Reconciliation and industrial–organizational psychology in Canada.

Industrial–Organizational (I–O) psychology is a rigorous applied discipline that has historically grown and adapted to meet the societal needs of the times. In 2015, Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its report, the fourth volume of which supplied the momentum and political will to begin a process of healing between the nation-state and the country’s Indigenous Peoples. While we are making progress in health, education, criminal justice, mental health services, social work, and many other disciplines, record high unemployment and poverty are left untouched. In this article, we (a) review the historical context that positions I–O to contribute to reconciliation efforts, (b) organize a sample of the scholarly literature on Indigenous employment, (c) make recommendations for future research to benefit Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations, employees, work life, and reconciliation, and (d) propose conceptual, behavioral, and methodological modifications for I–O practitioners to (a) conduct research in line with Indigenous standards for ethical and competent research and (b) create a more welcoming and equitable space for up-and-coming Indigenous researchers in I–O. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research