This is the twentieth 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.Continuing in the tradition of the series as a whole, thistwentieth volume provides scholarly, up-to-the-minute reviews andupdates of work in a number of well-established areas such as:mergers and acquisitions, burnout and health, and personality inindustrial and organizational psychology. Emergent issues are alsocovered in chapters on social identity, emotions in organizations,the contribution of industrial and organizational psychology toensuring safety in commercial aircraft, and the analysis of justicein human resource management decisions. Each chapter offers acomprehensive and critical survey of the chosen topic, and each issupported by a valuable bibliography. For advanced students,academics and researchers, as well as professional psychologistsand managers, this remains the most authoritative and current guideto new developments and established knowledge in the field ofindustrial and organizational psychology.Contributors to Volume 20Neal M. Ashkanasy, AustraliaClaire E. Ashton-James, AustraliaShlomo Berliner, IsraelSusan Cartwright, UKJose M. Cortina, USANaomi Ellemers, The NetherlandsStephen W. Gilliland, USADon Harris, UKS. Alexander Haslam, UKMichael J. Ingerick, USASamuel Melamed, IsraelLayne Paddock, USAItzhak Shapira, IsraelArie Shirom, IsraelLauren Thomas, UKSharon Toker, Israel

About the Editors.List of Contributors.Editorial Foreword.1. Mergers and Acquisitions: An Update and Appraisal (SusanCartwright).2. Social Identity in Industrial and Organizational Psychology:Concepts, Controversies, and Contributions (S. Alexander Haslam andNaomi Ellemers).3. Personality in Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Not MuchMore than Cheese (Jose M. Cortina and Michael J. Ingerick).4. Organizational Justice across Human Resource ManagementDecisions (Stephen W. Gilliland and Layne Paddock).5. Contributions of Industrial/Organizational Psychology toSafety in Commercial Aircraft (Don Harris and Lauren Thomas).6. Emotion in Organizations: A Neglected Topic in I/OPsychology, but with a Bright Future (Neal M. Ashkanasy and ClaireE. Ashton-James).7. Burnout and Health Review: Current Knowledge and FutureResearch Directions (Arie Shirom,Samu el Melamed, Sharon Toker,Shlomo Berliner,and Itzhak Shapira).Index.Contents of Previous Volumes.