Organisations and the Psychological Contract

This is an excellent text for practising managers and students on management and occupational psychology courses. It deals with all aspects of organisational life from recruitment and selection to motivation, leadership and organizational change. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of behaviour at work. 1. Selection, placement and careers.

2. Personality and individual differences at work.

3. Interpersonal perception and interaction.

4. Motivation.

5. Behavioural approaches to motivation.

6. Leadership and management styles.

7. Group dynamics.

8. Identifying organisational problems.

9. Organisational change.

10. Managing your boss.

11. Understanding and coping with change.

12. Empowerment and self-management.

'I congratulate the authors of this book for their comprehensive coverage of all aspects of behaviour at work. Although primarily written to be a textbook, and written by teachers of organisational psychology, it is by no means dry and academic.' People Management

'I recommend it for use particularly in graduate courses and for advance undergraduate courses. Corporations that provide their own in-house training and development programmes should also give this book serious consideration.' Journal of Occupational and Organisational Psychology.

Dr Peter Makin, Professor Cary Cooper and Charles Cox are all based at the Manchester School of Management, UMIST, UK. This is an excellent text for practicing managers and students on management and occupational psychology courses. It deals with all aspects of organizational life from recruitment and selection to motivation, leadership and organizational change. The book provides a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of behavior at work.

The book has two main aims in exploring these issues in the organisation context: to act as a handbook for practising managers, and as a basic text in management courses. Relevant theories are explained and developed using practical examples, self-assessment exercises and case studies. This is a revised and much expanded version of Managing People at Work, with the addition of chapters on selection and career development, understanding and coping with change, empowerment and self-management, and the behavioural approach to motivation.