Syllabus College of Social Sciences PSY/435 Version 4 Industrial/Organizational Psychology October 28‚ 2013 - November 11‚ 2013 Copyright © 2012‚ 2010‚ 2007 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is designed to introduce the student to the field of industrial/organizational psychology. The emphasis is on the psychological principles and how they can be applied in a work context. Topics will include legal issues in employment‚ selection of employees
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Work Psychology Understanding human behaviour in the workplace SECOND EDITION John Arnold Cary L. Cooper Ivan T. Robertson CHAPTER 3 Work psychology: its origins‚ subjectmatter and research techniques OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to: ~ Describe important features of the history of work psychology. ~ Specify the topics covered by work psychologists. ~ Describe the main elements of a psychological theory‚ and explain the links between those elements
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Occupational Psychology Industrial organizational psychology is the branch of psychology that applies psychological theories and principles to organizations. Often referred to as I/O psychology‚ this field focuses on increasing workplace productivity and related issues such as the physical and mental well being of employees. The overall goal of this field is to study and understand human behavior in the workplace. Occupational psychology is concerned with the performance of people at work‚ how
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Industrial/Organizational Psychology Industrial/Organizational psychology has not been around as long as psychology‚ but I/O psychology is rapidly growing. The evolution field of I/O psychology shows how I/O psychology has become part of psychology. I/O psychology is part of psychology‚ but it is different by focusing on the industrial and organizational portions of organizations. Organizations hire I/O psychologists to help them have a properly functioning organization. I/O psychology uses
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Industrial/Organizational psychology (I/O) gained significant momentum shortly after the Industrial Revolution‚ which also provided organizations opportunities for increased commerce and further investments in personnel selection. This case study is based on the global retail giant IKEA‚ which is an acronym for the founder and his homeland; Ingvar Komprad‚ Elmtaryd‚ Agunnaryd (Sweden) (IKEA‚ 2012). A partial organizational analysis is conducted on behalf of IKEA’s structure‚ culture‚ global strategy
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Psychology and Work Today Introduction Would you work if you didn’t have to? Nowadays‚ it is not unusual to hear a great number of people complaining about their jobs‚ feeling “stuck” in what they do‚ dreading going to work‚ etc. However‚ considering the financial crisis‚ having a job is better than not having one. Therefore‚ we are taught to conform and try to be happy with bringing funds to pay our bills‚ holidays‚ bare necessities‚ and‚ for the lucky ones‚ to provide them with money for
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Journal of Applied Psychology 2005‚ Vol. 90‚ No. 6‚ 1241–1255 Copyright 2005 by the American Psychological Association 0021-9010/05/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.6.1241 A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Counterproductive Work Behavior Reeshad S. Dalal Purdue University Job performance is increasingly being seen to encompass constructs such as organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and counterproductive work behavior (CWB). To clarify
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University of Phoenix Material Industrial/Organizational Psychology Worksheet The purpose of this assignment is to examine the fundamental concepts of the field of industrial/organizational psychology. Using the textbook‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ and/or other resources‚ answers the following questions. Your responses to each question will vary but overall should be 700- to 1‚050-words in length. Describe the evolution of the field of industrial/organizational psychology. I/O psychology’s
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Running head: Performance Appraisals and Positive Psychology 1 Frances Daniels March 17‚ 2015 Ashford University PSY 302 Industrial/Organizational Psychology Instructor: Julie Johnson Running head: Performance Appraisals and Positive Psychology 2 Abstract The following paper will give valuable information regarding performance appraisal. It will also give example of personal experience with evaluations. Next the strengths and weaknesses of the evaluation process will be incorporated
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Jack is an organizational development executive at Techzone Communications‚ an international communications and technology company. He has completed his PhD in I/O psychology and has been working at Techzone for seven years. Although he did research during his PhD studies‚ he has not been involved in research since that time. Do you think Jack can be considered a scientist-practitioner? Discuss why or why not. Yes and no. Yes Jack has been working for an international company so he must of
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