Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Required text for an undergraduate class, 2000 level (low-level undergrad). The text itself is not difficult to read, but the organization of it leaves a lot to be desired, can be verbose, and repetitive. Sometimes it reads like a long-form psych department pamphlet. But it's not so much that this is a bad textbook as it is a very poorly edited textbook with a lot of fluff.Edit after finishing: later chapters in the book become much more interesting--group processes, leadership, organizational politics--by engaging more with established and emergent theories. I still stand by my suggestion that quite a bit of editing is warranted. Changed rating from 2 to 3 stars.

I ordered this for a college course I was taking so I was very satisfied when I received this and saw it was in such a great condition. I was also happy that I didn't have to wait long to receive it.

I was required to have this book for an undergraduate class. I'm glad I rented it, because I would have no use for it outside that class.Like another reviewer stated, it's a VERY easy read. I honestly don't believe this is a college level book. Personally, do not like the way the author writes at all. He restates himself, theories and research so often it has provoked me to write this review.For instance, in Chapter 13:"However, a meta-analysis of many studies over a long period of time suggested that both initiating structure and consideration are related to both performance and group member satisfaction in the expected relationships. That is, consideration was more strongly correlated with satisfaction, and initiating structure was more strongly related to performance."Unnecessary explanation of meta-analysis along with a fluff sentence so as to stall before he gets to the second sentence (this quote is preceded by two pages of explanation of the topic, as readers we already know these facts). The book is FILLED with whole chapters like this. It read as if the author has a stammer--just spit out whatever data you want to tell us about. No need to warm us up for three sentences just to tell us about about the same research you *already* mentioned in the opening paragraph.My other complaint is, even though this is a recent publication, the bulk of the book's references date from the late 1800's to the 1970's. I have read almost every chapter and most of the text is dedicated to the founding theories and research that shaped I/O Psych. Most of the "new" research is in small blurbs at the end of paragraphs.Another peeve: If the research mentioned didn't have conclusive findings, the author still includes it in his summary. This alone, isn't a problem but the way which he presents the data makes it seem as if the author is a little too hopeful. The author usually states information from an inconclusive study as, "X may be correlated to B." I could see this being confusing for students who haven't taken formal statistics. There's also a danger that, if reading quickly, these casual mentioning might accidentally be taken as a statistical 'truth'.The book covers most of what you need to know to get background knowledge of Industrial Psychology history and theory. For me, I found it to be a dull read. Admittedly I am not interested in the subject of I/O, so it could very well make a great book for a person who really loves the subject.

Good as expected

This book was actually an interesting read for a class textbook. I was impressed, shipping very fast. Great rental price

Meh

It's sort of like the books I remember from grammar school. Although it has a vintage feel to it, it is very effective and clear cut so that's all that matter.

Great text-book. Great addition to anyone's library. Insightful!