Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Upon successful completion of this learning experience, students will be able to: explain the importance of work in people’s lives; explain why I-O psychology research is important to organizations; summarize the Five Factor Model of Personality and its links to job performance; identify the uses of job analysis information; identify the practical issues that affect staffing, including how to combine information in making a staffing decision; break down the importance and meaning of motivation and its links with performance; describe the major approaches used in organizations to reduce and manage stress; contrast the conditions under which employees feel justly treated in the performance evaluation process; and identify several reasons for the increasing use of teams in organizations.