Dr Des Leach
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Research
Current interests:
Job and work design
Job and team crafting
Empowerment
Creativity and innovation
Work meetings
Presenteeism
Physical environment
Organisational resilience
Non-profit organisations
Teaching
LUBS1850 Organisational Behaviour
LUBS2890 Organisations and the Human Resource
LUBS5380 Organisational Psychology and the Effectiveness of Contemporary Work Organisations
LUBS5200 Understanding Organisations
LUBS5750 Organising and Managing for Performance
Publications
Example publications:
Robertson, I. T., Leach, D. J., Doerner, N. & Smeed, M. (in press). Poor health but not absent: Prevalence, predictors and outcomes of presenteeism. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Challenger, R., Leach, D. J., Clegg, C. W. & Stride, C. B. (2012). A new model of job design: Initial evidence and implications for future research. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing and Service Industries, 22, 197-212.
Davis, M., Leach D. J. & Clegg, C. W. (2011). The physical environment, employee effectiveness and well-being. In G. P. Hodgkinson & J. K. Ford (Eds.), International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New York: John Wiley
Leach, D. J., Rogelberg, S. G., Warr, P. B. & Burnfield, J. L. (2009). Perceived meeting effectiveness: The role of meeting design characteristics. Journal of Business and Psychology, 24, 65-76.
Fraser, K. J., Leach, D. J. & Webb, S. (2008). Employee surveys: Guidance to facilitate effective action. European Work and Organizational Psychology in Practice, 3, 16-23.
Leach, D. J., Stride, C. B. & Wood, S. J. (2006). The effectiveness of idea capture schemes. International Journal of Innovation Management, 10, 325-350.
Rogelberg, S. G., Leach, D. J., Warr, P. B. & Burnfield, J. L. (2006). “Not another meeting!” Are meeting time demands related to employee well-being? Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 86-96.
Leach, D. J., Wall. D. T., Rogelberg, S. G. & Jackson, P.R. (2005). Team autonomy, performance and member job strain: Uncovering the teamwork KSA link. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 54, 1-24.
Wall, T. D., Wood, S. J. & Leach, D. J. (2004). Empowerment and Performance. In C. L. Cooper & I. T. Robertson (Eds.), International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New York: John Wiley.
Leach, D. J., Wall, T. D. & Jackson, P. R. (2003). The effect of empowerment on job knowledge: An empirical test involving operators of complex technology. Special Issue: The Industrial and Organizational-Cognitive Psychology Interface, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 76, 27-52.
Burnfield, J. L., Rogelberg, S. G., Leach, D. J. & Warr, P. B. (2003). Laying a solid foundation for Internet surveys: An international case study. Journal of e.Commerce and Psychology, 3, 88-106.
Totterdell, P. A., Leach, D. J., Birdi, K., Clegg, C. W. & Wall, T. D. (2002). An investigation of the contents and consequences of major organizational innovations. International Journal of Innovation Management, 6, 343-368.
Leach, D. J., Jackson, P. R. & Wall, T. D. (2001). Realizing the potential of empowerment: The impact of a feedback intervention on the performance of complex technology. Ergonomics, 44, 870-886.
Totterdell, P. A. & Leach, D. J. (2001). Negative mood regulation expectancies and sports performance: An initial investigation involving professional cricketers. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 2, 249-265.
Martin, R., Leach, D. J., Norman, P. & Silvester, J. (2000). The role of attributions in psychological reactions to job relocation. Work & Stress, 14, 347-361.
Recent conference papers:
Al-Tabbaa, O., Leach, D. J. & March, J. (2012). Nonprofit-business collaboration: A strategic choice for the nonprofit sector. European Academy of Management Conference, Rotterdam.
Al-Tabbaa, O., Leach, D. J. & March, J. (2012). When nonprofit-business collaboration becomes a strategy: Empirical evidence. Third International Symposium on Cross Sector Social Interaction, University of Erasmus, Rotterdam.
Davis, M. C., Leach, D. J. & Clegg, C. W. (2010). The physical environment: An evolving topic. Academy of Management Conference, Montreal.
Leach, D. J., Challenger, R., Clegg, C. W., Searle, B. J. & Morrison, D. L. (2010). Job crafting: Employees as active agents. EAWOP Workshop ‘The Future of Quality of Working Life in Europe and Beyond’, Paris.
Hughes, H., Clegg, C. W. & Leach, D. J. (2010). Organizational network analysis as a tool for exploring 21st century work teams. Third International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Florida.
Birdi, K., Leach, D. J. & Magadley, W. (2010). Practicing ideas? Evaluating the impact of creativity training on employees’ innovative behaviour. Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.
Jackson, P. R. & Leach, D. J. (2010). Development dynamics of micro-level behavioural routines: Implementation of an empowerment strategy in production teams. Strategic Management Society Special Conference, Finland.
Jackson, P. R., Leach, D. J. & Charles, K. (2009). A longitudinal study of complexity leadership in empowered work teams. European Academy of Management Conference, Liverpool.
Challenger, R., Leach, D. J., Clegg, C. W. & Stride, C. B. (2008). Testing a circular model of job design. Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.