Syllabus: Organizational Psychology: INP6935.001

Syllabus: Organizational Psychology: INP6935.001

Spring 2008

Instructor

Dr. Paul Spector

Office: PCD4138

Voice: 974-0357

E-mail:

Available on campus on Tuesday, and by e-mail and phone always.

website:

Time and Place

Tuesday, 1:00-3:50

PCD 2124

Overview

This course is the second half of the one year overview of industrial/organizational psychology, and is required of all I/O doctoral students. It covers the organizational side of the field, including the impact of the organization on the individual and on groups of individuals. Specific topics can be seen in the class schedule. Most readings were chosen to give broad coverage of topics. Particular emphasis will be placed on contemporary issues involving modern organizations.

Objectives

There are four major objectives of this course. The first objective is to give the student a broad knowledge of the organizational side of I/O. The second objective is to give experience in discussing and presenting material in class. The third objective is to allow students to begin developing their skills at critical analysis and integration of material. The fourth objective is to enhance technical writing skills.

Grading

Grades will be based on take home examinations, a presentation, and participation in class discussion. There will be two take home exams, each covering approximately half of the material. Readings will be divided among students, who will be required to do a very brief (10 minutes maximum) overview to begin our discussions. Class size will determine the number. In addition each member of the class should prepare a short list of questions (no more than 5) which will be used to generate discussion. The questions will be turned in each week. Participation in these discussions is required. Each exam will be worth 40% of the grade, and participation will be worth 20%. Attendance is part of participation. All assignments must be turned in on time unless prior arrangements are made.

Readings

Required readings are in the attached reading list. The text for the course is

Jex, S. M. (2002). Organizational Psychology: A Scientist-Practitioner Approach. New York: John Wiley

There will be some additional chapters, which are in the library. The schedule below shows the reading assignments for each week.

Discussion Questions

The purpose of the discussion questions is to guide and stimulate our class discussion of the material. Questions might concern conceptual/theoretical or methodological issues, as well as issues concerning the application of research findings to organizations. An ethical issue would also be relevant. A good question is one that might produce a difference of opinion or has multiple answers. It might require that we have an understanding of an issue or the research findings. Simple factual questions should be avoided. For example, a good question might be, "Research suggests that there’s a correlation between stressful job conditions and health. How might we design a study to determine if this relationship is causal?” “Is job satisfaction dispositional or situational? What’s the evidence for each?” Avoid questions that can be answered by just a short, factual answer from the reading. “In the reading, what did the author say were the four effects of implementing …?” “What are the most common job satisfaction facets?” Such questions that have simple right answers tend not to elicit much discussion.

Taping policy

Notes and tapes cannot be taken for the purpose of sale.

Schedule

Date / Topic / Reading/Assignment
1/8/07 / Overview
1/15 / Methodology / C1-2, Spector
1/22 / Performance/Organizational Citizenship Behavior / C4, Podsakoff
1/29 / Motivation / C8-9
2/5 / Job attitudes and emotions / C5, Ashkanasy, Fried
2/12 / Job design / Oldham, Parker
2/18 / Work-family issues / Bruck, Frone
2/26 / Counterproductive Work Behavior and withdrawal / C6, Johns, Spector-Fox, Exam 1 due
3/4 / Work, Stress, & Health Conference
3/11 / SPRING BREAK
3/18 / Occupational health psychology / C7, Hart
3/25 / Work groups and teams / C11-12, Langfred
4/1 / Leadership / C10, Barling, Crant
4/8 / Work place and time / Daus, Hill, Martins
4/15 / Cross-cultural / Fischer, Fields, Schwartz
4/22 / Culture/ change / C15-16, Exam 2 due

Note: Chapters from Jex are indicated by C and the number, e.g., C9 = chapter 9.

Reading List

Ashkanasy, N. M., & Ashton-James, C. E. (2005). Emotion in organizations: A neglected topic in I/O psychology, but with a bright future. In C. L. Cooper, & I. T. Robertson (Eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2005, (pp. 221-268). Chichester, UK: John Wiley.

Barling, J., Weber, T., & Kelloway, E. K. (1996). Effects of transformational leadership training on attitudinal and financial outcomes: A field experiment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 81, 827-832.

Bruck, C. S., & Allen, T. D. (2003). The relationship between big five personality traits, negative affectivity, type A behavior, and work-family conflict. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 63, 457-472.

Crant, J. M., & Bateman, T. S. (2000). Charismatic leadership viewed from above: The impact of proactive personality. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 63-75.

Daus, C. S., Sanders, D. N., & Campbell, D. P. (1998). Consequences of alternative work schedules. In Cooper, C. L., & Robertson I. T. (Eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1998, (pp. 185-223). Chichester, UK: John Wiley.

Fields, D., Pang, M., & Chiu, C. (2000). Distributive and procedural justice as predictors of employee outcomes in Hong Kong. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 547-562.

Fischer, R., Ferreira, M. C., Assmar, E. M. L., Redfored, P., & Harb, C. (2005). Organizational behaviour across cultures: Theoretical and methodological issues for developing multi-level frameworks involving culture. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 5, 27-48.

Fried, Y., Slowik, L. H., Ben-David, H. A., & Tiegs, R. B. (2001). Exploring the relationship between workspace density and employee attitudinal reactions: An integrative model. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 74, 359-372.

Frone, M. R. (2003). Work-family balance. In J. C. Quick & L. E. Tetrick (Eds.). Handbook of occupational health psychology (pp. 143-162). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Hart, P. M., & Cooper, C. L. (2001). Occupational stress: Toward a more integrated framework. In N. Anderson, D. S. Ones, H. K. Sinangil, C. Viswesvaran (Eds.). Handbook of industrial, work and organizational psychology Volume 2. (pp. 93-114). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Hill, E. J., Ferris, M., & Märtinson, V. (2003). Does it matter where you work? A comparison of how three work venues (traditional office, virtual office, and home office) influence aspects of work and personal/family life. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 63, 220-241.

Johns, G. (2001). The psychology of lateness, absenteeism, and turnover. In N. Anderson, D. S. Ones, H. K. Sinangil, C. Viswesvaran (Eds.). Handbook of industrial, work and organizational psychology Volume 2. (pp. 232-252). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Langfred, C. W. (2000). The paradox of self-management: Individual and group autonomy in work groups. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 563-585.

Martins, L. L., Gilson, L. L., & Maynard, M. T. (2004). Virtual teams: What do we know and where do we go from here? Journal of Management, 30, 805-835.

Oldham, G. R. (1996). Job design. In C. L. Cooper, & I. T. Robertson (Eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology 1996. (pp. 33-60) Chichester, UK: John Wiley.

Parker, S. K., & Wall, T. D. (2001). Work design: Learning from the past and mapping a new terrain. In N. Anderson, D. S. Ones, H. K. Sinangil, C. Viswesvaran (Eds.). Handbook of industrial, work and organizational psychology Volume 1. (pp. 90-109). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Podsakoff, P. M., MacKenzie, S. B., Paine, J. B., & Bachrach, D. G. (2000). Organizational citizenship behaviors: A critical review of the theoretical and empirical literature and suggestions for future research. Journal of Management, 26, 513-563.

Schwartz, S. H., (1999). A theory of cultural values and some implications for work. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 48, 23-47.

Spector, P. E. (2001). Research Methods In Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Data Collection and Data Analysis With Special Consideration To International Issues. In N. Anderson, D. S. Ones, H. K. Sinangil, C. Viswesvaran (Eds.). Handbook of industrial, work and organizational psychology (pp. 10-26). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Spector, P. E., & Fox, S. (2005). A model of counterproductive work behavior. In S. Fox & P. E. Spector (Eds.). Counterproductive Workplace Behavior: Investigations of actors and targets (pp. 151-174). Washington, DC: APA Books.