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01 Introduction to I/O Psychology Flashcards

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Refers to the demand for qualified managers to balance business, legal, and ethical concerns

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litigious environment

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3 outcomes of intense competition

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downsizing, delayering, and decentralizing

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

This refers to laying off people

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downsizing

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

This refers to removing positions in the org chart

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delayering

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Delayering addresses these 2 problems

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salary expenses for differing positions and organizational communication from being too hierarchical

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

This refers to regional officers having autonomy in decision-making

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decentralizing

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Decentralizing addresses these 2 problems

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organizational communication and decision-making capabilities from being too hierarchical

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Refers to adapting to cultures, systems, and techniques different from the local country

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globalization of business

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

This allows better facilitation of HR plans and operations

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human resource information system (HRIS)

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Refers to a document containing all records/files related to an employee

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201 file

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Blurred boundaries between home and work are mediated by (blank)

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technology

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

True or False – workers are more willing to leave jobs to gain time for leisure or family

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true for generations X, Y, and Z

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Generation/s that live to work

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baby boomers

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Generation/s that work to live

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generations X, Y, and Z

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Generation/s that see learning something new as a reward in itself

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baby boomers

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Generation/s that are passionate about careers without sacrificing family and leisure

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generations X, Y, and Z

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Boomers see younger generations as (blank)

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entitled

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

True or False – contemporary HR is a reactive HR

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false – HR has taken on a strategic role in orgs

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Refers to large organizations hiring outside firms to handle specialized tasks

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outsourcing

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

Refers to the equitable treatment of all org stakeholders

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corporate social responsibility

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[Recent Challenges/Trends]

The components of the triple bottomline

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people, planet, profit

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[HRM]

Refers to the people that an organization employs

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human resource

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[HRM]

Refers to the comprehensive set of managerial activities

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human resource management

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[HRM]

HRM is concerned with what?

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developing and maintaining a qualified workforce

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[HRM]

The 2 areas of the HR wheel

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human resource management and human resource development

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[HRM]

HRM is concerned with what?

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managing the human resources of the organization

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[HRM]

HRD is concerned with what?

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personal and professional growth of employees

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[HRM]

10 major HR functions

(CHOPSURECT)

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  1. career development
  2. human resource planning
  3. organizational development
  4. performance management
  5. selection and staffing
  6. union labor relations
  7. research and information systems
  8. employee assistance
  9. compensation and benefits
  10. training and development
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Refers to all characteristics needed to be successful in performing a specific job

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competencies

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[HRM]

10 responsibilities of the HR department

(WREPPTLECS)

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  1. work analysis and job design
  2. recruitment and selection
  3. employee relations
  4. performance management
  5. personnel policies
  6. training and development
  7. legal compliance
  8. employee data and information systems
  9. compensation and benefits
  10. support for strategy
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Refers to providing aid to people being laid off

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outplacement

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[HRM]

Is outplacement required by law?

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[HRM]

Is having a safety officer required by law?

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Refers to applying psychological principles to the workplace

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I/O psychology

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I/O psychology aims to enhance (blank) and (blank) of human beings

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productivity and dignity of human beings

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How is I/O psychology different from HRM?

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more people-centered and utilizes the scientific method

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How is I/O psychology different from other branches of psychology?

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use of the scientist-practitioner model or the direct application of research findings

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3 positive impacts of I/O psychology

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  1. helps lead fulfilling lives
  2. increases employee effectiveness
  3. reduces COGS by improving product quality
39
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Refers to the original name of I/O psychology

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industrial psychology

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Industrial psychology takes on a more (blank) perspective

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management perspective

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Industrial psychology caters more to the interest of (blank)

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business owners

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Industrial psychology focuses more on (blank) and (blank)

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efficiency and productivity

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Organizational psychology was developed from (blank)

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human relations movement

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Organizational psychology focuses on (blank)

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individual employees

45
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CSR is a product of which division of I/O psychology?

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industrial psychology

46
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The current movement wants to rename I/O psychology into what?

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humanitarian work psychology

47
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3 major I/O psychology fields

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  1. personnel psychology
  2. organizational psychology
  3. human factors or ergonomics
48
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Personnel psychology is more concerned with (blank)

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efficiency

49
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Organizational psychology is more concerned with (blank)

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people and related issues

50
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Human factors or ergonomics is concerned with (blank)

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interaction between humans and machines

51
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5-step management process

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  1. planning
  2. organizing
  3. staffing
  4. leading
  5. controlling
52
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4 new approaches to organizing HR

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  1. shared services
  2. specialized corporate HR teams
  3. embedded HR teams
  4. centers of expertise

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