This paper offers a personal and perhaps "side-ways" view on the past and future of two closely related semi-disciplines: work psychology and organisational behaviour. The paper first addresses the terminological confusion in the area and discusses 10 terms often used inter-changably. It then...

This paper offers a personal and perhaps side-ways view on the past and future of two closely related semi-disciplines: work psychology and organisational behaviour. The paper first addresses the terminological confusion in the area and discusses 10 terms often used inter-changably. It then...

Introduction -- The nature of work motivation: passion, energy, flow and enchantment -- A theory of disenchantment -- The bad apple & bad barrel hypothesis -- Organisational honesty, lying and hypocrisy -- A sense of fairness: perceived equity and inequity -- Bullying versus respect -- Trust and...