Pandemics have historically shaped the world of work in various ways. With COVID-19 presenting as a global pandemic, there is much speculation about the implications of this crisis for the future of work and for people working in organizations. In this article, we discuss 10 of the most relevant research and practice topics in the field of industrial and organizational psychology that will likely be strongly influenced by COVID-19. For each of these topics, the pandemic crisis is creating new work-related challenges, but it is also presenting various opportunities. The topics discussed herein include occupational health and safety, work–family issues, telecommuting, virtual teamwork, job insecurity, precarious work, leadership, human resources policy, the aging workforce, and careers. This article sets the stage for further discussion of various ways in which I-O psychology research and practice can address the issues that COVID-19 creates for work and organizational processes that are affecting workers now and will shape the future of work and organizations in both the short and long term. This article concludes by inviting I-O psychology researchers and practitioners to address the challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 head-on by proactively adapting the work that we do in support of workers, organizations, and society as a whole.

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流行病：对工业和组织心理学研究和实践的启示

大流行病在历史上以各种方式塑造了工作世界。随着 COVID-19 成为全球流行病，人们对这场危机对未来工作和组织工作人员的影响有很多猜测。在本文中，我们讨论了工业和组织心理学领域中 10 个最相关的研究和实践主题，这些主题可能会受到 COVID-19 的强烈影响。对于这些主题中的每一个，大流行危机都在创造与工作相关的新挑战，但它也带来了各种机会。本文讨论的主题包括职业健康和安全、工作与家庭问题、远程办公、虚拟团队合作、工作不安全感、不稳定的工作、领导力、人力资源政策、劳动力老龄化和职业。本文为进一步讨论 IO 心理学研究和实践可以解决 COVID-19 为工作和组织流程创造的问题的各种方式奠定了基础，这些问题现在影响着工人，并将在短期内塑造工作和组织的未来和长期的。本文最后邀请 IO 心理学研究人员和从业者通过积极调整我们为支持工人、组织和整个社会所做的工作，正面应对 COVID-19 的挑战和机遇。