A completely revised and enlarged edition of a definitive study of the human equation in the industrial complex. Contains much new material on the organizational and social context of human work and on consumer behaviour.
This often reprinted fifth edition, now available in paperback form, enlarges upon earlier editions in several ways. There is an entire section devoted to the organizational and social context of human work. And, augmenting the coverage of the psychological considerations of people as employees of industrial organizations, it includes new material on consumer behaviour, an area now intrinsically a part of the application of psychology to industry.
Recently instituted bodies of research and study are covered, including hundreds of new references, such as an original discussion of individual and institutional expectacy charts as used in employee selection and placement. There are new chapters covering working conditions and equipment and job design.
Organized in a manner that provides a framework clearly characterizing the various aspects of human behaviour in industry, specific sections of the study are devoted to: Personnel Selection and Appraisal, Organization and Social Contact of Human Work, The Job and Work Situation, Human Errors and Accidents, Psychological Aspects of Human Behaviour.
In its overall coverage of the field, which includes every aspect of human relations within the industrial complex - morale, attitudes, motivation, personnel programmes - this well-known book represents a definitive source for professionals and layman alike, and continues to hold its primary position in the literature of the field.