The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Leadership, Change, and Organizational Development: 1 (Wiley-Blackwell Handbooks in Organizational Psychology) - Hardcover

?This Handbook does what many haven?t; it brings together leading scholars in the fields of leadership, change and OD, with a psychological orientation. The chapters are topical, mind-stretching and highly appropriate for our difficult economic times. A must read for people wanting to know about the psychology of leadership and change.??Professor Cary L Cooper, CBE, Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School, England ?Highly comprehensive and accessible, this text will no doubt appeal to experienced researchers and students alike. The authors should be congratulated for producing an engaging and thought-provoking volume that successfully combines recent thinking with a thorough review of core topics in leadership, change and organisational development. Definitely a text to be recommended.??Professor Jo Silvester, Cass Business School, City University, London

A state-of-the-art reference, drawing on key contemporary research to provide an in-depth, international, and competencies-based approach to the psychology of leadership, change and OD * Puts cutting-edge evidence at the fingertips of organizational psychology practitioners who need it most, but who do not always have the time or resources to keep up with scholarly research * Thematic chapters cover leadership and employee well-being, organizational creativity and innovation, positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry, and leadership-culture fit * Contributors include David Cooperrider, Manfred Kets de Vries, Emma Donaldson-Feilder, Staale Einarsen, David Day, Beverley Alimo-Metcalfe, Michael Chaskalson and Bernard Burnes