Business Management Minor

Almost every street in the world is adorned with businesses, and because of so, consumers are able to live a fulfilled life as they exchange money for the services and goods businesses provide them with. Appearance-wise, the mechanics of a business seem to be simplistic, but in truth, businesses are some of the most complex fields to deal with in the occupational world. As an aspiring industrial-organizational psychologist, I dream to undertake projects in which I am able to take on the complications of the business world and contribute greatly to the improvements of said-businesses. Fortunately, the University I currently attend offers an amazing undergraduate business minor program, in which I am to complete along with my major in psychology and social behavior. With my major and minor, I will be able to learn and understand the underlying principles of businesses before diving into my desired field.
Industrial-organizational psychology is basically business psychology in layman’s terms. Industrial-organizational psychologists deal with the research behind employee training, recruitment, assessment, and productivity. They help make businesses improve by first making sure that employees are satisfied with their working conditions and are able to do the work efficiently. Besides human resources and organizational behavior, they also deal with the ongoing problems of administration, management, sales, and marketing that businesses have. Personally, I have always found the underlying principles of business and psychology interesting, and with industrial-organizational psychology, I am able to indulge in both fields. Because I am a practical person, I love the fact that I can apply psychological principles to the real-world setting. I will be able to apply concepts from several different areas of psychology such as personality, social, and experimental in order to beneficially improve the workplace for employees and overall, contribute to the improvement of the...