Industrial Psychology

Cover
Contents
UNIT 1 Introduction to Industrial Psychology
	Chapter 1 Introduction to Industrial Psychology—Definitions and Scope
		Introduction
		What is Industrial Psychology?
		Growth of Industrial Psychology
		Major Fields of Industrial Psychology
		Basic Concepts of Industrial Psychology
		Characteristics of Industrial Psychology
		Methods of Industrial Psychology
		Is Industrial Psychology a Science?
		Importance of Industrial Psychology
		Difference between Industrial Psychology and other Related Disciplines
		Industrial Psychology’s Place among other Social Sciences
		Industrial Psychology and India
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
	Chapter 2 Scientific Management, Human Relations Schools and Hawthorne Experiments
		Introduction
		Scientific Management
		Human Relations
		Hawthorne Studies
		Democratic Humanism
		Mergers and Acquisitions
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
UNIT 2 Individual in Workplace
	Chapter 3 Motivation and Job Satisfaction
		Introduction
		Morale
		Motivation at Work
		Motivation Theories
		Job Satisfaction
		Measuring Job Satisfaction
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the blanks
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
	Chapter 4 Stress Management
		Introduction
		What is Stress?
		Types of Stress
		Levels of Stress
		Managing Stress
		Organisational Consequences of Stress
		Steps to be followed in Stress Management
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answers to fill in the Blanks
	Chapter 5 Organisational Culture
		Introduction
		Definition
		How is Organisational Culture Developed
		Levels of Organisational Culture
		Theories of Organisational Culture
		Characteristics of Organisational Culture
		Types of Organisational Culture
		Strength of Culture
		Dominant Culture, Sub Culture, and Counter Culture
		Culture and Formalisation
		Functions of Organisational Culture
		Importance of Organisational Culture
		Actions Organisational Culture Must Take for Organisational Success
		Beginning of Culture in an Organisation
		Sustaining of Culture
		Changing Organisational Culture
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
	Chapter 6 Leadership and Group Dynamics
		Introduction
		Leadership versus Management
		Leadership Styles
		Approaches to Leadership
		Power and Politics in an Organisation
		Ethics, Values for Managers
		Corporate Social Responsibility
		Group Dynamics
		Why Are Groups Formed?
		Formal and Informal Groups
		Teams
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
UNIT 3 Work Environment and Engineering Psychology
	Chapter 7 Maintaining Healthy Environment
		Introduction
		Environment for Work
		Engineering Psychology and Ergonomics
		Boredom
		Fatigue
		Monotony
		Relieving Boredom, Fatigue and Monotony
		Industrial Accidents
		Factories Act 1948
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answer to Fill in the Blanks
	Chapter 8 Job Analysis
		Introduction
		The Concept of Job, Position, Occupation and Career
		Definition
		Objectives of Job Analysis
		Types of Job Analysis
		Purpose of Job Analysis
		The Process of Job Analysis
		Drafting Job Analysis Data
		Sources of Job Data
		Methods of Collecting Job Analysis Information
		Problems/Difficulties in Job Analysis
		Job Analysis: Recent Developments
		Job Descriptions
		Job Specification
		Job Design
		Approaches to Job Designing
		Techniques of Job Design
		Job Analysis in a ‘Jobless’ World
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
	Chapter 9 Recruitment and Selection: Reliability and Validity of Recruitment Tests
		Introduction
		Purpose of Recruitment
		Nature and Objectives of Recruitment
		Sources of Recruitment
		Recruitment Procedure
		Retention of Employees
		The Realistic Job Preview
		Selection
		Selection Tests
		Group Discussions
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
UNIT 4 Performance Management: Training and Development
	Chapter 10 Performance Management
		Introduction
		Potential Appraisal
		Balanced Scorecard
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
	Chapter 11 Training and Development
		Introduction
		Need and Rationale of Training
		Meaning and Nature of Training and Development
		Importance of Training
		Training Methods
		Designing Training
		Management Development Techniques
		International Management Development
		The Strategic Role of Executive Development
		Exercise
		Review Questions
		Fill in the Blanks
		Project Work
		Answers to Fill in the Blanks
		Cases
Glossary
Bibliography
Index