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Work in the 21 st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology (4 th Edition). by Frank J. Landy & Jeffrey M. Conte. Work in the 21 st Century Chapter 1. What is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?. Module 1.1: Fundamentals of I-O Psychology.
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Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology(4th Edition) by Frank J. Landy & Jeffrey M. Conte
Work in the 21st CenturyChapter 1 What is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
Module 1.1:Fundamentals of I-O Psychology • Importance of I-O psychology • Importance of work in people’s lives • What is I-O psychology? • The application of psychological principles, theory, and research to the work setting.
Fundamentals ofI-O Psychology (cont’d) • SIOP (Division 14 of APA) • Fields of I-O Psychology • Personnel psychology • Organizational psychology • Human engineering
Relatively New Topics ofInterest to I-O Psychology • Building sustainable and environmentally conscious organizations • I-O psychologists can guide organizations in measuring their eco-benefits and in promoting these benefits along with individual, team, and organizational performance. • Humanitarian work psychology (HWP): the application of I-O psychology to humanitarian arena, especially poverty reduction and promotion of decent work, aligned with local stakeholders’ needs, and in partnership with global aid/development groups. • Led by New Zealand I-O psychologist Stuart Carr, initial work in this field shows that I-O psychologists can make a difference in some of the major global problems of the 21st century.
SIOP as a Resource • www.siop.org • History of I-O psychology • Membership information (including students) • Quarterly newsletter: TIP • JobNet • SIOP Journal – I-O Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice • Graduate training programs in I-O psychology • List of SIOP publications
Common Areas ofConcentration for I-O Psychologists Table 1.1
Common Job Titles forI-O Psychologists Table 1.2
Evidence-BasedI-O Psychology • I-O psychologists have become increasingly focused on making evidence-based decisions in their work in organizations • This includes using a decision-making process that combines critical thinking with use of best available scientific evidence. • I-O psychologists are well positioned to develop and utilize evidence-based practices as they have adopted the scientist-practitioner model to guide the field.
How This Course Can Help You • Knowledge about 21st century workplace • Course will address issues such as work stress, work-family balance, workplace discrimination, & leadership
Module 1.2: The past, present,and future of I-O Psychology • The Past – Important Dates/Events in I-O Psychology • The Present – Demographics and Career Paths • Future Challenges to I-O Psychology
Titles of Research Articlesin JAP (1917) Table 1.3
Titles of Research Articlesin JAP (2008) Table 1.4
Brief History of I-O Psychology • 1876-1930 • Hugo Munsterburg, James McKeen Cattell, Walter Dill Scott, & Walter Van Dyke Bingham • World War 1: Army Alpha & Army Beta Tests • 1917 – First Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology awarded to Lillian Gilbreth • Research in time & motion study → Human Engineering
Brief History of I-O Psychology (cont'd) • 1930-1964 • Hawthorne Studies, Human Relations • Human relations movement • Theories of motivation • Emotional world of the worker • Studies of job satisfaction • WWII • Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Title VII
Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Title VII Title VII specified demographic groups to be protected from employment discrimination 2 additional protected groups added later ADEA (age) 1967 ADA (disability) 1990 • Groups named in 1964 • Race • Color • Gender • National origin • Religion
Important Dates in theEvolution of I-O Psychology Figure 1.1
Demographics of I-O Psychologists • In 2000, I-O psychologists represented about 6% of all APA members • In 2000, 30% of I-O psychologists in APA were women • Average salaries: • Ph.D. in I-O psychology: $90,000 • Masters in I-O psychology: $67,000
Preparing for a Careerin I-O Psychology • Education & training • Getting into a graduate program • Consideration of GPA & GRE score(s) • Relevant coursework (e.g., statistics) • More emphasis on coursework than major
Challenges to I-O in 21st Century • I-O psychology needs to be: • Relevant • Useful • Grounded in scientific method
Personal computing Telecommuting & virtual teams Videoconferencing Providing a service vs. manufacturing “goods” Nature of work more fluid Teams vs. the individual Little stability Family-friendly workplaces Greater diversity Global workplace Changes in the Workplace Since 1980 Milton Montenegro/Getty Images
Module 1.3: Multicultural & Cross-Cultural Issues in I-O Psychology • Multiculturalism • Culture defined • System in which individuals share meaning & common ways of viewing events & objects • Sharing of meanings & interpretations Royalty-Free/CORBIS
Cultural Determinants in the Workplace (Triandis) Figure 1.3 The Dynamic of Top-Down-Bottom-Up Processes across levels of culture
Multicultural Nature of Work in the 21st Century • Why should multiculturalism be important to you? • Why is multiculturalism important for I-O psychology? • Issues surrounding the global economy, expatriates, & the “West vs. the Rest” mentality
Theory of Cultural Influence (Hofstede) Table 1.5 The Five Dimensions of Hofstede’s Theory of Culture
Figure 1.4: Cultural Differences among Countries (Hofstede, 1993)
Thoughts on Theories of Cultural Influence • Triandis’ variation on Hofstede’s dimension of individualism/collectivism • Horizontal cultures – those that minimize distances between individuals • Vertical cultures – accept & depend on distances between individuals
Implications of Cultural Dimensions for HRM Table 1.6 The implications of Cultural Dimensions for HRM
Cultural Determinants in the Workplace (Triandis) Figure 1.5 Triandis’s View of Cultural Determinants in the Workplace
Module 1.4:Themes & Course Structure • Themes: A) Unified Science B) Holistic Approach • Parts of the book: • Introduction • Industrial Psychology • Organizational Psychology • Work Environment
Module 1.4 (cont’d) • Resources • Paper (I-O Journals/Books) • Electronic: I-O websites (e.g., www.siop.org) • Case study • Provides example of complexity of work behavior