[OFB Cafe] Who's Still on Here?

[saki]

Tink wrote:
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> I'm just wondering what exactly 'Occupational Psychology' is?
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Basically, Tink, it's to do with looking at how people behave within 
groups and organazations, and how those groups and organizations are 
organised and how they perform. Different companies are set up 
differently, why? Do cultural differences affect things such as 
efficiency? Does age, ethnic background, educational level, work 
environments produce differences in performance?

Obviously, behavioural matters such as motivation are considered, and, 
for example, if I was doing such research again, I would like to look at 
how Open Source teams are organised, how they differ (if they do), and 
whether size/complexity affect the mix.

Really it's about applying psychological theories and ideas to the 
workplace.

Sorry for a quick (and probably not too clear) answer, but I'm just in 
from work, and am shortly out for the evening!

Terence