Individual Differences and Development in Organisations

How can we maintain competitive advantage in a rapidly changing environment and at the same time create and sustain organisations in which people thrive both materially and psychologically?
While organisations are facing the twin challenges of advancing technologies and increasing levels of competition, successfully developing and retaining the talents of all its members is key to organisational effectiveness.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORGANISATIONS is a wide–ranging review of research, theoretical developments and current best practice for HR consultants, managers, academics and advanced students in psychology.
Michael Pearn has assembled a comprehensive collection of renowned academic specialists and leading practitioners to provide academic research findings and practice–relevant information on a variety of subjects. These include: whether competencies exist; the meaning of Emotional Intelligence; whether personality influences performance; what turns an assessment centre into a development centre; whether development resources should be concentrated on the most gifted; methods of developing diversity; and using networks to enhance learning.
This authoritative handbook will prove an invaluable tool for those charged with the development of people in organizations in today’s climate of constant change.
CONTRIBUTORS
John G. Burgoyne, UK
Ian Cunningham, UK
Victor Dulewicz, UK
Adrian Furnham, UK
Jane Henry, UK
Malcolm Higgs, UK
Jörg Iten, Switzerland
Rajvinda Kandola, UK
Satya Kartara, UK
Nigel King, UK
Monica Lee, UK
Victoria J. Marsick, USA
Cynthia D. McCauley, USA
Roger Mottram, UK
Alan Mumford, UK
Kevin R. Murphy, USA
Rob F. Poell, The Netherlands
Gilly Salmon, UK
Paul Sparrow, UK
Bruce Torff, USA
Karen van Dam, The Netherlands
Ferd J. Van der Krogt, The Netherlands
Edward C. Warburton, USA
Karen E. Watkins, USA
Jacqueline A. Wi lson, USA 
Jac N. Zaal, The Netherlands

Spis treści:
About the Editor.
About the Contributors.
Series Preface.
Preface.
Part I: Approaches, Concepts and Theory.
Learning Theory and the Construction of Self: What Kinds of People Do We Create through the Theories of Learning that We Apply to Their Development (J. Burgoyne).
Who Am I? Self–development in Organisations (M. Lee).
Cognitive Science and Individual Development (J. Henry).
Individual Differences Can Both Facilitate and Limit Individual Development (K. Murphy).
Part II: Individual Differences.
Old and New Models of Cognitive Abilities: the Assessment Conundrum (B. Torff and E. Warburton).
Personality, Style Preference and Individual Development (A. Furnham).
To Use Competencies or Not to Use Competencies? That Is the Question (P. Sparrow).
Emotional Intelligence and the Development of Managers and Leaders (V. Dulewicz and M. Higgs).
Part III: Assessment Tools and Processes.
Assessing Individual Development Needs (K. Van Dam).
Individual Asessement as a Integrated Tool in a Systematic Management Process (J. Iten).
Development Centres: a Neglected Perspective (J. Zaal).
Part IV: Development Methods and Processes.
Choosing a Development Method (A. Mumford).
Team–working and the Implications for Individual Development (R. Mottram).
Informal and Incidental Learning in the New Millennium: the Challenge of Being Rapid and/or Being Accurate! (V. Marsick, K. Watkins and J. Wilson).
Individual Development and Self–management Learning (I. Cunningham).
Using Social Networks in Organisations to Facilitate Learning (R. Poell and F. Van der Krogt).
Online Networking and Individual Development (G. Salmon).
Part V: Organisational Context.
Developing Individuals for Leadership Roles (C. McCauley).
Developing Innovations in Organisations (N. King).
Diversity and Individual Development (R. Kandola and S. Kartara).
Author Index.
Subject Index.

Okładka tylna:
How can we maintain competitive advantage in a rapidly changing environment and at the same time create and sustain organisations in which people thrive both materially and psychologically?
While organisations are facing the twin challenges of advancing technologies and increasing levels of competition, successfully developing and retaining the talents of all its members is key to organisational effectiveness.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND DEVELOPMENT IN ORGANISATIONS is a wide–ranging review of research, theoretical developments and current best practice for HR consultants, managers, academics and advanced students in psychology.
Michael Pearn has assembled a comprehensive collection of renowned academic specialists and leading practitioners to provide academic research findings and practice–relevant information on a variety of subjects. These include: whether competencies exist; the meaning of Emotional Intelligence; whether personality influences performance; what turns an assessment centre into a development centre; whether development resources should be concentrated on the most gifted; methods of developing diversity; and using networks to enhance learning.
This authoritative handbook will prove an invaluable tool for those charged with the development of people in organizations in today’s climate of constant change.
CONTRIBUTORS
John G. Burgoyne, UK
Ian Cunningham, UK
Victor Dulewicz, UK
Adrian Furnham, UK
Jane Henry, UK
Malcolm Higgs, UK
Jörg Iten, Switzerland
Rajvinda Kandola, UK
Satya Kartara, UK
Nigel King, UK
Monica Lee, UK
Victoria J. Marsick, USA
Cynthia D. McCauley, USA
Roger Mottram, UK
Alan Mumford, UK
Kevin R. Murphy, USA
Rob F. Poell, The Netherlands
Gilly Salmon, UK
Paul Sparrow, UK
Bruce Torff, USA
Karen van Dam, The Netherlands
Ferd J. Van der Krogt, The Netherlands
Edward C. Warburton, USA
Karen E. Watkins, USA
Jacqueline A. Wilson, USA 
Jac N. Zaal, The Netherlands