Jeffrey M. Conte - Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Work in the 21st Century

AN INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRIAL

AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Sixth Edition

Jeffrey M. Conte

San Diego State University

and

Frank J. Landy

Late Professor Emeritus, Penn State University

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ISBN: 978-1-11949341-9 (PBK)

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data:

Names: Conte, Jeffrey M., author. | Landy, Frank J., author.

Title: Work in the 21st century : an introduction to industrial and

organizational psychology / Jeffrey M. Conte, San Diego State University,

Frank J. Landy, Late Professor Emeritus, Penn State University.

Description: Sixth Edition. | Hoboken : Wiley, [2018] | Revised edition of

the authors Work in the 21st century, 2016. | Includes bibliographical

references and index. | Description based on print version record and CIP

data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018038451 (print) | LCCN 2018051382 (ebook) | ISBN

9781119493402 (Adobe PDF) | ISBN 9781119493440 (ePub) | ISBN 9781119493419

(pbk.)

Subjects: LCSH: Psychology, Industrial. | Organization--Research. |

Organizational behavior. | Work. | Twenty-first century.

Classification: LCC HF5548.8 (ebook) | LCC HF5548.8 .L254 2018 (print) | DDC

158.7dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018038451

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Jeffrey M. Conte is Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University. He received his B.A. in Psychology and Biology from the University of Virginia and his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Penn State University. He teaches courses in IO psychology, personnel psychology, and personality psychology. He has conducted research on a variety of topics, including personnel selection, personality predictors of job performance, time management, polychronicity and multitasking, the measurement of emotional intelligence, and the factors associated with health and stress in the workplace. Jeff also has interests in crosscultural research and has conducted research in organizations across the United States as well as in Canada and France.

Jeff s research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. His research has been published in a variety of IO psychology and management journals, including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, HumanPerformance, Journal of Business and Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences, Journal of Managerial Psychology, and Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Jeff has worked with a variety of organizations, addressing such issues as human resource selection, test construction/validation, work attitudes, performance appraisal, jobrelated stress, compensation systems, downsizing, and organizational factors related to safety. He has also performed job analyses, conducted statistical analyses, and contributed to written briefs and reports in a variety of employment discrimination court cases. His research and practice have included a wide variety of occupations, including lawyers, engineers, managers, firefighters, police officers, and public transportation drivers. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys hiking, racquetball, and soccer, as well as exploring Southern California with his family and friends.

Jeff lives in San Diego with his wife, Michelle, and daughters, Caroline and Colleen.

Frank J. Landy (19422010) was Professor Emeritus of Industrial Psychology at Penn State University, where he taught for 26 years. In addition to serving at Penn State, he was a visiting lecturer or researcher at Stanford University, the University of California at Berkeley, Stockholm University, Gothenburg University, ClujNapoca University (Romania), Griffeths University (Australia), and Ljubljana University (Slovenia). He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University. Throughout the course of his academic career, Frank published over 70 journal articles, more than 20 book chapters, and 15 books.