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Profile

Qualifications

PhD Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management, University of Leeds
MA Human Resource Management, University of Leeds
BA (Hons) Management and Administration, Leeds Metropolitan University

Professional Membership
Member of the Chartered Management Institute
Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
Licentiate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Professional Service
Elected Member of the British Academy of Management Council (Jan 2007 - Dec 2009)
Conference Co-Chair (with Professors Huxham and Pearman) British Academy of Management Conference 2008
Track Chair for the Organizational Studies Track of the British Academy of Management Conference (2006-2007)

 

Experience

2004-2006: Senior Research Fellow/AIM Research Fellow, Leeds University Business School
1999-2003: Associate Lecturer, Leeds University Business School
1995-2000: Research Centre Co-ordinator, University of Leeds
1981-1995: Departmental/Institute Secretary/Administrator, University of Leeds

Responsibilities

Internal

Faculty Representative for the Programme of Study & Audit Group (2009-2011)

Equality Committee (2005 to-date)

External

Academic Lead, Northern Leadership Academy Fellowship Schemes (2007 and 2009)

External Examiner, University of Befordshire (2008-2012)

University Subject Representative, Leeds Trinity University College (2008-2011)

Research

My research is focused on gaining a deeper understanding of how managers can engage employees in employment relationships that will enhance individual and organisational performance and well-being. By way of example, recent studies conducted in the call centre sectior have investigated: (1) how call centre front line employees ascribe meaning to their daily work experience, (2) the main influences (contextual and individual) which shape front line perceptions, (3) the extent of similarity and differences in the causal beliefs of front line workers, supervisors and managers, and (4) the dynamics of motivation, well-being and performance in this context.

A second stream of research is related to the development and validation of research methods.

Teaching

LUBS5315M Occupational Psychology
LUBS1850 Organisational Behaviour
LUBS2890 Organisation and Human Resource
PhD Supervision

Module Leader for LUBS5315M Occupational Psychology

Normally available to see students without appointments on Fridays between 10.00am and 3.00pm

Publications

Contributions to Refereed Journals

Clarkson, G.P. and Hodgkinson, G.P. (2007). What can diaries tell us that questionnaires can't? Personnel Review 36(5): 684-700.

Clarkson, G.P. and Hodgkinson, G.P. (2005). Introducing CognizerTM: A comprehensive computer package for the elicitation and analysis of cause maps. Organizational Research Methods, 8(3): 317-341.

Edited Books

Clarkson, G.P. (2008). Developing leadership research: Papers from the Northern Leadership Academy Fellows 2007 Conference, Darlington 20 September. Leeds University Press (ISBN 978-0-85316-266-7).

Contributions to Edited Books

Clarkson, G.P. (2008). Causal cognitive mapping. In R. Thorpe and R. Holt (Eds.). The Sage dictionary of qualitative management research (pp.40-42) London: Sage (ISBN 978-1-4129-3528-9)

Clarkson, G.P. (2008). Diaries. In R. Thorpe and R. Holt (Eds.). The Sage dictionary of qualitative management research (pp.79-80). London: Sage (ISBN 978-1-4129-3528-9)

Fearfull, A. and Clarkson, G.P. (2008). An occupational psychology and organisational behaviour perspective. R. Thorpe and J. Holloway (Eds.) Perspectives on Performance. Basingstoke: Palgrave. (ISBN 1-4039-4760-0).

Clarkson, G.P. (2007). Large scale identity research: The potential of causal cognitive mapping. In A. Pullen, N. Beech and D. Sims and N. Beech (Eds.) Exploring identity: Concepts and methods (pp.201-220). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN 978-1-4039-8983-3).

Clarkson, G.P. (2006). Organizational sensemaking. In Rogelberg, S.G. (Ed.) The encyclopedia of industrial and organizational psychology Volume 2, pp.579-581. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage (ISBN 1-4129-2470-7).

Hodgkinson, G.P. and Clarkson, G.P. (2005). What have we learned from almost thirty years of research on causal mapping? Methodological lessons and choices for the information systems and information technology communities. In V.K. Narayanan and D.J. Armstrong (Eds.) Causal Mapping for Research In Information Technology (pp.46-79). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Inc. (ISBN 1-59140-396-0).

Working Paper

Clarkson, Gail P. and Hodgkinson, G.P. (2005). Sensemaking on the front line: The key implications for call centre performance. Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) Working Paper (ISSN: 1744-0009).

Practitioner Paper

Clarkson, G.P. and Hodgkinson, G.P. (2006) Making sense of workplace performance. Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) Executive Briefing (ISBN 978-0-9553577-6-3).

Conference Proceedings/Peer Reviewed Presentations

Clarkson, G.P. (2007). Hero or zero? Making sense of response to leadership development programmes. Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management, Warwick, UK (ISBN 0-9549608-3-1).

Clarkson, G.P. and Kelly, M.A. (2006). Evolving data collection methods in organizational research. Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management, Belfast, UK.

Clarkson, G.P. and Hodgkinson, G.P. (2005). Organizational resistance to institutional environments: evidence from the front line. Academy of Management Meeting, August 5-10, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Clarkson, G.P. and Hodgkinson, G.P. (2004). Sensemaking on the front line: The key implications for call centre performance. In A. Neely, M. Kennerley and A. Walters (Eds.), Fourth International Conference on Performance Measurement and Management: Public and Private, 28-30 July 2004, Edinburgh, UK (pp.251-258). Stirling, UK: Centre for Business Performance (ISBN 0-9533761-3-3).

Clarkson, G.P. and Hodgkinson, G. P. (2004). Front-line responses to institutional processes: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management, 30 Aug-1 Sept 2004, St. Andrew's, UK (ISBN 0-9549608-1-5).

Clarkson, G., Hodgkinson, G. P. and Fearfull A. (2001). A conceptual framework for the study of call centre environments from a sensemaking perspective: Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the British Academy of Management, 5-7 Sept 2001, Cardiff, UK (ISBN 0-9537301-0-9).