The Global Workforce and Implications for I/O Psychology Practice By Michael M. Harris Presented by Chelsea Hutto

Cross Cultural View of Workforce Trends  United States in comparison to Canada, Romania, Singapore, United Kingdom, and Indonesia  How the current trends effect I/O Psychology as a whole

Current Issues  United States  Slowing  Aging  Racial Diversity  Non-traditional relationships  Canada  Aging  Baby Boomers  Diversity  Recruiters need to gain a better understanding of employee qualifications and experience that is gained outside of Canada.

Current Issues  Romania  Communist to Capitalist  Poor Country  Increase in unemployment  “Brain Drain”  Retention  Helping employees adapt to a new work culture  Recruitment and Selection  Singapore  Decrease in job creation and growth  Increase in unemployment  Long work week  Aging  Knowledge based economy  Assisting in job search and developing training problems

Current Issues  United Kingdom  Aging  Discrimination  Recruitment and Selection  Indonesia  Knowledge based economy  Increased competition  Transparent hiring process  Minimum salaries expected to increase

Implications for I/O  No longer limited to U.S.  Company advisement  Informed decision  Human Resource Planning increase  Cross cultural relationships  Preparing the workforce for cross-cultural interactions

Recommendations  Need for better cross cultural skills and training  Graduate programs and SIOP create training and development programs to acquire necessary global skills and experiences  Development of a new course, providing lectures and/or discussions addressing global issues  Creation of workshops or seminars

References  Harris, M.H. (2005). The global workforce and implications for I/O psychology practice. The Industrial- Organizational Psychologist, 42(4),