INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Week 1 Introduction To I O Psyc 12102020 015612pm
INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Week 1 Introduction To I O Psyc 12102020 015612pm
INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY Week 1 Introduction To I O Psyc 12102020 015612pm
PSYCHOLOGY
02 Oct 2020
Week 2
MSG
Ground Rules
• Raise your hand & feel free to ask questions at any point during the session.
• Be participative and get others involved in discussion.
• Treat each other with respect and listen with an open mind.
• Turn mobile phones off to silent.
• No side conversations during the session
Recommended Reading
I/O Psychology
• “the application of psychological principles, theories and research to the work
setting”
Management
Social Psychology
Industrial Engineering
Sociology
Discussion
• How the work and working dynamics have changed
in the last 25 years?
What can I/O Psychologist do?
What can I/O Psychologist do?
• Personnel Psychology (Human Resources Management)
• Organizational Psychology
• Human Engineering (Human Factors Psychology)
What can I/O Psychologist do?
Personnel Psychology (Human Resources Management)
It addresses issues such as Recruitment, Selection, Training, Performance Appraisal,
Promotion, Transfer, and termination.
• The approach assumes that people are consistently different in their attributes and
work behaviour and that information about these differences can be used to
predict, maintain, and increase work performance and satisfaction.
Organizational Psychology
• It addresses the emotional and motivational side of work. It includes topics such as
attitudes, fairness, motivation, stress, leadership, teams and the broader aspects of
organizational and work design.
Human Engineering (Human Factors Psychology)
• Human Engineering approach comprises of environmental aspects such as tools,
work space, information display, shift work, work pace, machine control, and other
safety.
What can I/O Psychologist do?
• Selection and Placement ( Developing test, Validating test, Analysing job content, Identifying
Management Potential)
• Training and Development ( Identifying Training and Development Needs, Evaluating Training
Effectiveness, Career Planning)
• Organizational Development ( Analysing Organization Structure, Maximizing satisfaction and
Effectiveness of employees, Facilitating Organizational Change)
• Performance Measurement ( Developing Measures of Performance, Introducing
performance evaluation systems)
• Quality of Life ( Identify factors associated with Job Satisfaction, Reducing Stress in the work
place, Redesign Jobs)
• Engineering Psychology ( Designing work environment, Optimizing person- machine
effectiveness, Making work place safer)
What can I/O Psychologist do?
• Staff Member, Manager, Director and VP of: ( Personnel, HR, Organizational
Planning, Personal Development, OD, Management Development, Personal
Research, Employee Relation, Trainings).
• Corporate Consultant, Private Consultant, Research Scientist ( Private, Government,
Military), Test Publisher.
SO WHAT DOES AN I/O PSYCHOLOGIST DO?
http://www.siop.org
Are there any I/O related
Bodies/Associations in Pakistan?
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