The
research of the group falls under the disciplines of work psychology,
organisational behaviour, organisation studies and human resource
management.
The research activities of the group fall
under the following three themes.
The group’s research involves:
- Uniqueness of scale (e.g., the annual
NHS staff survey involves over 200,000 staff; the GLOBE research is
spread across 62 countries; and compilation of cross-national HRM
volumes involving over 45 countries)
- Applied outcomes (such as
intergroup effectiveness and productivity)
- Breadth of methods
(surveys, field studies, experiments, multi-level analysis,
cross-national and cross-cultural studies)
The intention is to advance
understanding of the social and psychological processes involving
people and organisational management to influence both individual and
organisational effectiveness via innovation and learning at the
workplace; and thereby to contribute to the development of relevant
psychological and organisational theory and practice.