Introduction to Industrial Organizational Psychology or Globalization and Culture

Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Author: Ronald E Riggio

Courses in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and Organizational Psychology

From its first edition, two important themes have been the foundation of Ronald E. Riggio's Introduction to Industrial / Organizational Psychology. First, because I/O psychology is a field with both a strong scientific base and an applied orientation, the book demonstrates the connection between psychological theory and application: theoretical concepts are shown to lead to useful interventions. Second, this book was designed and written with the student in mind. Whenever possible, the text draws on examples and illustrations from the world of work that students understand - making for an introductory text that appeals to a wide range of students with varying academic backgrounds.

This student-centered, real-world driven text demonstrates the connection between psychological theory and application in the field of Industrial / Organizational Psychology. 

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Globalization and Culture: Global Melange

Author: Jan Nederveen Pieters

Is there cultural life after the clash of civilizations and global McDonaldization? Internationally award-winning author Jan Nederveen Pieterse argues that what is taking place is the formation of a global melange, a culture of hybridization. From this perspective on globalization, conflict may be mitigated and identity preserved if transformed. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of hybridization through a series of 14 conceptual tables embellished by textual analysis laced with tantalizing examples from around the world. This historically deep and geographically wide approach to globalization is just what is needed on the brink of more war bred by cultural misunderstanding.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
1	Globalization: Consensus and Controversies	7
2	Globalization and Human Integration: We Are All Migrants	23
3	Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms	41
4	Globalization as Hybridization	59
5	Hybridity, So What? The Anti-hybridity Backlash and the Riddles of Recognition	85
6	Global Melange	113
	Notes	119
	Bibliography	123
	Index	143
	About the Author	149