Books

"Research Methodology: Best Practices for Rigorous, Credible, and Impactful Research" takes a 360-degree view of understanding and doing research, helping readers become expert researchers, reviewers, and consumers of research. Renowned author, journal editor, and researcher Herman Aguinis distills the vast work on methodological best practices into a singular experience.

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Each of the 16 chapters thoroughly explains a different aspect of methodology step by step, from choosing useful and compelling research topics to reporting results accurately and credibly. Researchers at all career stages will find this text helpful to structure and conduct high-impact empirical research to produce a thesis, dissertation, or journal publication. Research consumers will find instruction on how to evaluate the rigor and credibility of research conducted by others. Instructors will find the book’s modular approach refreshing by assigning students the most relevant topics, from checklists of best practices to an in-depth treatment of a methodology. Filled with “how-to’s” and “dos and don’ts,” figures, hands-on exercises, and “Methods in Practice” boxes that summarize and apply best practices, this book is a must-have for anyone interested in producing or reading research. Listen to free podcasts discussing each chapter.

Contents

• Chapter 1: How to Understand the Current Methodological Landscape
• Chapter 2: How to Conduct Ethical Research
• Chapter 3: How to Make Contributions to Theory
• Chapter 4: How to Plan Your Research
• Chapter 5: How to Collect Your Sample Using Surveys and Other Means
• Chapter 6: How to Measure Your Variables
• Chapter 7: How to Design and Conduct Experimental Research
• Chapter 8: How to Prepare Your Data for Analysis
• Chapter 9: How to Conduct Quantitative Analysis, Part I: Regression-based Approaches
• Chapter 10: How to Conduct Quantitative Analysis, Part II: Multilevel Modeling
• Chapter 11: How to Conduct Quantitative Analysis, Part III: Meta-analysis
• Chapter 12: How to Conduct Quantitative Analysis, Part IV: Advanced Techniques
• Chapter 13: How to Conduct Qualitative Research
• Chapter 14: How to Report Your Results
• Chapter 15: How to Improve the Transparency, Reproducibility, and Replicability of Your Research
• Chapter 16: How to Enhance the Impact of Your Research

In the ninth edition of "Applied Psychology in Talent Management," world-renowned authors Wayne F. Cascio and Herman Aguinis provide the most comprehensive, future-oriented overview of psychological theories and how they impact people decisions in today's workplace. Taking a rigorous, evidence-based approach, the new edition includes more than 750 new citations from top-tier journal articles.

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Integrated coverage of technology, strategy, globalization, and social responsibility throughout the text gives students a holistic view of the field. It equips them with the tools necessary to create productive, enjoyable work environments. Listen to free podcasts discussing each chapter.

Contents

• Chapter 1: Organizations, Work, and Applied Psychology
• Chapter 2: The Law and Talent Management
• Chapter 3: People, Decisions, and the Systems Approach
• Chapter 4: Criteria: Definitions, Measures, and Evaluation
• Chapter 5: Performance Management
• Chapter 6: Measuring and Interpreting Individual Differences
• Chapter 7: Validation and Use of Individual-Differences Measures
• Chapter 8: Fairness in Employment Decisions
• Chapter 9: Analyzing Jobs and Work
• Chapter 10: Strategic Workforce Planning
• Chapter 11: Recruitment
• Chapter 12: Selection Methods
• Chapter 13: Managerial and Leadership Selection Methods
• Chapter 14: Decision Making for Selection
• Chapter 15: Training and Development: Considerations in Design
• Chapter 16: Training and Development: Implementation and the Measurement of Outcomes
• Chapter 17: International Dimensions of Talent Management
• Chapter 18: Organizational Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethical Issues in Talent Management
• Appendix A: Scientific and Legal Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures—Checklists for Compliance

For years, business schools thrived with rising enrollments, favorable media coverage, and growing prestige in the business community. However, the COVID-19 pandemic brought significant disruptions that exposed longstanding issues within MBA programs. These challenges have led to declining enrollment and sharp criticism, particularly for inadequacies in preparing future leaders and neglecting critical topics such as ethics, sustainability, diversity, and inclusion. "The Future of Business Schools" addresses these pressing concerns through three pivotal lenses: complexity, sustainability, and destiny. 

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The book explores how to equip students for an increasingly complex world, how business schools can prioritize planetary sustainability, and how they can contribute to building a more equitable future. The chapters provide insights and recommendations from business school professors, researchers, and leaders across diverse contexts and countries. Topics range from reimagining program structures, course content, and teaching materials to identifying innovative research agendas. Practical tools are also shared to help institutions navigate complexity and prepare for uncertainty.

This comprehensive resource is designed to support business school faculty, staff, administrators, and other stakeholders, including policymakers and organizations, in rethinking their role and charting a new course for their evolution in a rapidly changing world.

Leading is inevitably frustrating and emotionally demanding, yet leaders get little training in how to deal with painful emotions. Since the global pandemic, stresses on leaders have only grown. To lead effectively in an age of anxiety, leaders must build the capacity to act in spite of unpleasant emotions, and bring a learning mindset to challenges that can otherwise feel overwhelming. "Leading Outside Your Comfort Zone" draws on a wide body of research to show how well-being and resilience emerges from this struggle; leaders grow by adopting a learning mindset in the face of unpleasant emotions.

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A research-backed guide to leading with confidence and resilience in an age of anxiety, "Leading Outside Your Comfort Zone" explains how to:

• Confidently face new challenges
• Accelerate progress toward goals
• Improve productivity during discouraging, "unfruitful" periods
• Overcome frustration with difficult personalities and organizational politics
• Build confidence and a mindset of stress-less productivity
• Build resilience throughout the organization

Leadership expert D. Christopher Kayes integrates insights from diverse disciplines, including management and organization studies, psychology, sports and military psychology, neuroscience, and education, and presents original research involving over 1,000 leaders. The book focuses on five tools that help leaders develop positive emotional engagement, creative problem-solving, learning identity, flexibility, and social support.