The future of I-O psychology: A survey of SIOP members

The continental divide

“…According to Campbell, ‘It is reasonably clear that the locus of psychology applied to organizational problems has passed from the psychology department, probably never to return’ (p. 10). This issue continues to be among the most pressing concerns on the academic side of the field (Lentz, Tuttle, Allen, Brutus, & Handler, 2005).…”

“…If we are to have an identity separate from ‘organizational behavior’, then we need to be more connected with basic psychological science, not less. Practitioners lament that the field is not practical enough, and that the research published in journals is not relevant to their current problems (Lentz et al , 2005). However, it is the scientific integrity of the field that separates an I‐O psychologist from many other ‘organizational consultants’.…”