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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783237003321

Autore

Haslam S. Alexander

Titolo

Psychology in organizations [[electronic resource] ] : the social identity approach / / Alex Haslam

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand oaks, CA, : Sage Publications, 2004

London ; ; Thousand oaks, CA : , : Sage Publications, , 2004

ISBN

1-280-36869-1

9786610368693

1-4129-3238-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Disciplina

158.7

302.35

Soggetti

Organizational behavior

Social psychology

Group identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-270) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Figures; Tables; Foreword to the First Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Chapter 1 - Organizations and their psychology; Chapter 2 - The social identity approach; Chapter 3 - Leadership; Chapter 4 - Motivation and commitment; Chapter 5 - Communication and information management; Chapter 6 - Group decision making; Chapter 7 - Intergroup negotiation and conflict management; Chapter 8 - Power; Chapter 9 - Group productivity and performance; Chapter 10 - Stress; Chapter 11 - Collective action and industrial protest

Chapter 12 - The theory, practice and politics of organizational psychology: a case for organic pluralismAppendix 1: Measures of social and organizational identification; Appendix 2: Manipulations of social and organizational identification; Appendix 3: Glossary of social identity and self-categorization terms; Appendix 4 - Glossary of social psychological terms; Appendix 5: Glossary of organizational terms; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Alex Haslam's thoroughly revised and updated edition of his ground-



breaking original text still retains the highly readable and engaging style of the best-selling first edition, presenting extensive reviews and critiques of major topics in organizational psychology - including leadership, motivation, communication, decision making, negotiation, power, productivity and collective action - but with much more besides.