Industrial and organizational psychology

between the subjects’ answers and there was also some variability. It was thoroughly enjoyable to gain advice and to try to understand each person’s marriage view and observe the nonverbal and verbal expressions of the married couples. In Industrial-Organizational psychology, we learned that when there is a realistic job preview, there will be less candidates for a job, but a lower rate of those…

Assessment 1 Managing Change What organizational factors must be taken into consideration when developing a comprehensive approach to managing change? Organisation change occurs for the future aim of the company from its current state. Managing organisation change is the process of planning and implementing change in organisation in such a way that employee productivity increases and expenses of the organisation decreases. Attention needs to be given to organisation structure, hierarchy,…

Myth of Sisyphus Summary: The more we search and learn about the depths of the human brain, the more we come to see we know less than we think of its intricate information processes and interconnectivity of system pathways. The more we explore the void of galaxy the more we realize we know nothing about its dimensions in space in time. Likewise, when we set out to explain the meaning of life and us, the more we realize we know nothing about it. It’s actually absurd to think that we do because…

Some police departments use physical standards to legally discriminate against female candidate and this should not be allowed because even if it’s legal discrimination that’s still discrimination. Men are always going to be physically stronger than women that’s how they are built. Some examples of test that discriminate against women are test the involve upper body strength like pull ups, outdated test that have been used for years but have not been updated and “obstacle courses or tests…

What Qualities Make an Effective Leader? In a 2008 International Journal of Operations & Productions Management article, “Leadership Styles of Effective Project Managers: Techniques and Traits to Lead High Performance Teams”, researchers defining success, utilizing a four component model (Malach-Pines, Dvir, & Sadeh, 2008). Their model consists of key components identified as valuable assets for high performance teams; impact, business success, efficiency, and future preparation…

Firstly, the strategy of any work or business sets out long term and future objectives. The strategy includes different aspects and logistical support to achieve the strategic objectives. This strategy relies on those strategic decisions to achieve sustainable competitive advantage and performance of the Organization. In the following lines we will talk about ensuring strategic importance to the business and all forms of organizations. The four strategic theories properties, will be discussed…

hypothesized to be influencing factors on non-task performance behaviors. For emotional labor, certain jobs that have high interaction with customers and the public require employees to be able to regulate their emotion in the workplace to achieve the organizational goals. These employees are to display positive emotions while working. People with high emotional intelligence are better able to decipher…

of software developers. Data was collected from two Scotland software companies- Beta and Omega with 245 sample size. Employer flexibility was identified in three forms- supervisor support, time flexibility and organizational support for career progression. Other variables were organizational commitment, extrinsic satisfaction and intention to remain with the organization. Results showed that all three aspects of employer flexibility and negative work life spillover were associated with trust in…

Darren Hall (General Manager of Northeast Lumber) started his 8 a.m. daily production meeting like most days. His meeting routine was to have each of his mill superintendents report on what was occurring in his/her respective area of the mill. Only this day was a bit different than any Darren had ever experienced. Wes, the wood yard Superintendent, had just left the meeting. This was not unusual in that frequently one or two Superintendents might leave the meeting for a few minutes to respond…

In the North America flat-panel television market, for example, it has 18.9 percent of the overall market while Sony has a 10.4 percent share. As a leader, its follow-up approach may not be adequate anymore. Many believe that now that Samsung is a leading manufacturer in the electronics market, it needs to change its “follower” mindset. In the early years of this decade Lee (2002) mentioned that the “follower attitude” was a problem of the entire electronics industry of Korea. According to him,…