Occupational and Organisational Psychology Overview

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Topic 1 - Introduction 

1. Taylor's four principles 

2. A history of occupational psychology (scientific management, human relations theory, contingency approach)

3. Features of an organisation (division of labour, hierarchy structure, effort coordination, common goal)

4. Elements of organisational structure (centralisation, span of control, chain of command)

5. Organisational structure: Schein's model, Harrison & Handy, Deal & Kennedy 

6. Cultural dimensions 

Topic 2 - Heuristics and Biases 

1. Prospect theory, sunk cost fallacy, bounded rationality 

2. Dual-system models of decision making 

3. Anchoring and adjustment, endowment effect, salience 

4. Scarcity 

5. Choice architecture: nudges, defaults, decoy effect 

6. Joint and sequential evaluation 

7. Social norms  

Topic 3 - Personnel selection and assessment 

1. Explain when and why personnel selection is important 

2. Describe issues relevant for candidate selection (e.g., criteria, KSAOS, job analysis, person spec) 

3. Describe and evaluate different methods to determine candidate suitability (psych tests, biographical inventory, interview, work samples, assessment centre) 

4. Explain determinants of selection effectiveness and the 4/5 rule 

5. Summarise issues related to personnel retainment (e.g., RJP) 

6. Describe issues and processes connected…

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