Have you ever wondered what makes a good humanitarian organization? How can civil society and non-governmental organizations, the different arms of the United Nations and corporate organizations respond most effectively to the challenges of organizing the work of aid, development and poverty reduction? What are the organizational issues that can make a critical difference to their effectiveness? What enables enterprises to grow and develop in challenging settingslike the aftermath of a devastating tsunami? These questions are all related to humanitarian work psychology and have so far been largely overlooked by global development policy and policy makers. Their focus has remained steadfastlymacro. Whilst recognizing the importance of grand plans at the macro level, this book is fresh and unique. It reverses the conventional emphasis completely. It marshals contributions by leading-edge thinkers and practitioners globally. What distinguishes, unites and differentiates them from more conventional ideas is a down-to-earth, everyday focus - the workplace. After all, humanitarian work must be well organized to succeed. It depends on the wellbeing and successful performance of humanitarian workers and the organizational structures that support them, as well as the creation and maintenance of decent work for all. These concerns are the essence of .Humanitarian Work Psychology. INDICE: Notes on Contributors.An Introduction to Humanitarian Work Psychology .S.C.Carr., .J.M.De Guzman., .S.Eltyeb., .A.Furnham., .M.MacLachlan., .L.Marai. & .E.McAuliffe.The Evolution of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; .W.Reichman .&. M.O'Neill Berry.Justice at Work; .A.Furnham.Facilitating theProcess of Globally Distributed Development-Focused Research Teams; .I.McWha., .S.C.Carr. &. M.MacLachlan.From Humanitarian to Humanistic Work Psychology: The Morality of Business; .J.Lefkowitz.The New Diplomacies and Humanitarian Work Psychology; .R.Saner. & .L.Yiu.Motivating the Teacher Workforce in Uganda; .C.Tumwebaze .&.M.MacLachlan.Quo Vadis Interviews in Practice - Demand;. S.C.Carr.Quo Vadis Interviews in Practice - Supply; .S.C.Carr.Personnel Psychology for Disaster Response and Recovery; .E.C.W.Ng., .S.M.P.Chan .& .C.H.Hui.Women,Work and Poverty: Reflections on Research for Social Change; .V.E.Schein.Online Volunteers and SmartAid;. S.G.Atkins. & .L.F.Thompson.Building Digital Bridges: The Digital Divide and Humanitarian Work Psychology's Online Networks andCommunities;. A.Gloss., .S.Glavey. & .J.Godbout.The Importance of Trust to the Funding of Humanitarian Work; .C.D.B.Burt.Attributions for and the PerceivedEffects of Poverty in East Africa: A Study from Uganda;. P.Baguma. & .A.Furnham.
- ISBN: 978-0-230-27545-4
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 06/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido