work and organizational psychology; psychotechnics; history; professional development; important representatives

Příspěvek se zabývá vývojem psychologie práce a organizace v ČR a SR od vzniku ČSR do současnosti s ohledem na trendy světového vývoje, situaci na Severní Moravě a na osobnosti, které se na tomto vývoji významně podílely. Po vzniku ČSR se zde úspěšně rozvíjela psychotechnika podporovaná spoluprací s odborníky z dalších průmyslově rozvinutých zemí. Psychologická hlediska se uplatňovala při výběru a rozmisťování zaměstnanců i uchazečů o studium. Byla publikována řada odborných textů. V padesátých letech minulého století však došlo k výraznému útlumu, který byl překonán až po deseti letech stagnace. Další změny přinesla ekonomická transformace v devadesátých letech, kdy ve větší míře nastal přesun psychologických služeb z jednotlivých firem do externích organizací.

The paper deals with the development of work and organizational psychology in the Czech and Slovak Republic since the establishment of Czechoslovakia to the present with regard to world trends, with particular attention paid to the authors’ workplace in North Moravia. The study also focuses on personalities who contributed significantly to this development and provides an overview of their publications. The interest in psychological services in economically developed countries began to intensify due to the need to solve relatively new problems related to the increasing demands on workers and the organization of their work activities. After the establishment of Czechoslovakia, psychotechnics supported by cooperation with experts from other industrialized countries developed quite successfully. Workplaces providing psychological services in companies were established also at the central level. Psychological aspects were applied in the selection and placement of employees and applicants. A number of professional texts were published. However, in the fifties of the 20th century, the development was discontinued due to the economic and political conditions. After ten years of stagnation, the activity of psychological workplaces in companies and their management units was gradually renewed or newly started in the sixties. The discipline also gained the attention of scholars. Further changes were brought by the economic transformation in the 1990s, when psychological services transferred from individual companies to external organizations.