Tackling Precarious Work: Toward Sustainable Livelihoods [Hardcover]

In this ground-breaking book, leading applied research scholars, advocates, and activists from across the globe?show?how Industrial and Organizational (I/O) psychology has a significant contribution to make in humanity moving away from precarious work situations towards sustainable livelihoods.

Stuart C. Carr is UNESCO Professor on Sustainable Livelihoods and a Professor of Psychology in the School of Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand. Stus research, service, and teaching focus on transformation from insecure, precarious work to sustainable livelihoods, under the aegis of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Dr Veronica Hopner is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, Massey University in New Zealand. Her research interests include modern slavery, occupational health psychology and violent extremism.

Darrin J. Hodgetts is a Professor of Societal Psychology at Massey University where he researches issues of human [in]security, including urban poverty. Darrin has held various academic positions in Canada, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, and his work is increasingly focused on the Asia Pacific region.

Megan Young is an Assistant Lecturer in the School of Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand. With an undergraduate degree in English Literature, she is particularly interested in the different ways that research can be communicated to a broader audience where it may benefit professionals and lay people alike.

Tackling precarious work has been described by the United Nations (UN)s International Labour Organization (ILO) as the main challenge facing the world of work. In this ground-breaking book, leading applied research scholars, advocates, and activists from across the globe respond to this challenge by showing how Industrial and Organizational (I/O) psychology has ló%