Appointing an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist

1. Appointing an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist
Jeffrey D. Malan
Ashford University
PSY302: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
(BKK1220B)
July 10, 2012
Instructor: Dr. Jeanne Henry

2. We may be asking . . .

3. Collective overconfidence
can be dangerous!

4. . . . the right questions.

5. How to identify the
internal danger signals

6. Proactive human resource
management policies are at the
core of effectively selecting,
enabling, and supporting your
greatest and most untapped
asset.
Your human capitol.

7. The truth is; an organization
may adopt or create any vision
it ethically wishes, along with
the objectives that will promote
the realization of that vision.
Okay, so what is the
right question to ask?

8. Is our human resource
department’s processes
aligned with our
organization’s vision?
Industrial /
Organizational
Psychologists make it

9. “an organization’s human resources can be
a potential source of sustainable
competitive advantage”
(Toh, Morgeson, and Campion, 2011, p. 876).
Your human capitol.

11. The right answer.

13. The right answer.

14. The right answer.

15. Are you asking the right
questions?
Has your organization
realized its vision?

16. Industrial / organizational
Psychologists can help you
discover . . .
. . . the right answers
for your organization.

17. Industrial /
Organizational
Psychologists
Quantify your return on
investment in human
capital, and . . .
win the war for talent!
(Youssef and Noon, 2012)

18. References
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