Designed for students, professors, researchers, and professionals in Organizational and Work Psychology, HR, and People Management, this textbook bridges the persistent gap between academic research and real-world practice through the lens of Evidence-Based Management (EBMgt). Grounded in scientific rigor and contextual sensitivity, the book guides readers through the six essential steps of evidence-based practiceasking, acquiring, appraising, aggregating, applying, and assessingtransforming complex organizational challenges into structured, data-informed decisions.
Connecting theory and practice is a relevant and urgent demand to be met in the various learning spaces that prepare professionals to work in the field. Rather than offering abstract theory alone, this book presents 17 rich teaching cases drawn from public, private, and nonprofit contexts, including universities, hospitals, startups, NGOs, and industrial organizations hypothetical, real or adapted from reality , which allow readers to understand how, in practice, they can act in relation to various themes and phenomena in the field of organizational and work psychology. What sets this work apart is its strong emphasis on organizational diagnosis as the foundation of responsible intervention.
Readers are introduced to validated instruments, quantitative and qualitative methods, and mixed approaches that expand technical expertise while reinforcing ethical and critical thinking. The cases function as learning laboratories, encouraging readers to adapt insights to their own contexts rather than replicate ready-made solutions. By integrating theory, assessment, and action, this book empowers professionals to make transparent, well-informed decisions that are both scientifically grounded and socially responsible. For anyone committed to elevating people management through evidence and reflection, this book is an indispensable resource.
The original manuscript of this book was written in Brazilian Portuguese and translated into English with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.
Chapter 1: Before You Begin: How to Make the Most of This Evidence-Based
Journey (Laila Leite Carneiro, Elaine Rabelo Neiva).
Chapter 2:
Organizational Culture Management: transforming resistance into acceptance
(Magno Oliveira Macambira, Andrea Valéria Steil, Dannyela da Cunha Lemos).-
Chapter 3: Between Bytes and Breezes: Managing Organizational Climate in a
Technology Holding Company (Daniela Campos Bahia Moscon, Renata Silva de
Carvalho Chinelato, Silvia Miranda Amorim).
Chapter 4: The organizational
climate in focus (Katia Puente-Palacios).
Chapter 5: Innovation management
and innovative behavior (Emmanuel Gonçalves e Silva, Elaine Rabelo Neiva,
Joana Kuntz).
Chapter 6: Is it possible to be fair in organizational
environments? Discussion based on a case study (Elaine Rabelo Neiva, Ana
Claudia Alves Medeiros).
Chapter 7: Zero Tolerance: Diagnosis and Prevention
and Intervention Actions for Workplace Bullying and Sexual Harassment (Júlia
Gonçalves, Laila Leite Carneiro).
Chapter 8: Black, White, or Shades of Gray
Balancing Organizational Culture, Workplace Deviant Behavior, and
Compliance (Pedro Afonso Cortez, Rodrigo Prado Pereira, Heila Magali da Silva
Veiga).
Chapter 9: Diversity Management And The Inclusion Of People With
Disabilities In The Workplace (Joelma Cristina Santos, Magno Oliveira
Macambira, Elisa Amorim-Ribeiro, Júlia Gonçalves, Marco Antônio Silva
Alvarenga).
Chapter 10: Strategic Onboarding: A Case Study on the Approach
to Welcoming New Employees in Organizations (Alexandra de Oliveira
Rodrigues-Marçulo, Rodrigo Rodrigues de Souza).
Chapter 11: Work Teams:
Diagnosis and Intervention with Social Network Analysis (Elisa
Amorim-Ribeiro, Luciano Rossoni).
Chapter 12: The Power of Leadership in
Healthcare: Diagnosis and Accreditation in Focus (Helenides Mendonça, Maria
Tereza Tomé de Godoy).
Chapter 13: Gender equity in organizations: woman's
leadership in the industrial sector (Michelle Morelo Pereira, Julia Caciano
da Silva, Luciana Mourão, Lília Bittencourt Silva).
Chapter 14: Kudo Cards:
the art of recognizing and building healthy work environments (Larissa Maria
David Gabardo-Martins, Evania Silva Louro).
Chapter 15: Is working at/from
home good for the worker? Reflections based on the case of a working mother
(Laila Leite Carneiro, Larissa Maria David Gabardo-Martins, Madalena Letícia
Martins Marques, Helenides Mendonça).
Chapter 16: Is it possible to change
job characteristics? Job crafting interventions at a public university
(Renata Silva de Carvalho Chinelato, Michelle Morelo Pereira, Maiana Farias
Oliveira Nunes, Larissa Santos Dalzotto).
Chapter 17: For the good of all,
"tell the people I am staying": Intention to leave and entrenchment in a
public organization (Andrea Valéria Steil, Daniela Campos Bahia Moscon, Layo
de Jesus Alves).
Chapter 18: Preparing for the Future: A Retirement Program
based on Resources (Silvia Miranda Amorim, Juliana Seidl, Mariana Motta).
Laila Leite Carneiro is Adjunct Professor at the Institute of Psychology and the Postgraduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA). Psychologist, specialist in Psychological Assessment. Master and PhDs degrees in Organizational and Work Psychology from UFBA. Coordinator of the Organizational Culture and Health at Work Working Group of the National Association of Research and Postgraduate Studies in Psychology (Anpepp) from 2022 to 2024. Leader of the Positive Psychology Laboratory (LAPP) (2020 currently). Editor-in-Chief of the Revista Psicologia Organizações e Trabalho (rPOT, ISSN 1984-6657) (2024 currently). She dedicates herself to research on the following topics: positive psychology, alternative work arrangements, worker well-being, organizational commitment and voice in organizations.
Elaine Rabelo Neiva is Professor in the Department of Social and Work Psychology and in the Postgraduate Program in Social, Work and Organizational Psychology at the University of Brasília (UnB). PhD, master's and undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Brasília (UnB); postdoctoral internship in the Social and Organizational Psychology Program at Columbia University at New York. She conducts research in Organizational Change and Analysis, Social Network Analysis in work contexts and in the implementation of public policies, and people management in organizations. She was a member of the board of the Brazilian Society of Organizational and Work Psychology (SBPOT) from 2010 to 2014. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Psychology Theory and Research.
