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Industrial and organizational psychologyIndustrial and organizational psychology (or I/O psychology) is the study of the behavior of people in the workplace. Industrial and organizational psychology attempts to apply psychological results and methods to aid workers and organizations. It is also known as occupational psychology (the commonest name in the United Kingdom and work psychology (the direct translation of the standard term in German, Arbeitpsychologie). Industrial and organizational psychologists use psychological tests and assessments to measure the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOs) of people for a variety of employment-related purposes, such as selection for hiring or promotion, training and development, or measuring employee satisfaction. Historically, the job analysis has been the traditional means by which the essential KSAOs associated with any particular position are identified. It is a fairly diverse field incorporating aspects of fields such as clinical psychology, social psychology, and psychometrics as well as broader social studies such as organizational theory, law, and gender issues. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Related disciplines 2 Milestones in industrial and organizational psychology 3 See also 4 External links Related disciplines
This article is adapted from from Wikipedia All Wikipedia article text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt People Styles at Work: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better by Robert Bolton The Six Fundamentals of Success: The Rules for Getting It Right For Yourself and Your Organization by Stuart Levine Bringing Out the Best in People by Aubrey C. Daniels Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration by Patricia Ward Biederman Working Safe: How to Help People Actively Care for Health and Safety, Second Edition by E. Scott Geller Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--How to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business by Judith M. Bardwick Organizational Behavior With Infotrac by Don Hellriegel Beyond Greed and Fear: Understanding Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of Investing by Hersh Shefrin Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace, 2002 Revised Edition by Noa Davenport The Inner Game of Work by W. Timothy Gallwey Creating the Work You Love: Courage, Commitment and Career by Rick Jarow Organizational Behavior: An Experiential Approach (7th Edition) by Joyce S. Osland Winning Habits : 4 Secrets That Will Change the Rest of Your Life by Dick Lyles The Passion Plan at Work: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building a Passion-Driven Organization by Richard Y. Chang Recent Industrial_and_organizational_psychology related patents From USPTO: |