Psychology and Counselling

Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour (Book with DVD)

Business Psychology and Organisational Behaviour (Book with DVD)

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    • Understanding psychological and behavioral principles can be so important to success.
    • Focuses on the relations between knowledge, power and practice.
    • A varied approach is taken to showcase the chapters.

Organizational behavior, or organizational psychology, is the study of human behavior in an organizational setting. In the workplace, it is related to a larger  eld of psychology, which is the study of the human mind and behavior. Organizational psychologists study workplace relations, attitudes, and behaviors. The goal is to help the company by promoting greater happiness, job satisfaction, and mental wellness amongst employees. The psychologist may recommend changes in hiring practices, training, employee feedback, and management, all of which can in uence the overall behavior of the workplace. The role of psychology in organizational behavior is related to its value in the determination of the relationship between the mental health and general wellbeing of individuals in relation to their behavior at work. It is actually a  eld of study where psychologists use several parameters to access how di erent work environments and trends a ect the health and performance of employees. Organizations may use the outcome of the study of the role of psychology in organizational behavior in their hiring practices, in their assessment and relation with employees, and in their training of new and existing employees. An application of the role of psychology in organizational behavior is in the recruitment of new employees. Another role of psychology in organizational behavior is the development of methods for the ongoing appraisal of the performance of existing employees within the organization. The role of psychology in organizational behavior are not limited to performance, training and recruitment. It can also be used as a factor in the development of motivational practices in an organization.