The Department of Organizational Psychology Alec Rodger Memorial Lecture and Summer Seminar
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck Main Building, Malet Street
No booking required
We are delighted to invite you to join us for the OP Summer Seminar and the Alec Rodger Memorial lecture on Thursday 29 June 2017. This year's Seminar will have a new, interactive format to give you a chance to participate in the debate and panel discussion on topical themes. It will be a wonderful opportunity for alumni and friends of the department to hear about the latest developments in the fields of Occupational Psychology, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management (HRM). There will also be time to network with alumni, business professionals, academics and staff from the department during the day and at the wine reception following the seminar.
This year’s Alec Rodger lecture will be delivered by Professor Ellen Ernst Kossek, from Purdue University's Krannert Management School, on the topic of:
New Frontiers in Work-family Research: A Vision for the Future in a Global World
Schedule
13:30 - Welcome and update on developments in the Department of Organizational Psychology (Dr Almuth McDowall)
14:00 - How to Radically Improve the Effectiveness of Assessment Centres by Removing Every Trace of Competence (Dr Chris Dewberry and Dr Duncan Jackson)
14:45 -Why we do what we do: Organizational Psychology the Birkbeck Way (Mark Stringer and Christine Brown)
16:00 - The History of Occupational Psychology and lessons for the future (Panel discussion led by Dr Almuth McDowall)
16:45 - Keynote: Learning to Thrive in an Uncertain, High-Demand World (Dr Monique Valcour)
18:00 - The Alec Rodger Memorial Lecture: New Frontiers in Work-Family Research: A Vision for the Future in a Global World (Professor Ellen Ernst Kossek)
Contact name:
Isobel Edwards