Nevertheless, professionals from Central University have formed a professional association to regulate the practice of I-O psychology and to defend the interests of the group. However, the group is rather small and its activities limited. Right now I-O is the most popular area among psychology students. In the 1970s and 1980s, clinical psychology was the favorite field of most students. This is due in part to economic reasons.
Industrial psychologists are the best paid among professional psychologists.
The few professionals who decide to pursue an academic career must find other jobs to increase their incomes to an acceptable level. The environment does not offer good opportunities to become an academic. Since most professors are dedicated more to their professional activities, there are no research programs in I-O psychology. Their functions are basically to teach and to direct students dissertations. Among the typical courses taught are personnel selection, performance appraisal, training and development, human resources administration, social psychology, organizational development, tests and assessment, organizational culture, and the like.