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.

2008 M. Scott Myers Award for Applied Research in the Workplace

The 2008 Myers Award is presented to George Alliger (The Group for Organizational Effectiveness, Inc.), Winston Bennett (Air Force Research Lab, Human Effectiveness Directorate), Charles Colegrove (Air Combat Command, Flight Operations Division [Alion Science and Technology]), Rebecca Beard (The Group for Organizational Effectiveness, Inc.), and Michael Garrity (Aptima, Inc.) for their work entitled “The Development and Validation of a Competency Based Approach to Improving Decision Making: Mission Essential Competencies^SM.”

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