Industrial and Organizational Psychology — subject primer
This page is a Chinese-language primer on industrial and organizational psychology. The outline below summarises it in English.
Overview
I-O psychology applies psychological science to work: how jobs are designed, how people are assessed and developed, and how individuals, teams and organizations behave.
Core themes
Job analysis and competency models, selection and assessment, training and development, motivation and job attitudes, leadership, team processes, occupational stress and well-being.
Key theories and figures
Münsterberg and Taylor on the early roots, Mayo and the Hawthorne studies, Herzberg and Hackman & Oldham on work design, Vroom's expectancy theory, Bass on transformational leadership.
Research methods
Psychometric validation studies, surveys and longitudinal designs, field experiments, meta-analysis, and qualitative organizational research.
Applications
Recruitment and selection, performance management, employee well-being programmes, safety and human factors, and organizational change.
In China
I-O psychology developed through the Chinese Academy of Sciences and applied practice in state and private enterprise; evidence-based selection and human resource assessment are growing areas.
Appendices
A quick-reference table of models and instruments, plus further reading (textbooks, journals, organisations and standards).