The Reader’s Guide quickly orients the novice researcher. The Foundations section includes history; ethical and legal issues; research methods; and measurement theory and statistics. The “Industrial Psychology” section includes:
- understanding and assessing individual differences;
- employment, staffing, and career issues;
- developing, training, and evaluating employees;
- productive and counterproductive employee behavior;
- motivation and job design;
- leadership and management;
- groups, teams, and working with others;
- employee well-being and attitudes; and
- organizational structure, design, and change.
The index is cross-referenced based on topic and subtopic keywords. The appendixes are useful for students wanting to enter the profession, listing guidelines for masters and doctoral level education, graduate programs, I/O journals, job titles, and groups and organizations for I/O professionals.
The International Encyclopedia of Business and Management and the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management provide coverage of most topics in this set. For business and related social science reference collections that do not have these titles, or for larger libraries that prefer an edition with the latest terms in this fast evolving field, the Encyclopedia is an excellent choice. Sage also offers this title in their eReference collection.–Leticia Camacho, Brigham Young University, Provo, and Lee Pasackow, Emory University, Atlanta
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics. Ed. by Neil J. Salkind. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage, 2007. 3 vols. $395 (ISBN 978-1412916110).
This three-volume encyclopedia is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of topics in the fields of measurement and statistics for a general audience. The editor, who also is the author of the bestselling book Statistics for People Who (Think They) Hate Statistics, is fully aware the subjects are daunting for most people. Therefore, the encyclopedia’s goal is to be informative without being overly technical.