Keeping Up

Organisational development and change

The combination of a range of proficiencies, such as selection, appraisal, and training, to re-organise an organisation for continued profitability, growth, and change.

Key Tasks

Organisational diagnoses for problem areas
Business reengineering
Change management
Team building
Surveying employees
Exit Interviewing
Organisational design
Work place redesign
Examining the impact of structural changes

NZ Research

Kali McKay, Joana R.C. Kuntz & Katharina Näswall (2013). The Effect of Affective Commitment, Communication and Participation on Resistance to Change: The Role of Change Readiness, The New Zealand Journal of Psychology 42(2):857-861

Kimbal Fraser & Simon Kemp (2012). Effects of Employee Governance and Operational Control on Psychological Ownership and Perceived Justice , The New Zealand Journal of Psychology 41(3):857-861

Caroline Blackmore & J.R.C Kuntz (2011). Antecedents of Job Insecurity in Restructuring Organisations: An Empirical Investigation, The New Zealand Journal of Psychology 41(3):857-861

Macky, K., Gardner, D., and Forsyth, S. (2008). Generational Differences at Work: Introduction and Overview, Journal of Managerial Psychology 23(8):857-861

Ng, Sik Hung (1993). A Job Satisfaction Scale for Nurses, New Zealand Journal of Psychology,22,(1)

Inkson, K. and Paterson, J. (1993). Organisational Behaviour in New Zealand. The New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 22, (1).

O'Driscoll, M. and Thomas, D.(1987). Life Experiences and Job Satisfaction Amoung Mobile and Stable Personnel on Large Scale Construction projects. The New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 16, (2).

Inkson, K. (1987). Organisational Behaviour: A Review of New Zealand Research. The New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 16, (1).

Ng, S.H. and Cram, F. (1986). Complimentiary and Antagonistic Intergroup Differentiations by New Zealand Nurses. The New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 15, (2).

Networks

Leadership

National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs
Kravis Leadership Institute (Claremont McKenna College)
Center for Leadership Studies (SUNY--Binghamton)
Jepson School of Leadership Studies (University of Richmond)
Center for Creative Leadership

Organisational Development
OD Network
The Organisation Development Institute

Learning Organisations
Society for Organisational Learning
Standford Learning Organisation Web

Team Development
Center for the Study of Work Teams

General
Conferences
Regional IO Psych Chat Groups

Other Activities

Ask a peer to critically review your work
Prepare or review a best practice guideline in the area
Aim to read an article regularly and review it for the practical implications for your work
Canvas a post graduate University Course to refresh your approach and be exposed to the latest literature