Industrial/Organizational Psychology

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The writer of this article explains that industrial/organizational psychology has transformed the field of social psychology and the workplace environment. The purpose of this discussion is to assess the occupation of industrial/organizational psychology. The assessment consists of three parts. The first part explores the history of this area including its relationship to other areas of psychology and academic disciplines. The second part of the discussion focuses on the principle theories and the research methods this area of psychology employs to test the validity of these theories. The final part of the assessment examines how the empirical findings in this area can be applied to promote human welfare.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
History
Principle Theories and Research Methods
Promoting Human Welfare
References

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"In addition consequentialism contends that the morality of an individual's actions should be judged by the comparative goodness of their effects as opposed to being judged by their innate rightness or wrongness. Individuals including applied psychologists business managers, and economists, who generally make their professional decisions based on the probable consequences of their actions, have usually been more comfortable with consequentialism instead of deontological theories. For instance, a projected model of ethical decision making in organizations may choose to define a moral issue completely in terms of whether or not it is of harm or benefit to others."

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• Dunnette, M. D., &. Hough, L. M. (Eds. ). (1992). Handbook of industrial and organizational psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 3). Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.

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