Identify a real-life organization you may analyze.
The Psychological Healthy Work Place
The purpose of this paper is for you to apply your knowledge of I/O psychology to a real–life organization. More specifically, this project will give you the opportunity to examine the organizational practices of a specific company of your choice that makes it a “psychologically
healthy workplace.” Background Work
• Read the document Introduction: Building a Psychologically Healthy Workplace provided in this module to learn more about the determinants of a psychologically healthy workplace.
• Visit the below URLs to learn more about the PHWA and some companies that have won this award:
o https://www.apa.org/applied–psychology/phwa–2019–winners
o https://www.psychologists.bc.ca/content/psychologically–healthy–workplace–awards
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2__qb0sOOac
• Identify a real–life organization you may analyze.
• Find a contact within the organization you have picked. This person cannot be yourself, and must be someone in a management or human resources position. If you have been or an employee of this organization, you may include your own personal experiences in the paper, but this should not be the primary perspective.
• In addition to the management/HR contact, you must utilize at least one other source to gain information about the organization. This may include, but is not limited to: news articles, press releases, the organization’s employee handbook, an employee in the organization , etc.
• Create a list of questions that you will ask your contact.