Ziel Bergh - Psychology in the Work Context

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Psychology in the work context

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Author biographies

Content editors

Ziel Bergh was employed as a senior lecturer and is still involved in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at the University of South Africa (Unisa). He is a registered Industrial and Counselling psychologist, an experienced practitioner, has authored other publications, and his special interests include personality, heath psychology, psychological assessment and counselling.

Dirk Geldenhuys is a professor and Chair of the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Unisa. He has various other publications, is an experienced consultant in the field of organisational design and change management and his special interests include systems-psychodynamics, appreciative inquiry and social constructionism.

Authors

Amanda Werner is a senior lecturer in the Department Human Resource Management at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. She has various publications, is an experienced academic and consultant, and her special interests include organisational change and development.

Michelle May is a professor in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Unisa. She is a registered Clinical psychologist, authored various other publications, and has extensive research and consultation experience in the area of systems psychodynamics and diversity management.

Jerome Kiley is a lecturer in the Department of Human Resource Management at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, as well as lectured and moderated courses for other universities. He is registered as a Master Personnel Practitioner (Human Resource Development) and has published extensively.

Leona Ungerer is a senior lecturer in the department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Unisa. She is an experienced academic and has various other publications, and her area of specialisation is consumer psychology. She is also keenly interested in open and distance learning and how technology can enhance teaching and learning in this type of environment.

Theo Veldsman is professor and Head of the Department of Industrial Psychology and People Management at the University of Johannesburg. He is a registered Industrial psychologist, has published extensively, and has many years of academic and consulting experience in the fields of business/people strategy, organisational design, large scale organisational change, and leadership development.

Larisa Louw is a lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Unisa. She is qualified as an Industrial psychologist, is an experienced academic, and has experience in applying psychology in the work context, personnel psychology and employee and organisational wellness.

Cebile Tebele is a lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology at Unisa, and is currently a registered intern psychologist. She is an experienced academic and has a notable number of research publications. Her special interests are the application of psychological processes in the work context, the psychology of leadership, and career and personnel psychology.

Contributors

Antoinette Theron

Frans Cilliers

Linda Albertyn

Herman Roythorne-Jacobs

Gugu Ngokha

Abridged table of contents

Preface

Orientation

Guidelines for using this book

Foreword

Preface

Psychology in the work context was initially written to meet the need for an Industrial and Organisational (I-O) Psychology textbook that South African lecturers and students could identify with. The text has been revised to stay abreast of developments in the field.

This book aims to provide readers with foundational knowledge of important psychological concepts, and to illustrate how psychology applies to work. It can assist students who are encountering psychology and its applications for the first time, as well as senior students in I-O Psychology, practising psychologists, and practitioners in the field of human resources management.