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industrial/ organizational (I/O) psychology
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the branch of psychology that focuses on the study of human behavior in the work place
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personnel psychology
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A subarea of I/O psychology that focuses on matching peoples characterisitics to job requirements, accurately measuring job performance, and assessing employee training needs
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organizational behavior
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A subarea of I/O psychology that focuses on the workplace culture and its influence on employee behavior
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job analysis
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A technique that identifies the major responsibilities of a job, along with the human characteristics needed to fill it
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selection device validity
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the extent to which a personnel selection device is successful in distinguishing between those who will become high performers at a certain job and those who will not
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discrepancy hypothesis
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an approach to explaining job satisfaction that focuses on the discrepancy, if any, between what a person wants from a job and how that person evaluates what is actually experienced at work
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trait approach to leader effectiveness
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an approach to determining what makes an effective leader that focuses on the personal characteristics displayed by successful leaders
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situational (contingency) theories of leadership
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leadership theories claiming that various situational factors influence a leaders effectiveness
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leader-member exchange model
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a model of leadership emphasizing that the quality of the interactions between supervisors and subordinates varies depending on the unique characteristics of both
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behavioral theories of leader effectiveness
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theories of leader effectiveness that focus on differences in the behaviors of effective and ineffective leaders
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