This document discusses why business studies students should study industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology. Studying I/O psychology provides many benefits for career development and the workplace. It can help with leadership development, facing interviews effectively, team building, taking on challenges, applying for effective jobs, good performance, motivation, innovation, avoiding counterproductive behaviors, and maintaining good employer-employee relationships. I/O psychology knowledge gives students extra qualifications and skills that will help them succeed in their future business or challenging careers.

1. WHY THE STUDENTS OF BUSINESS
STUDIES SHOULD STUDY I/O
PSYCHOLOGY
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2. Presented by...
M.K. JAHID SHUVO
ID No- 769
Batch- 1st
Department of Accounting & Information Systems
Faculty of Business Studies
Jahangirnagar University

3. Index
 What is Psychology
 What is I/O Psychology
 Why the students should study I/O Psychology
 Summery

4. Psychology is a scientific study that deals with the mental state and
behavior of an individual or a group.
The word psychology literally means, "study of the soul"
What is Psychology?

5. What is Industrial & Organizational Psychology?
Industrial and Organizational Psychology is a specialist area that
applies psychological knowledge and skills to the workplace, with
the aim of improving organizational effectiveness and the quality of
work life.
In short, we can say it “The science of people at work.”

6. Benefits of I/O Psychology to the Students
If the Business Studies students study Industrial/Organizational
Psychology, they will get a lot of benefits over other students in
future and in the workplace. Though the study of I/O psychology
isn’t well recognized in Bangladesh, it will be much more developed
if we realize the benefits of I/O psychology for the students.

7. Career development is a lifelong process that is unique for every
student. There are many influences that contribute to develop career.
And also...
There are many sectors in which a student can develop his career.
One of them is-
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Career Development

8. Career in I/O Psychology
Public Org.
7%
Private Org.
21%
Academic
35%
Health Service
2%
Consulting
29%
Other
6%
Career

9. Leadership Development
Leadership is a process of influencing others to agree on a shared
purpose, and to work towards shared objectives.
Adopting the quality of leadership, a student will be able to-
 undertake the tasks of setting a direction or vision,
 Align people to shared goals
 Communicate with the subordinates
 Motivate the others

10. Facing Interviews effectively
B. Studies students always need to face interviews to get a good job.
If they study I/O psychology, they will obtain some extra
qualification to face the interviews effectively.
They will be able to-
 Research before interviews
 Get rid of nervousness
 Answer the questions effectively

11. Team Building
An I/O psychology student will be able to build an effective team
and will have the quality of-
 Organize people
 Good interaction with a group of people
 Achieve team goals

12. Taking Challenges
Business is the most challenging profession. A student needs to take
challenges to do such profession in future or other challenging jobs.
I/O psychology strengthen a student to take such challenges in
future.

13. Apply for effective Jobs
B. Studies student can get a perfect job for him by job analysis. To
analyze for a job a student needs to do some research. I/O
psychology will give him such knowledge to research for a job.
If a student becomes an employer, he will be able to select the best
employees for his organization by job analysis.

14. Good Performances
An I/O psychology student will be able to-
 Give his best performance at the workplace.
 Get promotions based on performance
 Train others for performance appraisal

15. Motivation at workplace
Business studies students who study I/O psychology are always
motivated person at the workplace. It help them-
 Work with a sound mind
 Be more productive
 Achieve goals
 Motivate others

16. Making Innovative Mind
An I/O psychology student is more innovative at the workplace. He
has the ability of-
 Generate new ideas
 Think dimensionally

17. Counterproductive work behavior
Counterproductive work behavior can be defined as employee
behavior that goes against the goals of an organization.
An I/O psychology B. Studies student can restrain himself from
counterproductive work behavior and also able to-
 Be more productive
 Supervise others
 Motivate others
 Train others

18. Maintain good Employer- Employee relationship
A good knowledge in I/O psychology helps to maintain a good
employer-employee relationship. It helps them to-
 Realize the situation
 React normally
 Maintain good communication

19. Summary
Most of the Business Studies students choose to do business or other
challenging professions in future. A good knowledge in Industrial
and Organizational psychology helps a student to take challenges
and develop his career in such professions.
So, every business studies student should study I/O Psychology as a
part of their course or by themselves.