What Is Organizational

What Is Organizational Psychology Michelle Kylen Psych 570 May 20, 2013 Anthony Casas What Is Organizational Psychology This paper will consist of what organizational psychology is about. The following will define organizational psychology. The explanation of the evolution in organizational psychology will consist of the following information. This paper will show the comparison and the contrast of organizational psychology, and it will consist of two disciplines that will relate to the comparison and contrast. This paper will consist of information that applies to organizational psychology. Define Organizational Psychology Organizational psychology are groups of people coming together for a common cause (Jex & Britt, 2008). There are two types of organization that consist of informal and formal organization (Jex & Britt, 2008). Informal organization is a group of personal and social relationships get together in a work environment (Business Dictionary, 2013). Informal organization consists of a football team, soccer team, and basketball team. In sports team coaches recruit from other teams to make each team a better team and in these teams each person becomes a friend to make it at team. Formal organization is the rules that are a part of the organization in governing procedures as well as operations (Business Dictionary, 2013). Formal organization consists of the United Nations. The UN has rules that govern for them to follow to keep peace between the countries that are a part of the United Nations. Organizational psychology uses scientific methods to attempt in understanding the behavior of individuals with goals in a workplace in organizations of productive, effective, and efficiency (Jex & Britt, 2008). Explain the Evolution of the Field of Organizational Psychology Organizational psychology

References: Business Dictionary. (2013). Formal organization. Retrieved from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/formal-organization.html Business Dictionary. (2013). Informal organization. Retrieved from http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/informal-organization.html Jex, S., and Britt, T., (2008), Organizational Psychology: A Scientist-Practitioner Approach, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc