Archive for the ‘Organizational Psychology’ Category

Organizational research methods

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

In organizational psychology there is a vast literature on organizations, with data located in many places, including textbooks journals, electronic list servers, and organizational archives and manuals. In large measure, the value and applicability of any of these data sets is determined by the method of inquiry used to obtain ...

Organizational Culture. The key for success.

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

In this article we introduce the idea that the organizational culture is the personality of an organization which can be defined, measured, sustained and changed and have an important impact on an organization’s effectiveness. We want to define organizational culture as it is presented by two theorists, ...

Tips for improving leaderships skills

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

LEADING TRAIT AND BEHAVIORAL THEORY OF LEADERSHIP INCREASING THE LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS Questions about leadership have long been a subject of speculation, but scientific research on leadership did not begin until the twentieth century. The focus of much of the research has been on the determinants of leadership effectiveness. Social researchers have attempted to ...

Groups and Teams performance improvement

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

THREE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE PERFORMANCE OF GROUPS OR TEAMS IN THE ORGANIZATION Abstract Thousands of organizations have recently made the move to restructure work around groups rather than individuals. But teams are not automatic productivity tenancies. They can also be disappointments for management. Fortunately, recent research provides insight into the primary ...

What is an organizational consultant?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

The complex living, runway technology, and tendency toward specialization that characterise our society keep us endlessly searching for innovation solutions to human and organizational problems. In this paper project we will try to present the importance and the function of the psychologist consultant in our society. Consultants as a group appears inspired ...

Introduction to Organizational Psychology

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Organizations, like people, are born, grow, mature, and eventually die or are transformed into new and different organizations. What are we doing, our job has an important impact in our lives. The place and the people we are working with have also an important impact on our lives. Thus, it ...

Paper Project on Leadership

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Introduction to Leadership Psychology Through the years, our view of what leadership is and who can exercise it has changed considerably. Leadership competencies have remained constant, but our understanding of what it is, how it works, and the ways in which people learn to apply it has shifted. Today we a ...