The Oxford Encyclopedia of Industrial, Work, and Organizational Psychology

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Industrial, Work, and Organizational Psychology offers a wide array of articles on topics dealing with the important challenges and transformations within the field. Across 79 articles, organized into 14 sections, the Encyclopedia tackles the main subject areas within the discipline, offering relevant knowledge and forward-looking approaches that are crucial to IWO Psychology research and professional practice.

The articles within the Encyclopedia cover the field’s history; key theories and research methods; the environment and context of organizations and work; the main psychological individual processes; diversity in its different forms; issues concerning jobs and work systems; the interpersonal and social components of organizational life; organizational processes and organizational change; the core topics within human resources psychology and occupational health; as well as the main individual and organizational outcomes. The diversity of the contributing authors and the attention paid to cross-cultural issues ensures a wide, international approach. Many articles also provide important inputs for psycho-social interventions and insights for professional practice. Finally, the style in which the contributions are written is appealing and accessible to specialists and non-specialists alike, including students in the social sciences and other interested readers.

José M. Peiró is Emeritus Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Valencia, Senior Researcher at the Valencian Institute of Economic Research (IVIE), and member of the Spanish Academy of Psychology. He has been named Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Coimbra, Federico Villarreal National University, Maastricht University, Miguel Hernandez University, and Methodist University of São Paulo. He has published over 300 articles and book chapters on topics such as work stress, climate and culture, teams, competencies, health, and well-being. He was formerly President of the International Association of Applied Psychology and of the European Association of Applied Psychology, as well as Associate Editor of the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.