In praise of contemporary occupational psychology: A response to Kwiatkowski, Duncan and Shimmin

Bridging the divide in work and organizational psychology: evidence from practice

“…Despite the long history of debate over the issue, there remains disagreement over the nature, extent, and possible causes of the gap (e.g., Anderson, 2007;Guest, 2006). Most commentators suggest that there is a gap between science and practice and that this is problematic; however, there remains disagreement over how to address it.…”

Organizational Psychology1 and the Tipping Point of Professional Identity

“…In terms of membership, they compared 1991 data to December 2003 data and found that the number of Members, Associate Members, International Affiliates, Student Members, and Student International Affiliates had all increased over that time span with the overall increase of 66.5% ( N = 3,314 to N = 5,519). They concluded that the data show a field that is growing at a considerable pace (see Guest, 2006, for a similar observation regarding organizational psychology in the UK).…”

Work and Organizational Psychology

“…Lewin, 1947). In the UK the Tavistock Institute, established in 1947, became an influential focus for researchers and practitioners interested in psychodynamic perspectives on organizational change, action research methods, socio-technical systems theory, and group dynamics (Guest, 2006). Arguably this point marks the start of a divergence between quantitative and qualitative researchers that remains today.…”