Organizational psychology : an experiential approach / David A. Kolb, Irwin M. Rubin, and James M. McIntyre

Irwin M. Rubin, James M. McIntyre

Organizational Socialization -- Learning and Problem Solving -- Organizational Decision Making -- Motivation and Organizational Climate -- The Dynamics of Achievement Motivation -- The Dynamics of Power and Affiliation Motivation -- Decision Making in Groups -- Interpersonal Perception -- Interpersonal Communication -- Leadership -- Intergroup Relations --Organizational Structure and Communication -- Personal Growth and Career Development -- Helping and Consulting -- Planned Change And Organization Development.

This book-or better, the body of experiences it proposes seeks to communicate some knowledge of general psychological principles, and some skill in applying that knowledge to social and organizational situations. Science tries to illuminate concrete reality by disclosing the general laws and principles that make the reality what it is. The generalization gives meaning to the concrete instance, but the instance carries the generalization into the real world--makes it usable. Experiencing social situations and then analyzing that experience brings generalization and concrete reality into effective union.