Nature of Work

J. Kevin Ford, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Michigan State University. His major research interests involve improving training effectiveness through efforts to advance our understanding of training needs assessment, design, evaluation, and transfer. Dr. Ford also concentrates on understanding change dynamics in organizational development efforts and building continuous learning and improvement orientations. He has published more than 5 articles or chapters and four books relevant to industrial and organizational psychology. Currently, he serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Applied Psychology and Human Performance. He is an active consultant with private industry and the public sector on training, leadership, and organizational change issues. Dr. Ford is a Fellow of APA and the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He received his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Maryland and his master's and doctorate in psychology from The Ohio State University.  John R. Hollenbeck, PhD, received his doctorate in management from New York University in 984, and is currently the Eli Broad Professor of Management at the Eli Broad Graduate School of Business Administration at Michigan State University. Dr. Hollenbeck has published more than articles and book chapters on the topics of team dynamics and work motivation, as well as two bestselling textbooks in the areas of organizational behavior and human resource management. Along with Daniel R. Ilgen, he founded the Michigan State University Team Effectiveness Research Laboratory, and this facility has been dedicated to conducting large-sample team research since 99 . Dr. Hollenbeck was the acting editor at Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes in 995, the associate editor at Decision Sciences from 999 to 2 4, and the editor of Personnel Psychology between 99 and 2 2. He was the first recipient of the Ernest J. McCormick Award for Early Contributions to the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology in 992 and is a Fellow of APA. Dr. Hollenbeck was recognized with the Michigan State University Teacher-Scholar Award in 987 and the University Distinguished Faculty Award in 2 .  Ann Marie Ryan, PhD, is a professor of organizational psychology at Michigan State University. Her major research interests involve improving the quality and fairness of employee selection methods, and topics related to diversity and justice in the workplace. She also has recently conducted research on work/nonwork interference. In addition to publishing extensively in these areas, she regularly consults with organizations on improving assessment processes. She is a past president of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology and past editor of the journal Personnel Psychology. Dr. Ryan has a long record of professional service on association committees, National Academy of Science panels, and the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Testing. She received her BS with a double major in psychology and management from Xavier University, Ohio, and her master's and doctorate in psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Ryan was recognized with the Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award in 2 .

• ContributorsPrefaceIntroduction: Advancing the Understanding of Work: Theory, Measurement, and Practice J. Kevin Ford, John R. Hollenbeck, and Ann Marie RyanPart I. The Nature of WorkChapter : Work and Being: The Meanings of Work in Contemporary Society Charles L. HulinChapter 2: Working as Human Nature Howard M. WeissPart II. Advancing TheoryChapter 3: Work Team Motivation: Progress and Perils Daniel R. IlgenChapter 4: To Act as a Leader Richard Klimoski and Benjamin AmosChapter 5: On the Psychology of Greed Stephen W. Gilliland and Jennifer S. AndersonChapter  : Distinguishing Commitment Bonds From Other Attachments in a Target-Free Manner Howard J. KleinChapter 7: Coping With Work amp ndash Family Conflict: A Multisystem Perspective Debra A. Major and Heather M. BolenChapter 8: Turmoil or Opportunity? Retirement and Identity-Related Coping Samantha Conroy, Danny Franklin, and Anne M. O'Leary-KellyPart III. Advancing MethodsChapter 9: Variance as a Construct: Understanding Variability Beyond the Mean Cheri Ostroff and C. Ashley FulmerChapter : Advances in Modeling Dimensionality and Dynamics of Job Performance David ChanChapter : Identifying and Assessing Dimensions of Leader Emotion Management Heather M. Mullins, Jose M. Cortina, Kate LaPort, Eric J. Weis, and Gia A. DiRosaPart IV. Advancing Research and PracticeChapter 2: The Study of Phenomena That Matter Robert E. PloyhartChapter 3: Two Practitioners' Reflections on the Scientific amp ndash Practitioner Divide John D. Arnold and Brad A. ChambersChapter 4: Does Research Inform Practice? Practitioner Views on the Industrial and Organizational Psychology Research amp ndash Practice Gap John M. Rauschenberger and Phyllis M. MellonChapter 5: Promoting Productive Collaborations to Advance the Psychology of Work Neal SchmittIndexAbout the Editors

A scholarly cross-examination of the latest understandings about work psychology from both a practical and scientific point of view, The Nature of Work is a welcome addition to college and library collections and professional psychology shelves.(Midwest Book Review)