Discussion Post: Principles of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
MODULE I: Topic: I-O Psychology and the Scientist-Practitioner Model
• From an historical context, what major changes in the workplace have occurred that created the need for I/O psychologists? Support your answer with specific historical events or topics.
• Generational Cohort differences continue to create challenges in the workplace. Looking at these differences from the scientist-practitioner model, what strategies would you employ for improving generational cohort relationships? Why?
RESOURCES
Levy, P. E. (2013). Industrial/organizational psychology: Understanding the workplace (4th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
MODULE II: Topic: Human Work Behavior and Job Analysis
• Why are reliability and validity important for assessment? How are content validity and criterion-related validity used to establish construct validity? Support your position.
• Is a job-oriented, a worker-oriented, or a hybrid job analysis approach most appropriate? Why
MODULE III: Topic: Criterion Theory and Development
• Consider criterion deficiency and criterion contamination. How do these constructs limit a criterion's relevance? Explain.
• How are psychological constructs developed and evaluated? Explain.
RESOURCES
Read Chapter 4.
Use Sage Research Methods to research potential resources to develop the theoretical foundations for your paper.
MODULE IV: Topic: Individual and Organizational Assessment
• Should personality inventories, integrity assessments, and cognitive ability assessments be used in the employee selection process? Why or why not?
• How are the results from the psychometric assessments you discussed in discussion question 1 in this topic used to establish person-job and person-organization fit? Explain.
RESOURCES
Read Chapter 6.
Morris, S. B., Daisley, R. L., Wheeler, M., & Boyer, P. (2015). A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Individual Assessments and Job Performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100(1), 5-20. doi: 10.1037/a0036938.
MODULE V: Topic: Recruitment, Selection, and Placement
• What types of psychometric assessments (e.g., personality inventories, cognitive assessments, and integrity tests) are best to identify applicants with the strongest job and organizational fit? Why?
• When should interviews be used in a multi-hurdle selection process? Are structured interviews best? Why or why not? Do multiple interviewers add validity to the hiring decision? Explain.
RESOURCES
Read Chapter 7
Gray, E., & Nathan, G. (2015, June 22). Do you understand why stars twinkle? Would you rather read than watch TV? Do you trust data more than your instincts? Time, 185(23), 40-46.
MODULE VI: Topic: Effective Employee Feedback
• What are the primary reasons to use job descriptions in the creation of performance appraisal processes and rating forms? Support your position.
• What are the advantages of supervisor training for employee appraisals? Should employees self-rate prior to the feedback meeting? Why or why not?
RESOURCES
Read Chapters 9 and 10.
MODULE VII: Topic: Training: Theory, Program Design, and Evaluation
• What are two of the most important reasons for using theory-based information to develop employee training and development? What are two of the most relevant theories involved in this process? Explain.
• Why is transfer of training important? Explain. How is this transfer measured? Explain.
RESOURCES
Read Chapter 8.
MODULE VIII: Topic: Assessing Organizational Leadership
• What are the most important requisite skills required of organizational leaders? Why? How do effective and ineffective leadership behaviors affect employees both positively and negatively? Explain.
• Focus on Research:
Reflect on three of the articles you have chosen for the literature review assignment. How will these articles help you proceed from here?
RESOURCES
Text Book: Industrial Organizational Psychology, 4th Edition.
Read Chapter 13.
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.