Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable: Serving the Underserved

by W. Reichman (Editor)

Overview

Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable documents a new direction for industrial and organizational psychology. The chapters are written by psychologists who have used the methods, procedures and theories of industrial and organizational psychology to help the vulnerable people of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137327727
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/25/2014
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Walter Reichman is Vice President and Partner of the management consulting firm, OrgVitality, and Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Baruch College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA. He chaired the psychology department at Baruch College for 17 years where he also taught undergraduate, Masters and PhD courses. Walter is also the main NGO representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations from the International Association of Applied Psychology. He holds an Ed.D and MS from Columbia University and an MBA and BA from the City College of New York, USA.

Table of Contents

1. Industrial and Organizational Psychology Encounters the World; Walter Reichman 2. Challenges of the Ultimate Messengers; Telma Viale 3. International Development and I-O Psychology in Sub-Sahara Africa: Perspectives From Local and Expatriate Standpoints;Inusah Abdul-Nasiru and Alexander Gloss 4. Developing Young Leaders in Kenya's Rift Valley; Sarah Stawiski and Jennifer Martineau 5. A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Solving Global Problems: The Case of Psychological Collaboration on a Girls Empowerment Program; Mary O'Neill Berry, Judy Kuriansky and Martin A. Butler 6. Entrepreneurship Training in Developing Countries; Kim Marie Bischoff, Michael M. Gielnik and Michael Frese 7. Dual Salaries and Worker Wellbeing in Papua New Guinea; Leo Marai 8. Exploring Haiti from an Organizational Perspective: Lessons Learned Along the Way; Jeffrey Godbout 9. Servants of Empowerment; Stuart C. Carr, Eilish McAuliffe and Malcolm MacLachlan 10. Designing Learning Systems for Poverty Reduction in Least Developed Countries; Raymond Saner and Lichia Liu 11. Increasing Resilience Among People Who Are Homeless; Bina Kandola 12. In the Wake of Disaster- Facilitating Business Recovery; Vicki V. Vandaveer and Tracey E. Rizzuto 13. Service Learning in Developing Nations; Daniel Sachau, Carol Lynn Courtney, Richard Olson, Scott Fee and Julene Nolan 14. I-O and Community Service Involvement: Students Helping Locally; Kristie Campana