Industrial-Organizational Psychologists are Versatile Behavioral Scientists Specializing in Human Behavior in the Work Place. I-O Psychologists facilitate responses to issues and problems involving people at work by serving as advisors and catalysts for business, industry, labor, public, academic, community, and health organizations. Applied aspects are oriented around scientific solutions to human problems at work.
Basic aspects are quite variable, following the investigator's interests.
Examples include research on methods of behavioral measurement, communication, motivation, social interaction, and leadership. Professional aspects of I-O Psychology include personnel research, training and development, psychological testing research, counseling and consulting, advising management, setting personnel policy, human resource planning, organizational development and analysis, and other human resource functions. I-O Psychologists will want to have their own look at the situation, usually on the premises of the organization. Their diagnosis may include a redefinition of the problem. Their preliminary inquiries should enable them to estimate the time the project will take on their part and on the part of the organization' s staff, after which they will present an estimate of the cost.