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Job Summary
Under the supervision of the human resource manager, the industrial-organizational psychologist (I-O psychologist) is responsible for overall workplace throughput by studying and comprehending employee behavior and how such affect organizational productivity. Therefore, the I-O psychologist oversees psychological and physical health of all employees and undertake steps towards improving such key determinants of organizational success (APA n.pag; Woller n.pag). Towards this end, h/she will apply different principles of human behavior, organizational development and management to initiate and oversee the implementation of human resource development programs including knowledge gap identification and training.
Work Activities
The work activities of the I-O psychologist is divided into two primary functional areas:
- Human Resource Behavior Activities
- Use current principles in relevant fields to test employee behavior, attitudes, skills, personality, talents, and leadership abilities
- Assess employee’s mental and physical well-being
- Develop tests for evaluating prospective employers
- Oversee change management within the organization
- Evaluate employee knowledge gaps and training needs
- Oversee the development and implementation of employee training programs
- Participate in dispute and conflict resolution as an expert
- Oversee the assessment of employee promotion
- Supervise the development and implementation of employee assessment metrics
- Use scientific data to assess the effectiveness of organizational human resource development and productivity initiatives
- Assess organizational functioning indicators such as employee morale, workplace relations, motivation, and teamwork.
- Assess the effectiveness of organizational leadership structures
- Offer job-related counseling to employees
- Develop job performance standards
- Serve as an expert witness in legal proceedings involving the company and/or its employees
- Develop metrics and strategies for evaluating and effectively combating occupational stress
- Oversee the development of organizational occupational health and safety standards
- Ensure the organization’s work environment and practices meet the industry standards government regulations
- Develop metrics for assessing and improving employee job satisfaction
- Assess the effectiveness of organizational social norms and culture
- Oversee team-building exercises within the organization
- Audit the organization’s group behavior including team effective functioning
- Develop job evaluation criteria and use them to evaluate employees for remuneration and compensation purposes
- Supervise the organization’s employee coaching and mentoring programs
- Establish and implement strategies for enhancing employee productivity
- Assess the effectiveness of ergonomics in shaping organizational performance
- Provide expert advice to the management and other employees on human resource related issues
- Marketing Functions and Other Activities
- Conduct surveys and tests to gauge customer’s response to the organization’s new policies, directives, critical decisions or products
- Develop metrics for measuring the effectiveness of organization’s communication strategies
- Develop metrics for assessing consumer tastes and preferences for product position purposes
- Audit company’s marketing strategies
- Oversee the development of communication strategies of the organization
- Supervise the development of business proposals to new clients
- Participate the in development of sales pitch and presentations for different clients
- Participate in the development of organization’s public relations strategies
- Liaise with relevant departments in developing official company communiques including press releases
- Develop metrics for measuring the company’s citizenship behaviors including corporate social responsibility initiatives
- Oversee the development of the company’s communication and feedback channels and customer relation strategies
- Advise the management on organizational statutory and administrative obligations
Tools and Equipment Used
To effectively and efficiently execute these duties and responsibilities, the industrial-organizational psychologist will use the following tools and equipment:
- Computer
- Printer
- Fax machine
- Photocopying machine
- Motor vehicle
- A planner
- Folding machine
- Projector
- Laptop
- Office files
- Cell phone
- Whiteboard
- Marker pen
- Office papers
- Video conferencing equipment
- Office telephone
Works Cited
APA. Recognized specialties and proficiencies in professional psychology. American Psychological Association (APA), n.d. Available at: https://www.apa.org/ed/graduate/specialize/recognized.aspx
Woller, Amanda H. A day in the life of an industrial organizational psychologist. American Psychological Association’s Psych Learning Curve, 8 May 2017. Available at: http://psychlearningcurve.org/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-i-o-psychologist/