-Prabhjot Kaur

OBJECTIVES of Lecture 1

To explain the need of the paper i.e. Industrial Psychology

To describe why it is being taught in Technical field (B. Tech)

To give introduction of the subject

To tell the relevance of Management subject

OBJECTIVES of Lecture 3

To explain the aims or objectives of Industrial Psychology

To describe the work of Industrial Psychologists

To tell the scope of Industrial Psychology

OBJECTIVES of Lecture 6

To explain the Scientific Management Approach in detail

OBJECTIVES of Lecture 5

To explain the Major Influences on Industrial Psychology

OBJECTIVES of Lecture 4

To explain the applications of Industrial Psychology

To describe the problems of Industrial Psychology

OBJECTIVES of Lecture 2

To explain the basis or foundations Industrial Psychology

To describe the four key pillars of Industrial Psychology

To tell the role of Industrial Psychology

To explain the major fields of Industrial Psychology

Contents

1)Key Pillars

-Individual Differences- Causation of Behaviour

- Whole Person- Human Dignity

2)Major fields

-Personnel Psychology-Organisational Psychology

-Human Engineering or Ergonomics or Human factors

Contents

1) Aim

2) Scope

-Individual Differences-Employee Attitude and Morale

-Employee-Human Engineering

-Human Relations-Industrial Safety

Contents

Applications

- Employment Testing - Designing Training and Development Programmes - Vocational Guidance and Counselling

Contents

Major Influences

-Administrative or Classical Approach

-Scientific Management Approach

-Human Relations Approach

-Behavioural Science Approach

Contents

Scientific Management Approach or Theory

Definitions

According to C.S. Myres, ‘The aim of industrial psychology is primarily not to obtain greater production or output but to give the worker greater ease at his work’.

According to Thomas W. Harrell, ‘Industrial psychology may be defined as the study of people as individuals and in groups and of the relationship between individual and group’.

‘Industrial psychology is simply the application or extension of psychology facts and principles to the problem concerning human beings operating within the context of business and industry’, says Blum and Naylor.

According to Tiffin and McCormick, 'Industrial psychology is concerned with the study of human behaviour in those aspects of life that are related to production, distribution and use of goods and services of our civilization’.

‘The scientific study of the relationship between man and the world at work: The study of adjustment people make to the place they go, the people they meet and the things they do in the process of making a living’, says Guion.

Key Pillars

1)Individual Differences Individual differences both in physical and psychological characteristics of the individuals from the very basis of industrial psychology.

2)Causation of behaviour The first principle of psychology is that all the activities of human beings are not random but are always brought about by some stimulating factors or conditions that make a person to behave in a certain fashion.

3)Whole person

4)Human Dignity

Aims

External Sources

- Recruitment at factory gate

Major fields-Personnel Psychology involves looking at how to best match individuals to specific job roles. This segment of I/O psychology is also sometimes referred to as personnel psychology. People who work in this area might assess employee characteristics and then match these individuals to jobs in which they are likely to perform well. Other functions that fall on the industrial side of I/O psychology include training employees, developing job performance standards, and measuring job performance.

-Organisational Psychology The organizational side of psychology is more focused on understanding how organizations affect individual behavior. Organizational structures, social norms, management styles, and role expectations are all factors that can influence how people behavior within an organization. By understanding such factors, I/O psychologists hope to improve individual performance and health while at the same time benefiting the organization as a whole.

- Human Engineering / Ergonomics It studies the varied methods of performing manual operations for the better utilization and the least waste of effort through human engineering.

Scope