Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Organisational behaviour. 3. Psychology and work efficiency. 4. Technical to psychical conditions adjustment. 5. Psychological experiments. 6. Group behaviour and conflict. 7. Best possible effects in competitive age. 8. Workplace stress. Select bibliography. Index.

"Industrial and Organizational Psychology (or I/O psychology) is a U.S. term. The same discipline is also known as work psychology industrial and organisational psychology is the study of the behaviour of people in the workplace. Industrial and organizational psychology applies psychological knowledge and methods to aid workers and organizations.

Industrial and organizational psychology is a diverse field incorporating aspects of disciplines such as clinical psychology, social psychology, and psychometrics as well as less closely linked social studies such as law." (jacket)