Scope of industrial/organizational psychology
The field of industrial/organizational psychology is relatively very new in our region of the world. Kao, Sinha, &Wilpert, (1999) stated that Industrial/ organizational psychology in Asian academic psychology received more attention starting in the 1990s. Similarly in Pakistan awareness towards various fields of psychology including educational and organizational psychology developed recently. * Psychologists are now offered jobs in hospitals and armed forces for psychotherapy of patients and psychological assessment for selection and recruitment of soldiers. * Educational institutions and corporate sector both government and private have also started to hire psychologists with specialization in the relevant fields. * In educational institutions responsibilities of the incumbent includes student assessment, guidance and counseling, while organizational psychologists are often hired for employee recruitment/selection and personality assessment. * Organizational psychologists frequently work on contract basis or as outsourced consultants for specific projects or functions. * Departments of management, design, production, pricing, marketing and distribution all benefit from knowledge of industrial psychology.
1. Work behavior
The industrial psychologist also studies human mental and physical abilities, administering tests and assessing values and establishing job-related criteria. Human-error factors also are monitored, as are costs and causes of accidents.
2. Management Many management skills fall under the umbrella of industrial psychology. Expertise in perception and assessment is required in order to make proper decisions as to whether to promote or admonish

3. Product Design A product that has been designed bearing safety, efficiency and desirability in mind may have a higher chance