ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
○ Applying knowledge to solve real
problems in work
○ Practical application
○ Professional side
Overview of Industrial-Organizational
Science and Practice
Psychology
● Scientist-Practitioner Model: Interaction of
scientific knowledge and application
Psychology
The application of psychological principles to the Where do I/O Psychologists work?
workplace (anywhere people work) ● Dual orientation (science and practice)
● Helping people do their jobs reflected in principal work settings of I/O
○ Helping employees treat Employees psychologists.
fairly.
○ Helping make jobs more interesting Fields of I/O Psychology
and satisfying. ● Selection and placement
○ Helping workers be more productive. ● Training and development
● Treating employee daily ● Performance management
○ Treating people from diverse ● Organization development
backgrounds fairly ● Quality of work life
■ Selecting people for jobs ● Ergonomics
■ Providing training
■ Rewarding promotions/raises Organizational psychology is part of a broader field of
■ Addressing harassment industrial/organizational psychology
○ Assessing performance accurately
● Making jobs more interesting/satisfying Industrial/Organizational Psychology
○ Designing jobs people will find ● Industrial
satisfying ○ Recruitment
■ Rewarding work ○ Selection
■ Safe, efficient work areas ○ Classification
(human factors) ○ Competition
○ Motivating employees to perform ○ Performance appraisal
○ Creating teams that work well ○ Training
together ● Organizational
■ Combining diverse talents and ○ Socialization
perspectives ○ Motivation
● Helping people be more productive ○ Occupational stress
○ Designing work patterns that enhance ○ Leadership
efficiency ○ Group performance
○ Helping people meet the challenges of ○ Organizational development
competition
○ Providing skills training and Fields of I/O Psychology
development 1. Selection and placement:
○ Moving past downsizing ○ Assessment methods for selection,
placement, promotion
○ Study jobs
Industrial-Organizational Psychology ○ Predict job performance
○ Placement or matching people with
● Division 14 of the American Psychological
jobs
Association (APA)
2. Training and development:
● Society of Industrial-Organizational
○ Identifying training and development
Psychology (SIOP)
needs
○ Formulating and implementing
What is industrial/organizational psychology? technical training and management
● Study of behavior in work development programs
situations(Muchinsky, 2000) ○ Evaluating the effectiveness of
○ Applying knowledge to solve real
problems in work
○ Practical application
○ Professional side
Overview of Industrial-Organizational
Science and Practice
Psychology
● Scientist-Practitioner Model: Interaction of
scientific knowledge and application
Psychology
The application of psychological principles to the Where do I/O Psychologists work?
workplace (anywhere people work) ● Dual orientation (science and practice)
● Helping people do their jobs reflected in principal work settings of I/O
○ Helping employees treat Employees psychologists.
fairly.
○ Helping make jobs more interesting Fields of I/O Psychology
and satisfying. ● Selection and placement
○ Helping workers be more productive. ● Training and development
● Treating employee daily ● Performance management
○ Treating people from diverse ● Organization development
backgrounds fairly ● Quality of work life
■ Selecting people for jobs ● Ergonomics
■ Providing training
■ Rewarding promotions/raises Organizational psychology is part of a broader field of
■ Addressing harassment industrial/organizational psychology
○ Assessing performance accurately
● Making jobs more interesting/satisfying Industrial/Organizational Psychology
○ Designing jobs people will find ● Industrial
satisfying ○ Recruitment
■ Rewarding work ○ Selection
■ Safe, efficient work areas ○ Classification
(human factors) ○ Competition
○ Motivating employees to perform ○ Performance appraisal
○ Creating teams that work well ○ Training
together ● Organizational
■ Combining diverse talents and ○ Socialization
perspectives ○ Motivation
● Helping people be more productive ○ Occupational stress
○ Designing work patterns that enhance ○ Leadership
efficiency ○ Group performance
○ Helping people meet the challenges of ○ Organizational development
competition
○ Providing skills training and Fields of I/O Psychology
development 1. Selection and placement:
○ Moving past downsizing ○ Assessment methods for selection,
placement, promotion
○ Study jobs
Industrial-Organizational Psychology ○ Predict job performance
○ Placement or matching people with
● Division 14 of the American Psychological
jobs
Association (APA)
2. Training and development:
● Society of Industrial-Organizational
○ Identifying training and development
Psychology (SIOP)
needs
○ Formulating and implementing
What is industrial/organizational psychology? technical training and management
● Study of behavior in work development programs
situations(Muchinsky, 2000) ○ Evaluating the effectiveness of
