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This Advanced Introduction provides a cutting edge review of employee engagement, illustrating the theories and key instruments for research that underpin the field and its antecedents and consequences. It translates the science into practice by offering recommendations on how to build an engaged workforce and how to socialize and engage newcomers.
The market leading text, Managing Performance through Training and Development is now in its sixth edition. This edition has been revised to reflect the continued advances in the science and practice of training and development. The increasing use of technology, blended approaches to training delivery, social media, mobile learning, and Learning 2.0 are just some examples of the exciting developments in this field that are included in the text. Using the instructional systems design model of training and development, Managing Performance through Training and Development is structured sequentially and uses strong pedagogical features to highlight important points and make clear connections for students within the material of the text.
"Welcome to the eleventh edition of Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work! This edition marks the 33rd anniversary of the text, which has been rigorously updated over the years to present students with the latest knowledge and research on both the science and practice of organizational behaviour. First published in 1983, Organizational Behaviour is the longest-running, continuously published, and regularly revised organizational behaviour textbook authored in Canada."-
Although the topic of job attitudes and other workplace psychological constructs such as perceptions, identity, bonds, and motivational states is important, there are no books addressing the topic as a whole. Essentials of Job Attitudes and Other Workplace Psychological Constructs seeks to fill that void in a comprehensive edited volume that compiles chapters by experts on each construct. Essentials of Job Attitudes and Other Workplace Psychological Constructs begins with a review of the concept of job attitudes and other workplace psychological constructs, then devotes a single chapter to each construct. These chapters focus on organizational justice, perceived organizational support, organ...
"This is a must-have for any researcher in vocational psychology or career counseling, or anyone who wishes to understand the empirical underpinnings of the practice of career counseling." -Mark Pope, EdD College of Education, University of Missouri - St. Louis past president of the American Counseling Association Today's career development professional must choose from a wide array of theories and practices in order to provide services for a diverse range of clients. Career Development and Counseling: Putting Theory and Research to Work focuses on scientifically based career theories and practices, including those derived from research in other disciplines. Driven by the latest empirical an...
The book’s expert contributors provide short and succinct reviews of 12 key topics in strategic HRM, including HR strategy and structure, talent management, selection, assessment and retention, employee engagement, workplace well-being, leadership, HR analytics, productivity, innovation, and globalisation. Each chapter identifies the strengths and gaps in our knowledge, maps out the important intellectual boundaries for their field, and outlines current and future research agendas and how these should inform practice. In examining these strategic topics the authors point to the key interfaces between the field of HRM and cognate disciplines, and enables researchers and practitioners to understand the models and theories that help tie this agenda together.
Appropriate for introductory courses in Organizational Behaviour. Organizational Behaviour, Seventh Edition, is a research-based text that provides a balanced approach of theory and applications. This highly readable text combines comprehensive coverage with engaging features. Clearly presented theory is supported by real-world cases, discussion questions, and experiential exercises. While Canadian applications and examples are used, Johns and Saks make extensive use of international illustrations as well. Striking a balance between research and theory on the one hand, and practice and application on the other hand, the seventh edition of Organizational Behaviour includes the most recent research and theory in the field (e.g., employee engagement in Chapter 5 ; the GLOBE project in Chapters 4 and 9; Research Focus feature) as well as many examples of the application and practice of organizational behaviour throughout the text and in the chapter-opening vignettes, the "Applied Focus" feature, and the "You Be the Manager" feature.
Thousands of employees begin new jobs each year. What can organizations and individuals do to jump start the process of learning and building connections? The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Socialization provides cutting edge reviews of the research and practice of organizational socialization as well as necessary future directions for this field.