1. Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's S. M. Joshi College, Hadapsar, Pune-28
Department of Psychology
Prof. Shilpa Kumbhar
M. A. SET, Ph. D. (Pursuing)

2. Work in the 21st Century Chapter 1
What is
Industrial and Organizational
Psychology?

3. 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.

4. Fundamentals of I-O Psychology (cont’d)
SIOP (Division 14 of APA)
Fields of I-O Psychology
Personnel psychology
Organizational psychology
Human engineering

5. Evidence-Based I-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. (what are big data?)
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.

6. 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

7. Brief History of I-O Psychology
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

8. Brief History of I-O Psychology (cont'd)
Hawthorne Studies, Human Relations
(introduced the “O” side)
Human relations movement
Theories of motivation
Emotional world of the worker
Studies of job satisfaction
WWII
Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Title VII

9. Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Title VII
Title VII specified demographic groups to be protected from employment discrimination
Groups named in 1964
Race
Color
Gender
National origin
Religion
2 additional protected groups added later
ADEA (age) 1967
ADA (disability) 1990

10. Figure 1.2: Where I-O Psychologists are Employed

11. Preparing for a Career in 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

12. Challenges to I-O in 21st Century
I-O psychology needs to be:
Relevant
Useful
Grounded in scientific method

13. Changes in the Workplace Since 1980
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
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