Transcript What is IO Psychology?
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What is IOP?
The application of psychological principles to the workplace (anywhere people work) About helping people do their jobs by : improving the performance and well-being . identifies how behaviors and attitudes can be improved through hiring practices, training programs, and feedback systems
IOP is...
the scientific study of the relationship between man and the world of work.
the application or extension of psychological facts and principles to the problems concerning human beings operating within the context of business and industry.
Major Fields in IOP
Personnel Psychology Organizational Psychology Human Factors /Ergonomics
Personnel Psychology
I/O personnel psychologists work with the Human Resource.
In areas such as: Recruitment Analyzing jobs Determining salary levels Training employees Evaluating employees' performance
Personnel Psychology: Recruitment
I/O Personnel Psychologist : Choose existing tests or create new ones to select or promote employees.
Tests are constantly evaluated to ensure validity and fairness .
Personnel Psychology: Training
I/O Psychologists examine various methods to be used to train and develop employees: Identify training needs Develop programs Evaluate training success
Organizational Psychologist…
Are concerned with : issues of leadership Job satisfaction Employees motivation Organizational communication Conflict management Organizational change Group process etc
Organizational Psychologists…
Conduct surveys Act as consultants Make recommendations Do Team building Restructuring of the organization Empower employees
Human Factors/ Ergonomics
Concentrates on : Work place design Human machine interaction Ergonomics Physical fatigue Stress etc
References:
Aamodt, M.G (2010) Applied Industrial /Organizational Psychology. An Applied Approach. CA: Thomson Spector, P.E. (2003). Industrial Organizational Psychology. (3 rd ed). USA: Wiley http://www.siop.org