Gudela Grote is a past president of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) and the current president of the Alliance for Organizational Psychology (AOP). In this episode, we talk about the mission of the AOP and the importance of global collaboration among work and organizational psychologists and practitioners.
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Gudela Grote on the Alliance for Organizational Psychology

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Jonathan Noftsier on Going From XO to IO

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Gudela Grote on the Alliance for Organizational Psychology

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