Explain how societal events over this century have shaped the field of I/O psychology in general and your chosen research area specifically.

Consider the trends discussed in the required readings for this module along with relevant learning from your courses throughout the MAIO program. Further, using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, choose one of the thirteen research areas suggested in the required reading article by Cascio and Aguinis (2008). Then, respond to the following:

• Explain how societal events over this century have shaped the field of I/O psychology in general and your chosen research area specifically.
• Identify trends you expect to emerge within the field of I/O psychology generally and your chosen research area specifically in the next ten years. Explain and support your predictions with evidence from scholarly literature.
• Describe competencies you think will be especially important for an I/O professional for these future trends. Justify your reasoning for the importance of these competencies.