This item industrial organizational psychology understanding the workplace by paul levy hardcover 10672 only 2 left in stock order soon sold by the media monkey and ships from amazon fulfillment. What does an industrial organizational psychologist do within a workplace the goal of most i o psychologists is to increase productivity within a workplace by making it a better place to work they go about this by interviewing and counseling employees observing employee employer interactions helping rewrite company policies and procedures to benefit both the employee pool and the company officials develop targeted hiring procedures for new employees and other methods. Industrial organizational psychology understanding the workplace sixth edition c2020 paul levy written by a leading researcher in one of the nations top i o programs paul levys text has long been acclaimed for its concise research based approach and personable writing with this thoroughly updated new edition students have ample opportunities to explore whats happening in i o . Industrial organizational psychology is the branch of psychology that applies psychological theories and principles to organizations often referred to as i o psychology this field focuses on increasing workplace productivity and related issues such as the physical and mental well being of employees