Psychology, Industrial
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Individual reactions to high involvement work processes: investigating the role of empowerment and perceived organizational support.

30 Mar 2009 This study sought to understand how high involvement work processes (HIWP) are processed at the employee level. Using structural equation modeling techniques, the authors tested and supported a model in which psychological empowerment mediated the ... Read more...

Human error theory: relevance to nurse management.

27 Feb 2009 AIM: Describe, discuss and critically appraise human error theory and consider its relevance for nurse managers. BACKGROUND: Healthcare errors are a persistent threat to patient safety. Effective risk management and clinical governance depends on ... Read more...

Meta-analysis: audit and feedback features impact effectiveness on care quality.

27 Feb 2009 BACKGROUND: Audit and feedback (A&F) has long been used to improve quality of care, albeit with variable results. This meta-analytic study tested whether Feedback Intervention Theory, a framework from industrial/organizational psychology, explains ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Psychology, Industrial'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Individual reactions to high involvement work processes: investigating the role of empowerment and perceived organizational support. 30 Mar 2009
• Human error theory: relevance to nurse management. 27 Feb 2009
• Meta-analysis: audit and feedback features impact effectiveness on care quality. 27 Feb 2009
• Psychosocial working conditions and depressive symptoms among Swedish employees. 22 Feb 2009
• Moon shots for management. 30 Jan 2009
• Managing yourself. Stop overdoing your strengths. 30 Jan 2009
• [Response to the increasing incidence of depression among workers--a viewpoint of industrial psychiatry] 30 Dec 2008
• Do we recover from vacation? Meta-analysis of vacation effects on health and well-being. 17 Dec 2008
• Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the Organizational Justice Questionnaire. 17 Dec 2008
• Diffusion of health education programs with reference to health behavior theories in Japanese workplaces: present status and future plans. 17 Dec 2008
• The effect of smoking prevalence at worksites on individual cessation behavior. 3 Dec 2008
• Correlates of depressive symptoms among workers in small- and medium-scale manufacturing enterprises in Japan. 3 Dec 2008
• The monitoring and surveillance of the psychosocial work environment in Canada: a forgotten determinant of health. 30 Oct 2008
• Leader--member exchange, differentiation, and psychological contract fulfillment: a multilevel examination. 30 Oct 2008
• When teams can't decide. Are stalemates on your leadership team making you a dictator by default? Stop blaming your people--start fixing the process. 30 Oct 2008
• Blood natural killer activity is reduced in men with occupational stress and job insecurity working in a university. 20 Oct 2008
• Research in industrial and organizational psychology from 1963 to 2007: changes, choices, and trends. 30 Aug 2008
• Motivation, overcommitment and psychological health at work: a path analytic approach. 30 Aug 2008
• A history of the early days of personality testing in American industry: an obsession with adjustment. 30 Jul 2008
• Employee motivation: a powerful new model. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Psychology, Industrial'

Definition: The branch of applied psychology concerned with the application of psychologic principles and methods to industrial problems including selection and training of workers, working conditions, etc.

Descriptor UI: D011590

Alternative terms: Psychology, Industrial; Industrial Psychology; Industrial Psychologies; Psychologies, Industrial;

Related Mesh Headings: Human Engineering;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.784.692; F04.096.628.779;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: PSYCHOL INDUST