3. Industrial-Organizational
Psychology
• branch of psychology that uses psychological theories and principles for organizations.
• this domain highlights physical, mental and social well-being of employees.
• Applies psychological principles for research on workplace
• Highlight/improves issues like:
• Productivity
• behavior
• efficiency
• Psychologists study about worker and employee attitudes, organizational procedures, and applies
leadership styles.
• focuses on human errors, product design, ergonomics, human abilities and human-computer interaction
• promotes better correctness and better safety interactions between machines and humans.
• I/O psychologists works for maintenance of employees comfort level and safety.
8. Job attitudes
3 major job attitudes:
1) job satisfaction: based upon employee’s comfortability
towards certain post
2) job involvement: based upon participation
3) organizational commitment: based upon agreements
9. Performance
management
• It is an ongoing process of communication.
• process of maintaining and balancing set of activities and outputs to
achieve organization's goals in an effective and efficient manner.
• It is a management tool that helps manager to evaluate employees'
work.
15. Skills needed to become exceptional
I-O Psychologist
• Good listening skills
• Ability of problem solving
• Provocative and evocative communication skills
• Punctuality
• Ability of decision making
• Intelligence
• Full professional proficiency
• Exceptional vocabulary and writing skills
• Well-organized
• Possess Leadership qualities
• Compete with the deadlines
• Modest and liberal thinking traits
• Ambitious personality
• Highly motivated and energetic person with proactive skills.
• Composed with orientated professional personality to deal socially
• Willing to accept responsibility
• Must be focused person towards his or her goals and destiny.
