Humanitarian Work Psychology and the Global Development Agenda: Case studies and interventions - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1848723695 ISBN 13: 9781848723696

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2015

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Stuart C Carr is a Professor of Psychology at Massey University in New Zealand

Ishbel McWha, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at the Employment and Disability Institute (EDI) at Cornell University, US

Douglas C. Maynard, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the State University of New York at New Paltz, US

Mary O’Neill Berry, Ph.D., is an Organizational Psychologist and Management Consultant specializing in international survey and evaluation research, particularly in the non-profit arena

Contenuti:

1. Introduction. Ishbel McWha, Douglas C. Maynard & Mary O’Neill Berry, Cornell University (USA; Scotland), State University of New York at New Paltz (USA), and Sirota (USA; UK; The Netherlands; Singapore).

Part I – Practical Applications of Using Humanitarian Work Psychology to Address the Millennium Development Goals

2. Psychology Responds to Intergenerational Poverty: A Case in Hong Kong. Charles C. Chan, Man Kin Lai, Eddie Chi Wai Ng, & Wendy Suet Yee Lau, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong).
3. On Negative Forces of Change: Humanitarian Work Psychology Supporting Basic Education Improvement in Ghana. Inusah Abdul-Nasiru & Steven Toaddy, University of Ghana (Ghana), and North Carolina State University (USA).
4. Reaching MDGs 4 and 5: The Application of Organizational Psychology to Maternal and Child Health Programme Sustainability in Sierra Leone. Eilish McAuliffe & Frederique Vallieres, Trinity College Dublin (Ireland).
5. Humanitarian Work Psychology and the Millennium Development Goals in Papua New Guinea. Leo Marai, University of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
6. Leadership Development via Humanitarian Work: IBM’s Efforts in Nigeria. Mathian Osicki, IBM Corporation (USA).
7. Advancing the Millennium Development Goals through the Promotion of Occupational Safety, Health, and Well-Being. Aditya Kailash Jain, University of Nottingham Business School (UK).
8. An Ecological Momentary Approach to Communicable Disease Control in South-east Asia. Mahima Saxena, llinois Institute of Technology (USA).

Part II – Process Considerations in Applying Humanitarian Work Psychology to the Millennium Development Goals

9. Work Analysis, Technology, and the Millennium Development Goals. Scott McCallum, Lori Foster Thompson, & Alexander E. Gloss, Aidmatrix (USA), and North Carolina State University (USA).
10. Testing the Psychological Processes That Underlie Progress Toward the Millennium Development Goals. Rustin D. Meyer, Ruth Kanfer, & Carla Burrus, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA).
11. Catch-22 in Humanitarian and Development Work: Emotional Exhaustion, Withdrawal, Health, and Work Motives of These Workers. Su Chuen Foo, Women for Women International (USA).
12. Cross-cultural Partnerships in Support of the Millennium Development Goals. Sarah Glavey & Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School of Government (USA).
13. The ‘Social Impact’ of Consulting for Positive Social Change. Maura J. Mills & Benjamin S. Wood, Hofstra University (USA).
14. The Transformative Force of Collective Action: The Case for the United Nations Global Compact. Sean Cruse, United Nations Global Compact (USA).

Part III – Humanitarian Work Psychology Beyond the Millennium Development Goals

15. Humanitarian Work Psychology in Perspective: Reflective Essays.

• Stuart Carr, Mac MacLachlan, and Karen Hand, Massey University (New Zealand) and Trinity College Dublin (Ireland).
• Telma Viale, International Labour Organization (USA).
• Joel Lefkowitz, Baruch College (USA).
• Harry C. Hui and Benjamin Law (Hong Kong).

1. Humanitarian Work Psychology and the MDGs: Where To From Here? Ishbel McWha, Douglas C. Maynard, & Mary O’Neill Berry, Cornell University (USA; Scotland), State University of New York at New Paltz (USA), and Sirota (USA; UK; The Netherlands; Singapore).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1848723695
• ISBN 13: 9781848723696
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Redattore: McWha-Hermann Ishbel, Maynard Douglas C., O'Neill Berry Mary