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Industrial Organization

Industrial organizational Psychology paper
University Of Phoenix
Stacey Dixon

2 What is I/O Psychology? And what purpose does it have in the industrial world? This is the question of many. I/O Psychology is Industrial-Organizational psychology which is a study that has only been in existence for the last century. I/O psychology was acknowledged during the industrial revolution. In the early 1900s, the I/O psychologist were not interested in the satisfaction of the employees. The study was primarily for the operators to be productive as possible. It wasn’t until a I/O psychologist named Harry Landburger ( 1924-1932) became interested in the work conditions of the employees and how it affect them. But the true studies were known as the Hawthorne studies that date back to the early 1900s It was the first application to businesses and then came world war I and II in (1917- 1918) This was a selection of the people that they recruited and had to place. Hawthorns studies took affect in (1930) were it impacted the work environment and the interpersonal interactions on work behaviors. Emerging latter into the employment of legislation in the 1960’s and then Civil rights act in 1964. Psychologist used their knowledge during the World War I and II. These two wars were conflicts that occurred with out the United States being prepared. Psychologist put there wisdom together and test individuals so that they could be placed in a job that would be best suited for them, this was such a great success. When the psychologist returned home from the war they brought this knowledge with them and they applied their knowledge to the businesses in the industrial world. Today Industrial Organizational psychology is used in many different fields that focus on increasing the workplace and the productivity. This also focuses on the physical and the mental
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well being of the employees. This recent form of I/O psychology has a wide variety of tasks, such as studying workers attitude, behaviors, and evaluating the leadership in the company. This study is a scientific study of the relation between man and the work world. This is the application of psychology facts to problems of human operating in the industry field. The major focus areas of Industrial Organizational Psychology was the selection of testing, performance evaluation, job analysis and evaluation of a job. I/O psychology is defined by society for Industrial an Organizational psychology also known as (SIOP). This is the scientific study of the work place. This is the I/O psychologist assists in the organizations in selecting their personnel. This profession is becoming a huge demand to the industrial field. This profession helps company deal with issues in the workplace eliminating discrimination and increasing diversity. To become an I/O psychologist you would need to complete your Masters or PH-D in education. It is a diverse field with several opportunities in many different areas. One I/O psychologist position is dealing with the workers productivity, employee training and assessments, and human resources. The other I/O psychologists may research in academic position. There are a wide range of fields that one might go into to become an industrial organizational psychologist (I/O). I personally think that with the rise of companies and work field becoming a demand that this would be a profession that many could explore. I truly believe that this is a must in the work field, people need to know what is best for them and companies need to know who is going to benefit them. Learning more and more about I/O psychology makes me open my eyes and see all the people that go to work every day and truly hate it. If an I/O psychologist could step in and help find the position that would best suit the employee than they would both be with a win-win
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situation. I work in the educational field and in my opinion many of our educators and administrators do not belong educational field. So if our school systems would hire an I/O psychologist to be in charge of the hiring and the placements than I do not think our school would be in the position that they are in today.

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Cogniphany received by Stacey Dixon on February 8, 2010 cogniphany.com/io-psychology/history/ Definition of Industrial Psychology received by Stacey Dixon on February 8, 2010 www.ehow.com › ... › General Human Resources