Organizational Psychology

Usage of psychological principles and theories to the workplace.
OR
Study of how people get along a t work and are able to perform effectively.
Sub-Divisions within Organizational Psychology

1. Organizational Psychology Presented To: Sir Asghar Presented By : Shahzaib Rehman Roll No : 166 DEPARTMENT OF CCOMMERCE

2. Organizational Psychology

3. What is Organization? Organization is a group of people who work interdependently towards some purpose . The process of organizing, planning, leading and controlling resources within an entity with the overall aim of achieving its objectives.

4. The Psychology Industrial organizational psychology is the scientific study of the work place . Methods of psychology are applied to issues of critical relevance to business, including: Talent Management, Coaching, Assessment, Selection, Training, Organizational Development, Performance, Work-life Balance.

5. What is Organizational Psychology? Usage of psychological principles and theories to the workplace. OR Study of how people get along a t work and are able to perform effectively. Sub-Divisions within Organizational Psychology Industrial and Personnel psychology : HR S tuff: R ecruitment , job analysis, selection, training, performance appraisal, compensation, employment law. KSAOs: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and other aspects related to job performance

6. Sub-Divisions of Organizational Psychology? Organizational Psychology Micro: motivation, leadership, teams, worker attitudes, safety & well-being, work-family. Macro : organizational theory, culture, organizational development & change. Human factors & ergonomics : Modifying equipment Environmental Changes To fit workers needs

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8. A concentrated effort by managers and their advisors to become more sensitive to the needs of employees or to treat them in a more humanistic manner, i.e. social factors boost worker morale.

9. Hawthorne Studies Threat of Unionization Philosophy of Humanism Human Relations Movement H a w th o rne Studies Threat of Uni o n i zation Philosophy of Industrial Hum a n i sm

10. Who are Organizational Psychologists? Organizational Psychologist can be classified in two general groups : Academics : Professors in research- and teaching- O riented universities and colleges. Example in psychology, management, industrial relations, quantitative sciences, occupational health & safety. Their major activities; teaching courses, conducting research, writing and presenting research papers, attending conferences, mentoring students, performing university and professional service.

11. Who are Organizational Psychologists? Practitioners: HR and organizational specialists in consulting, private, and public organizations Their major activities; Job analysis, diagnosis, surveying employees, designing and administering selection & performance appraisal systems, training, developing psychological tests, implementing and evaluating OD & change, data analysis

12. Walter Dill Scott (American Psychologist) Hugo Munsterberg (German) Frederick Taylor (American Engineer)

13. First to apply the principles of psychology to motivation and productivity in the workplace. Would later become instrumental in the application of personnel procedures within the army during World War I . He boosted industrial psychology

14. Father of industrial psychology Applied psychological method to practical industrial problems. Psychology and Industrial Efficiency ( 1913 ) View of I/O psychology: People need to fit the organization -- training! Applied behavioral sciences should help organizations to shape people to serve as replacement parts for organizational machines. Mechanistic.

15. Principles of Scientific Management (1911) Management and workers should cooperatively share responsibility for the design and conduct of work. E.g.: Showed that workers who handle heavy iron ingots were more productive when allowed work rests. 2. Training when to work and when to rest raised productivity from 12.5 to 47.0 tons moved per day. 3. Company increase efficiency. Costs dropped from 9.2 to 3.9 cents per ton.