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What is the primary concern of I/O psychologists working in the field of selection, placement, and promotion?
What is the main objective of training and development programs in an organization?
What is the primary focus of performance appraisal?
What is the main goal of organization development?
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Which organizational theory focuses on the integration of multiple subsystems?
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What is the primary goal of Rater Training?
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What type of feedback involves evaluation from multiple sources, including supervisors, peers, and subordinates?
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What is the primary focus of Organizational Development (OD)?
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What is a key component of social systems in organizations?
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What is the primary goal of regression analysis in personnel selection?
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Study Notes
I/O Psychology in the Workplace
- I/O psychologists work on developing assessment methods for employee selection, placement, and promotion, studying jobs and determining the predictive value of tests on job performance.
- They are involved in identifying compatible jobs for individuals based on their skills and interests.
Training and Development
- I/O psychologists design training programs to enhance employee skills, including technical skills, managerial development, and teamwork.
- They evaluate the effectiveness of these programs.
Performance Appraisal
- I/O psychologists identify criteria for evaluating employee performance, determining the value of job performance to the organization.
- They may assess work team or organizational performance.
Organization Development
- I/O psychologists analyze organizational structure to optimize individual, group, and customer satisfaction.
- They aim to improve organizational effectiveness.
Chapters Overview
Chapter 11: Occupational Health
- Origins of occupational health in I/O psychology
- Advances in understanding organizational stress, work/family conflict, and cross-cultural differences in work hours and vacation time
Chapter 12: Work Motivation
- Impact of aging workforce on motivation and performance
- Advances in goal setting and self-regulation theories of motivation
- Cross-cultural differences in work motivation
Chapter 13: Leadership
- Dispositional approach to leadership
- Updates on charismatic and implicit leadership theories
- GLOBE leadership research project and cross-cultural leadership issues
Chapter 14: Union/Management Relations
- Globalization's impact on labor unions and dispute settlement
- Cross-cultural issues in union membership and functions
- Labor unions' influence on personnel selection methods
Chapter 4: Predictors - Psychological Assessments
- Advances in online assessments have been made
- There is a professional controversy regarding emotional intelligence
- Research has been conducted on the dispositional basis of job performance
- Updates have been made on the polygraph, situational judgment tests, and the interview as selection methods
- New APA ethical standards have been established
Chapter 5: Personnel Decisions
- Affirmative action has seen major advances
- The University of Michigan cases have had an impact on personnel decisions
- Validity generalization has seen advances
- Campbell's modified model of job performance has been developed
- The Information Age and the new economy have influenced conceptions of job performance
- Cross-cultural differences in preferences for employees have been studied
Chapter 6: Organizational Learning
- There is a greater need for employees and organizations to learn new skills to compete in a rapidly changing work world
- The workforce is shifting to knowledge workers
- Major advances have been made in computer-based training, including intelligent tutoring systems, interactive multimedia, and virtual reality
- Cross-cultural differences in mentoring have been studied
- Executive coaching has become more prominent
Chapter 7: Performance Management
- The difference between performance management and performance appraisal has been highlighted
- Advances have been made in contextual performance
- Advances have been made in 360-degree feedback, including its use in performance appraisal
- Cross-cultural differences in the acceptability and use of performance evaluations from multiple sources have been studied
Chapter 11: Occupational Health
- The origins of interest in occupational health within I/O psychology have been explored
- Advances have been made in understanding organizational stress
- Updates have been made on work/family conflict
- Cross-cultural differences in weekly work hours and annual vacation time have been studied
- Cross-cultural differences in unemployment have been studied
- Updates have been made on child labor and exploitation throughout the world
Chapter 12: Work Motivation
- The aging workforce has affected an understanding of motivation and its effect on performance
- Advances have been made in goal setting and self-regulation theories of motivation
- Updates have been made on the dispositional basis of motivation
- Cross-cultural differences in work motivation and the potential dangers of global organizations being insensitive to these differences have been studied
Chapter 13: Leadership
- Advances have been made in the dispositional approach to leadership
- Updates have been made on charismatic and implicit leadership theories
- The GLOBE leadership research project has had an impact on understanding cross-cultural issues in leadership
- More coverage has been given to diversity issues in leadership
- The challenges of being a leader of a global business have been discussed
Chapter 14: Union/Management Relations
- Major advances have been made in understanding how the global nature of work is affecting domestic and international labor unions
- Advances have been made in hybrid methods of dispute settlement
- Cross-cultural issues associated with union membership and the functions and goals of organized labor have been studied
- The influence of labor unions on the choice of personnel selection methods has been explored
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Learn about the role of I/O psychologists in employee selection, job analysis, and training programs to enhance employee skills and performance.
