This world refers to current and future Industrial and
Organisational psychologists, with their diverse profiles,
(1) The personal world who (as a collective) form the community of practice of
IOP. In other words, this world is made up of the
persons who are involved in the field of IOP.
This world represents the past/current/future meta-theoretical
convictions on IOP as a science and practice. The word "meta"
means "a view over", that is, World 2 sits "above" World 3 (the
world of science) and World 4 (the world of practice) of IOP. The
(2) The world of meta-theory "view over' provides a helicopter view of these two worlds. World 2
therefore serves as a vantage point, a "mountain top", from which
Worlds 3 and 4 can be viewed. Hence, meta-theory can also be
called "the philosophy of IOP" because it addresses the meta-
theoretical convictions that ground IOP as a science and practice.
This world refers to the scientifically-
proven knowledge making of the field of
IOP and all the research activities to
(3) The world of science
expand that knowledge. Throughout this
book, scientifically-proven knowledge
about IOP is presented.
The word of practice covers the everyday practice of
IOP in the world of work to help working persons and
organisations - through their leadership - in enhancing,
(4)The world of practice changing and transforming the world of work to make it a
better place for all. Part 5 (Employee and Organisational
Well-Being) and part 6 (Psychological Methodologies) of
this book are good examples of the practice of IOP.
- personal world
- meta-theory
4 worlds of IO psychology
- science
- practice
Organisational psychologists, with their diverse profiles,
(1) The personal world who (as a collective) form the community of practice of
IOP. In other words, this world is made up of the
persons who are involved in the field of IOP.
This world represents the past/current/future meta-theoretical
convictions on IOP as a science and practice. The word "meta"
means "a view over", that is, World 2 sits "above" World 3 (the
world of science) and World 4 (the world of practice) of IOP. The
(2) The world of meta-theory "view over' provides a helicopter view of these two worlds. World 2
therefore serves as a vantage point, a "mountain top", from which
Worlds 3 and 4 can be viewed. Hence, meta-theory can also be
called "the philosophy of IOP" because it addresses the meta-
theoretical convictions that ground IOP as a science and practice.
This world refers to the scientifically-
proven knowledge making of the field of
IOP and all the research activities to
(3) The world of science
expand that knowledge. Throughout this
book, scientifically-proven knowledge
about IOP is presented.
The word of practice covers the everyday practice of
IOP in the world of work to help working persons and
organisations - through their leadership - in enhancing,
(4)The world of practice changing and transforming the world of work to make it a
better place for all. Part 5 (Employee and Organisational
Well-Being) and part 6 (Psychological Methodologies) of
this book are good examples of the practice of IOP.
- personal world
- meta-theory
4 worlds of IO psychology
- science
- practice
