Workshop 8 (half day)
An Update on the Science and Practice of I-O Psychology
Presenters: Frank Landy, Landy Litigation Support Group
Jeff Conte, San Diego State University
Coordinator: Bill Strickland, HumRRO
A common role for the I-O psychologist is that of educator. The audience may be undergraduate or graduate students, a judge or a jury, a consulting client, or media representatives. Staying abreast of changes in theory, research, and practice in areas beyond the scope of one’s own specialty can be daunting. A basic source for information is the “introductory I-O textbook.” For practitioners, this text is often the one they used as an undergrad or grad student and is often out of date in many critical areas.
Frank Landy and Jeff Conte have just completed the second edition of their introductory I-O text for Blackwell Publishing. The text was published in November of 2006. In preparing this text, Frank and Jeff reviewed and synthesized the work of hundreds of I-O researchers and practitioners as represented in over 10,000 books, articles, and book chapters. They will use this material as a foundation for providing a current and comprehensive view of the science and practice of I-O psychology in 2007. Several themes will be emphasized throughout the presentation. These themes will include the influence of a number of factors on the work of the I-O psychologist. These factors will include multiculturalism, teams, technology, workforce diversity, and emerging assessment procedures. The workshop will cover two major areas of I-O research and practice: decisions about human resources and organizational psychology. The workshop is designed for those interested in learning more about the current state of the science and practice of industrial and organizational psychology.
This workshop is designed to help participants:
• Summarize recent developments in research, theory, and practice in
I-O psychology
• Critically assess newly published research, theory, and practice publications in I-O psychology
• Apply recent research, theory, and practice developments in I-O psychology to areas of individual interest
• Identify emerging areas of research, theory and practice in I-O psychology
• Compare alternative approaches to contemporary research, theory, and practice in I-O psychology
Frank Landy is an emeritus professor of psychology at Penn State University, having retired in 1994 when he assumed full-time duties at the consulting firm that he and Rick Jacobs had founded in 1984. While at Penn State, Frank published four texts in intro I-O psychology, first with Don Trumbo as a coauthor and then, after Don’s death, alone. His last I-O text was in 1989. After a hiatus of 13 years, he began a new text in I-O from scratch, with his coauthor Jeff Conte of San Diego State University. Since the early 1990s, Frank’s consulting and writing have been in the areas of personnel decision making and human factors, with an occasional piece on the history of applied psychology. Frank specializes in litigation support and has served as an expert witness in large-scale employment discrimination cases in federal court, providing support for both plaintiffs and defendants. He currently serves as CEO of Landy Litigation Support Group.
Jeff Conte is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at San Diego State University. He received his PhD in I-O psychology from Penn State University. His research interests include personality predictors of job performance, the measurement of emotional intelligence, and the factors associated with health and stress in the workplace. His research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and has appeared in several outlets including the Journal of Applied Psychology, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Business and Psychology, and Human Performance. He is coauthor with Frank Landy of Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, which is published by Blackwell. Jeff has worked with a variety of organizations addressing such issues as selection, performance appraisal, stress, training evaluation, and organizational factors related to safety.
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