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What is I-O?

Industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology is the scientific study of the workplace. Rigor and methods of psychology are applied to issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work-life balance.

Lack of flexibility interfering with family balance is major factor why relatively few women own quick-service food franchises

By Clif Boutelle, Public Relations

As a consumer insights analyst for Oklahoma City-based Sonic Corp., the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants, Kim Mathe looked at the number of women-owned quick-service restaurant franchises and was surprised there were so few of them, especially when the trend of women owners in all businesses has been steadily increasing in recent years, according to a 2008 Center for Women’s Business Research report that indicates 10.1 million women owned businesses in the United States, most (53%) in the services industry.

But it’s a different story with women and quick-service restaurants....Read More

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Reporters have found SIOP and its membership to be a rich source of information for work-related stories. Hundreds of specialty publications and Web sites, national media, and local newspapers look to SIOP for knowledgeable people to assist with these workplace stories.

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Cross-Cultural Perspective Can Help Teamwork in the Workplace
In this era of globalization, many companies are expanding into numerous countries and cultures. But they should not take a Read more...

Call for IOP Nominations
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SIOP Conference Submissions Due September 15

The submission deadline for the 2011 SIOP Annual Conference is Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The Call for Proposals is available here.

You will not need your username and password to access the Call for Proposals, but you will need your username and password to submit proposals, and you will need to have paid your 2011 dues.

It may be easy to toss reminders aside and put off submitting your proposal until the last day, but SIOP...Read More