Jack is an organizational development executive at Techzone Communications, an international communications and technology company. He has completed his PhD in I/O psychology and has been working at Techzone for seven years. Although he did research during his PhD studies, he has not been involved in research since that time.
Do you think Jack can be considered a scientist-practitioner? Discuss why or why not.
Describe the scientist-practitioner model for I/O psychologists advocated by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP).
Why do you think the scientist-practitioner model is useful in I/O psychology?
How might a model, in which scientists and practitioners are distinct, be problematic?
How is the scientist-practitioner model demonstrated throughout the history of I/O psychology?
What is the value of I/O psychologists to organizations and workers?
Describe at least two key ethical issues faced by I/O psychologists.