PSY 13 - industrial/organizational psychology

• what are the goals of an i/o psychologist?

  make a happy and productive workplace
• I/O PSYCHOLOGY - A branch of psychology that applies the principles of psychology to the workplace
• The industrial approach - focuses on determining the competencies needed to perform a job, staffing the organization with employees who have those competencies, and increasing those competencies through training.
• The organizational approach - creates an organizational structure and culture that will motivate employees to perform well, give them the necessary information to do their jobs, and provide working conditions that are safe and result in an enjoyable and satisfying work/life environment.
• personnel psychology - The field of study that concentrates on the

  selection and evaluation of employees.
• organizational psychology - The field of study that investigates the

  behavior of employees within the context of an organization.
• ergonomics - A field of study concentrating on the

  interaction between humans and

  machines.