Industrial and organizational psychologists (called I-O psychologists) are behavioral scientists who specialize in human behavior in the work place. I-O scientists conduct research to derive principles of individual, group, and organizational behavior, train future psychologists, and work on staff at--or as consultants to--business, industry, labor, public, academic, community, and health organizations.
Industrial-Organizational psychology is a psychology subspecialty that addresses the psychological study of the workplace. Job functions can include promoting productive worker attitudes, establishing affirmative action policies, implementing performance appraisals or assisting with leadership training or organization development. Industrial-Organizational psychology is a psychology subspecialty that addresses the psychological study of the workplace. Job functions can include promoting productive worker attitudes, establishing affirmative action policies, implementing performance appraisals or assisting with leadership training or organization development.
Masters In Organizational Psychology
I-O psychologists can work in a variety of areas such as hiring and placement, training and development, organizational development and change, performance measurement and evaluation, consumer psychology and marketing, and engineering psychology. They create and utilize diagnostic tools to improve employees' satisfaction with their work and employers' ability to increase productivity. Most graduate programs follow what’s called the “scientist-practitioner model,” whereby students are trained in research as a solid basis for practice in the field. Therefore, most require internships or fieldwork as part of their programs.