100228: Ethics and Values in Industrial Organizational Psychology (2003 Edition)

About the Course:

This book provides the I/O psychologist with guidelines and principles for dealing with the ethical issues and dilemmas that are encountered in the field, both from a theoretical as well as practical point of view. Drawing heavily on historical background, theoretical viewpoints, philosophical frameworks, and empirical data, the author presents models that will serve as an aid in preventing as well as coping with ethical and value issues that emerge in the field of organizational psychology. It is a must read for any practitioner who is interested in meeting the complex moral demands that all types of psychologists are facing today.

Author

Joel Lefkowitz

About the Authors:

Joel Lefkowitz is on the faculty of Baruch College, City University of New York. He has published articles on I/O psychology in The Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Journal of Business and Psychology, and The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist.

Course Objectives:

1. Discuss major moral philosophy and psychology frameworks that provide a foundation for ethics in I/O psychology.

2. Explain how values in the fields of psychology, business, and I/O psychology impact on complex ethical situations

3. Apply ethical principles to research in the field of I/O psychology (e.g. informed consent, confidentiality, deception)