Institute of Industrial and Organizational Psychology

The Institute employs professors:

• Sopio Dolidze
• Iamze Kutaladze
• Maia Robakidze
• Nino Tsulaia

Institute’s goal

Industrial and Organizational Psychology is a highly actual/ up-to-date and dynamically developing field. Through the development of qualified personnel and scientific research in this field, institute contributes to the dissemination and application of this knowledge in Georgia.

The Institute of Industrial and Organizational Psychology prepares highly qualified practitioners, scholars and researchers who specialize in the study of human behavior in the workplace. The major fields of their interest are: identify factors that influence workforce and organizational effectiveness and productivity, analyze the formation of human and social capital in organizations.

Studies

Industrial and Organizational Psychology is one of the fields/areas of Applied Psychology. Institute strives to integrate theory and practice within the curriculum as much as possible. It gives students access to the most recent advances and research data in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Meanwhile in the process of problem-based learning during practical and seminar workshops, students acquire problem-solving skills that are instrumental in the face of real-life organizational challenges. The professors/ academic personnel at the institute have extensive hands-on experience in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, that help them to create the most exciting, practice-filled, learning environment.

The Institute of Industrial and Organizational Psychology enables students to explore exceptionally relevant, up-to-date issues about employee attitudes, motivational policies, leadership, organizational communication, and organizational culture. Industrial and Organizational Psychologists fundamentally study the issues of employee selection, recruitment, training and development, performance appraisal, feedback, and common actual constructs in human resource management thoroughly; They learn business psychology, career management, labor law, consumer psychology, the methodology of organizational research and test theory (psychometrics) as well. Herewith, the Institute of Industrial and Organizational Psychology enables students to continue academic career and research activities in the master and doctorate programs of Industrial and Organizational psychology.

Research

Within the framework of the Doctorate Programs, institute is working on up-to-date scientific issues such as: organizational justice, employee well-being/happiness, work-family balance, work-related stress, emotional labor, technological influences, organizational commitment, productive and counterproductive organizational behaviors, employee voice, organizational structure, job redesign and so on.

Careers

The Master’s program of Industrial and Organizational Psychology has been one of the most and top rated Masters programs over the years, with a very high employment rate for its graduates. They are sought after specialists at the relevant segment of job market. They work in the high managerial positions in public and private business companies, as well as in research and consulting firms, in higher educational institutions and so on. Our graduates are important contributors to the implementation of the best practices in industrial and organizational psychology and human resources management in Georgia.