The Psychology of Work and Human Performance

Suitable for business and psychology students, this introduction to industrial organizational psychology emphasizes productivity and performance. The scientist-practitioner model is used to show how theories are developed through research and are then translated into applications. issues like changes in workplace demographics, drug testing and genetic screening, AIDS in the workplace and a whole chapter offering an in-depth examination of women and minorities. Many real-life examples tie the material together. An instructor's manual is also available.