1. Ch 13: Social Psych and Business
Apr. 26, 2012

2. I/O Psych What is studied? Early research Hawthorne Studies Details?
What were the main results?

3. Selection Methods Job Interviews: Potential biases
Predictive validity –
Structured vs. unstructured interviews
Faking in interviews
What effect does this have?

4. Other selection methods
Standarized testing
General intelligence & job performance
Integrity testing – what is it?
Overt tests –
Covert tests -

5. Performance & Appraisals
How to judge performance?
Objective vs. subjective performance –
Supervisor ratings
Potential Biases
Self-evaluations
How valid are these?
360-degree feedback

6. Leadership Is leadership a trait or learned behavior?
“Great Person” theory –
Is there evidence for this?
Transformational leader theory -

7. Motivation Motivation at Work: one approach… Equity theory (Adams)
When do we feel inequity?
Use of ‘comparison other’
Inputs to outputs ratio
Overpaid vs. underpaid
What actions might employees take to restore equity?