PSY BEH 11C Chapter I/O: Industrial/Organizational Psychology Notes
18 Apr 2018
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Industrial and organizational psychology notes: origins of industrial and organizational psychology. Principles of science should be applied to work settings (<100 y/o) Scientific management : managerial philosophy that emphasizes the worker as a well-oiled machine and the determination of the most efficient methods for performing any work-related task. Jobs should be carefully analyzed to identify the optimal way to perform them. Employees should be hired according to their characteristics associated with success at a task. Should be identified by examining people who are already successful at a job. Employees should be trained at the job they will perform. Employees should be rewarded for productivity to encourage high levels of performance. Time and motion studies: examined the precise movements required to complete a task and identifying and removing unnecessary movements. Assembly line (henry ford) best demonstrates the spirit of scientific management and its emphasis on time and motion: wwi&ii.
