Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable

Serving the Underserved
2014. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-137-32772-7
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable documents a new direction for industrial and organizational psychology. The chapters are written by psychologists who have used the methods, procedures and theories of industrial and organizational psychology to help the vulnerable people of the world.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Reichman, W.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Wirtschafts-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Industrielle Organisation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Industrial and Organizational Psychology Encounters the World; Walter Reichman 2. Challenges of the Ultimate Messengers; Telma Viale 3. International Development and I-O Psychology in Sub-Sahara Africa: Perspectives From Local and Expatriate Standpoints;Inusah Abdul-Nasiru and Alexander Gloss 4. Developing Young Leaders in Kenya's Rift Valley; Sarah Stawiski and Jennifer Martineau 5. A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Solving Global Problems: The Case of Psychological Collaboration on a Girls Empowerment Program; Mary O'Neill Berry, Judy Kuriansky and Martin A. Butler 6. Entrepreneurship Training in Developing Countries; Kim Marie Bischoff, Michael M. Gielnik and Michael Frese 7. Dual Salaries and Worker Wellbeing in Papua New Guinea; Leo Marai 8. Exploring Haiti from an Organizational Perspective: Lessons Learned Along the Way; Jeffrey Godbout 9. Servants of Empowerment; Stuart C. Carr, Eilish McAuliffe and Malcolm MacLachlan 10. Designing Learning Systems for Poverty Reduction in Least Developed Countries; Raymond Saner and Lichia Liu 11. Increasing Resilience Among People Who Are Homeless; Bina Kandola 12. In the Wake of Disaster- Facilitating Business Recovery; Vicki V. Vandaveer and Tracey E. Rizzuto 13. Service Learning in Developing Nations; Daniel Sachau, Carol Lynn Courtney, Richard Olson, Scott Fee and Julene Nolan 14. I-O and Community Service Involvement: Students Helping Locally; Kristie Campana

Über Autor(innen)

Walter Reichman is Vice President and Partner of the management consulting firm, OrgVitality, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA. He chaired the psychology department at Baruch College for 17 years where he also taught undergraduate, Masters and PhD courses. Walter is also the main NGO representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations from the International Association of Applied Psychology. He holds an Ed.D and MS from Columbia University and an MBA and BA from the City College of New York, USA.