Business Psychology

Job insecurity associated with depression

Omar Bitar — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:47:00 +0000

Comments on how lack of job security can lead do depression

Evaluation of training

Omar Bitar — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:15:29 +0000

It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of training, and by using this modified model based on Kirkpatrick's 4 level of analysis, you will go a long way to ensure an effective training.

Update

Omar Bitar — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:07:44 +0000

So, it has been some time now since the last time i added any content of value to this site. Believe me, this is not because i have lost interest in communicating my insights when it comes to psychology applied in an everyday setting – but simply an uncontrollable variable called reality I am [...]

Protected: Media psychology

Omar Bitar — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:25:55 +0000

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I am still here

Omar Bitar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:05:43 +0000

To all of you that have sent me an email lately; don’t worry, this blog is here to stay. In fact, as soon as I complete some extra assignments over the next two weeks you will see me post again on a more regular basis…. and i might even attempt finishing designing this blog [...]

A comment on Creativity and Innovation

Omar Bitar — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:46:32 +0000

In today’s business environment, competitive advantage becomes less and less about having unique products and/or suppliers. Rather, competitive advantage is the ability to identify and capitalise on information. Understanding what the customer wants and acting on it before anyone else, or learning a smarter way of utilising web 2.0 technology before the competitors. The two [...]

Why psychologists need to understand research

Omar Bitar — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:00:07 +0000

From time to time I get asked by psychology students I lecture why they need to learn about research and statistics, as after all “I am studying psychology because I want to help people.” The answer is threefold: 1. We need to legitimise Psychology as a proper profession. Maybe you have a friend who is [...]

What is Research

Omar Bitar — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:26:28 +0000

Knowledge and information have always been seen as resource that could change the course of a war, generate great fortunes, lead to important development in medicine and so on. It is easy to take for granted the access to information and knowledge we have today in the age of Internet and computers. But while [...]

Psychological testing and recruitment

Omar Bitar — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 07:43:00 +0000

I was once asked whether psychological testing (cognitive/aptitude/intelligence/personality tests) is of any use for recruitment purposes. Seeing the popularity of these measures, the easy answer is yes, psychological testing or evaluation has its merits. But it depends on the purpose behind its use. In general I would say The more candidates the more cost effective it becomes [...]

Topics of this blog

Omar Bitar — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:44:43 +0000

My background as an organizational psychologist and the title of this blog, business psychology, should give a good clue as to what this blog will be about. However, it won’t necessarily be about the concept business psychology alone. Let’s have a closer look at the title Business Psychology. It actually consists of two independent concepts; [...]