Psychology in the Workplace

Lecture 1 - PitW

Lecure 1

There will be 2 assesments.

Reflection paper – 10^th jan
MC exam – 17^th jan

Why do people work?

For money? Would people still work if they did not need the money? If you became an instant millionaire.. would you still work?

Work Values

Intrinsic Values

▪ Interesting work ▪

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Lecture 2 - PitW

Lecture 2

There will be 2 assesments.

Reflection paper – 10^th jan
MC exam – 17^th jan

Are Individual Differences Relevant?

To test this, lets tap into our implicit theories

• Focus on one of these occupations:

• Accountant, (serious man, nicely

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Lecture 3 - PitW

Lecture 3

Why should we care about job performance?

Organizational level:
- Performance is what the organization hires an employee to do and to do well.
Individual level:
- Selection/Termination
- Promotion/Development
- Remuneration (i.e., salary and bonuses)

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Lecture 4 - PitW

Lecture 4 Samantha Adams

Staffing decisions

The decisions that determine and define the staff or workforce in the organization (associated with recruiting, selecting, promoting, and separating employees).

Organizations want to use data-based approaches to predict performance of potential staffers
Staffing practices have positive associations with firm performance
Most companies

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Lecture 5 - PitW

Lecture 5

Training and development

Managing ability in organizations

1.Employee selection

Identify tasks to be accomplished Identify abilities needed to accomplish tasks Develop accurate measures of abilities Select the individuals who meet the requirements

2. Placement (P-E fit)

Match workers to jobs to capitalize on

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