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PRESENT CHALLENGES AND SOME CRITICAL ISSUES FOR …

The objective of this research was to ascertain some of thepresent CHALLENGES and CRITICAL ISSUES in Industrial andOrganisational Psychology (I/O Psychology) in South Africa, inorder to determine the immediate and long term foci forresearchers. Firstly, the work context in which employees andemployers as the clients of I/O Psychology are currentlyfunctioning, is analysed. Secondly, the identity of I/OPsychology is discussed. Thirdly, the tasks of the I/Opsychologist are discussed, with specific reference toimplications for research. Lastly, some recommendations forpossible future research are CHANGED CONTEXT OF WORKOver the last few decades the occupational arena has undergoneremarkable changes. Among these changes are the increasedutilisation of information and communication technology, therapid expansion of the service sector, the globalisation of theeconomy, the changing structure of the workforce, theincreasing flexibility in the world of work, the creation of the24-hour economy, and the utilisation of new productionconcepts ( team-based work, tele-work, downsizing,outsourcing and subcontracting) (Barling & Zacharatos, 2002).

The objective of this research was to ascertain some of the present challenges and critical issues in Industrial and Organisational Psychology (I/O Psychology) in South Africa, in

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