Does Formal Learning Stimulate Informal Learning?
Too often, we think about formal and informal learning as mutually exclusive. As this research demonstrates, though, employees may seek informal learning to supplement or…
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Internal Hiring: Slotting vs. Posting
Compared with slotted employees, workers who enter a job through posting have higher performance ratings, earn higher salaries, and are less likely to exit the…
The Journey to Quality-of-Hire Measurement
Many know it can be difficult to measure the quality of a hiring decision. Just as important is to do so rather quickly, so output…
What Can I Do With an IO Psych Degree?
Answer #4,351: Become the Human Resources Manager for Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers. Miranda Swartwout, who holds a Master of Arts degree in Industrial Organizational…
New IO Master’s Program
Sacred Heart University announced that it will add a master’s program in industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology to its graduate studies lineup in the fall 2019 semester….
Developing a Training Curriculum Through Competency Modeling
It is imperative to design a training curriculum for employees to progress through that is founded on the organization’s key competencies. Developing a model of…
I/O, HR and BE, Oh My!
The new kid on our “alphabet block” (see: title of this article) is Behavioral Economics (“BE”). Unlike classical economics, which focuses on how people ought…
Should We Just Stop Using Smile Sheets?
I just had a discussion with the great Rob Briner about student evaluations and teacher effectiveness, sparked by this tweet: Smile sheets, or affective/reaction measures…
New IO Psych Blog on Psychology Today
James Beck, Ph.D., an associate professor of industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada is writing a new blog for Psychology…
Kick Some Glass
New to the market: Kick Some Glass: The Rule Smashing Guide for Motivated Women Who Want to Stop Following Someone Else’s Rules and Take Charge of…