Recent Developments in Organizational Psychology

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The class format will focus on the following: lecture, class discussion, group exercises, individual assignments, and group work. Students will be expected to read the assigned readings prior to each component.

Learning Outcomes

Within the context of recent developments in organizations and Organizational Psychology, this course will provide students with knowledge about recent advancements such as selection, training, employee motivation, diversity and organizational justice. A range of contemporary topics will be introduced in order to enrich future editions. Students should leave the course with an understanding of the theoretical and methodological issues in these topics, and an increased ability to critically evaluate and apply theory and findings in organizational psychology.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Introductions and overview for the class,

Research and practice in Organizational Psychology,

Recent developments in selection,

Recent developments in training,

Recent developments in employee engagement,

Prejudice, Stereotyping & Stereotype Threat, and Discrimination

Inequality as Dispersion (Pay Dispersion, Status Dispersion, Centralization of Power)

Inequality as Individual Differences: Power, Status, and Control

Summary and student presentations.

Head Lecturer(s)

Leonor Maria Gonçalves Pacheco Pais

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Student evaluation consists of one exam, individual assignment and discussion. More information to be provided on these in class. At the beginning.: 100.0%

Bibliography

Morgeson,F.P.,&Dierdorff,E. C.(2011).Work analysis:From technique to theory.In S. Zedeck(Ed.),APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology:Selecting and developing members for the organization (V.2).Washington,DC: APA,pp.3-41

Briner,R.B.,&Rousseau,D.M.(2011).Evidence-based I-O Psychology:Not there yet.Industrial and Organizational Psychology:Perspectives on Science and Practice,4(1),3-22

Sackett,P.R.,&Lievens,F.(2008).Personnel selection.Annual Review of Psychology,59, 419-450.DOI:10.1146/annurev.psych.59.103006.093716

Blume,B.D.,Ford,J. K.,Baldwin,T.T.,& Huang,J. L.(2010).Transfer of training.Journal of Management,36(4), 1065-1105 DOI:10.1177/0149206309352880

Christian,M.S.,Garza,A.S.,&Slaughter,J.E.(2011).Work engagement:A quantitative review and test of its relations with task and contextual performance.Personnel Psychology,64,89-136

Christie and Barling(2010).Beyond status:Relating status inequality to performance and health in teams.Journal of A.Psychology,95,920-934