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Introduction. The first study of the history of Saratov organizational psychology was carried out by L. N. Aksenovskaya, who traced the development of the industrial and organizational direction at Saratov State University from 1971 to the present. The purpose of our research was to analyze the process of formation of organizational and psychological science in Saratov in the 1920s–1930s. Such historical and psychological methods as the analysis of information presented in scientific and reference publications, historical reconstruction, interpretation of factual material were used. Theoretical analysis. A study was conducted on the development of Saratov organizational psychology in the 1920s–1930s as an integral part of two directions – scientific organization of labor and psychotechnics. Conclusion. It is established that organizational psychology in Saratov developed in accordance with the general trends of the scientific process for the whole country. For research and practical work, divisions were created at provincial administrative institutions, regional branches of All-Russian scientific communities, experimental laboratories. The article presents the activities of three Saratov laboratories organized by engineers at the Saratov Institute of National Economy, doctors at the Provincial Department of Public Education, psychologists at the Department of Philosophy and Psychology of Saratov University (the heads respectively N. M. Dyakonov, I. L. Stychinsky, A. A. Krogius).

Continuing the series' tradition of providing scholarly reviews and updates of theory and research, this twenty-seventh volume surveys developments in established areas, such as stress and well-being, consumer behavior, and employee trust, as well as newer topics such as methodological issues in the development and evaluation of multiple regression models, and an examination of the psychological impact of the physical office environment.

Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable documents a new direction for industrial and organizational psychology. The chapters are written by psychologists who have used the methods, procedures and theories of industrial and organizational psychology to help the vulnerable people of the world, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable documents a new direction for industrial and organizational psychology. The chapters are written by psychologists who have used the methods, procedures and theories of industrial and organizational psychology to help the vulnerable people of the world. They are personal stories of psychologists using their expertise in some of the most dangerous and complex parts of the world in order to help those more vulnerable in society. The authors describe their motivation for undertaking such activities, their application of the disciplines methods and procedures, their successes and failures, what they personally gained from their experiences and how their experiences impacted their discipline. They described their work in Afghanistan at a time when war lords were battling each other for dominance, poverty stricken parts of South Africa, Haiti after the earthquakes, New Orleans after the hurricane and Lesotho Africa where girls learned confidence and entrepreneurship skills to avoid risky behavior. Authors describe how they persuade governments to include the principles of 'decent work' into their poverty reducing program that was to be supported by the World Bank. A graduate student describes how his emotions at discovering a dual salary system for local and foreign college teachers motivated his research agenda and life's work. Psychologists teach entrepreneurship and turn job seekers into job providers. As a result of their experiences the boundaries of industrial and organizational psychology have been expanded. Young people entering the field will have choices of venues in which to work. And no longer will this branch of psychology be perceived as a servant of powerful organizations with the only goal of making them more successful and more powerful. Industrial and organizational psychology will have a humanitarian side as well that will serve the needs of the vulnerable

Introduction: What industrial-organizational psychology has to say about productivity / John P. Campbell, Richard J. Campbell -- Part 1: productivity concepts and issues -- Productivity defined: the relativity of efficiency, effectiveness, and change / Thomas A. Mahoney -- Productivity assessment: Japanese perceptions and practices / Koji Taira -- Productivity research: reviewing psychological and economic perspectives / Richard A. Guzzo -- Industrial-organizational psychology and productivity: the goodness of fit / John P. Campbell, Richard J. Campbell -- Part 2: Individual differences, motivation, learning and productivity -- Recruiting, selecting, and matching people with jobs / Michael J. Burke, Kenneth Pearlman -- Individual motivation and performance: cognitive influences on effort and choice / Daniel R. Ilgen, Howard J. Klein -- Training design for performance improvement / John P. Campbell -- Part 3: Multifaceted interventions for influencing productivity -- Job enrichment and performance improvement / Lisa R. Berlinger, William H. Glick, Robert C. Rodgers -- The quality circle and its variations / Gerald E. Ledford, Jr., Edward E. Lawler III, Susan A. Mohrman -- Groups and productivity: analyzing the effectiveness of self motivation, learning, and productivity -- Recruiting, selecting, and matching people with jobs / Michael J. Burke, Kenneth Pearlman -- Individual motivation and performance: cognitive influences on effort and choice / Daniel R. Ilgen, Howard J. Klein -- Training design for performance improvement / John P. Campbell -- Part 3: Multifaceted interventions for influencing productivity -- Job enrichment and performance improvement / Lisa R. Berlinger, William H. Glick, Robert C. Rodgers -- The quality circle and its variations / Gerald E. Ledford, Jr., Edward E. Lawler III, Susan A. Mohrman -- Groups and productivity: analyzing the effectiveness of self-managing teams / Paul S. Goodman, Rukmini Devadas, Terri L. Griffith Hughson -- New developments in profit sharing, gainsharing, and employee ownership -- Flexible job models: a productivity strategy for the information age / Patricia A. McLagan -- Employee Involvement: a sustained labor/management initiative at the Ford Motor Company / Paul A. Banas -- Productivity: conclusions and forecasts from industrial-organizational psychology / John P. Campbell, Richard J. Campbell

Industrial and Organizational Psychology Help the Vulnerable documents a new direction for industrial and organizational psychology. The chapters are written by psychologists who have used the methods, procedures and theories of industrial and organizational psychology to help the vulnerable people of the world. They are personal stories of psychologists using their expertise in some of the most dangerous and complex parts of the world in order to help those more vulnerable in society. The authors describe their motivation for undertaking such activities, their application of the disciplines methods and procedures, their successes and failures, what they personally gained from their experiences and how their experiences impacted their discipline. They described their work in Afghanistan at a time when war lords were battling each other for dominance, poverty stricken parts of South Africa, Haiti after the earthquakes, New Orleans after the hurricane and Lesotho Africa where girls learned confidence and entrepreneurship skills to avoid risky behavior. Authors describe how they persuade governments to include the principles of 'decent work' into their poverty reducing program that was to be supported by the World Bank. A graduate student describes how his emotions at discovering a dual salary system for local and foreign college teachers motivated his research agenda and life's work. Psychologists teach entrepreneurship and turn job seekers into job providers. As a result of their experiences the boundaries of industrial and organizational psychology have been expanded. Young people entering the field will have choices of venues in which to work. And no longer will this branch of psychology be perceived as a servant of powerful organizations with the only goal of making them more successful and more powerful. Industrial and organizational psychology will have a humanitarian side as well that will serve the needs of the vulnerable.