Handbook of Work and Health Psychology
Author: Marc J Schabracq
Workplace health is now recognised as having major legal, financial and efficiency implications for organizations. Psychologists are increasingly called on as consultants or in house facilitators to help design work processes, assess and counsel individuals and advise on change management.
The second edition of this handbook offers a comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date survey of the field with a focus on the applied aspects of work and health psychology.
An unrivalled source of knowledge and references in the field, for students and academics, this edition also reflects the need to relate research to effective and realistic interventions in the workplace.
• Editors are outstanding leaders in their fields
• Focuses on linking research to practice
• Over 50ew chapters. New topics include Coping, The Psychological Contract and Health, Assessment and Measurement of Stress and Well-Being, the Effects of Change, and chapters of Conflict and Communication
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Technical Manager's Handbook: A Survival Guide
Author: Melvin Silverman
'The Technical Manager's Handbook' serves as a valuable, cross-method reference to scientists, researchers, engineers, and students who are currently, or are soon to be involved in technical management operations. Managers and would-be managers in quality assurance, manufacturing, administration, and computer manufacturing will also benefit from this volumes accessible and practical exploration.
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Interprets the latest management theories and techniques and suggests how to use them and integrate them in the development of individual management styles. Includes material on dealing with international firms; TQM and ISO 9000; information systems; CAD management; ethics; motivation; and team structures, with chapter summaries, case studies, and questions. For researcher, engineers, and students involved in technical management operations, and managers in quality assurance, manufacturing, administrations, and computer manufacturing. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents:
| Preface | ||
| About the Author | ||
| Ch. 1 | Technical Management: Who and What We Are | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | The Manager: Dealing with Yourself - The Most Important Individual | 31 |
| Ch. 3 | Beginning: Building Your Own Model/Theory | 65 |
| Ch. 4 | The Whole Organization Design: A Little History, Many Models | 85 |
| Ch. 5 | The Model Components | 115 |
| Ch. 6 | People - Basic Building Blocks Concerning Motivation | 135 |
| Ch. 7 | Putting Theory to Work: Motivation Prescribed | 195 |
| Ch. 8 | Structures: Description and Prescription Semi-permanent Teams: Functions and Survival Today | 217 |
| Ch. 9 | Prescriptions for Structures: Temporary Teams | 257 |
| Ch. 10 | Technology: How We Do Things, Techniques and Systems | 307 |
| Ch. 11 | Leadership and Ethics: Holding It All Together | 349 |
| Ch. 12 | Repetitive Decision Systems: Information: Tell Me What's Happening in the Organization | 393 |
| Ch. 13 | Costs and Measurement: What Do I Need as a Manager? | 427 |
| Ch. 14 | Getting Things Changed | 449 |
| Ch. 15 | Speculation on Future Uses and Personal Thoughts | 483 |
| Index | 497 |
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