International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2007, Volume 22

As in previous works in the series, this twenty-second volume provides scholarly, up to the minute reviews and updates of theory and research, covering developments across a wide range of established areas and emerging issues, including: socialization in organizational contexts, assessing the costs and benefits of human resources, strategies for reducing work-family conflict, coping research and measurement in the context of work related stress, and conducting applied research in a changing world of work. Each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the chosen topic, and each is supported by a valuable bibliography. For advanced students, academics and researchers, as well as professional psychologists and managers, this remains the most authoritative and current guide to new developments and established knowledge in the field of industrial and organizational psychology.Content:
Chapter 1 Socialization in Organizational Contexts (pages 1–70): Blake E. Ashforth, David M. Sluss and Spencer H. Harrison
Chapter 2 The Costs ? and Benefits ? of Human Resources (pages 71–110): Wayne F. Cascio
Chapter 3 Strategies for Reducing Work?Family Conflict: Applying Research and Best Practices from Industrial and Organizational Psychology (pages 111–140): Debra A. Major and Jeanette N. Cleveland
Chapter 4 Coping Research and Measurement in the Context of Work Related Stress (pages 141–192): Philip Dewe and Cary L. Cooper
Chapter 5 Organizational Learning (pages 193–234): Linda Argote and Gergana Todorova
Chapter 6 Cultural Variations in Individual Job Performance: Implications for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in the 21st Century (pages 235–264): Rabi S. Bhagat, James R. Van Scotter, Pamela K. Steverson and Karen South Moustafa
Chapter 7 Conducting Meaningful Research in a Fast?Paced and Volatile World of Work: Challenges and Opportunities (pages 265–290): Anne Marie Ryan and Elaine D. Pulakos