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| This volume brings together top scholars in industrial and organizational psychology with social psychologists to explore the research and theory relating to various areas of workplace discrimination. Many of the contributors to this book participated in a conference on workplace discrimination held at Rice University in May 2000. The idea came from the realization that there had been no attempt to bring together the various literatures on the topic. Discrimination and issues of employment diversity are significant topics today in IO psychology, business, and human resource management.
This edited volume examines the following components of this important discussion:
- how to explain discrimination in organizations;
- understanding discrimination against specific groups; and
- implications for practical efforts to reduce discrimination.
This book brings together, in one volume, a review of the research on discrimination based on race, age, sexual orientation, gender, physical appearance, disability, and personality. In addition, it explores the multilevel antecedents and potential bases for a general model of discrimination in the workplace. While social psychological research and theory have provided invaluable insights, an understanding of discrimination in the workplace and solutions will require incorporating factors at the organizational level in addition to factors at the individual and group levels. Although a definitive model is not reached, the aim of this text is to facilitate future research and theory.
Our overall objective is to inform and to stimulate research for SIOP members (students, practitioners, and researchers) and people in related disciplines including the other subdisciplines of psychology, organizational behavior, human resource management, and labor and industrial relations. The volumes in the Organizational Frontiers Series have the following goals:
- Focus on research and theory in organizational science, and the implications for practice.
- Inform readers of significant advances in theory and research in psychology and related disciplines that are relevant to our research and practice.
- Challenge the research and practice community to develop and adapt new ideas and to conduct research on these developments.
- Promote the use of scientific knowledge in the solution of public policy issues and increased organizational effectiveness.
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Toxicology and Ecotoxicology in Chemical Safety Assessment
The use of chemicals in any workplace in the developed world is governed by stringent health, safety and environmental legislation, and companies spend significant amounts of time and money assessing the risks associated with the handling and use of chemicals. In practice, those risk assessments are generally carried out by a range of... | | The School of Doubt (Brill Studies in Skepticism)
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Gives clear explanations of the logical design sequence for structural elements. The Structural Engineer says: `The book explains, in simple terms, and with many examples, Code of Practice methods for sizing structural sections in timber, concrete,
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