Abstract
Many have recognised substantial emerging practice, ethical and structural
scientific issues in Industrial and Organisational (I/O) Psychology science;
however, few have offered solutions. This paper reviews I/O Psychology
alongside the model of physics science in order to draw out challenges
and explore solutions. This develops a new approach to the science,
beyond the current over-reliance on simple questionnaire methodology
and general systems theory which fails to reflect the dynamic nature of
human life. This paper challenges the science to: improve its usefulness,
link to social outcomes to improve ethics and explore pressing real world
complex problems caused by organisations. In addition, the science is
asked to embrace new methodologies, including agent-based modelling
and complex adaptive systems theory, to both address the structural
authenticity of the science, and create connections to a wider collection of
human behaviour scientists.
scientific issues in Industrial and Organisational (I/O) Psychology science;
however, few have offered solutions. This paper reviews I/O Psychology
alongside the model of physics science in order to draw out challenges
and explore solutions. This develops a new approach to the science,
beyond the current over-reliance on simple questionnaire methodology
and general systems theory which fails to reflect the dynamic nature of
human life. This paper challenges the science to: improve its usefulness,
link to social outcomes to improve ethics and explore pressing real world
complex problems caused by organisations. In addition, the science is
asked to embrace new methodologies, including agent-based modelling
and complex adaptive systems theory, to both address the structural
authenticity of the science, and create connections to a wider collection of
human behaviour scientists.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | APCAR 2016 |
| Subtitle of host publication | 3rd Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research: abstracts |
| Publisher | Asia Pacific Institute of Advanced Research (APIAR) |
| Pages | 18 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2016 |
| Event | Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (3rd : 2016) - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 29 Jul 2016 → 30 Jul 2016 |
Conference
| Conference | Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (3rd : 2016) |
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| Country | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Period | 29/07/16 → 30/07/16 |
Keywords
- Psychological Science
- Complexity
- Philosophy of Science
- Agent Based Modelling