Advances in Organisational Psychology

Edited by
A. Ian Glendon, Briony M. Thompson, and Brett Myors          

Peer into your disciplinary future by reading this astutely selected set of cutting-edge papers!
Professor Michael Harris Bond, Chinese University of Hong Kong

A testament to the vitality of Asia-Pacific organisational psychology.
Professor Paul R. Sackett, University of Minnesota, USA

This valuable collection illustrates the variety and vitality of applied psychology in the region.
Professor Peter Warr, University of Sheffield, UK

If anyone ever doubted the viability of I-O Psychology in Australia, then this is the book that will change their mind
Professor Neal Ashkanasy, University of Queensland

Advances in Organisational Psychology presents an impressive array of contemporary topics in industrial and organisational psychology from the Asia-Pacific region. With edited contributions drawn from the very best of material showcased originally at the 2005 10th anniversary Australian Psychological Society I/O Psychology Conference, this book is a must read for anyone in the field.

Contributors include many prestigious I/O researchers and practitioners and cover 24 chapters grouped into five sections:

• Overview
• Perspectives on Workplace Health
• Organisational Structures and Processes
• Work Performance
• Conclusions

No where else will readers find such a depth and breadth of writing on current conceptualisation and research in Asia-Pacific industrial and organisational psychology.

Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword: Beryl Hesketh

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section I

1: A perspective on the current state of organisational psychology
A. Ian Glendon, Brett Myors, & Briony M. Thompson
2: Organisational psychology’s greatest hits and misses: A personal view
Kevin R. Murphy

Section II: Perspectives on Workplace Health: Wellbeing, Safety, Stress and Support

3: Employability and unemployment: A literature review and presentation of a new conceptual model
Sarah McArdle & Lea Waters
4: Work–family conflict and facilitation: Achieving work–family balance
Paula Brough, Michael P. O’Driscoll, & Thomas J. Kalliath
5: The bullied boss: A conceptual exploration of upwards bullying
Sara Branch, Sheryl Ramsay, & Michelle Barker
6: Wellbeing at work: A multivariate analysis of Warr’s vitamin model
Feliciano Donatelli & Peter Sevastos
7: Perceptions of school administration trustworthiness, teacher burnout/job stress and trust: The contribution of morale and participative decision-making
Carolyn Timms, Deborah Graham, & Marie Caltabiano
8: The impact of organisational citizenship behaviour and non-material rewards on dimensions of employee burnout: Evidence from the teaching profession
Rachel L. Hannam & Nerina L. Jimmieson
9: Safety climate and work-related driving in Australian organisations
Andrew R. Wills, Barry Watson, & Herbert C. Biggs

Section III: Organisational Structures and Processes: Leadership, Teams, Justice and Change

10: Whatever happened to bureaucracy? And why does it matter?
Bob Dick
11: Making sense of an organisational crisis: The experiences of hospital employees working during the SARS outbreak
Stewart Arnold
12: Measuring perceived LMX variability within teams and its impact on procedural justice climate
Danica T. Hooper & Robin Martin
13: Developing models for analysing team mental model data
Janice Langan-Fox, Meei Ng, & James M. Canty
14: Sense of community: A vital link between leadership and wellbeing in the workplace
Roslyn B. Purkiss & Robert J. Rossi
15: The psychology of migration and talent flow: A New Zealand perspective
Kerr Inkson, Stuart C. Carr, Nicola Allfree, Margot F. Edwards, Jill J. Hooks, Duncan J. R. Jackson, & Kaye J. Thorn
16: The top ten reasons why everyone should know about — and study — organisational justice
Jerald Greenberg

Section IV: Work Performance: Individual and Organisational Factors

17: Emotional intelligence at work: A review of research
Peter J. Jordan
18: One big happy family: Understanding the role of workplace familism in the psychological contract dynamics
Simon Lloyd D. Restubog & Prashant Bordia
19: A qualitative study of the motivators and suppressors of counterproductive and productive workplace behaviours
Ruby Lau Man Wa, Winton Au Wing Tung, & Jane M. C. Ho
20: Experience sampling methodology in organisational psychology
Cynthia D. Fisher
21: Referee reports: Applying best practice principles
Julie A. West, Philippa White, & Hanna Thomas
22: Open plan office environments: The rhetoric and the reality
George Mylonas & Jane Carstairs

Section V: Conclusions

23: Organisational psychology in Australia and New Zealand: Reflections on the recent past and issues for future research and practice
Michael P. O’Driscoll
24: Future directions for organisational psychology
Briony M. Thompson, A. Ian Glendon, & Brett Myors

Author Biographies

Subject Index

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    RRP $93.50
    ISBN: 9781875378791
    AAP Item Number: 4-875378791-New
    536 pages softcover with Index
    First published 2007

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