ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN
HR
INTRODUCTION
ORGANISATION:
- is an institution, created by society to undertake a
set of tasks.
-its success depends upon the knowledge, skills and
abilities of their employees.
- to keep these things in balance the HR department
needs the help of psychology.
HR Vs PSYCHOLOGY
HR
Is a process of bringing
people and
organizations together
so that the goals of
each are met.
PSYCHOLOGY
Is the study of human
behavior. The study is
not only how they
behave, but why they
behave as they do.
BRANCHES OF PSYCHOLOGY
Developmental
Educational
Adolescent
Differential
Abnormal
Experimental
Clinical
Organizational
social
industrial
AREAS WHERE PSYCHOLOGY HELPS HR
Selection
Interview
Training
Job analysis
Career development
Motivating employees
Performance
Minimizing
management
To diagnose roots of the
problem and solve it
organizational stress
SELECTION
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN SELECTION:
They study and suggests qualifications that a
particular type of person must possess.
It analyses various elements involved in a particular
type of work.
It also comes up with an ideal person profile that the
organization is looking for.
TRAINING
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN TRAINING:
They design and deliver training courses.
Scientific human learning theories.
Training principles.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN CAREER
DEVELOPMENT:
Determines best career for a person by analyzing his
characters.
It suggests best ways to attain them in future.
It also suggests ways to shine in the present career
by observing the qualities of the job.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN PERFORMANCE
APPRAISAL:
They suggest many methods for performance appraisal.
Determines the errors that may happen.
 suggesting ways to overcome these errors:
1. providing evaluators with proper training.
2. arranging the evaluative format to minimize
errors.
Suggests best rating proceducers.
DIAGNOSE ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEMS
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN DIAGNOSIS:
Understanding the needs of the employees.
Understanding the problem from their point of view.
Helps in creating a feeling of ownership among
employees.
Helps in creating a high morale among employees.
INTERVIEW
PSYCHOLOGY IN INTERVIEW:
Designing standard interview methods.
Helps the HR’s to determine the characters from
their behavior during interview.
To frame suitable questions for various stages of
interview.
JOB ANALYSIS
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN INTERVIEW:
The psychology has given seven methods:
1. Questionnaire.
2. Activity method.
3. Individual psychographic.
4. Time and motion study.
5. Skill analysis.
6. Job psychograph.
MOTIVATION
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN MOTIVATION:
Helps HR to motivate individually by analyzing
everyone's characters.
Helps in designing motivation programmes.
Helps in training the executives to give proper
motivation to their employees.
MINIMISING ORGANIZATIONAL STRESS
ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN REDUCING THE
STRESS:
The techniques developed by psychologist are:
1. Cultivate problem solving.
2. Avoid stressful situation.
3. Confront it.
4. Increase physical activity.
5. Find relaxing alternatives.
CONCLUSION
These days, various industries give rise. So, now
industrial growth depends completely on psychological
aspects.
The experiments and investigations conducted in the
field of psychology has given out;
1. Conditions of work.
2. Selection of workers.
3. Human elements in industry.
4. Promotions and transfers.
5. Conflicts in industry.
BIBILIOGRAPHY
1. Personnel and Organizational Psychology
- Laurence Siegel & Irving M.Lane
2. Psychology, Human Relations and Work Adjustment
- Rene V.Dawis & Rosemary T.Fruehling
3. ABC of Industrial Psychology
- prof. S.P. Chaube.
4. Introduction to Psychology
- Clifford T.Morgan & Richard A.King