Organizational Psychology

We are glad to introduce our readers to new issue of Organizational Psychology Journal.
The current issue starts from the article by Tatiana Chuykova and Daria Sotnikova “Attitude to work under the conditions of insecure employment”. The paper discusses a relatively new for Russian psychology phenomenon of job insecurity: basic characteristics, particular approaches to studying, psychological consequences. Based on the results of the empirical research carried out in several organizations of the large industrial city in Central Russia, the authors conclude that the personal feeling insecure job leads to a decline of engagement and commitment to the work, higher levels of depression and turnover intention.
In the “Practice in Organizational Psychology” section we offer the article of group of authors from France — David Autisier, Jean–Cristophe Foucrit, Elena Pachtchenko – de Preville, Thierry Raynard — “Managerial innovation through the example of the use of learning networks in the french national railway company”. The authors of the article, relying on the experience of the learning networks in the French National Railway company (SNCF), offer consideration of the learning networks as an innovative method of management corresponding to the purposes of the increase in productivity. The article gives a definition of the learning networks and contains elements of methodology of application of the learning networks in the SNCF. Authors discuss the perspectives of the use of the learning networks, for the different organizational tasks.
The article by Alexander Eliseenko “The complex problem solving in the organization: support methods for correct group thinking” in the “First steps” section discuss heuristic methods to organize group sessions of complex problem solving in modern organizations. An attempt to describe the procedure of solving the complex problems of the group based on the cycle model of problem solving by R. Sternberg as the methodological basis. The paper recommends specific heuristic methods for team complex problem solving for each stage of the movement in the problem space.
In the «Conferences» section you can find information about upcoming international scientific and practical conferences on organizational psychology.
Our traditional editorial note about the 20 most cited and 20 most recent articles on learning organization is covered the issue.

Purpose. The paper aims to discuss a relatively new for Russian psychology phenomenon of job insecurity: basic characteristics, particular approaches to studying, psychological consequences.The results of empirical research aimed at studying attitudes towards work in conditions of insecure employment are represented. Study design. The study was conducted on a sample of 104 persons working in different organizations of large industrial city in Central Russia. The study used the survey method type. Based on values of indicators of subjective insecurity of work, the sample was divided into two groups: confident in their present and future in the organization (“confident workers”, 60 persons) and those who were unsure of these aspects (“insecure workers”, 44 persons). In accordance with the objectives of the study, in the selected groups were compared indicators characterizing the attitude to work: commitment to the organization and work, indicators of engagement (vigor, dedication, absorption), turnover intention, and the level of depression, as an indicator of emotional well-being. Findings. As a result there were received statistically significant differences between the two groupsin terms of commitment to the work, vigor, dedication, absorption activity (higher values in the groupof “confident workers”), and on indicators of turnover intention and the level of severity of depression (higher values in the group “insecure workers”). The correlation analysis also confirmed these results. Value of the results. Thus, we conclude: personal feeling insecure job leads to a decline of engagement and commitment to the work, higher levels of depression and turnover intention. The results of our study are consistent with the results of studies conducted by foreign authors.

Management methods, which are based on organizational and behavioral models inherited from the past, are not fully adequate in the current conditions of globalization, increasing competition, and rapidly changing customer needs. The authors of the article, relying on the experience of the learning networks in the French National Railway company (SNCF), offer consideration of the learning  networks as an innovative method of management corresponding to the purposes of the increase in productivity. The learning networks promote the appearance of initiatives and creations of innovations, raise an organizational commitment, and also improve satisfaction and quality of life at work. Moreover, the use of the learning networks favors the creation of conditions for exchange of experience and collective learning in the course of activity, as well as to develop an entrepreneurial spirit during work on joint projects. One of the principal results from the activity of the learning networks is the development of decisions and their introduction in production. Their functioning is based on trust and mutual understanding between the participants whose contributing cooperation is characterized by aspecial model of their relationships. The article gives a definition of the learning networks and contains elements of methodology of application of the learning networks in the SNCF. This experience allows us to speak about the perspectives of the use of the learning networks, in particular, for the development of the action plans, carrying out diagnostics of various situations, the possibility to resolve various problems, etc. To illustrate a new approach in management, the article shows the relationship between the activity of a learning network and its effectiveness with the example of one of the SNCF learning networks.

The aim of this paper is to equip the modern techniques of teamwork with heuristic methods to organize group sessions of complex problem solving. It seems important because of in teamworkwe should organize teams and problem solving process. There are a lot of methods and techniques for teamwork, but they are not designed for complex problem solving. We offer the cycle model of problem solving by R. Sternberg as the methodological basis of the teamwork at complex problem solving (CPS). We considering the possibility of constructing the procedure for CPS based on the classification of heuristic methods. The paper recommends specific heuristic methods for team CPS for each stage of the movement in the problem space. The novelty of the work lies in the fact that the proposed schemes implifies the design of teamwork CPS sessions. And it creates opportunities for a more organized solution of complex problems in the group set of heuristic techniques.

XXV International Conference of the National Institute of Certified Management Consultants “Production: two years under sanctions. Was there a period of opportunities or omissions?” will be held in June 2016 in Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia). Participation in the conference will allow to get acquainted with the experience of industrial companies in Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, successfully passed the period of sanctions and have found effective solutions to their business development. The speakers of the conference are the leading consultants and experts in the field of industrial control systems, as well as leaders of successful companies. They will showcase modern tools and successful solutions in the development of enterprises.

In November 2016 in Moscow at the National Research University “Higher School ofEconomics” will be held International scientific-practical conference “Business Psychology: Theor yand Practice.” The conference is organized by the Master Program of HSE “Business Psychology” and the Association of Russian business psychologists (ABP). The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners to improve the efficiency of organizations and people in the business.

Information about the 20 most cited and 20 most recent articles on learning organization provides the analysis of English sources from the database Web of Science. Use a set of Core Collection, all data act trivial at the time March 29, 2016.