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Profile

Qualifications

BA Psychology, University of Nottingham
PhD, Psychology, University of Nottingham
C.Psychol

Experience

2008 - date: Visiting Professor, Centre for Organisational Strategy, Learning and Change, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
1996 - 2006: Director, ESRC Centre for Work Organisation and Innovation in Manufacturing
1994 - 1998: Director for Research for the Social Sciences Division of the University of Sheffield Graduate School
1994 - 2006: Personal Chair; Director of the Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield
1991 - 1994: Professor Associate, University of Sheffield

External Appointments:
Consulting Editor, Journal of Applied Psychology (2002 - date)
Associate Editor, British Journal of Psychology (1995-2000)
Vice-Chair (Research), Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology , British Psychological Society (1999 – 2003)
Editorial Board Member, British Journal of Social Psychology (1981-1984)
Editorial Board Member, Social Behaviour (1985-1989)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Organizational Behavior (1988-1994)
Editorial Board Member, British Journal of Industrial Relations (1996-2003)
Editorial Board Member, Organizational Research Methods (1997-date)
Editorial Board Member, M@n@gement (E-journal) (2000-date)
Editorial Board Member, Applied Psychology: An International Review (2004-2006)

Membership of Professional and Learned Societies
Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol)
Fellow, British Psychological Society (FBPsS)
Member of BPS Division of Occupational Psychology
Member of the American Psychological Association
Member of the APA Section for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Fellow of the International Association of Applied Psychology

Consultancy and Advisory Roles
Advisory work and reports (integral to research) to over 100 organisations, including: ICL, IBM, Cummins Engine Co., Rolls Royce, Monsanto, Hospital Trusts, Allied Lyons, Thorntons, Trebor, Royal Mail, JCB, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Health, and House of Lords Select Committees.

Research

Job and work design
Measurement of well-being at work
Applied research design and methods
Modern management practices (e.g. JIT, TQM, lean production, empowerment)
Human resource management systems
Employee motivationPrevalence and effectiveness of modern manufacturing practices
Shopfloor work design, and its application to modern manufacturing practices
Empowerment and employee performance
Human resource management and organizational performance
Stress and well-being at work

Publications

Books

Holman, D. J., Wall, T. D., Clegg, C. W., Sparrow, P. R., & Howard, A. (Eds.) (2005). The Essentials of the New Workplace. Chichester: Wiley.

Stride, C, B., Wall, T. D., & Catley, N. (2007). Measures of Job Satisfaction, Organisational Commitment, Mental Health and Job-Related Well-Being: A Benchmarking Manual (Second Edition). Chichester: Wiley.

Book Chapters

Holman, D., Wood, S. J., Wall, T. D., & Howard, A. (2005). Introduction to the Essentials of the New Workplace. In D. J. Holman, T. D. Wall, C. W. Clegg, P. Sparrow & A. Howard (Eds.), The Essentials of the New Workplace: A Guide to the Human Impact of Modern Working Practices. Chichester: Wiley. Chapter 1, pp. 1-14.

Wall, T. D., & Clegg, C. W. (2005). Job Design. In N. Nicholson, P. Audia, & M. Pillutla (Eds.), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management: Organizational Behavior (2nd Edition). Oxford: Blackwell (pp. 193-196).

Parker, S. K., Wall, T. D., & Cordery, J. L. (2005). Future work design theory and practice: Towards an elaborated model of work design. In C. L. Cooper and W. Starbuck (Eds.), Work and Workers. London: Sage. [Reprint of Parker, S. K., Wall, T. D., & Cordery, J. L. (2001). Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 74, 413-440].

Parker, S. K., Wall, T. D., & Jackson, P. R. (2007). ‘That’s not my job’: Developing flexible employee work orientations. In Anderson, N. (Ed.) (2007), Fundamentals in HRM: Sage’s Major Works, Volume 2. London: Sage. [Reprint of Parker, S. K., Wall, T. D., & Jackson, P. R. (1997). Academy of Management Journal, 40, 899-929].

Wall, T. D., & Wood, S. J. (2007). The romance of HRM and business performance, and the case for big science. In Anderson, N. (Ed.) (2007), Fundamentals in HRM: Sage’s Major Works, Volume 4. London: Sage. [Reprint of Wall, T. D and Wood S. J. (2005), Human Relations, 58, 429-462].

Refereed Journal Articles

Leach D. J., Wall, T. D., 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.

Unsworth, K., Wall, T. D., & Carter, A. (2005). Creative requirement: A neglected construct in the study of employee creativity? Group and Organization Management, 30, 541-560.

Wall, T. D., & Wood, S. J. (2005). The romance of HRM and business performance, and the case for big science. Human Relations, 58, 429-462. (Best paper award for 2005). [Reprinted in Anderson, N. (Ed.) (2007), Fundamentals in HRM: Sage’s Major Works, Volume 4. London: Sage].

Whalley, C. J., Morrison, D. L., Payne, R. L., Fritschi, L., & Wall, T. D. (2005). Chronicity of psychological strain in occupational settings, and the accuracy of the General Health Questionnaire. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 10, 310-319.

Totterdell, P. A., Wood, S. J., & Wall, T. D. (2006). An intra-individual test of the demands-control model: A weekly diary study of psychological strain in portfolio workers. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 79, 63-84.

Wall, T. D (2006). Is JOOP of only academic interest? (2006). Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 79, 161-165.

Axtell, C. M., Holman, D. J., & Wall, T. D. (2006). Promoting innovation: A change study. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 79, 509-516.

Sprigg, C. A., Stride, C. B., Wall, T. D., Holman, D., Smith, P. (2007). Work characteristics, musculoskeletal disorders and the mediating role of psychological strain: A study of call center employees. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92, 1456-1466.

Wood, S. J., & Wall, T. D. (2007). Work enrichment and employee voice in human resource management - performance studies. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18, 1335-1372.

Birdi, K., Clegg, C. W., Patterson, M. A., Robinson, A., Stride, C. B., Wall, T. D., & Wood, S. J. (in press). The impact of human resource and operational management practices on company productivity: A longitudinal study. Personnel Psychology.

Grant, A., & Wall, T. D. (in press). The neglected science and art of quasi-experimentation: Why-to, when-to and how-to advice for organizational researchers. Organizational Research Methods.