This is the twenty-second in the most prestigious series of annualvolumes in the field of industrial and organizational psychology.The series provides authoritative and integrative reviews of thekey literature of industrial psychology and organizationalbehaviour. The chapters are written by established experts andtopics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in boththe research literature and in current practice.As in previous works in the series, this twenty-second volumeprovides scholarly, up to the minute reviews and updates of theoryand research, covering developments across a wide range ofestablished areas and emerging issues, including: socialization inorganizational contexts, assessing the costs and benefits of humanresources, strategies for reducing work-family conflict, copingresearch and measurement in the context of work related stress, andconducting applied research in a changing world of work. Eachchapter offers a comprehensive and critical survey of the chosentopic, and each is supported by a valuable bibliography. Foradvanced students, academics and researchers, as well asprofessional psychologists and managers, this remains the mostauthoritative and current guide to new developments and establishedknowledge in the field of industrial and organizationalpsychology.

About the Editors.List of Contributors.Editorial Foreword.1. Socialization in Organizational Contexts (Blake E.Ashforth, David M. Sluss and Spencer H. Harrison).2. The Costs - and Benefits - of Human ResourcesWayne F. Cascio3. Strategies for Reducing Work-Family Conflict: ApplyingResearch and Best Practices from Industrial and OrganizationalPsychology. (Debra A. Major and Jeanette N.Cleveland).4. Coping Research and Measurement in the Context of WorkRelated Stress (Philip Dewe and Cary L. Cooper).5. Organizational Learning (Linda Argote and GerganaTodorova).6. Cultural Variations in Individual Job Performance:Implications for Industrial and Organizational Psychology in the21st Century (Rabi S. Bhagat, James R. Van Scooter, Pamela K.Stevenson and Karen South Moustafa).7. Conducting Meaningful Research in a Fast-paced and VolatileWorld of Work: Challenges and Opportunities (Anne Marie Ryan andElaine D. Pulakos).Index.Contents of Previous Volumes.