Industrial and Organizational Psychology (also known as I/O psychology, work psychology, work and organizational psychology, occupational psychology, personnel psychology or talent assessment) is a branch of psychology devoted to organizations and the workplace.
"Industrial-organizational
psychologists contribute to an organizations success by improving the
performance and well-being of its people. An I-O psychologist
researches and identifies how behaviors and attitudes can be improved
through hiring practices, training programs
Here are just a few of the things that an I/O Psychologist will do for a Business:
Assessment - analyzing job content; assessing consumer preferences
and reactions; measuring organizational structure, climate,
productivity, ; validating measures and tests used for selection,
promotion, classification and evaluation, and identifying management
potential, etc.
Intervention - integration of human resource function with overall
business mission and strategy; development of compensation systems;
conducting executive/employee development efforts; design of performance
appraisal systems and work environments; and formulating and
implementing training and development programs, etc.
Consultation - conducting management consultation and coaching;
process consultation; needs analysis; providing expert testimony or
review of human resource systems and policies; and maximizing
organizational policies and procedures, etc.
Evaluation - determininge utility and effectiveness of human
resource policies and procedures; evaluating organizational
interventions, training and development, selection and compensation
systems; optimizing and evaluating person-job effectiveness and
interactions; and job and task analysis; etc.
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