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Why doesn't everyone see sustainability as a huge issue? Why don't
people think more carefully before making choices? What will it
take for people to change? Examining the many psychological factors
that lead to human behavioral effects on the environment, this book
answers these questions definitively and provides practical
guidance for approaches that have been used to successfully
stimulate change. The Applied Psychology of Sustainability provides
an extensive, integrated definition of the processes that lead to
climatic, ecological, and socio-economic results: It defines a
Psychology of Sustainability. Each chapter applies elements from
the core research areas of cognitive, social, and developmental
psychology into the context of criteria specific to sustainability.
Comprehensively updated to embrace great change in the field, this
new edition expands on critical issues yet maintains its strong
foundation that the psychology of decisions is the essential
precursor to sustainability and that these decisions should be
treated as the primary target of change. Throughout the book,
readers will find new ways of framing questions related to human
adaptability and evolutionary psychology. The Applied Psychology of
Sustainability is essential reading for students and professionals
in a range of disciplines who wish to contribute to this crucial
conversation.
Why doesn't everyone see sustainability as a huge issue? Why don't
people think more carefully before making choices? What will it
take for people to change? Examining the many psychological factors
that lead to human behavioral effects on the environment, this book
answers these questions definitively and provides practical
guidance for approaches that have been used to successfully
stimulate change. The Applied Psychology of Sustainability provides
an extensive, integrated definition of the processes that lead to
climatic, ecological, and socio-economic results: It defines a
Psychology of Sustainability. Each chapter applies elements from
the core research areas of cognitive, social, and developmental
psychology into the context of criteria specific to sustainability.
Comprehensively updated to embrace great change in the field, this
new edition expands on critical issues yet maintains its strong
foundation that the psychology of decisions is the essential
precursor to sustainability and that these decisions should be
treated as the primary target of change. Throughout the book,
readers will find new ways of framing questions related to human
adaptability and evolutionary psychology. The Applied Psychology of
Sustainability is essential reading for students and professionals
in a range of disciplines who wish to contribute to this crucial
conversation.
There is a huge elephant in the room: organizational decisions are
often based on family relationships, rather than on the 'rational'
approach advocated by many professionals. Textbooks on Human
Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Economics, Public
Administration, and a host of related areas seem to have entirely
missed this important aspect of organizational decision making.
This book seeks to change all of this. By clearly identifying and
defining nepotism in organizations, this book pulls back the
curtain on the primary basis for many of the important things that
really happen in organizations, large and small. The authors
skillfully weave examples of nepotism in real organizations with
the usual scholarly textbook topics (hiring, leadership, employment
law, career search, culture, etc.) in a way that defines an entire
new field of quantitative organizational research. This new book in
SIOP's Organizational Frontiers series represents the first time IO
psychologists have looked at the important subject of nepotism in
organizations.
A sustainable future requires more than just technological
innovation. We must change the way we think and behave to avoid
environmental catastrophe. The lessons of applied psychology are
crucial in this endeavor. In this book, Robert G. Jones combines
insights from biological adaptation with a psychological analysis
of the ways in which we identify problems, consider solutions, and
take action. He examines the complicated web of behaviors and
motivations that underlie our sustainability problem, and
identifies concrete actions social scientists, policymakers, and
individuals can take to help transform ourselves, and our planet,
for the better. For centuries, human beings have transformed our
physical environment to service our needs and desires. But today,
thanks to the waste and depletion of natural resources and the
looming threats of climate change, we must learn to adapt ourselves
in order to create a sustainable planet for our children and
grandchildren.This book is written for scholars and students in
environmental, applied, and evolutionary psychology, as well as a
scholarly and advocacy audience in conservation, sustainability,
and environmental studies.
There is a huge elephant in the room: organizational decisions are
often based on family relationships, rather than on the rational
approach advocated by many professionals. Textbooks on Human
Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior, Economics, Public
Administration, and a host of related areas seem to have entirely
missed this important aspect of organizational decision making.
This book seeks to change all of this. By clearly identifying and
defining nepotism in organizations, this book pulls back the
curtain on the primary basis for many of the important things that
really happen in organizations, large and small. The authors
skillfully weave examples of nepotism in real organizations with
the usual scholarly textbook topics (hiring, leadership, employment
law, career search, culture, etc.) in a way that defines an entire
new field of quantitative organizational research. This new book,
in SIOPs Organizational Frontiers series, represents the first time
IO psychologists have looked at the important subject of nepotism
in organizations.
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