The Impact of Industrial Organizational Psychology on Organizations – Evaluate how I/O models, theories, principles, and practices impact individual, group, and organizational behavior

Your written response should total a minimum of 8 to 10 pages. Be sure to support your writing with references to scholarly sources. Your written response must follow APA format.

Current Applications of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (minimum 4-5 pages)

Select two theories, models, and/or principles related to Industrial Psychology (i.e., assessment, selection, job analysis, training, performance evaluation, etc.) and respond to the following:

Industrial Psychology:

• Briefly describe the two theories, models, and/or principles you selected related to industrial psychology (i.e., assessment, selection, job analysis, training, performance evaluation, etc.).
  • Explain how each theory has contributed to improvements in the practice of industrial psychology. Use specific examples from your personal work experience and evidence from the literature to support your points.
  • Explain any potential limitations of each theory in relation to the practice of industrial psychology. Use specific examples from your personal work experience and evidence from the literature to support your points.

Organizational Psychology:

• Briefly describe the two theories, models, and/or principles you selected related to organizational psychology (i.e., group dynamics, leadership, change management, etc.).
• Explain how each theory has contributed to improvements in the practice of organizational psychology. Use specific examples from your personal work experience and evidence from the literature to support your points.
• Explain any potential limitations of each theory in relation to the practice of organizational psychology. Use specific examples from your personal work experience and evidence from the literature to support your points.

Part II: Current Trends of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (minimum 4-5 pages)

Select two theories, models, and/or principles related to organizational psychology (i.e., group dynamics, leadership, change management, etc.) and respond to the following.

Industrial Psychology:

• Select a current and emerging trend that you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and could be applied in the practice of industrial psychology. Briefly describe the trend you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and explain why.
  • Explain how this trend could be applied to an aspect of industrial psychology (i.e., assessment, selection, job analysis, training, performance evaluation, etc.). Use evidence from the literature to support your points.

Organizational Psychology:

• Select a current and emerging trend that you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and could be applied in the practice of organizational psychology. Briefly describe the trend you think would have the most significant impact on the workplace and explain why.
  • Explain how this trend could be applied to an aspect of organizational psychology (i.e., group dynamics, leadership, change management, etc.). Use evidence from the literature to support your points.