Strengthening the link between I-O psychology and the SDGs: Providing support for the next generation

By incorporating the SDG framework into the evaluation criteria, SIOP could encourage and nurture research that affects positive societal change by directly addressing the pressing challenges outlined by the goals. The current guidelines cover many competencies that can be used to address broader societal issues, but there is room to add more (e.g., corporate social responsibility, intersectional analysis, macropsychology, and nonprofit governance). [...]both compensation and training can be linked to SDG 8: decent work & economic growth (see Owens & Stewart, 2016). By stimulating the development of cross-cultural research partnerships, faculty and students in programs may report higher satisfaction with team performance and generate more creative ideas on those projects (Stahl et al., 2010).