PSY-4620: Industrial Organizational Psychology

Heesun Chae, & Jin Nam Choi. (2018). Contextualizing the effects of job complexity on creativity and task performance: Extending job design theory with social and contextual contingencies. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 91(2), 316-339.
Read pages 316-335. This reading provides you with perspectives related to the role of creativity on job complexity’s effect on task performance.

Brennan, J. J. (2018). How to Create an Effective Job Description. Security: Solutions for Enterprise Security Leaders, 55(6), 20.
Read page 20. This reading will introduce you to key elements of job descriptions.

Weiner, I. B. (2013). Industrial and organizational psychology. [electronic resource]. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 61-79.
Read pages 61-79. The reading allows you to explore the importance, elements, and methods of researching and preparing a job analysis.

Weekley, J. A., Labrador, J. R., Campion, M. A., & Frye, K. (2019). Job analysis ratings and criterion‐related validity: Are they related and can validity be used as a measure of accuracy? Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 92(4). 764-786.
Read pages 764-786. The reading provides you with insight into the importance of rating accuracy and test validity related to job analysis accuracy.

Murphy, N. (2019). Why a job description shapes a performance review: Making the job description part of the performance review process is key for checking in with how well an individual’s goals align with the organization’s objectives. NZ Business, 33(4), 17.
Read page 17. This reading will introduce you to principles surrounding the relationships of job descriptions and performance reviews.

Lawrie, E. J., Tuckey, M. R., & Dollard, M. F. (2018). Job design for mindful work: The boosting effect of psychosocial safety climate. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 23(4), 483–495.
Read pages 483-493. This reading will provide you with theories and considerations related to the relationships between job design, mindfulness, job control, learning and psychological demands.

Rasheed, M. I., Jama, W. N., Pitafi, A. H., & Iqbal, S. M. J. (2020). Perceived Compensation Fairness, Job Design, and Employee Motivation: The Mediating Role of Working Environment. South Asian Journal of Management Sciences, 14(2), 229–246.
Read pages 229-243. This reading provides you with an examination of employee perception related to compensation, job design, and motivation.

Ramhit, K. S. (2019). The impact of job description and career prospect on job satisfaction: A quantitative study in Mauritius. South African Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(1). 1–7.
Read pages 1-7. This reading provides you with theories and principles of relationships between job descriptions, job satisfaction and career prospects.

Khtatbeh, M. M., Mahomed, A. S. B., Rahman, S. bin A., & Mohamed, R. (2020). The mediating role of procedural justice on the relationship between job analysis and employee performance in Jordan Industrial Estates. Heliyon, 6(10). 1-8.
Read pages 1-8. The reading provides you with discussion about the impact of HR practices (procedural justice, job analysis) on employee performance.

Sanchez, J. I., & Levine, E. L. (2013). Work analysis for assessment. APA handbook of testing and assessment in psychology, Vol. 1: Test theory and testing and assessment in industrial and organizational psychology. American Psychological Association. 397-410.
Read pages 397-410. This reading will provide you with research and practices related to the role and relationship between a job analysis and the assessment process.

Johnson, W. (2020). Write a Job Description That Attracts the Right Candidate. Harvard Business Review Digital Articles, 2–5.
Read pages 1-4. This reading will introduce you to concepts about writing effective job descriptions.