Adapting to Rapid changes at Work: Definitions, Measures, and Research

• Main Author: CHAN, David
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Work motivation; Personnel selection; Personnel assessment; Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1347; https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/permalink/65SMU_INST/1lk8vc3/alma9923224402601
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Individual adaptability to changes at work refers to an individual’s response to new demands or ill defined problems created by uncertainty, complexity, mergers, and any rapid change in the work situation. Today, one of the key factors for individual’s success is said to be adaptability. In the past two decades there has been increasing interest in the research on individual adaptability, and this is one of the first academic volumes to look at this important topic. Specific contexts that will be addressed include newcomer adaptation, team building and functioning, work-family conflict, retirement and career management. The book will provide a comprehensive and integrated analysis of the conceptual, assessment and contextual issues that will help identify the current trends and emerging themes in adaptability research.