Roles of an IO Psychologist, Annotated Bibliography Example

Perloff, R. (2005). What Lies Ahead for I/O Psychology and Psychologist-Managers. Psychologist Manager Journal. 8(1); 89-96. The article links activities of psychologist-managers as well as I/O psychology. It discusses the details embedded in I/O psychology, which has connections with business, administration, man power and human resources as a profession. The origins of the specialization has origins in developmental, social, cognitive, experimental, as well as measures of psychology; these are all noted in the article.

Hays-Thomas, R., et. al. (2006). Psychologist-Managers in Higher Education: The Particular Case of I-O Psychology. The Psychologist Manager Journal. 9(1); 27-39. The article is a summary of perspectives from a group of I/O psychologists. It discusses their distinction in the number of their administrative roles. The article covers academic administration and aspects of psychology which are suited in this field. The administrative roles of I/O psychologist are presented alongside theories and individual perspectives. The differences between the roles of faculty as well as administrators were considered and well discussed.

Carless, S.A., Rasiah, J., &Irmer, B.D. (2009). Discrepancies between human resource research and practice: Comparison of Industrial/organizational psychologists and human resource practitioners’ beliefs. Australian psychologist. 44(2); 105-111. The article discusses the different practices in individual performance as compared to organizational productivity           and performance. This includes theories and practical explanations of the practices which I/O psychologists undertake as compared to those of a human resource manager. The study presents the knowledge of I/O psychologists and HR practitioners. It shows that I/O psychologists were better informed about HR research than HR practitioners; they were seen to have more knowledge on management practices as well as selection and recruitment.

Ryan, A.M & Sackett, P.R. (1987). A Survey of Individual Assessment Practices by I/O Psychologists. Personnel Psychology. 40(1). This article defines individual assessment and its uses in psychology. It states that making an assessment decision for a personnel- related purpose about one individual is a crucial part of I/O psychology and the right practices and theories must be applied. The article relates theories and perspectives on the practices of I/O psychologists and the study conducted a survey on how individuals responded to assessments by I/O psychologists and their overall affectivity. This was related to an organization’s success depending on the practices administered by the I/O  psychologist in recruiting and selecting.