Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Addressing Social and Practical Problems is an excellent introductory textbook that helps students understand how people think about, feel about, relate to, and influence one another. The book is unique in that it provides a balanced emphasis on social psychological theory and research. Editors Frank W. Schneider, Jamie A. Gruman, and Larry M. Coutts examine the contributions of social and practical problems in several areas including everyday life, clinical psychology, sports, the media, health, education, organizations, community psychology, the environment, and human diversity.

Applied Social Psychology: Understanding and Addressing Social Problems

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Gruman, Jamie A.

Schneider, Frank W.

Coutts, Larry M.

Psychology & Counseling

Sage Pubns

Advanced Introduction to Employee Engagement (Elgar Advanced Introductions series)

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introductionprovides a cutting edge review of employee engagement, illustrating the theories and key instruments for research that underpin the field and its antecedents and consequences. It translates the science into practice by offering recommendations on how to build an engaged workforce and how to socialize and engage newcomers. Key features include: <ul> <li>A state-of-the-art review of the field, including an overview of potential methodologies for measuring employee engagement</li> <li>Informed and insightful discussions of different engagement targets and referents and strategic employee engagement</li> <li>A keen awareness of international variations in employee engagement.</li> </ul> &nbsp; This book offers a critical research agenda for researchers in business and management hoping to develop their research in organizational settings. It will also benefit managers and other practitioners in overcoming common problems and developing an engaged workforce.

Business & Money

Saks, Alan M.

Processes & Infrastructure

Edward Elgar Publishing

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.\nThis Advanced Introduction provides a cutting edge review of employee engagement, illustrating the theories and key instruments for research that underpin the field and its antecedents and consequences. It translates the science into practice by offering recommendations on how to build an engaged workforce and how to socialize and engage newcomers.\nKey features include:\nA state-of-the-art review of the field, including an overview of potential methodologies for measuring employee engagement 
Informed and insightful discussions of different engagement targets and referents and strategic employee engagement 
A keen awareness of international variations in employee engagement.\nThis book offers a critical research agenda for researchers in business and management hoping to develop their research in organizational settings. It will also benefit managers and other practitioners in overcoming common problems and developing an engaged workforce.

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