Personnel Psychology - (Second Edition)

Author: Yu Wenzhao
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: The first chapter of this book elaborates on the nature and positioning of personnel psychology. At the same time, it analyzes the development background of personnel psychology from the perspectives of humanistic management and humanized management. Additionally, it explains the significance and principles of the necessity of matching people with tasks. The second chapter points out that differential psychology is the main theoretical foundation of personnel psychology, elaborating on the theories of personality type differences, psychological quality differences, managerial talent differences, and the matching of different positions. Chapters 3 and 4 thoroughly discuss the content of job analysis and human resource planning. Chapters 5 and 6. Recruitment and selection are two important stages in the recruitment process. The concepts of recruitment, selection, and hiring are both distinct and interconnected. In actual personnel assessment work, the methods used in recruitment and selection are completely the same. Through the theoretical learning and case analysis in these two chapters, readers can effectively master practical work methods. In Chapter 7, the content of compensation theory has been added, along with typical case studies. Chapter 8, "Personnel Assessment," has become more operational due to the inclusion of detailed case analyses of managerial evaluations. Chapter 9 has been supplemented with two sections: "Decision-Making Technology Training" and "Meeting Facilitation Training." Through practical exercises in these two training programs, readers' understanding of training is not only limited to rational concepts but also enriched with practical operational knowledge. The newly added Chapter 10 elaborates on the main principles of personnel assessment and related key issues, while also introducing the advantages and disadvantages of the three commonly used methods in personnel assessment and the latest developments in assessment methods. In the second edition, three chapters have been added: an overview of personnel psychology, the theoretical foundation of personnel psychology, and modern personnel assessment. Through these three chapters, we gain a comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth understanding of the nature of personnel psychology, its theoretical foundation, and the principles and latest developments in modern personnel assessment methods. Other chapters have also been updated and supplemented to varying degrees, and it is believed that they will be more accepted by readers. The first chapter of this book elaborates on the nature and positioning of personnel psychology. At the same time, it analyzes the development background of personnel psychology from the perspectives of humanistic management and humanized management. The second chapter points out that differential psychology is the main theoretical foundation of personnel psychology, elaborating on the theories of personality type differences, psychological quality differences, managerial talent differences, and the matching of different positions. Chapters 3 and 4 thoroughly discuss the content of job analysis and human resource planning. Chapters 5 and 6. In Chapter 7, the content of compensation theory has been added, along with typical case studies. Chapter 8, "Personnel Assessment," has become more operational due to the inclusion of detailed case analyses of managerial evaluations. Chapter 9 has been supplemented with two sections: "Decision-Making Technology Training" and "Meeting Facilitation Training." Through practical exercises in these two training programs, readers' understanding of training is not only limited to rational concepts but also enriched with practical operational knowledge. The newly added Chapter 10 elaborates on the main principles of personnel assessment and related key issues, while also introducing the advantages and disadvantages of the three commonly used methods in personnel assessment and the latest developments in assessment methods.