Organizational Psychologist: a Comparative Analysis of the Expectations of Managers of Different Levels

Abstract

This article presents the results of the research, which purpose was to study representations of top and middle managers from various fields of activity (education, manufacturing, trade and services) about professional competences of the organizational psychologist. Respondents were offered to range 22 competences of the organizational psychologist depending on the importance degree. During the research the significant interrelation of ideas about the organizational psychologist`s professional competences was found for top managers from all three fields of activity. Managers consider that the most priority competences are those that are connected with diagnostic activity of the psychologist within the organization. Also the significant interrelation of representations of middle level managers from the sphere of education and manufacturing was revealed.

The comparative analysis of managers` representations from the point of view of specifics of their field of activity showed that there is a significant interrelation of representations of top and middle managers from the sphere of their activity.

Thus, the results of the research showed that representations of managers as potential consumers of organizational and psychological services about professional competences of the organizational psychologist are defined both by manager`s position within an administrative system, and by specifics of the sphere of his activity. The revealed expectations of managers as potential employers can be considered as inquiry to the establishments of higher education training experts in the field of organizational psychology.

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