Individual Adaptability to Changes at Work: New Directions in Research (Organization and Management Series)

Adaptability throughout the life span is an increasingly important topic, tackled thoughtfully by the psychologists contributing to this interesting book. --Denise M Rousseau. Organizational and Public Policy. Carnegie Mellon University

The chapters in this volume collectively provide a comprehensive review of the extant theory and research related to individual adaptability at work, particularly addressing important issues of construct definition, dimensionality, measurement, and relation to larger frameworks of both work performance and individual differences. Perhaps even more importantly, Chan and the chapter authors have clearly identified many of the unresolved and emerging research questions that will guide the next generation of theory development and empirical studies which will place adaptability at the center of scholarly understanding of effective individual, team, and organizational performance. --James L. Farr, Professor Emeritus of I-O Psychology, Pennsylvania State University

David Chan has edited the definitive volume on adaptation in the workplace. This superb book presents both the research findings of how people and organizations adapt to change and how those findings can be applied in the workplace. The book explores in depth theories of adaptation, as well as several approaches to the measurement of adaptation. People wanting to understand adaptation, as well as aid it in changing work environments, must read this excellent book. The work is particularly helpful in pointing to new research directions and methods for studying adaptation at work. -Ed Diener, Joseph R. Smiley Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Illinois, USA

The world of work is changing rapidly, and adaptability to change is becoming a key driver of success in the workplace. David Chan has assembled a distinguished team of authors to examine what adaptability means, how it can be measured, how it can be developed and what its implications are for both organizations and individual employees. This is a valuable work on an increasingly important topic --Kevin Murphy, Colorado State University