SIOP Participates in Coalition for National Science Funding Capitol Hill Exhibition

On May 16, SIOP member Katina Sawyer, Assistant Professor at Villanova University’s Department of Psychology, represented SIOP at the 23rd annual Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Capitol Hill Exhibition in Washington, D.C.

The exhibition is an opportunity for CNSF members to display and discuss National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research directly with members of Congress, federal agency officials, and other policymakers and allows the research community to highlight the importance of continued investment in NSF and basic research.

New White Paper Published in SHRM-SIOP Collaborative Series

A new white paper geared toward HR professionals is now available on the SIOP website. The paper, part of an effort by SIOP and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), can be found here.

A wealth of literature from industrial-organizational psychology and other fields indicates that the well-being of employees influences various individual job outcomes (e.g., attendance and productivity) and non-work outcomes (e.g., disease and mortality). The Bigger Picture of Employee Well-Being: Its Role for Individuals, Families and Societies, by Seth Kaplan and Lois E. Tetrick,of George Mason University, and Richard P. DeShon, Michigan State University, summarizes these results but also goes beyond them, highlighting less well-known findings.

The Workplace Continues to Rapidly Change, Data Is Still Big, Greater Emphasis on Employees’ Needs and Differences

SIOP is pleased to announce its fourth annual Top 10 Workplace Trends list!

Industrial-organizational psychologists study workplace issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work–life balance. What workplace needs are I-O psychologists predicting businesses will want to address in 2017?

The Workplace Continues to Rapidly Change, Data Is Still Big, Greater Emphasis on Employees’ Needs and Differences

SIOP is pleased to announce its fourth annual Top 10 Workplace Trends list!

Industrial-organizational psychologists study workplace issues of critical relevance to business, including talent management, coaching, assessment, selection, training, organizational development, performance, and work–life balance. What workplace needs are I-O psychologists predicting businesses will want to address in 2017?

SIOP Members Help Private-Sector Employers Understand Skills Taught in the Military

Surveys of business leaders and hiring managers in companies across the country continue to demonstrate that the civilian workforce is having a difficult time finding job candidates with leadership skills, who can think on their feet, manage and supervise others, and work together in teams.  At the same time, hundreds of thousands of Americans are leaving the military each year with these same skills. The Department of Defense (DoD) and RAND Corporation are creating tools to help address this challenge.