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I/O Personnel Psych
La Tech, Psych 516, Test 1, Chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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job security | the belief that one will retain employment at one organization until retirement. |
employment security | having the kinds of skills that employers in the labor market are willing to pay for. |
inputs to organizations | raw materials, energy, capital, people, information |
organization | a collection of people wokring together in a division of labor to achieve a common purpose. |
personnel psychology, a subfield of applied psychology is concerned with: | individual differences in behavior & job perf. & with methods for measuring & predicting such differences. |
changing nature of work & organizations | product&service markets, role of managers, role of workers, technology, new org. designs, impact on jobs & the psychological contract |
potential problems due to the changing world of work | insecurity, uncertainty, stress, social friction |
potential compensation due to the changing world of work | challenge, creativity, flexibility, control, interrelatedness |