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Questions tagged [io-psychology]

For questions relating to the application and extension of psychological principles to humans operating within the context of business, industry, and other organizational structures.

Industrial and organizational psychology is the application and extension of psychological principles to humans operating within the context of business, industry, and other organizational structures.

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Do safety features cause drivers to engage in more risky behavior than they otherwise would?

It seems to be generally assumed that making cars safer for the occupants will reduce death, injury, and damage from traffic accidents. What are some examples of significant empirical research on this topic? Specifically, do safety features cause…
Sinan Ünür
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How to create an effective and efficient team - with the same or different cognitive style?

We've all participated in team building activities, where the goal is to get the team working better together in an environment very different from their usual occupation situation. As a team member you are supposed to build trust among other team…
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Implementing new procedures / guidelines in companies

I'm teaching evidence-based practice and implementation science to midwifery students, i.e. how to evaluate research findings e.g. regarding new therapies and diagnostics and how to plan the implementation of new procedures into clinical practice.…
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Is the concept of "employee engagement" flawed?

In theory, improving business performance by improving engagement makes sense. Yet surveys suggest that since 1991, the workforce is about 30% engaged, 40% disengaged and the remaining 30% actively disengaged, as widely reported by Gallup.…
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How to measure employee ownership, team spirit, and collaborative nature?

We are trying to develop metrics that measure levels of ownership, team spirit and collaboration within our group. The assumption is that these three traits are key to being productive employees. Once these measures are developed, we will test…
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State of research in productivity, work fatigue and workplace policies

I am interested in any kind of summary research that links workplace policies, productivity and fatigues. For example, if someone has worked 10 hours one day, will they be as productive the next day? Can workplace policies such as time-off-in-lieu…
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Choice of Occupation and Negative Childhood Experiences

Is there any evidence to suggest that individuals that were bullied in school as children select occupations that are a means of making people obligated to respect them? For example people that join the police? My premise is based on observations of…
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