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Betriebspsychologie

English translation: occupational psychology

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German term or phrase:Betriebspsychologie
English translation:occupational psychology
Entered by: conny

10:25 Feb 23, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
German term or phrase: Betriebspsychologie
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conny
Germany
Local time: 09:52
occupational psychology
Explanation:
This was my first guess - a friend's father is an occupational psychologist. Here's a definition:

Occupational Psychology is concerned with the performance of people at work in training, how organisations function and how individuals and small groups behave at work. The aim is to increase the effectiveness of the organisation, and to improve the job satisfaction of the individual. The speciality is broader in scope and less formalised than most other areas of psychology, and it touches on the diverse fields including ergonomics, personnel management, and time management. Work can be in an advisory, teaching and research roles, and to a lesser extent, technical and administrative roles.

Occupational Psychologists often work for large companies (in both the private and public sectors), in government and public services, in management training centres and for private consultancies. They usually work alongside other professionals such as managers, trade union representatives, training offices and specialist staff from the firm or industry concerned.

From:http://www.bps.org.uk/careers/areas/occupational.cfm
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Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 02:52
Grading comment
It convinced me, thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Industrial Psychology
erika rubinstein
2occupational psychology
Hilary Davies Shelby


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Betriebspsychology
Industrial Psychology


Explanation:
Industrial and organizational psychology

Industrial and organizational psychology - Wikipedia, the free ...- [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]Industrial and organizational psychology (also known as I/O psychology, ... At one point in time, industrial and organizational psychology was not ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_and_organizational_psychology


erika rubinstein
Local time: 09:52
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Tietge: or maybe "occupational psychology"
12 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Armorel Young: I can't say I like it (because for me "Betriebs-" can be wider than "industrial") but I have clients for whom this phrase crops up regularly and they use "workplace, industrial and organisational psychology" (or else "labour psychology" for the Arbeits-)
1 hr
  -> thank you
agree  Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X): with Armorel.
6 hrs
  -> danke
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
occupational psychology


Explanation:
This was my first guess - a friend's father is an occupational psychologist. Here's a definition:

Occupational Psychology is concerned with the performance of people at work in training, how organisations function and how individuals and small groups behave at work. The aim is to increase the effectiveness of the organisation, and to improve the job satisfaction of the individual. The speciality is broader in scope and less formalised than most other areas of psychology, and it touches on the diverse fields including ergonomics, personnel management, and time management. Work can be in an advisory, teaching and research roles, and to a lesser extent, technical and administrative roles.

Occupational Psychologists often work for large companies (in both the private and public sectors), in government and public services, in management training centres and for private consultancies. They usually work alongside other professionals such as managers, trade union representatives, training offices and specialist staff from the firm or industry concerned.

From:http://www.bps.org.uk/careers/areas/occupational.cfm


Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 02:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
It convinced me, thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  erika rubinstein: it was already writte before
9 hrs
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