JUNE 18, 2012

Lecture Industrial Psychology Lecture I/P part 1: I/P- refers to the of psychological theory and methodology to the problems of organizations and the problem of groups and individuals in organizational setting. > I/P has expanded to other organizations, hospitals, schools, volunteer organization == 3 major subfields 1. Personnel psychology 2. Organizational psychology 3. Human factors ( engineering psychology)

> Personnel psychology - employee recruitment and selection - training and development - performance appraisal - job analysis - human resources departments - focus on the individual employee

> Organizational psychology = group influences on individual employee - structure of the organization - communication patterns in the organization - diversity among employees - the organizational climate and culture - group decision making @ often a consultant to an organization rather than a permanent employee

Founders of I/O Psychology > Walter Dill Scott (Northwestern)

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- studied w/ Wundt and may interested in theoretical psychology but also has an interest in its applications. - it led to articles and books on the said topic - topic included is the use of psychology in advertising and incentive pay to motivate employees. - started a consulting firm, the scott company, the first of many in the history of industrial psychology.

> Hugo Munsterberg - studied w/ Wundt - began the field of I/O psychology in Germany. - selection testing was an important field for him - wrote what is widely considered the first I/O psychology textbook and industrial efficiency (1913) - this book facilitates formal training in I/O psychology. > why do people work? 1. Work offers a person a sense of identity and status. > Contributes to self-esteem and can satisfy the drive for fulfillment and accomplishment for meaning and purpose in life. 2. Brings social rewards, meeting the need for belonging to a group and providing the security that comes from becoming an accepted and valued member of a team or community. > furnishes opportunities to form friendships and meet types of people with whom we might otherwise not come in contact.

Work can be good for us, but it can also be harmful to our health. > in addition to physical hazards in the workplace itself, a job can contribute to a person's level of anxiety or frustration. If we are thwarted in our plans for advancement or dissatisfied with our boss, we are likely to bring our discontentment home with us at the end of the workday. > choosing the most appropriate career and selecting the right kind of job may be the most important decision you as students will ever have to make. Perhaps you can already begin to understand why is this course maybe among the most personally relevant courses of your college life. Regardless of the type of

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work you pursue, your future will be influenced by industrial psychology. > some students, even before completion of college, will work for some sort of organization a manufacturing company like san miguel, fastfood company like jollibee, or university like TUA. > no matter where you work, from the day you approach the personnel department for your first interview until your retirement dinner, your entire career will be shaped and guided by the findings of industrial psychologists. > psychology as applied to work serves two masters: the individual and the organization. It cannot benefit one without benefiting others > IP affects our daily life away from our job. > IP- influences our role as a consumer.