This page contains the internet links mentioned in the study materials for 69373 (Industrial and Organisational Psychology).

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Module 1 - The Scientific Basis of Industrial & Organisational Psychology

1. The Australian Psychological Society web site is at http://www.aps.psychsociety.com.au/ This site has recently been updated and demonstrates the APS's goal of forging a high-profile niche for APS psychologists in the Australian public’s perception by clearly branding ‘APS Psychologists’, and therefore distinguishing APS members from competitors. Is this an example of "good thinking"?
2. The APS College of Organisational Psychology has information at http://www.bhs.mq.edu.au/aps/collorg.html The APS College of Organisational Psychologists aims to promote and raise the profile of Organisational Psychology and acts to provide the community with information and access to the services of Organisational Psychologists.
3. The American Psychological Association web site is at http://www.apa.org/ A great site with the full text of articles from the APA Monitor. See what Dr. Martin Seligman has to say about Positive Psychology at http://www.apa.org/releases/positivepsy.html.
4. American Psychological Society web site at http://www.psychologicalscience.org/ This site has some very good links. To go straight to their list of Psychology Links, the URL is http://www.psychologicalscience.org/links.htm. It has links to Government Agencies (all US of course), Psychological Societies and Organizations, and many other sites of interest.
5. The Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) web site at http://www.siop.org has a link to an on-line journal, The Industrial and Organizational Psychologist (TIP).
6. The International Association of Applied Psychology Division of Organizational Psychology web site at http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~pcoets/div/home.htm This page contains information about the Organizational Psychology Division of the IAAP, including a wide variety of information about the division, its membership and services. Links to several related web domains are also listed.

Module 2 - Analysing Work

1. The Job Analysis/Classification & Personality Research web site is at http://harvey.psyc.vt.edu/ A great site containing lots of information, documents, data, and software dealing with job analysis/classification and personality assessment.
2. The Institute for Job & Occupational Analysis at http://www.ijoa.org This site defines Job Analysis as the process of collecting data to describe observable (or otherwise verifiable) work behaviours and characteristics of the work environment. It also has some links to other  job and occupational analysis related websites.
3. The HR-Guide at http://www.hr-guide.com provides thousands of links to websites and software resources of interest to Human Resources professionals and students. There is a section on Job Analysis at http://www.hr-guide.com/jobanalysis.htm . This is an excellent resource!.
4. O*NET - The Occupational Information Network is at http://onetcenter.org/ . O*NET, the Occupational Information Network, captures those changes in terms that reflect the latest research in the field of job analysis. By identifying and describing the key components of modern occupations, O*NET supplies the nation with up-dated information critical to the effective training, education, counselling and employment of workers. Read about how O*NET was developed in the book "An Occupational Information System for the 21st Century: The Development of O*NET" which can be viewed at http://www.apa.org/books/onet.html . Harvey has a paper criticising the O*NET methodology of using holistic ratings of unobservable constructs at http://harvey.psyc.vt.edu/Documents/JobAnalysis/SIOP98HarveyWilsonhand.html

Module 3 - Appraising Worker Performance

1. The Society for Human Resource Management has some useful links at http://www.shrm.org . Contains all of the latest news in the field of HRM, including an online HR News service at http://www.shrm.org/hrnews/.
2. The homepage for the Human Resource Global Network is at http://www.mcb.co.uk/hr/ They claim that the HR Global Network aims to help all managers, academics and researchers with an interest in HR development, broadening your knowledge by providing you with more informed research, ultimately helping your business to be more competitive.

Module 4 - Assessing Individuals

1. Buros Institute of Mental Measurements homepage with links to the ERIC/AE Test Locater, Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print at http://www.unl.edu/buros This is an excellent resource that includes The Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection database containing records on over 10,000 tests and research instruments. These records describe the instruments and provide availability information.
2. Australian Council for Educational Research homepage at http://www.acer.edu.au This organisation is one of the largest distributors of psychological tests in Australia. They have a Personnel Selection and Human Resource Development Catalogue at http://www.acer.edu.au/products/personnel/personnel_catalogue.htm that has information about tests of General Ability, Occupational Skill and Aptitudes, Human Resource Development, Career Guidance, Personality and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
3. National Computer Systems homepage at http://www.ncs.com They have a description of their areas of expertise in testing and assessment at http://www.ncs.com/ncscorp/aoe/testing.htm In particular, they have an excellent suite of tests called the Campbell Development Surveys, which used by organizational psychologists and human resource professionals in a wide range of organizational settings. The surveys can be taken by individuals, teams, groups and organizations and can be viewed at http://assessments.ncs.com/assessments/tests/campbell.htm
4. Consulting Psychologists Press homepage at http://www.mbti.com This company is the American distributor for the well-known Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and has tests that cover personal, career and organisational development.
5. Saville & Holdsworth Ltd Online is at http://www.shlgroup.com They claim that SHL is a world leader in the objective assessment of people, jobs and organisational context helping clients increase productivity and gain competitive edge through the more effective use of their human resources.
6. The Self-Directed Search is the world's most widely used career interest inventory. If you would like to see how to take this version of the SDS (Form R Internet Version 1.0.) online, go to http://www.self-directed-search.com/ . There is some information about the SDS Form R: 4th Edition at http://www.parinc.com/career/SDSR98.html
7. For a demonstration program that was developed in Australia by Cognitive Science International (CSI), have a look at the e-bilities™ system that includes a range of cognitive ability tests developed be a leading figure in the field of intelligence testing, and based on the latest developments in cognitive psychology at http://www.cognitivescience.com .

 

Module 5 - Assessing Person-Job Fit

1. The SIOP home page includes a link to a report on "Affirmative Action: A Review of Psychological and Behavioral Research" at http://www.siop.org/
2. The Australian Human Resources Institute's (AHRI) homepage is at http://www.ahri.com.au/ AHRI is Australia's leading professional body for people with Human Resources responsibilities and interests. View whole articles and extracts from HRMonthly at http://www.ahri.com.au/hrinfo/hrmonthly/index.html
3. The HR-Guide at http://www.hr-guide.com provides thousands of links to websites and software resources of interest to Human Resources professionals and students. There is a section on Personnel Selection at http://www.hr-guide.com/selection.htm . This is an excellent resource!
4. The International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) homepage is at http://www.ipmaac.org They have collected a number of articles relating to the Nassau County Police Study. This study has generated a lot of commentary since the publication of Linda Gottfredson's critique in the Wall Street Journal in October 1996. Linda's article is called "Racially Gerrymandered Police Tests" and is available from http://www.ipmaac.org/nassau/index.html
5. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) homepage is at http://www.shrm.org

Module 6 - Training and Developing Employees

1. The Training and Development Community Centre is at http://www.tcm.com/trdev/ It is a "Virtual" gold mine of resources for the T&D / HR Community!
2. The web site of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) is located at http://www.ispi.org. The ISPI is dedicated to improving human performance in the workplace in systematic and reproducible ways. The web site is organised into three main sections - ISPI information, professional services, and publication information. this site has a variety of features.
3. One of the largest sites relating to Training and Development  on the web is Big Dog's Human Resource Development page at http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd.html. Don Clark provides a nice page of Icebreakers, Warm-up, Review, and Motivators Activities at http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/icebreak.html
4. Training.Net includes links regarding Training, Management Development, and Human Resources at http://www.trainingnet.com/

Module 7 - Maintaining Employees' Health and Well-Being

1. The Michigan Prevention Research Centre (MPRC) is dedicated to a program of prevention research on the problems of employment, economic stress, and well-being throughout the life course. MPRC seeks to extend scientific understanding of the links between conditions of employment and mental and physical health, while at the same time, expanding the policy and practice options available to both the public and private sector. The homepage for the MPRC is at http://www.isr.umich.edu/src/seh/mprc/ . One of the projects that the MPRC has developed is the The JOBS program for the Unemployed, which was designed to help unemployed people reenter the labor market. JOBS has been shown in large scale randomized experiments to produce higher rates of reemployment, better paying jobs, and lower rates of mental health problems. An update on this program is available at http://www.isr.umich.edu/src/seh/mprc/jobsupdt.html .
2. A program called the Changing Wonky Beliefs course that is based on cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) model and also Dr. Martin Seligman's (1990) work on Learned Optimism is available at http://www.usq.edu.au/users/machin/cwb.htm . This course incorporates Dr. Martin Seligman's recommended training sequence for imparting the necessary skills to bring about the desired changes in feelings and behaviours. The sequence emphasises learning more constructive thoughts and statements, and developing an optimistic explanatory styles. Sample topic areas included: the concept of automatic thoughts, recognising distorted thinking, and characteristics of optimistic thinking.
3. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in the USA is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illness and injuries. NIOSH has a homepage at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

Module 8 - Job Design and the Development of Work Teams

1. The Organizational Development Network has a home page at http://www.ODNetwork.org and also links to the ODNet email discussion group. They have the ODPractitioner Online, a web version of ODN's professional journal.
2. The Centre for the Study of Work teams at the University of North Texas has a home page at http://www.workteams.unt.edu/ and also has a link to the TeamNet email discussion group.
3. The International Workplace Studies Program (IWSP) at Cornell University conducts research on the ecology of new ways of working. The intent of the research is to help organisations gain a competitive advantage by better understanding how innovative workplace strategies contribute to the effectiveness of individuals, teams and organisations. The IWSP has a site at http://iwsp.human.cornell.edu/
4. The Director of the Centre for Creative Leadership, Dr. David Campbell has developed psychological tests for assessing teamwork (Campbell-Hallam Team Development Survey) and organisational climate (Campbell Organisational Survey). Information about these is available at http://assessments.ncs.com/assessments/tests/campbell.htm
5. The Web Site for the Keirsey Temperament Sorter and Keirsey Temperament Theory is at http://www.keirsey.com/

Module 9 - Leadership and Decision Making

1. The MIND GARDEN Leadership Development Web site has a demonstration leadership development program based on the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire at http://leadership.mindgarden.com/
2. The Center for Creative Leadership is probably the largest trainer of corporate executives in the area of leadership. They also fund and conduct a wide range of research on leadership and organizational effectiveness. Their homepage is at http://www.ccl.org/
3. Dr. David Campbell has developed a psychological test for assessing aspects of leadership (Campbell Leadership Index). Information is available at http://assessments.ncs.com/assessments/tests/campbell.htm

Module 10 - Designing Safe Work Environments

1. The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society has a home page which contains information about the Society, its member services, and activities at http://hfes.org They have a number of technical groups such as the Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making Technical Group (CEDM-TG) at http://www.ie.msstate.edu/orgs/cedm_tg/index.html and the Internet Technical group at http://www.sandia.gov/itg/
2. The Center for Industrial Ergonomics at the University of Louisville includes research and educational activities that focus on integrating people, organization and technology at work, and improving quality and productivity through ergonomics and safety management. The Centre's web page is at http://www.louisville.edu/speed/ergonomics
3. The International Ergonomics Association home page is at http://ergonomics-iea.org/ This organisation has established an electronic journal of Ergonomics and Human Factors at http://ergonomics-iea.org/iea/journal/journal/index.html .
4. The National Occupational Health & Safety Commission, also known as Worksafe Australia has a home page at http://www.worksafe.gov.au/worksafe/index.htm