Presented by: Jaya Mishra faculty SRMSCET

Index
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Introduction to IP; What governs human behaviour; Definition; Aim; Key pillars; Scope; IP & related concepts; Application ; Case; Historical preview; Personality traits & job analysis.

Industrial psychology
Branch of psychology which delves into the study of

human behaviour in industrial organization. Science of human mind. Study of human behaviour. Application of the knowledge of psychology to the industrial situations. Study of people at work & in business. Also concerned with the physical aspect of work environment.

What governs human behaviour

Human behaviour=

personality traits+ situational variables

Definition of Industrial Psychology

As per C.S. George industrial psychology is

concerned with the entire spectrum of human behaviour. As per Thomas W. Harrell industrial psychology is the study of people at work in industry & in business. It is the study of their aptitudes & their qualifications for jobs.

Aim of industrial psychology

Removal of every cause of discontent, unnecessary

fatigue or other negative factor which hamper workers from putting in their best efforts. To give the workers greater physical & mental ease at work.

Key pillars
Individual differences:

people differs in their physical characteristics, nature, attitude, aptitude, intelligence, personality, skills.. Causation of human behaviour: situation stimulates human to behave in a particular manner.

Scope of industrial psychology

To investigate in an unbiased manner the ways in

which psychological problems are handled at present. To develop new methods & to modify the methods which are present, To formulate certain principles which will help in the solution of human relation problems.

Industrial psychology & related concepts

Individual differences

Human relation
Human engineerning

Ergonomics

Application of Industrial Psychology

Employment testing

Designing training & development programme

Job evaluation Performance appraisal

Counseling
Motivation of personnel Improvement of morale

Human engineering

case
Sujoy Industries Ltd. Was about to install a new incentive

plan for the operative workforce in all its plants. The new plan was designed to enable high producing workers to earn 20 to 25 % more in weekly earnings. The rationale of the new plan was stated by the Chief Executive Officer of the company in the following words: we are installing the plan to discourage the workers from socializing so much. Their output is satisfactory now, but if they would give all of their attention to the work & stop talking to each other about other things, they could produce a lot more. I know the work is not too difficult; anyone can learn one of these jobs in a few days. But we need more commitment to higher performance.

Historical development
Walter Dill Scott

Hugo Munsterberg
Kurt Lewin Tiffin & McCormick

The five factor model of personality in the workplace

Openness, conscientiousness

,extraversion, agreeableness & neuroticism are related to job satisfaction, motivation at the workplace, deviation in the workplace, absences, teamwork, personnel selection.

Personality traits & job analysis

Extraversion: Excitability, sociability, talkativeness,

assertiveness, high amount of emotional expressiveness. Agreeableness: Trust, altruism, kindness, affection. Openness: Imagination, broad range of interest. Conscientiousness: High level of thoughtfulness, good impulse control, goal directed behaviour. Neuroticism: Emotional instability, moodiness, sadness, anxiety, irratibility.