Where Is I-O Psychology Headed?
Two questions raised by these findings are why there are so many I-O and related programs being offered in departments other than psychology, and why that number is increasing? Of course, one could argue that many (but not most) I-O programs are still in psychology departments. Further, one might argue that this trend is simply a function of the demand component, that is, there are more interested students than there are I-O programs. Rather, what I believe this trend suggests is that, in addition to the demand issue, the growing number of related, multidisciplinary, and interdisciplinary programs reflects the direction our field is headed. That is, there is an ever increasing focus on an interdisciplinary approach to studying organizations. This trend is reflected in the wide variety of programs in which I-O psychologists teach and research, such as the increasing number of I-O psychologists teaching in (and being chairs in and deans of) business schools, interdisciplinary programs an
