Organizational Psychology
Week 1
Recap of what we do as industrial/organizational psychologists
- Scientific study of human behavior in organizations
and the workplace
- Focus on addressing workplace issues such as:
• Recruitment, selection, and placement
• Training and development
• Performance measurement
• Workplace motivation and reward systems
• Quality of work life
• Structure of work and human factors
• Organizational development, and
• Consumer behavior
- Experts in the design, execution, and interpretation
of research in psychology and apply our findings to
help address human and organizational problems
in the context of organized work.
What is research?
- The systematic investigation into, and study of
materials and sources to establish facts and reach
new conclusions
, • Fact example: employees’ job satisfaction
levels is related to their productivity levels
How is research conducted?
Why should I care about research as an I/O psychologist?
How does it fit into my discipline and practice?
- We can answer questions and make data-driven
solutions that help people and entities
- We encounter research everyday
- Common sense is often wrong
Research data approaches
- Quantitative approach
, - Qualitative approach
- Mixed method approach
The use of these research data approaches
Quantitative – numerical data (Questionnaires, analyze
responses) e.g., Average, mode.
Qualitative – textural data (observations, interviews,
focus groups)
Mixed method – numerical and textural data
Significance of research data approaches in the post-covid era
- What do we want to know and what is the best
approach to acquire that knowledge?
- Need to know more
- One method is sometimes not sufficient
Top 10 I/O psychology research trends in 2021
1. Remote work and flexible working arrangements
2. Employee health, well-being, wellness, and safety
3. Implementing strategies and measuring progress
on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belongingness
(DEI&B)
, 4. Inclusive practices to get, keep, and grow talent
5. Social justice
6. Team effectiveness across virtual and distributed
environments
7. Work-life integration
8. The changing nature of work
9. Building cultures of agility and adaptability
10. Virtual learning
Sustainable livelihoods
Overview
• Substitute for conventional definitions and
approaches to poverty eradication
• SL first introduced by the Brundtland Commission
on Environment and Development
• Expanded on by the 1992 United Nations
Conference on Environment & Development
(UNCED)
• Linked to most of the UN’s Sustainable Goals,
especially Goals 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, and 11.
• Most of the SL discussion so far has focused on
rural areas and situations where people are
farmers or make a living from primary self-
managed production.
• As a result, sustainable rural livelihoods, as it was
known, was defined as…
Week 1
Recap of what we do as industrial/organizational psychologists
- Scientific study of human behavior in organizations
and the workplace
- Focus on addressing workplace issues such as:
• Recruitment, selection, and placement
• Training and development
• Performance measurement
• Workplace motivation and reward systems
• Quality of work life
• Structure of work and human factors
• Organizational development, and
• Consumer behavior
- Experts in the design, execution, and interpretation
of research in psychology and apply our findings to
help address human and organizational problems
in the context of organized work.
What is research?
- The systematic investigation into, and study of
materials and sources to establish facts and reach
new conclusions
, • Fact example: employees’ job satisfaction
levels is related to their productivity levels
How is research conducted?
Why should I care about research as an I/O psychologist?
How does it fit into my discipline and practice?
- We can answer questions and make data-driven
solutions that help people and entities
- We encounter research everyday
- Common sense is often wrong
Research data approaches
- Quantitative approach
, - Qualitative approach
- Mixed method approach
The use of these research data approaches
Quantitative – numerical data (Questionnaires, analyze
responses) e.g., Average, mode.
Qualitative – textural data (observations, interviews,
focus groups)
Mixed method – numerical and textural data
Significance of research data approaches in the post-covid era
- What do we want to know and what is the best
approach to acquire that knowledge?
- Need to know more
- One method is sometimes not sufficient
Top 10 I/O psychology research trends in 2021
1. Remote work and flexible working arrangements
2. Employee health, well-being, wellness, and safety
3. Implementing strategies and measuring progress
on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belongingness
(DEI&B)
, 4. Inclusive practices to get, keep, and grow talent
5. Social justice
6. Team effectiveness across virtual and distributed
environments
7. Work-life integration
8. The changing nature of work
9. Building cultures of agility and adaptability
10. Virtual learning
Sustainable livelihoods
Overview
• Substitute for conventional definitions and
approaches to poverty eradication
• SL first introduced by the Brundtland Commission
on Environment and Development
• Expanded on by the 1992 United Nations
Conference on Environment & Development
(UNCED)
• Linked to most of the UN’s Sustainable Goals,
especially Goals 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, and 11.
• Most of the SL discussion so far has focused on
rural areas and situations where people are
farmers or make a living from primary self-
managed production.
• As a result, sustainable rural livelihoods, as it was
known, was defined as…
