Type:
Solution Manual
Resource:
Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management International Edition
Edition:
7th Edition
Author(s):
Wayne F. Cascio Herman Aguinis
Instructor’s Manual Elizabeth Freeman University of South Carolina Upstate
Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management 7e
Wayne Cascio Herman Aguinis
Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management 7e Overview, Annotated Outline, Discussion Question Guides Chapter 1 - Organizations, Work, and Applied Psychology
Overview Chapter one introduces the interdisciplinary relationships between the fields of psychology and human resource management. Highlights include descriptions of the specialty areas of industrial organizational psychology, personnel psychology, and applied psychology. Also included is an explanation of the inter-relationship between human resource management and applied psychology. Discussions clarify the previous contributions of these specialty areas to the understanding of organizational behaviors and the future challenges for organizational successes. For example, historically, applied psychology focused on the identification, assessment, and development of predictive individual behaviors. Future needs for applied psychology expertise reflect the pressures associated with continued globalization of the world of work. Applied psychologists work in conjunction with human resource professionals to implement and manage research findings within the ethical, legal, and moral considerations for the individuals involved.
Annotated Outline I.
At a Glance a. Organizations are i. Are part of daily lives ii. Vary by size and function and jobs iii. Include individuals who vary by aptitudes, abilities, and interests iv. Depend on HRM to blend individual interests and organization objectives b. Information Age changes job perceptions i. Job security less relevant than employment security ii. Training and development extremely important iii. Demographic changes impact recruitment and staffing iv. Cultural diversity is key component c. Assumptions of a free society i. Qualifications are sole determinants for job competition 1. Not gender
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2. Not race 3. Not age
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Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management 7e Overview, Annotated Outline, Discussion Question Guides Chapter 1 - Organizations, Work, and Applied Psychology 4. Not ethnicity, culture 5. Not color ii. Applied Psychology contributes to wise, humane use of human resources
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Pervasiveness of Organizations a. Introduction i. Everyone’s life is touched by organizations 1. School 2. Church 3. Sports 4. Service Groups 5. Military 6. Government b. Definitions of organizations i. Reflect characteristics of person providing definition ii. Some recurring elements to definitions of organization c. General definition i. People working together in division of labor to achieve common purpose ii. System of inputs, throughputs, outputs 1. Inputs – raw materials imported to organization 2. Throughput – converting raw material to finished product, service 3. Output – results of the throughputs iii. People are basic to all organizations iv. Social relationships tie people together in organizations
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d. Applied Psychology contributes to humane use human resources i. Personnel psychology, sub-field of Applied Psychology
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Applied Psychology in Human Resource Management 7e Overview, Annotated Outline, Discussion Question Guides Chapter 1 - Organizations, Work, and Applied Psychology 1. Studies individual differences in behavior and job performance 2. Develops methods for measurement and prediction of differences e. Differences in jobs – world of work i. Manufacture tangible products: food, automobiles, plastics, paper, textiles, glassware ii. Provision of services: legal counsel, health care, police, fire protection iii. Individuals differ in ability, aptitudes, interests, experience, skills f.
Differences in Performance i. People are expensive for organizations: recruitment, selection, placement, training ii. People differences 1. Physically – size, weight, height … 2. Cognitively – ability, aptitude, interests 3. Psychologically - personality, commitment, motivation iii. People differences lead to work differences 1. Speed 2. Quality 3. Ambition iv. Good decisions are profitable, incorrect decisions can be disastrous
g. A Utopian Ideal i. Assess individual aptitudes, abilities, personality, interests ii. Profile individual characteristics iii. Place individuals in jobs best suited per assessments iv. Real world of work not as ideal 3
v. Many individuals mismatched in jobs h. Point of View
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