Psychology & Psychiatry : Industrial & Organizational Psychology

Devoted to the examination of occupational stress, health and well being, this work emphasises on the multi-disciplinary nature of occupational stress. It intends to pull together the streams of research from a variety of disciplines, to capture the significant bodies of work in occupational stress and well being. more...

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Provides a discussion of advancements in various areas of psychology and addresses their applications in practice through ergonomics. This book covers topics including work psychology and ergonomics; cognitive psychology and the psychophysiology of work; and, activity theory, ecological psychology, and their applications. more...

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The original hardback edition of The New Workplace examined modern business terms such as total quality management, just-in-time production, e-business, lean manufacturing and teleworking. It explored what these terms really mean and what effect they have in practice - especially their impact on productivity and performance and their social and psychological consequences. more...

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Accident investigation and risk assessment have for decades focused on the human factor, most notably in the form of "human error". Countless books and papers have been written about how to identify, classify, eliminate, prevent and compensate for "human error". This preoccupation with failure is near universal and can be found in all fields of application.One consequence of this has been a bias towards the study of performance failures, leading to a neglect of normal or "error-free" performance. The common, unspoken assumption is that failures and successes have different origins and that therefore there is little to be gained from studying the latter. Erik Hollnagel feels strongly that this assumption is false and that safety cannot be attained only by eliminating risks and failures. The alternative is to understand why things go right, and to find ways to support and amplify that. The aim of this book is to present a single, simple but powerful principle for human performance that can be used to understand both positive and negative outcomes. The ETTO Principle reflects the common trait that people in their work naturally adjust what they do to match the conditions - to what has happened, to what happens, and to what may happen. It proposes that it is normal for people in work situations to adjust their performance by means of an efficiency-thoroughness trade-off (ETTO) - usually by sacrificing thoroughness for efficiency. The trade-off can be due to a lack of time, lack of resources, work and company pressures, lack of information, etc. The ability of people mutually to adjust their performance is the reason why things go right. Yet in some cases the adjustments may combine in an unforeseen way and lead to adverse outcomes. These outcomes are nevertheless due to the very same processes that produce successes, rather than to errors and malfunctions.The ETTO Principle obviates the need for specialised theories and models of failure an more...

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By examining human resource management (HRM) techniques and processes from the `receiving end', Experiencing Human Resource Management provides a rich and valuable view of HRM initiatives and strategies. If HRM is to contribute to the objectives of the organization, it is imperative to understand how HRM techniques are being applied and experienced. The current HRM literature is dominated by a managerial focus and perspective, however this book tells the experiences of employees in more than 20 organizations across a number of sectors and countries. It sets out to answer three questions: A decade or so from its arrival, is HRM delivering its promises? Of the many documented changes in workplace policies and practices, which can be distinctively attributed to HRM? Where changes are occurring in the name of HRM, who is benefitting? more...

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