What is Organizational Psychology?

• The main goal of organizational psychology is to find out how to manage workers' performance in such a way that organizations stay productive and competitive.

 

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• Organizational and occupational health psychology research is mainly concerned with how to prevent burnout in workers.

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• Burnout signals that the worker simply cannot handle the demands of their job. They are just not up for it.

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•  Simplifying tasks (for example, breaking them down into smaller and simpler elements and having each worker do one small part of a whole product) is bad for job satisfaction.

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• Dedicated workers seldom or never take time off, and often work overtime. 

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• If people are not happy with their jobs, a pay raise will generally do the trick. 

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• Positive and friendly relationships between colleagues at work are important for motivation and satisfaction at work. 

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• Job insecurity (i.e., not being sure whether/how long you can stay at your job) generally motivates people to work harder, so that their employer does not lay them off. 

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•  Work life can spillover to off-work life (e.g., family, friends…). 

 

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