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The Oxford Encyclopedia Of Industrial, Work, And Organizational Psychology Offers A Wide Array Of Articles On Key Topics Dealing With The Important Challenges And Transformations Within The Field Of Industrial, Work, And Organizational (iwo) Psychology. Across Nearly 80 Articles, Organized Into 14 Sections, The Encyclopedia Tackles The Main Subject Areas Within The Discipline And Offers Relevant Knowledge And Forward-looking Approaches That Are Crucial For Iwo Psychology Research And Professional Practice. The Sections Within The Encyclopedia Present A Rich And Integrated Knowledge And Perspective. They Cover The Field's History, Key Theories And Research Methods, The Environment And Context Of Organizations And Work, The Main Psychological Individual Processes, Diversity In Its Different Forms, Issues Concerning Jobs And Work Systems, The Interpersonal And Social Components Of Organizational Life, Organizational Processes And Organizational Change, The Core Topics Within Human Resources Psychology And Occupational Health, As Well As The Main Individual And Organizational Outcomes. The Diversity Of The Contributing Authors Ensures A Wide, International Approach, And The Attention To Cross-cultural Issues Is One Of The Encyclopedia's Strengths. The Articles Offer Systematic Overviews Of The Key Topics And Are Well Grounded In Research And Theoretical And Empirical Contributions, All While Paying Close Attention To The Needs And Challenges That Organizations And Professional Psychologists Face In Their Practice To Serve Multiple Stakeholders. Many Articles Also Provide Important Inputs For Psycho-social Interventions And Insights For Professional Practice. In Addition, The Style In Which The Contributions Are Written Is Appealing And Accessible To Non-specialists, Such As Students In The Social Sciences And Other Interested Readers. Editor In Chief: José M. Peiró Is Emeritus Professor Of Work And Organizational Psychology At The University Of Valencia, Senior Research