Organisational Psychology Flashcards
(11 cards)
Define organisational psychology.
The scientific study of behaviour in the workplace. It uses scientific knowledge to facilitate the organisation’s performance, work performance and job satisfaction of its members.
What does the emotional and motivational side of work include?
Attitudes, fairness, motivation, stress, leadership and teams.
What are the three areas of focus comprising organisational behaviour?
Individual level, group level and organisational level.
Describe the individual level for organisational behaviour.
Personality, attitudes and motivation.
Describe the group level for organisational behaviour.
Gro composition, inter and intra group behaviour, conflict and leadership.
Describe the organisational level for organisational behaviour.
Culture structure, change and development.
What is the aim of an organisational psychologist?
To enhance the organisation’s performance alongside employee satisfaction.
What are the roles that an organisational psychologist fulfils?
- Recruitment and selection
- Learning and development
- Leadership and talent management
- Coaching, mentoring and career development
- Measuring employee opinions and other work-place research
- Change management
- Occupational health and safety
- Performance management
- Wellbeing, stress and work-life balance
What are different types of tools that can be used to assess employee performance and/or satisfaction?
- Measuring individual employee and team performances with trackers
- Performance appraisals and ratings
- 360 degree and upward appraisal
- Critical incident method of analysing performance (CIT)
What is vocational guidance?
The process of helping an individual to choose and appropriate vocation.
What are examples of vocational guidance methods?
- In-depth interviews
- Administrations of aptitude, interest and personality traits
- Discussion of the nature and requirements of specific types of work in which the individual expresses an interest
