Review of Business psychology

Abstract

Reviews the book, Business psychology by H. Munsterberg (1917). This book is a good presentation of psychology and its results as applied to industry and commerce. It begins by showing the place of psychology in every walk of life, and the place it must hold in business. It lays emphasis on scientific psychology as distinguished from the notions of the soul, so current in popular literature. In business it is what a man thinks, feels and does that is of importance, and this we can find out by studying his mental processes as expressed in bodily movements. The first half of the book deals with psychology and the second half with its application to industry and commerce. For the psychologist there is nothing new in the book, and while the author presents the problems fairly, nevertheless conveys the impression that they are simpler than they are in reality. It is a popular presentation of the subject. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)