Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable [electronic resource] : Serving the Underserved /
Reichman, W.editor.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable documents a new direction for industrial and organizational psychology. The chapters are written by psychologists who have used the methods, procedures and theories of industrial and organizational psychology to help the vulnerable people of the world.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Notes on Contributors; 1 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Encounters the World; What industrial and organizational psychology can accomplish; The experiences of the authors; The themes of the experiences and the future of I-O psychology; 2 Challenges of the Ultimate Messengers; Afghanistan; Mozambique; Reflections; 3 International Development and I-O Psychology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspectives from Local and Expatriate Standpoints; Summary; Introduction; International development; Civic service; Our experiences
Community School Alliance Project, Kadjebi District, Volta Region, Ghana: Inusah Abdul-NasiruThe School and Community Resource Program, Northern Cape Province, South Africa: Alexander E. Gloss; I-O psychology's engagement with international development; Conclusion; 4 Developing Young Leaders in Kenya's Rift Valley; The context; The case; College student leadership training; Train-the-trainer program; High school training; Action learning program; Evaluation process; Program impact; Impact on university students and community; Impact on high school students and community; Discussion
Conclusions5 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Solving Global Problems: The Case of Psychologists Collaborating on a Girls Empowerment Program in Africa; Introduction; The project; Meetings of the Multidisciplinary Psychology Team; The fact-finding visit to ensure multiple stakeholder involvement; Funding; The camp design; Evaluation/Procedure; Outcomes based on the evaluation; Immediately following the camp; Conclusion; 6 Entrepreneurship Training in Developing Countries; Introduction; Entrepreneurship and economic development; Promoting entrepreneurship in developing countries
Student training for entrepreneurial promotion (STEP)The methodological approach: STEP as an action-orientated entrepreneurship training; The impact of STEP on entrepreneurship; Cases; The sustainable implementation process; Discussion and outlook; 7 Dual Salary and Workers' Well-being in Papua New Guinea; Introduction; History of the dual salary system in PNG; My personal journey in dual salary; Research findings: The psychology of remuneration; What can be done about the practice of dual salary in Papua New Guinea? Research-Advocacy; Conclusion
8 Exploring Haiti from an Organizational Psychology Perspective: Lessons Learned along the WayIntroduction; 2011: A year on the road; Exploring Haiti; Theme I. Community-Aid organization divide; Theme II. Organizational Justice; Theme III. External pressures; Theme IV. Transparency and trust; I-O, Haiti, and humanitarian assistance; Conclusion; 9 Servants of Empowermen; Summary; Introduction; Empowerment operationalized; Challenging dual salaries; Challenging brain waste; Challenging organizational responsibility; Challenging resistance to task-shifting; Challenging policy development
Conclusions
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable documents a new direction for industrial and organizational psychology. The chapters are written by psychologists who have used the methods, procedures and theories of industrial and organizational psychology to help the vulnerable people of the world.
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