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©2007. Available December 2006.

ISBN number: 1405144343

Format: Cloth 624 pages

Work in the 21st Century is the highly regarded, most current and engaging text for the industrial and organizational psychology course. Combining leading research, consulting, and teaching expertise, Frank Landy and Jeff Conte provide students with up-to-date examples and cases that link current research and theory to practical issues in the workplace. Students will gain familiarity with I-O psychology concepts, and become critical evaluators of contemporary issues and research allowing their education to carry them well past the conclusion of the course.

A number of themes recur throughout the text to underscore the multi-faceted nature of the work experience. Some key themes that carry through the text are the increase in cross-cultural and multinational work, domestic work, the diversification of the workforces, the raised importance of groups in as opposed to individual workers, and the increasing complexity of the technical and organizational aspects of work.

Key features:

• A Modular approach with self-contained sections within chapters, for maximum teaching flexibility. Each module ends with point summaries and key terms.
• Cutting-edge topics and research coverage: Includes the Five Factor Theory of Personality, the Big Eight theory of competencies, emotional intelligence, culture and emotions, genetics and job satisfaction, achieving balance between work and non- work, stress and violence, organizational citizenship, measuring motivation, integrity testing, entrepreneurship, computer-based assessment, counterproductive work performance, male vs. female leaders, cross cultural teams, bullying, and more.
• Case Studies and Boxes provide concrete examples of the issues involved in work and behavior in various applied settings
• Clear, articulate explanations: The clear prose and interesting examples make the book accessible to a wide range of students.
• Ancillaries: Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, Study Guide, Power Point Slides; Web site.

**New to this edition:**

• Reorganized format into 14 chapters for a better fit for instructors and students
• Over 672 new references --- the most current coverage of the field of I-O
• Important topics added including unions as stakeholders in organizations, the motivation of entrepreneurs, organizational identification, overtime pay and fair compensation practices, and internet attitude measurement
• Expanded coverage of areas such as organizational citizenship, counter productive work behavior, the use of situational judgment in assessment, competencies, behavioral interviewing, transformational leadership, core self-evaluations, and 360 degree feedback
• Timely examples and applications of I-O principles including the role of I-O Psychology in the Iraq war and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
• Enhanced the treatment of culture and work -- Frank Landy has not only taught I-O topics in the US but also in Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Romania, Australia, Sweden, Russia, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. In addition, he consults and lectures extensively internationally and continues to develop his view of cultural influences on work behavior. Jeff Conte has also conducted cross-cultural research including organizations in Canada and France.

© 2007 || Available December 2006. || ISBN number: 1405144343 || Format: Cloth 624 pages