Jobs, Technology And People (psychology Focus)

Jobs, Technology and People ‘Clear, up-to-date and informative review of an important series of topics . . . this book is timely, welcome and fills an important gap in the literature. Essential reading for any psychology module devoted to technology and organizational behaviour or work psychology.’ Phil Leather, University of Nottingham ‘Clear introduction to an interesting field. It is astonishingly informative and clearly written, the structure is well chosen, understandable and enhanced by examples.’ Sabine Pahl, research student, University of Kent Focusing on psychological issues related to technology and work, Nik Chmiel provides an accessible introduction to key issues in occupational psychology. Topics such as psychological reactions to the nature of jobs and how the mental processing of information is affected by workload are examined with reference to areas including job and task design, training, selection, assessment and motivation, workload analysis, safety at work and working in teams. Jobs, Technology and People illustrates the relevance of psychological knowledge to the analysis of jobs and the use of technology, and will be useful to students of psychology and business studies, and to professionals in human resource management. Nik Chmiel is Course Director of the MSc in Occupational Psychology, Institute of Work Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sheffield University. Recent publications address the effects of sleep loss and fatigue on adaptive control, and job design on knowledge acquisition and stress. Psychology Focus Series editor: Perry Hinton, University of Luton The Psychology Focus series provides students with a new focus on key topic areas in psychology. It supports students taking modules in psychology, whether for a psychology degree or a combined programme, and those renewing their qualification in a related discipline. Each short book: ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ presents clear, in-depth coverage of a discrete area with many applied examples assumes no prior knowledge of psychology has been written by an experienced teacher has chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary of key terms. Also available in this series: Friendship in Childhood and Adolescence Phil Erwin Gender and Social Psychology Vivien Burr Learning and Studying James Hartley Personality: A Cognitive Approach Jo Brunas-Wagstaff Forthcoming in 1999: Being Ill Marian Pitts Intelligence and Abilities Colin Cooper Stress, Cognition and Health Tony Cassidy Types of Thinking Ian Robertson Jobs, Technology and People ¢ Nik Chmiel LONDON AND NEW YORK First published 1998 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 29 West 35th Street, New York NY 10001 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Chmiel, Nik. Jobs, technology and people / Nik Chmiel. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Employees—Effect of technological innovations on. I. Title. HD6331.C4