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Psychology in the Work Context 3e
Ziel C. Bergh, Antoinette L. Glathaar-Theron

About the book
This is the new edition of the introductory book which contains core material for first- or second-year psychology courses, and other users, discussed in an industrial psychology framework.

This revised and updated third edition of Psychology in the work context:

• contains an added set of textbook features, including
• "ethical readers", which outline and discuss essential ethical issues about which contemporary I-O psychologists need to be aware
• information boxes, which detail types or variations of the issues under discussion in the main body of the text, thus providing an in-depth understanding of the issues of I-O psychology
• critique boxes, which supplement the discussion in the main body of the text by offering critique, detailing contested issues, providing background information or explaining relevant research
• has extensive work-related examples and applications, and different types of assessment activities, including case studies, questions for discussion and practice, and multiple choice questions, which enhance the reader's understanding of concepts and applications in the work context, and also personalize the learning contents
• contains a glossary of updated key concepts in English and Afrikaans.

Topics covered for the first time or more extensively in this edition include:

• an introduction to the fields and application areas in I-O psychology
• the influence of the postmodern paradigm on psychology and, specifically, I-O psychology
• the rise and growing importance of positive psychology, with special reference to the positive emphasis of psychological well-being
• individual differences and their relationship to work performance and occupational behaviour
• the ethical issues associated with research in, and the practice of, psychology

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