AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Organizational psychology is a discipline interested in how the relationships among employees affect those employees and the performance of a business. This includes studying worker satisfaction, motivation, and commitment.

Detailed explanation-2: -I/O psychology is the scientific study of human behavior in the workplace. It focuses on assessing individual, group and organizational dynamics and using that research to identify solutions to problems that improve the well-being and performance of an organization and its employees.

Detailed explanation-3: -Job satisfaction is defined as the level of contentment employees feel with their job. This goes beyond their daily duties to cover satisfaction with team members/managers, satisfaction with organizational policies, and the impact of their job on employees’ personal lives.

Detailed explanation-4: -Organizational leadership is driven by the idea that satisfied employees are likely to be more effective and productive. Autonomy and empowerment are central to organizational leadership. Research by Gallup reveals that the relationship between employee engagement and performance is closely connected.

Detailed explanation-5: -Work motivation “is a set of energetic forces that originate both within as well as beyond an individual’s being, to initiate work-related behavior, and to determine its form, direction, intensity, and duration.” Understanding what motivates an organization’s employees is central to the study of I–O psychology.