Psychology and technology at work

Today, the use of technology in the workplace has never been so important to business success. Psychology has had a longstanding contributory role to technology and computer system design and implementation (i.e. through the fields of human factors or ergonomics). However, it has been highlighted that understanding and considering people’s values and motivations in the work place context is often neglected. One psychological field that can help to address this neglected perspective is occupational psychology.