The article gives an overview about scientific research on individual behavior in organizations. A number of reasons are discussed why it is difficult to obtain a coherent body of knowledge about this topic, some of them meta-theoretical and methodological, others political, organizational and...

Started at the end of 19th century as a branch of classical psychology showing an interest in human mind and behaviour, Organizational Psychology rapidly grew to the independent field of research nowadays and continue to grow connecting many spheres of organizational studies. Human Resource...

"In this comprehensive Encyclopedia, Matthijs Bal brings together over 190 international experts to present fresh perspectives on key concepts, theories and research in organizational psychology. Entries cover central topics in the field, such as performance and work family balance, as well as...

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: What industrial-organizational psychology has to say about productivity / John P. Campbell, Richard J. Campbell -- Part 1: productivity concepts and issues -- Productivity defined: the relativity of efficiency, effectiveness, and change / Thomas A. Mahoney -- Productivity...