Individual Differences and Behavior in Organizations
1st Edition
Published on 19. April 1996
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-0-7879-0174-5 (ISBN)
Description
Fascinating insights into what influences behavior on the job. Here, leading psychologists examine the entire spectrum of individual differences and show how they affect personality, vocational interests, job performance, and work dysfunctions. Cutting-edge theory and research no manager should miss.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1111 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0174-5 (9780787901745)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Kevin R. Murphy is the author of Individual Differences and Behavior in Organizations, published by Wiley.
Content
Foreward: Sheldon Zedeck.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE DOMAINS.
Individual Differences and Behavior in Organizations: Much More Than g.
Personality Traits, Taxonomies, and Applications in Organizations.
Vocational Intersests: Matching Self-Concept with the Work Environment.
Trait and State Affect.
THE ROLES OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.
Orientation Toward the Job and Organization.
Work Motivation and Goal Striving.
The Substantive Nature of Job Performance Variability.
Adapting to Roles in Decision-Making Teams.
Interpersonal Relations in Organization.
Work Dysfunctions and Mental Disorders.
Perceptions of Organizational Climate.
Leaving the Organization.
COMMENTARY.
Learning About Individual Differences by Taking Situations Seriously.
When Individual Differences Aren't.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE DOMAINS.
Individual Differences and Behavior in Organizations: Much More Than g.
Personality Traits, Taxonomies, and Applications in Organizations.
Vocational Intersests: Matching Self-Concept with the Work Environment.
Trait and State Affect.
THE ROLES OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES.
Orientation Toward the Job and Organization.
Work Motivation and Goal Striving.
The Substantive Nature of Job Performance Variability.
Adapting to Roles in Decision-Making Teams.
Interpersonal Relations in Organization.
Work Dysfunctions and Mental Disorders.
Perceptions of Organizational Climate.
Leaving the Organization.
COMMENTARY.
Learning About Individual Differences by Taking Situations Seriously.
When Individual Differences Aren't.