Work Psychology, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (21 April 2025) © 2026

  • Ray Randall Occupational Psychologist
  • John Arnold Loughborough University Business School
  • Iain Coyne Loughborough University Business School
  • Fiona Patterson Work Psychology Group
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Title overview

Develop your understanding of people management and human behaviour in the workplace.

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Work Psychology provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the study of people's behaviour, thoughts, and emotions at work.

Written by subject-expert researchers and practitioners, this trusted textbook provides a range of perspectives and diverse case studies to enable you to connect academic theory to real-world business scenarios.

The new edition is fully revised to include up-to-date research evidence, theories, and key debates, as well as new topic coverage on Artificial Intelligence in the workplace, the change in global work post-COVID, hybrid working, the four-day week, sustainability issues, and employability.

Whether you are looking ahead to your future career, or aiming to extend your professional skills, this resource will strengthen your understanding of the psychology behind employee well-being and motivation, leadership, training and development, recruitment, and many other people-related aspects of management.

Table of contents

  1. The discipline of work psychology
  2. Individual differences
  3. Selection: analysing jobs, competencies and selection methods
  4. Assessing performance at work
  5. Attitudes at work
  6. Work motivation
  7. Training and development
  8. Work-related stress and well-being
  9. Groups, teams and teamwork
  10. Leadership
  11. Careers and Employability
  12. Understanding organisational change and culture
  13. The psychology of dispersed work

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