Tips for Undergraduates Interested in a Career in Organisational Psychology: Australian Perspective

Undergraduate psychology students often ask me about careers in organisational psychology. This post aims to provide a few links and resources to assist such students to learn about the profession and the career pathways. The post includes (a) a basic description of organisational psychology, (b) links to Australian educational and professional society resources, (c) discussion of PhD and academic options, and (d) additional resources to learn more about the profession.

Implications of Office Layout and Building Design for Social Networks

This post presents some rough notes reviewing the literature related to office layout and building design and the implications for social network formation and organisational performance.

Job Satisfaction | Measurement, Scales, Facets

I was just reading through a section on job satisfaction in Landy and Conte's 2010 I/O psychology textbook Work in the 21st Century (3rd edition). The aim of this post is to comment on theories of job satisfaction and issues associated with job satisfaction measurement. I use Landy and Conte's text book (my favourite I/O textbook) as a frame of reference to guide discussion.