International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2006, Volume 21

This is the twenty-first in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature of industrial psychology and organizational behaviour. The chapters are written by established experts and topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in both the research literature and in current practice.

Reflecting the ethos of the series as a whole, this twenty-first volume provides scholarly, state-of-the-art overviews of developments across a diverse range of areas, including: attribution theory, performance appraisal, women at work, international management, task analysis, and qualitative research methods. 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.

About the Editors.

Contributors.

Editorial Foreword.

1. A Walk on the Safe Side: The Implications of Learning Theory for Developing Effective Safety and Health Training (Michael J. Burke, David Holman and Kamaljit Birdi).

2. Task Analysis (John Annett and Neville Stanton).

3. Uncovering Workplace Interpersonal Skills: A Review, Framework, And Research Agenda (Cameron Klein, Renée E. Derouin and Eduardo Salas).

4. Attribution Theory In Industrial And Organizational Psychology: A Review (Mark J. Martinko, Scott C. Douglas and Paul Harvey).

5. International management: Some key challenges for industrial and organizational psychology (Paul R. Sparrow).

6. Women in Management: An Update on Their Progress and Persistent Challenges (Karen S. Lyness and Jolie M. B. Terrazas).

7. Advances in the Science of Performance Appraisal: Implications for Practice (Gary P. Latham and Sara Mann).

8. Qualitative Methods in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Catherine Cassell and Gillian Symon).

Index.

Contents of Previous Volumes.

Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Senior Fellow, ESRC/EPSRC (UK) Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) and Professor of Organizational Behaviour and Strategic Management, Leeds University Business School, The University of Leeds, UK

J. Kevin Ford, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, USA

Contributors to Volume 21

John Annett, UK

Kamaljit Birdi, UK

Michael J. Burke, USA

Catherine Cassell, UK

Renée E. DeRouin, USA

Scott C. Douglas, USA

Paul Harvey, USA

David Holman, UK

Cameron Klein, USA

Gary P. Latham, Canada

Karen S. Lyness, USA

Sara Mann, Canada

Mark J. Martinko, USA

Eduardo Salas, USA

Paul R. Sparrow, UK

Neville Stanton, UK

Gillian Symon, UK

Jolie M.B. Terrazas, USA

This is the twenty-first in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature of industrial psychology and organizational behaviour. The chapters are written by established experts and topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in both the research literature and in current practice.

Reflecting the ethos of the series as a whole, this twenty-first volume provides scholarly, state-of-the-art overviews of developments across a diverse range of areas, including: attribution theory, performance appraisal, women at work, international management, task analysis, and qualitative research methods. 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.

This is the twenty-first in the most prestigious series of annual volumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology. The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of the key literature of industrial psychology and organizational behaviour. The chapters are written by established experts and topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in both the research literature and in current practice.

Reflecting the ethos of the series as a whole, this twenty-first volume provides scholarly, state-of-the-art overviews of developments across a diverse range of areas, including: attribution theory, performance appraisal, women at work, international management, task analysis, and qualitative research methods. 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.

Contributors to Volume 21:

John Annett, UK

Kamaljit Birdi, UK

Michael J. Burke, USA

Catherine Cassell, UK

Renée E. DeRouin, USA

Scott C. Douglas, USA

Paul Harvey, USA

David Holman, UK

Cameron Klein, USA

Gary P. Latham, Canada

Karen S. Lyness, USA

Sara Mann, Canada

Mark J. Martinko, USA

Eduardo Salas, USA

Paul R. Sparrow, UK

Neville Stanton, UK

Gillian Symon, UK

Jolie M.B. Terrazas, USA