These organizational psychology books explain why people work the way they do and how companies can bring out their best. You'll find free PDF textbooks on industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology, organizational behavior, and research on work.
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Industrial-Organizational Psychology Books
These organizational psychology books cover the foundations of I-O psychology, from its history to the research methods behind it. They suit students of the field and anyone thinking about a career as an I-O psychologist.
A clear introduction to I-O psychology written by SIOP, the field's main professional society. It covers what I-O psychologists do, from employee selection and training to motivation, teams, and workplace well-being.
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
A complete university course in organizational psychology across 14 units. It moves from group behavior, power, and conflict to organizational culture, leadership, and worker well-being.
Forty-five lessons that walk through the whole field of organizational psychology. Ideal as a study guide, with topics like data collection methods, motivation, job satisfaction, leadership, and organizational culture.
How culture shapes motivation, leadership, communication, and decision making at work. A full academic book that compares organizational behavior across countries and explains why management ideas do not always travel well.
The 1913 classic that founded industrial psychology. Münsterberg applies experimental psychology to hiring the right person, improving work methods, and understanding fatigue and monotony on the job.
A short, well-organized unit that defines industrial and organizational psychology and maps its main fields. It also explains the empirical research cycle and the methods used in the discipline.
The official SIOP guide to the 26 competencies every I-O psychologist should master. Useful for students choosing a graduate program and for anyone designing I-O training.
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
The editors' introduction to a five-volume reference collection on work and organisational psychology. It traces the history of the field and summarizes key research on selection, assessment, and performance.
Gregory J. Boyle, John G. O'Gorman and Gerard J. Fogarty
A chapter from the APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology on diversity and inclusion at work. It reviews how culture and identity affect hiring, teams, leadership, and organizational performance.
A compact encyclopedia overview of organizational psychology. In a few pages it covers its history, core topics, and the role it plays in service organizations.
A research article that uses organizational psychology to predict failures in socio-technical systems before they happen. It presents the PreMiSTS method with worked examples.
Chris W. Clegg, Mark A. Robinson, Matthew C. Davis
How work and organizational psychology can help companies innovate in the way they organize work. The authors argue for a long-term view that improves both performance and employee well-being.
A tour of five schools of thought that shaped organizational psychology: social psychological, socio-technical, humanistic, work psychological, and social constructionist. Each one is explained through its key ideas and authors.
A study on the counselling skills I-O psychologists need to support employees. It identifies gaps in current training and proposes what programs should add.
Hanri Barkhuizen, Lené I. Jorgensen, Lizelle Brink
A philosophical critique of how organizational psychology treats productivity. Drawing on Heidegger, it questions the technical view of workers in training and development programs.
Elina Eunice Montechiari Pietrani, Ana Maria Lopez Calvo de Feijoo
Full open textbooks on how people and teams behave inside organizations, from motivation and decision making to culture and change. They are a natural next step once you know the basics of organizational psychology.
A full-color college textbook covering the complete OB course, from personality, perception, and motivation to teams, conflict, culture, and change. Each chapter adds real company cases and review questions.
One of the most used open textbooks on organizational behavior, with 15 chapters on individual differences, motivation, decision making, teams, leadership, and culture. Every chapter opens with a real company case.
A complete undergraduate course in organisational behaviour. It covers organisational culture and structure, individual behavior, group dynamics, motivation, leadership, and change.
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