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If Robust Science Is Relevant Science, Then Make I-O Psychology Research More Relevant: Thoughts From a Practitioner Point of View

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2018

Steven T. Hunt*
Affiliation:
SAP SuccessFactors
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Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Steven T. Hunt, 16958 Richen Park Circle, Sherwood, OR 97140. E-mail: s.hunt@sap.com

Extract

As a practitioner with 25 years of experience applying industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology concepts to address business challenges, I want to expand upon the point that “robust science is relevant” (Grand et al., 2018, p. 10)—specifically, that making two changes in the field's research direction could greatly increase the impact, value, and credibility of I-O psychology in the broader world of work.

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Commentaries
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2018 

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