Open AccessLest we forget that industrial and organisational psychology is psychology
Author(s) -
D. J. W. Strümpfer
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
sa journal of industrial psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.438
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2071-0763
pISSN - 0258-5200
DOI - 10.4102/sajip.v33i1.257
Subject(s) - appreciative inquiry , internship , industrial and organizational psychology , psychology , consulting psychology , quality (philosophy) , theoretical psychology , applied psychology , critical psychology , management , social psychology , pedagogy , epistemology , medical education , cognitive psychology , medicine , philosophy , economics
The tie between industrial/organisational psychology (IOP) and general psychology should be taken seriously. The origin of the split into separate academic departments is discussed. Four IOP topics are presented which are rooted in psychology or where the psychological quality is strong, making the tie-in clear: motivation, leadership, assessment, and appreciative inquiry; by way of illustration, proponents are referred to. Specialisation and professionalisation often bring undue emphasis on technology. IOP cannot be human resource management. Suggestions are made about bringing IOP and psychology closer within teaching programmes and internships. Appreciative images of what IOP, hand-in-hand with psychology, could be like, are put forward