The psychology it is a science that can be applied to different areas. Psychology can not only be applied to people in an individual way as it happens when a patient goes to the consultation of a psychologist, but psychology can also be applied to organizations that are made up of people. Organizational psychology or work psychology studies precisely the habitual behaviors of the worker in companies, the roles that they can play and the conflicts common in the work environment.
The importance of organizational psychology
The psychology applied to work and organizations is very important because beyond the fact that a company is motivated by economic factors (this is the case when a business is profitable) within every company there are human issues, such as communication conflicts, interpersonal problems , lack of leadership, lack of team spirit, ego struggles ... Organizational psychology also shows that the optimal functioning of a team Working is a complex process because each person has their own story.
And for an organization to function properly, each member of that organization has to feel good about himself and fully developed. It is enough that one element of the system is in conflict so that the discomfort can splash the rest of the team members.
Analysis of each piece of the puzzle that makes up a company
Psychology organizational It studies in depth the function of the worker and his relationship with the system of which he is a part, that is, he takes into account this constant interaction. Obviously, a company is structured according to a hierarchy of strata with the aim of establishing a specialization of tasks, a coordination in the team and a specific order. All the layers of the pyramid are equally important because they fulfill a function.
Each member of the system must know very well the role they play and adjust to the expectations that the system has placed on them. Otherwise, when it does not assume its condition, internal struggles occur in the system's sneo, conflicts that seek to be resolved.
Knowing how to work for the good of all, putting aside individualism
One of the keys to the proper functioning of an organization is to start from the basic premise that the common good is above individual interest. Therefore, the successes are shared but the defeats also. Thinking about the common good reduces all selfishness and all desire to be a protagonist. Attitudes that hinder proper coordination in a work team in which there must always be a leader who directs optimally.
