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COVID-19 has resulted in dramatic and rapid changes to work, working conditions, and workplaces, all of which have had an enormous effect on individuals, organizations, and societies. As such, these changes have attracted a great deal of attention from scholars of social and psychological sciences. Against this backdrop, Rudolph et al. ( 2021) have aptly invited "[industrial and organizational (I-O)] psychology researchers and practitioners to address the challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 head-on by proactively innovating the work that we do in support of workers, organizations, and society as a whole" (p. X). Leading the charge, they discussed the work-related challenges and opportunities related to 10 topics: occupational health and safety, work-family issues, telecommuting, virtual teamwork, job insecurity, precarious work, leadership, human resources policy, the aging workforce, and careers. Although these topics cover many issues made salient by COVID-19, the discussion of each focused a great deal on the usual concerns of efficiency and organizations. This was jarring not only because the vision and mission of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology an

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Author

Hari Bapuji; Charmi Patel; Gokhan Ertug; David G. Allen

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)