Answer to Question #170353 in Psychology for Joy Eva

Question

You have an engagement with some new level 400 students yet to select their elective courses for the 2021/2022 academic year. With relevant practical examples, explain the key areas of Industrial Psychology and how these can help solve challenges facing organizations in Ghana

Answer 1

Industrial psychology focuses on the study of human conduct in workstations. Industrial psychology tackles challenges of recruitment, selection, placement, training, development, performance measurement, workstation motivation, reward systems, worth of work-life, the structure of work, human factors, structural development, and consumer behavior. Based on the case study of Ghana, industrial psychologists study and evaluate a company’s culture, worker behavior, work processes, generate or recommend programs and practices to improve worker productivity and firm performance.