Books in the SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series series

Advances the science and practice of situational judgment testings (SJT), by promoting a theoretical framework, providing an understanding of best practices, and establishing a research agenda. This book includes several chapters that address topics, such as issues involving the international application of SJTs and technological considerations.

This volume in the "SIOP Organizational Frontiers" Series brings together scholars in Industrial and Organizational Psychology with social psychologists to explore the research and theory relating to the various areas of workplace discrimination.

This edited volume in the SIOP Frontiers series is one of the first to look at the psychological factors behind politics and power in organizations. Noted contributors from schools of management, psychology, sociology and political science look at the theory, research, methodology and ethical issues related to organizational politics and climates. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 looks at the historical evolution of the field; Part 2 integrates organizational politics with important organizational behavior constructs and/or areas of inquiry, for example in the chapter by Lisa Leslie and Michele Gelfand which discusses the implications of cross-cultural politics on expatriates and within cross-national mergers; and Part 3 focuses on individual differences and organizational politics, focusing on the nature of political relationships.

Work Motivation is one of the central issues in Industrial organizational psychology, human resource management, and organizational behavior. This book shows that motivation must be seen as a multi-level phenomenon where individual, group, organizational, and cultural variables must be considered. It is suitable for scholars of organizations.

Commitment is one of the most researched concepts in organizational behavior. Commitment is linked to other concepts that is satisfaction, involvement, motivation, and identification and is studied across cultural lines. This book summarizes research and suggests various directions for studies on commitment in organizations.

Concerns how employees consider their work lives, how well they fit their jobs, the work setting, other people, and what is important and valued in their organizations. This book takes a scholarly look at fit in organizations: the relationship between individuals and the environments in which they find themselves.

Using findings, methods, and theories of modern psychology as the basis, this work offers insights into entrepreneurship. Part of the "SIOP Organizational Frontiers" series, it includes over 60 research questions to guide industrial organizational psychology, organizational behavior, and entrepreneurship research about entrepreneurs.

This edited volume in the SIOP Frontiers series will be one of the first to look at the psychological factors behind politics and power in organizations. Noted contributors are from schools of management, psychology, sociology and political science. They look at the theory, research, methodology and ethical issues related to organizational politics and climates. The book is divided into three parts: Part 1 looks at the historical evolution of the field, Part 2 provides an integration of the organizational politics with important organizational behavior constructs and/or areas of inquiry, such as the chapter by Lisa Leslie and Michele Gelfand in which they discuss the implications of cross-cultural politics on expatriates and within cross-national mergers. Part 3 focuses on individual differences and organizational politics focusing on the nature of political relationships.

This book concerns how employees consider their work lives, how well they fit their jobs, the work setting, other people, and what is important and valued in their organizations.

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.