices, Third Edition

• By Arthur Gutman, Laura L. Koppes and Stephen J. Vodanovich.

Published October 2010

The goal of this well known book is to provide methods for understanding major EEO laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. Also included are over 700 cases involving federal case law that focus on issues relating to…
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Refocusing School Leadership

Foregrounding Human Development throughout the Work of the School

• By Robert J. Starratt.

Published August 2010

Refocusing School Leadership departs from the more traditional conceptualization of leadership, looking behind the daily routines of human resource leaders to highlight the assumptions and values and beliefs they bring to their work as well as the values and meanings embedded in the various…
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Handbook of Employee Selection

• Edited by James L. Farr, and Nancy T. Tippins.

Published March 2010

The Handbook of Employee Selection summarizes the state of science and practice in the field of employee selection. Chapters in this book cover issues associated with measurement such as validity and reliability as well as practical concerns around the development of appropriate selection…
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Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management

A Practical Guide for Managers

• By Edward Mone, and Manuel London.

Published November 2009

An engaged employee is someone who feels involved, committed, passionate and empowered and demonstrates those feelings in work behavior. This book explains that a more engaged workforce is really about better performance management. The authors expand the traditional notion of performance…
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HR Leadership

• By Linda Holbeche.

Published November 2009

What is HR leadership and what difference can it make to business success? Who is demonstrating HR leadership now and what might HR leadership look like in the future? How can aspiring HR leaders gain the skills, behaviours and credibility to navigate new and complex career structures and move up…
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Adverse Impact

Implications for Organizational Staffing and High Stakes Selection

• Edited by James L. Outtz.

Published August 2009

This text is the best single repository for a comprehensive examination of the scientific research and practical issues associated with adverse impact. Adverse impact occurs when there is a significant difference in organizational outcomes to the disadvantage of one or more groups defined on the…
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Learning, Training, and Development in Organizations

• Edited by Steve W.J. Kozlowski, and Eduardo Salas.

Published August 2009

This scholarly book in SIOP’s Organizational Frontier series looks at research on enhancing knowledge acquisition and its application in organizations. It concentrates on training, design and delivery given the changing nature of work and organizations. Now that work is increasingly complex, there…
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