Andrew J. Vinchur

The Early Years of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive history of the early years of industrial and organizational psychology from an international perspective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781107671683
• ISBN-10: 110767168X
• Artikelnr.: 53543841

Autorenporträt

Andrew J. Vinchur is a Professor of Psychology and former department head at Lafayette College. Long interested in the history of psychology, his published work has focused on the history of industrial and organizational psychology, especially the history of psychology applied to employee selection.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Work, psychology, and history
2. Historical context and influence
3. Measurement, individual differences, and psychological testing
4. Initial forays into industry
5. Industrial psychology and the Great War
6. The post-war expansion of industrial psychology
7. Employee selection in the 1920s
8. The education of industrial psychologists
9. Establishing a profession
10. The beginnings of organizational psychology
11. Reflections on the early years of I-O psychology.