Personnel psychology

For the peer-reviewed journal, see Personnel Psychology (journal).

Personnel psychology is a subfield of industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology .[1] Personnel psychology is the area of I-O psychology that primarily deals with the recruitment, selection and evaluation of personnel, and with other job aspects such as morale, job satisfaction, and relationships between managers and workers in the workplace.[2] It is the field of study that concentrates on the selection and evaluation of employees; this area of psychology deals with job analysis and defines and measures job performance, performance appraisal, employment testing, employment interviews, personnel selection and employee training, and human factors and ergonomics.[1]

  1. ^ a b Levy, Paul E. (2010). Industrial/organizational psychology : understanding the workplace (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4292-2370-6.
  2. ^ Reber, Arthur S.; Reber, Emily S. (2001). The Penguin dictionary of psychology (3. ed.). London [u.a.]: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-051451-3.