This volume in SIOP's Organizational Frontiers Series is a state-of-the-art overview of contemporary conflict research which aims to place conflict research and theory squarely within the realm of industrial and organizational psychology. This volume brings together and integrates classic and contemporary insight in conflict origins, conflict processes, and conflict consequences. In addition, it stimulates modeling conflict at work at relevant levels of analyses: the interpersonal and group, and the organizational. It is appropriate for scholars and practitioners in the areas of industrial-organizational psychology, human resource management, organizational behavior, applied psychology, and social psychology.

The area of intergroup relations and social conflict has once again become a major focus of social psychological theorizing and research. One of the consequences of this advance in knowledge is that social psychologists have increasingly been called upon to apply their ideas in order to advise on existing conflicts. The significant contribution of this book is the way it builds on the research and theory of intergroup conflict and then applies this knowledge to the field. The areas discussed include industrial conflicts, interethnic conflicts and intergroup conflicts. The chapters range from reports of experimental laboratory research, through field studies, to theoretical-conceptual contributions. The new advances offered by this broad spectrum of topics will be of interest not only to social psychologists, but also to sociologists and political scientists.

An overview of labour relations from an industrial psychology perspective. The book differs from the traditional, legalistic approach to labour relations in that it focuses on the psychology of the people involved and the processes by which people pursue their economic concerns.

The Advanced Industrial Psychology Plays An Important Role In Industry In Increasing Production, Promoting Harmonious Relationship Among Workers And In Creating Better Understanding Between Labour And Management.This Book Covers The Undergraduate And Postgraduate Syllabi Of All The Indian Universities. Its Subject Matter Has Been Planned And Treated According To The Weightage Given To Different Topics In The University Syllabi. Based Upon Standard Books, It Studies Industrial Psychology In The Setting Of Indian Conditions. While Data Have Been Gathered From Standard Books And Reputed Research Journals Published In The West, An Attempt Has Been Made To Give The Reader An Insight Into The Problems Of Indian Industrial Conditions And Indian Labourers. Causes Of Their Problems Have Been Explored And Suggestions Advanced For Amelioration Of Their Conditions. Thus, The Book Is Equally Useful For All Those Concerned With Industry And Labour. It Includes A Discussion On The Problems Of Industrial Management And Their Solutions, And Illustrates Psychological Tests And Methods Of Measurement Along With Vocational Guidance To The Reader So That He May Develop An Understanding For The Choice Of A Career And Achievement Of Job Satisfaction.The Book Will Be An Indispensable Source For All Professionals, Researchers And Students In The Field Of Psychology And For Anyone Working In The Related Areas For Acquiring An Up-To-Date Overviews.

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This book presents the most recent theoretical insights and practical intervention methods to (re)build trust between management and organized employees in organizations. Offering a multidisciplinary perspective on trust and conflict management in organizations, the book draws from diverse fields such as organizational psychology, business, law, industrial relations and sociology. It examines the often encountered breaches of trust between management and organized workers, and the resulting destructive social conflicts, social actions, strikes or dramatic business decisions. Its focus is on trust and conflict management at the organizational level in an industrial relations context: that of employee representatives and management. The book introduces a new theoretical approach: the Tree of Trust, designed to analyse and mediate the interconnected levels of trust and distrust in industrial relations. It presents case studies and practical recommendations to build trust and constructive conflict management in the organizations, and illustrates these by means of experiences from different countries around the globe.