Business School

W/Prof Sharon Parker

Winthrop Professor
Management and Organisations

Contact details

Address

Management and Organisations
The University of Western Australia (M252)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 5628

Fax

6488 5554

Email

sharon.parker@uwa.edu.au

Personal homepage

https://sites.google.com/site/profsharonparker/

Qualifications

BSc W.Aust., PhD Sheff.

Biography

B.Sc.Psych.(Hon) W. Aust., PhD Sheff

Sharon K. Parker is a Winthrop Professor at the UWA Business School, University of Western Australia. Sharon is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. She is also an Honorary Professor at the Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, where she was a previously the Director. Professor Parker is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Psychology and a past and present member of several other editorial boards. She is a representative-at-large for the Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management, and is a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the Academy of Management.

Professor Parker has published several books, including a Sage publication on job and work design, over 40 refereed journal articles, 35 book chapters, and numerous technical and practitioner publications. She has carried out consulting in a wide range of public and private sector organizations, and has generated over $3 million worth of research funding.

Key research

Proactive behavior at work

Self-efficacy & employee development

Staff well-being & active mental health

Job and work design including job enrichment, empowerment, and team work

Organizational change & development

Perspective taking

Publications

Career 10 best

Parker, S.K., Johnson, A., Collins, C., & Hong, H. (in press). Making the most of structural support: Moderating influence of employees' clarity and negative affect. Academy of Management Journal.

Griffin, M. A., Parker, S. K., & Mason, C. (2010). Leader vision and the development of adaptive and proactive performance: A longitudinal study. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95, 174-182.

Griffin, M. A., Neal. A., & Parker, S. K. (2007). A new model of work role performance: Positive behavior in uncertain and interdependent contexts. Academy of Management Journal, 50 (2),327- 347.

Parker, S. K., Williams, H., & Turner, N. (2006). Modeling the antecedents of proactive behavior at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 636-652.

Parker, S. K., Griffin, M. A., Sprigg C., and Wall, T.D. (2002). Effect of temporary contracts on perceived work characteristics and job strain: A longitudinal study. Personnel Psychology, 55 (3).

Parker, S.K., Wall, T. D., & Cordery, J. (2001). Future work design research and practice: Towards an elaborated model of work design, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 74, 413-440.

Parker, S. K. & Axtell, C.M. (2001). Seeing another view point: Antecedents and outcomes of employee perspective-taking. Academy of Management Journal, 44 (6), 1085-1100.

Parker, S. K. (1998) Role breadth self-efficacy: Relationship with work enrichment and other organisational practices. Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 835-852.

Parker, S. K. and Wall, T. D. (1998). Job and Work Design: Organizing Work To Promote Well-Being and Effectiveness. Sage Publications: California.

Parker, S. K., Wall, T. D., and Jackson, P. R. (1997). "That's not my job": Developing flexible employee work orientations. Academy of Management Journal, 40, 899-929.


Recent Publications

Book

Grant, A., Fried, Y., Parker, S. K., & Frese, M. (2010) (Editors). Special Issue on ‘Putting Job Design in Context’. Journal of Organizational Behavior.

Book Chapters

Cordery, J., & Parker, S. K., (2012) Work organisation: A forward-looking perspective. In S. W. J., Kozlowski (Editor). The Oxford Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, a volume in the Oxford Library of Psychology.

Bindl, U., & Parker, S. K., (2011). Proactive work behavior: Forward thinking and change-oriented action in organizations. In S. Zedeck (Ed.), APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Vol. 2, Chapter 19. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Bindl, U., & Parker, S. K., (2010). Feeling good and performing well? Psychological engagement and positive behaviours at work. In S. Albrecht, (Ed.), The Handbook of Employee Engagement: Perspectives, Issues, Research and Practice (New Horizons in Management Series). Cheltenham: Edward-Elgar Publishing.

Parker, S. K., & Ohly, S. (2009). Extending the reach of job design theory: Going beyond the Job Characteristics Model. In Wilkinson, A., Redman, S. Snell, & Bacon, N. (Eds), The Handbook of Human Resource Management. Sage, London (pp. 269-286).

Parker, S. K., Atkins, P. W.B, & Axtell, C. M. (2008). Building better work places through individual perspective taking: A fresh look at a fundamental human process. In G. Hodgkinson & K. Ford (Eds). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2008, Vol., 23, Wiley.

Vough, H., & Parker, S. K., (2008). Work design research: Still going strong. In C.L. Cooper & J. Barling, The Sage Handbook of Organizational Behavior, Vol 1. Micro Approaches. Sage Publications.

Parker, S. K., & Ohly, S. (2008). Designing motivating work. In Kanfer, R., Chen, G., & Pritchard, R. Work motivation: Past, present and future. A SIOP Frontier Series volume. Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cordery, J. & Parker, S. K. (2007). Work organization. In P. Boxall, J. Purcell and P. Wright (Eds). Oxford Handbook of Human Resource Management. (pp. 187- 209) Oxford University Press: Oxford.

Parker, S. K., (2007). Job satisfaction. In Rogelberg, S. (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Sage, NY.

Griffin, M. A., Neal. A., & Parker, S. K. (2007). A new model of work role performance: Positive behavior in uncertain and interdependent contexts In Anderson, N. (Ed.) (2007). Fundamentals in Human Resource Management, Sage’s Major Works, Volume 2. London, Sage [Reprint of Griffin, M. A., Neal. A., & Parker, S. K (2007), Academy of Management Journal].

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 Human Resource Management, 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].

Turner, N., Parker, S.K., & Williams, H.M. (2006). Team-working in organizations: Implications for workplace safety. In M. Shams and P.R. Jackson (Eds.). Developments in Work and Organizational Psychology, Implications for International Business (pp. 49-78). Volume 20 of International Business and Management Series (Series Ed., P. V. Guauri), Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier.

Rafferty, A. E., & Parker, S. K. (2006).Organisational development and change. In D. Poole, G. Jones, & P. Murray (Eds.), Contemporary Management Issues in Management and Organisational Behaviour. Thomson Learning.

Parker, S. K., Wall, T. D., & Cordery, J. E., (2005). Future work design theory and practice: Towards an elaborated model of work design. (2001). In C. L. Cooper & W. Starbuck (Eds.), Work and Workers, London, Sage [Reprint of article of the same title in Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 74, 413-440. Selected as one of the “seminal articles written … about ‘work’ at the beginning of the new millennium”]

Refereed Journal Articles

Mason, C., Griffin, M. A., & Parker, S. K., (accepted). Transformational leadership development: Connecting psychological and behavioral change. Leadership & Organization Development Journal.

Parker, S. K., Johnson, A., Collins, C., & Hong, H. (in press). Making the most of structural support: Moderating influence of employees’ clarity and negative affect. Academy of Management Journal.

Atkins, P.W.B & Parker, S. K., (in press) Understanding individual compassion in organizations: The role of appraisals and psychological flexibility. Academy of Management Review.

Hershcovis, S.M., Reich, T.C, Parker, S. K., & Bozeman, J., & (2012). The relationship between workplace aggression and target deviant behaviour: the moderating roles of power and task interdependence. Work & Stress. Vol 26 (1), 1-20

Wu, C., Parker, S. K., & deJong, J. (in press). Need for cognition as an antecedent of individual innovation behavior. Journal of Management.

Wu, C., & Parker, S. K. (2012). The role of attachment styles in shaping proactive behavior: An intra-individual analysis. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. Vol 85 (3) 523-530

Strauss, K., Griffin, M., and Parker, S.K., (2012) Future work selves: How salient hoped-for identities motivate proactive career behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology. Vol 97 (3) 580-598

Bindl, U., Parker, S. K., Hagger-Johnson, G., & Totterdell, P. (2012). Fuel of the self-starter: How mood relates to proactive goal regulation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97 (1), 134-150.

Johnson, A., Hong, H., Groth, M., Parker, S. K., (2011). Learning and development: Promoting nurses’ performance and work attitudes. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 67 (3), 609-620.

Parker, S. K., & Griffin, M. A., (2011). Understanding active psychological sates: Embedding engagement in a wider nomological net and closer attention to performance (invited commentary). European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 20 (1), 60-67.

Hershcovis, S. M., Parker, S. K., Reich, T. C., (2010). The moderating effect of grievance procedures and equal opportunity perceptions on sexual harassment from different perpetrators. Journal of Business Ethics, 92, 3, 415-443.

Williams, H.M., Parker, S.K. & Turner, N. (2010). Proactively performing teams: The role of work design, transformational leadership, and team composition Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 2, 301-324. (1 yr IF = 1.36, 5 yr = 2.59).

Weigl, M., Hornung, S., Parker, S. K., Petru, R., Glaser, J., & Angerer, P. (2010). Work engagement and accumulation of task, social, and personal resources: A three-wave structural equation model. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77 (1), 140-153

MacCormick, J., & Parker, S. K., (2010). A multiple climates approach to understanding business unit effectiveness. Human Relations.

Collins, C. & Parker, S. K., (2010). Team capability beliefs over time: Distinguishing between team potency, team outcome efficacy, and team process efficacy. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 1003-1023

Griffin, M. A., Parker, S. K., & Mason, C. (2010). Leader vision and the development of adaptive and proactive performance: A longitudinal study. Journal of Applied Psychology, 95(1), 174-182.

Grant, A., Fried, Y., Parker, S. K., & Frese, M. (2010). Putting job design in context: Introduction to the special issue. Special Issue in Job Design. Journal of Organizational Behavior, Vol. 31, Issue 2-3, pp. 145-157.

Parker, S. K., Bindl, U., & Strauss, K. (2010). Making things happen: A model of proactive motivation. Journal of Management.

Parker, S. K., & Collins, C. G. (2010). Taking stock: Integrating and differentiating multiple proactive behaviors. Journal of Management.

Grant, A. M., & Parker, S. K. 2009. Redesigning work design theories: The rise of relational and proactive perspectives. Academy of Management Annals, 3: 317-375.

Grant, A., Parker, S. K., & Collins, (2009). Getting credit for proactive behavior: Supervisor reactions depend on what you value and what you feel. Personnel Psychology, 62 (1), 31-55.

Griffin, M. A., Parker, S. K., and Neal., (2008) A. Is behavioral engagement a distinct and useful construct? Commentary on Macy & Schneider. Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, Vol 1.

Parker, S. K. (2007). “That is my job”: How employees’ role orientation affects their job performance, Human Relations, 60 (3), 403-434.

Kulik, C. T., Pepper, M. B., Roberson, L., & Parker, S. K. (2007). The rich get richer: Predicting participation in voluntary diversity training. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29, 1-17.

Axtell, C. M., Parker, S. K., Holman, D., & Totterdell, P. (2007). Enhancing customer service: Perspective taking in a call center. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 16 (2), 141-168.

Williams, H., Parker, S. K., & Turner, N. (2007). Perceived dissimilarity and perspective taking within work teams. Group and Organization Management, 32 (5).

Griffin, M. A., Neal. A., & Parker, S. K. (2007). A new model of work role performance: Positive behavior in uncertain and interdependent contexts. Academy of Management Journal, 50 (2),327- 347.

Parker, S. K., Williams, H., & Turner, N. (2006). Modeling the antecedents of proactive behavior at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 91, 636-652.

Full Refereed Conference Publications

Bindl, U.K., & Parker, S.K. (2011). Meaning regulation at work: How emotions impact on the future of organizations. Paper accepted for presentation at the 25th ANZAM Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Bindl, U.K., Parker, S.K., Totterdell, P., & Hagger-Johnson, G. (2011). The fuel of the self-starter: How mood influences proactivity. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, USA.

Parker, S.K., Johnson, A.M., Bindl, U.K., Hong, H., & Groth, M. (2011). Silence speaks volumes: The differential effects of silence motives on work outcomes over time. In David Whiteside & Laurie Barclay. New directions in organizational silence and voice research. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, San Antonio, USA.

Wu, C., & Parker, S. K. (2011, June). Attachment Security and Proactivity. In Proactivity at Work: Emerging Perspectives, Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference, Brisbane, 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference Proceedings. pp. 32.

Wu, C. H. & Parker, S. K. (2011). When voice is harmful for performance? The impact of personal motives and procedural justice. Academy of Management 2011 Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Wu, C. H., Parker, S. K., & de Jong, J. P. J. (2011). Is proactivity just about doing? The role of need for cognition in driving proactive behavior. Academy of Management 2011 Annual Meeting San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Bindl, U. K., & Parker, S. K (2011). It Depends on How You Feel About It: Emotions. In Proactivity at Work: Emerging Perspectives, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Brisbane, 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference Proceedings, pp. 33.

Parker, S. K., & Gibson, C. (July 2011). The contribution of proactivity and identity integration to cross-cultural capacity building. In Gibson, C. (Chair). The role of multinational organizations in capacity building for developing sustainable communities. Academy of International Business Conference, Nagoya, Japan.

Parker, S. K., & Gibson, C. (July 2011). The contribution of proactivity and identity integration to cross-cultural capacity building. In Gibson, C. (Chair). The role of multinational organizations in capacity building for developing sustainable communities. Academy of International Business Conference, Nagoya, Japan.

Strauss, K. & Parker, S. K. (2011). The will and the way: Hope facilitates individual task adaptivity. In van Dam, K., & Niessen, C. Adaptive behavior at work. Paper presented at the 15th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology.

Strauss, K. & Parker, S. K. (2011). Proactive and happy? The relationship of proactive work behavior with hedonic and eudaimonic well-being. Paper presented at the 15th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology.

Carter R., Badham R., Parker S.K., and Nesbit P. (2011 July). “Empowerment or Control: A Longitudinal Experimental Field Study of the Effects of Organization Theatre”, 27th EGOS Colloquium, Gothenburg Sweden.

Bindl, U., & Parker, S. K., (August, 2010). Fueled into Proactivity: How the experience of positive affect impacts on proactive self-regulation. In Bindl, U., & Lam, Chak Fu (Chairs) Symposium: Passion and Proactivity: When and How does Affect at Work Fuel Self-initiated Behaviors? US Academy of Management Conference, Montreal.

Vough, H., Bindl, U.K., & Parker, S.K. (2010). Making change with a little help from your friends: Social Factors in the Proactivity Process. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Conference, Montréal, Canada.

Parker, S. K., (July, 2010). Discussant for ‘Putting the people back into work design’ chaired by K. Unsworth. International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.

Bindl, U., Parker, S. K., & Vough, H. (June, 2010). Affect matters: How emotions impact on proactive goal regulation. 2nd Biennial Institute of Work Psychology Conference.

Collins, C. G., Quigley, N., Gibson, C., & Parker, S. K., (2010). Team effectiveness trajectories: Entrained archetypes of team change and catalysts for critical leverage points. INGRoup conference, July 22-24, Hilton Arlington, USA.

Panel discussion with M. Frese, A. Bakker, S. K. Parker, T. Britt, M. Royal, G. Short. (2010). Work Conditions That Maximize the Performance of Engaged Employees, organised by the Hay Group. Society for Industrial and Organizational Behavior, Atlanta, April.

Parker, S. K., Den Hartog, D., & Ferris, L. (2010). Proactivity at Work: Applying Positive Psychology to Organizations. Invited Professional Development Seminar. Society for Industrial and Organizational Behavior, Atlanta, April.

Bindl, U., Vough, H., & Parker, S. K., (2010) Profiles of Proactivity: When Role Breadth Activates Action at Work In session ‘Rethinking Role Breadth: Relationships to Antecedents and Outcomes’ (Chair: Diane Bergeron). Society for Industrial and Organizational Behavior, Atlanta, April.

Axtell, C., & Parker, S. K., (2010) Perspective Taking and Clarity Affecting Misunderstandings in Virtual Teams. In ‘Predicting Virtual Team Effectiveness: Focusing on the Micro Level’ (Chair: Sara Perry). Society for Industrial and Organizational Behavior, Atlanta, April.

Bindl, U.K., Warr, P. B., Parker, S. K., Inceoglu, I., (2010 )Multiple Patterns of Affect-Behavior Association. In Session ‘Between- and Within-People Investigations of Affect and Behavior at Work’ (Chairs, Sharon K. Parker & Nikos Dimotakis). Society for Industrial and Organizational Behavior, Atlanta, April.


Parker, S. K., Bindl., U., Van Dyne, L., & Wong, S. F., (2009) Why don’t people speak out?: A new measure of silence. In Lebel, D. (Chair). Speaking Up or Shutting Up: Exploring new directions in research on voice and silence. Academy of Management Conference, Chicago.

Parker, S. K., Calvard, T., & Collins, C. (2009). Perspective taking as a mitigator of conflict in teams. The role of perspective taking in conflict resolution and interpersonal justice. In R. Sinha (Chair). Academy of Management Conference, Chicago.

Parker, S. K., & Collins. (2009). Values and proactivity. In B. Ghitulescu (Chair). New theoretical perspectives and empirical insights on proactivity at work. Academy of Management Conference, Chicago.

Strauss, K., Griffin, M.A, & Parker, S. K., 2009, Motivating proactive behavior to achieve a sustainable career: The power of the future work self. In A. Wrzesniewski (Chair), Creating sustainable work: Research insights and strategies for action. Academy of Management All-Academy Symposium Proposal

Collins, C., Parker, S. K., McCarthy, S., & Johnson, A., (2009). Leading Emergency Department Junior Doctors to be Proactive: Balancing Inspiration and Error Management. 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia 25-28 June.

Bindl, U., Parker, S.K., Johnson, A., Groth, M., & Collins, C. Disentangling the motivational drivers of nurses’ voice and proactive care. 8th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference, Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia 25-28 June.

Parker, S. K. Discussant for Adaptive Performance session, 14th European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Carter, R., Badham, R., Nesbit, P., & Parker, S. K. (May, 2009). Engagement: An intervention. 14th European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Carter, R., Badham, R., Nesbit, P., & Parker, S. K., (2009, April). Increasing employee engagement and performance: A self-efficacy based intervention. In Engagement symposium, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, New Orleans.

Parker, S. K., & Warr, P. B. (19th March, 2009). Well-being and performance. In Well-being at the Work-Place: A Policy Studies Institute, ESRC, and Centre for Economic Performance Workshop. Centre for Economic Performance, London.

Collin, C. G., Parker, S. K., Gibson, C., & Quigley, N. (2008). The shape, speed and direction of team development: Promoting positive change trajectories. In K.E. M. De Stobbeleir & Ashford, S. J., (Chairs). ‘Proactive Behavior at Work: Cumulating Evidence From Separate Literatures’. Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim.

Parker, S., K., Bindl, U., Collins, C. G., Groth, M., and Johnson, A., (2008). Why don’t people speak out? Investigating active and passive silence. Academy of Management Conference, Anaheim.

Parker, S. K., Collins, C., & Grant, A. (2008). The role of positive affect in making things happen. In R. Ilies J. Fandre (Chairs) ‘Explanatory Mechanisms Linking Positive Work Experiences to Behavior and Well-being’. 23rd Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, American Psychological Association, California, USA.

Strauss, K., Griffin, M., Parker, S. K., (2008). Proactive behavior: Aspiring towards future selves. In ‘New Directions in Proactive Behavior Research’ (Chairs: Johannes Rank, Uta Bindle). Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.

Carter, R., Parker, S. K., Badham, R., & Nesbit, P. (2008). Improving employee engagement and performance: A self-efficacy based intervention. Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.

Williams, H. Parker, S. K., & Turner, N. (2008). Exploring the antecedents of team proactivity. In ‘Teamwork, Performance, & Well-being’ (Chair: Catherine Collins). Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.

Parker, S. K., Calvard, T., & Collins, C. (2008). The moderating influence of perspective taking in teams: Overcoming and learning from conflict. In ‘Teamwork, Performance, & Well-being’ (Chair: Catherine Collins). Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.

Parker, S. K., (2008). Panelist in ‘Meet the Editors’. Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.

Parker, S. K. (2008). Panelist in Panel Symposium: Advancing Work Design Research and Theory (Chair: Fred Morgeson). Institute of Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield.

Parker, S. K., (2007). Work motivation. In New perspectives in work motivation: When context and time matter (Chair, Ruth Kanfer). Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.

Parker, S. K. (2007). How positive affect can facilitate proactive behavior in the work place. In Positive and negative emotions as drivers of change: Perspectives from multiple levels. (Chair, S.Y. Rhee). Academy of Management Conference, Philadelphia.

Johnson, A., Helena, H., Parker, S. K. & Collins, C. G. (2007, December) The effect of a work design intervention on junior doctors: A collaborative approach to patient care. Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Sydney, Australia.

Parker, S. K., (2007). Positive affect and proactive behavior. Positive Organizational Scholarship Conference, November, Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Collins, C. G. & Parker, S. K. (2006a, May) Enhancing team efficacy: A longitudinal evaluation of a mentoring and data feedback intervention. Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Dallas, USA.

Collins, C. G. & Parker, S. K. (2006, May) How is proactivity fostered over the team lifespan? An investigation of motivation and behavioural antecedents. In symposium chaired by Crant, J. M. & Fritz C., titled, ‘Antecedents of proactive behavior at work: The role of person-related variables’. Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Dallas, USA.

Parker, S. K., Johnson, A., & Collins, C. G., (2006). Enhancing proactive patient care: An intervention study. In Grant. A., & Ashford, S., Toward a general theory of proactive behavior. Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, August.

Parker, S. K., & Collins, C. (2005) Beyond task and citizenship performance: The importance of proactive behavior at work. {Symposium}. In B. Myors, Abstracts of the 6th Australian Industrial and Organziational Psychology conference, June-July, 2005, Gold Coast.

Parker, S. K., & Collins, C. (2005) Proving oneself or developing oneself? How goal orientations relate to proactive behavior at work. In B. Myors, Abstracts of the 6th Australian Industrial and Organziational Psychology conference, June-July, 2005, Gold Coast.

Parker, S. K. (2005) Work design and well-being: A model incorporating time and dynamic effects. In B. Myors, Abstracts of the 6th Australian Industrial and Organziational Psychology conference, June-July, 2005, Gold Coast.

MacCormick, J.S., & Parker, S. K., (August, 2005). Multiple climates and their effect on business performance through staff and customer outcomes. In K. Reed, Building workplace trust and satisfaction. Symposium at the Academy of Management Conference, Hawaii, 2005.

Mason, C., Griffin, M., and Parker, S. K. (August, 2005). Transformational leadership: From leader interventions to team outcomes. Symposium at the Academy of Management Conference, Hawaii, 2005.

Mason, C., Parker, S. K., & Griffin, M. (August, 2005). Transforming leaders: Identifying the associated values, beliefs, and emotions. In C. Mason et al., Transformational leadership: From leader interventions to team outcomes. Symposium at the US Academy of Management Conference, Hawaii, 2005.

Parker, S. K., & Collins, C. (2004, August). Understanding different types of proactivity: An analysis of active, self-starting behaviors. In S.K. Parker & C. Collins. “Proactivity: Understanding dynamic, self-directed action in organisations”. Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans.

S.K., Parker & C. Collins (2004, August). Symposium Chairs. “Proactivity: Enhancing understanding of self-starting and dynamic action within organisations”. Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans. [This symposium was selected as a showcase symposium].

MacCormick, J., & Parker, S. K. (August, 2004). Harnessing divergence and paradox: Effect of different dimensions of climate and climate heterogeneity. In J. MacCormick & S. K. Parker,“Advances in Linkage Research”. Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans.

MacCormick, J & S. K. Parker (August, 2004). Symposium Chairs. What matters for work unit and organizational effectiveness: Advances in Linkage Research. Academy of Management Conference, New Orleans. [This symposium was selected as a showcase symposium].

Other: Key Note Presentations at Refereed Conferences

Parker, S. K., (June, 2012). New directions in proactivity research. Key note address, 3rd Biennial Institute of Work Psychology Conference on Work, Well-being, and Performance, 26th -28th June, Sheffield, UK.

Parker, S. K., (April, 2011). Making a difference via proactivity. Key note address, Department of Corrective Services Senior Leadership Development Day, Corrective Services Academy, Hilton, Perth, WA.

Parker, S. K. (July, 2010). Making a difference. Divisional Address, International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.

Parker, S. K., (May, 2009), State of the Art Address. Work design: Where do we go from here? 14th European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Parker, S. K., (Jan, 2008). Key note speaker. Making things happen: Proactive behavior in the work place. British Psychological Society, Division of Occupational Psychology Annual Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon.

Parker, S. K. (Sept., 2006). Key note speaker. Teams with pizzazz: Fostering team proactivity through individual and team processes. 10th International Workshop on Teamworking. Groningen, The Netherlands.

Funding received

2011-2014: $600,000 Establishment of the Australian data archive: an integrated research facility for the social sciences and humanities. Australian Research Council Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LE110100049). Prof Deborah A Mitchell (CI) & other academics from UWA, ANU, University of Melbourne, UQ, UTS. Role: Co-Investigator.

2011-2014: $870,032 Building individual and collective proactivity in performance-critical work contexts. Australian Research Council Future Fellowship.

2010: $240,000 Evaluation of Community Investment Strategy in the Pilbara for major resource company in conjunction with the Centre for Social Impact. Role: Chief Investigator.

2010: $480,000 Accelerated Learning Laboratory funding from the University of Western Australia Vice Chancellor’s Fund ($240,000; the UWA Psychology Department ($120,000), and the UWA Business School Future Fund ($120,000). Role: Co-Chief Investigator.

2009: £20,000 Measuring the impact of advisor skills on job search and labour market outcomes: Scoping study. Department of Work and Pensions, UK.

2009-2011: £85,000, Active Workforce Initiative, Parker (CI) and Griffin. British Occupational Health Research Foundation.

2009: £25,000 Systematic Review for National Policing Improvement Agency.

2008: £45,000 Partner investigator in project led by Dr Carol Borrill on Work Stress in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals.

2007/8: £10,500 from E.ON Retail for project on proactive work behavior (lead consultant).

2007/8: £10,000 from Creative Sheffield for recruitment project (lead consultant).

2007- 2011: AUS$212,000 Partner- investigator on ARC Linkage Grant with Dr Markus Groth (Chief Investigator), Dr S. McCarthy, and Ms A. Thornton. Promoting well-being and performance of health-care professionals. Industry Partner: Prince of Wales Hospital.

2003-2006: AUS$240,000 Co- investigator with Prof MA Griffin (CI), Dr A Rafferty, Prof John Cordery, and Prof Phyllis Tharenou on project funded by the Office of Employment Advocate. Individual work place agreements. (DP0346405).

2003-2006: AUS$214,000.00 Chief and sole investigator on Discovery Project Grant. Motivating employee proactivity by redesigning the work context (DP0346405).

2003-2006: AUS$255,000.00 Chief Investigator on Linkage Grant with Dr MA Griffin, Dr CM Mason and Dr J Barling. Unraveling Leadership Development: Evaluating outcomes, contrasting interventions, and exploring processes (LP0347788) Industry Partner(s): Queensland Health Pathology and Scientific Services; Department of Industrial Relations

1999-2002: AUS$150,000.00 Associate investigator on SPIRIT project with Dr MA Griffin & NL Jimmieson (Chief Investigators, Qld Univ. of Technology) and Dr PM Hart and Dr A Neal. Understanding organisational health: Aligning employee well-being and work group effectiveness (C10024003). Industry Partner: Main Roads, Qld Office of Public Service

1998-2001: £90,000 Self-management teams and employee safety: Joint funding from UK Health & Safety Executive Offshore Division and BP Oil, Scotland. Chief Investigator.

1999-2001: £63,000 Minimising the psychosocial risks of team working and new ways of working: UK Health and Safety Executive. Chief Investigator.

1998-2000: £48,000 Interventions to reduce stress at work: Conversion of research studies into practitioner case studies. UK Health and Safety Executive. Chief Investigator.

1994-2001: £100,000 Co-funding (direct) from industrial partners.

1994-1997: £240,000 Organizational interventions to reduce the impact of poor work design. 3 year project. Health and Safety Executive. Chief Investigator.

Memberships

Organizational Behavior Division Representative at Large (2009- ongoing)
Member of International Scientific Organizing Committee
Founding member of the Society for Organizational Behavior in Australia
Member of Academy of Management
Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society)
Member of the British Psychological Society, Division of Occupational Psychology
Member of European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology
Level A Standard of Occupational Testing (British Psychological Society)

Honours and awards

Key Note speaker, German Psychological Society, Occupational Psychology Annual Conference, 2009.

Key Note speaker, 13/14 November 2009. Capitalizing on Diversity in HRM Research, 6th International Conference of the Dutch HRM network. VU University, The Netherlands.

Key Note speaker, June 5-7, 2009, Conferinta Nationala de Psihologie Industriala si Organizationala “Alexandru Rosca” (Romanian Industrial/ Organisational Psychology Conference), Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

State of the Art Address, May, 2009, 14th European Congress of Work and Organisational Psychology Conference, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Key Note speaker, British Psychological Society Division of Occupational Psychology, Annual Conference, Jan. 2008.

Key Note speaker, International Team Work Conference, Groningen, Netherlands, 2007.

Nominated for the 2002 Scholarly Achievement Award by the HR Division of the Academy of Management.

Key Note speaker, 5th Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference: Advancing Creative Solutions in Science and Practice. 26-29 June, 2003, Melbourne, Australia.

Visiting Scholar, Queens Business School, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (2000).

British Academy Award for Attendance at Overseas Conference (1996)

The Caltex National Scholarship for Women, $48,000 (1990)

The Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme awarded by the Committee of Vice Chancellors & Principles of the Universities of the UK (1990)

H.L. Fowler Prize for Best Final Year Honours Thesis in Psychology (1988)

University Convocation Prize for 1st/2nd year Science (1986)

P.G. Sands Prize for Best Senior Science Student at St Columba College (1986)

Previous positions

2006-2009 Director, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield; Professor of Work Psychology.
2005-2006 Associate Dean (Research), AGSM, The University of New South Wales, Australia
2004-2006 Professor, AGSM, The University of New South Wales, Australia
2000-2004 Associate Professor, AGSM, The University of New South Wales, Australia
1999-2000 Senior Lecturer, AGSM, The University of New South Wales, Australia
1994-1999 Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK
1993-1994 Research Scientist, MRC/ESRC Social and Applied Psychology Unit, University of Sheffield, UK
1989-1991 Research Associate, School of Management/ Department of Psychology, Curtin University, Western Australia.

Teaching

Development and delivery of courses and topics in organizational psychology, organizational behavior, and research methods to undergraduate, masters students, executives and PhD students.

Current external positions

Journal Reviewing and Editorial Responsibilities

Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Psychology (2008–ongoing)

Associate Editor, APA Handbook of Industrial and Organisational Psychology edited by Shelley Zedeck (forthcoming)

Consulting Editor, Journal of Applied Psychology (2004–2007)

Member of the Editorial Board for Human Relations (2000-ongoing)

Consulting Editor, Personnel Psychology (2000-2008)

Consulting Editor, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (2003-2008)

Consulting Editor, Work and Stress (2004-2005)

Member of the International Advisory Board for Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (2000-2005)

OB Editor, Australian Journal of Management (2000-2004)

Adhoc reviewer of journal articles (e.g. Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Applied Psychology: An International Review, Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology, Work & Stress, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Australian Journal of Management; Journal of Management Studies, Personnel Psychology, Human Relations, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology)

Consultancy

Expert witness for BHP Billiton industrial relations case

Expert witness for Bridon Solicitors on harassment case

Expert Advisor to UK Health & Safety Executive Project, Standards of Good Practice of Key Work-Related Stressors RSU 4297/RS4.081 (2002). Employed by Institute of Employment Studies.

Westpac 'Employer of Choice' project involving surveys of past and current employees

Expert witness for Taylor & Scott Solicitors on stress case

Organizational design and development program involving the implementation of self-managing teams at United Distillers & Vitners, Edinborough, UK. In conjunction with The Keil Centre Consultancy, Edinborough

Audit of equal opportunities/ diversity policies and practices within Lincolnshire police, including: interviews; analysis of policy documents; & design, administration & feedback of a survey

Stress audit within a chemical processing company, including design & administration of a survey; analysis of absence and safety data; and analysis of organizational policies and procedures

External chair of an Equal Opportunities Project Team on Harassment at South Yorkshire Police. Involved review of existing policies and practice within SYP, analysis and integration of 'best practice' material, recommending policy and practice reform

Mental Health Audit within a chemical processing company. Included collation and analysis of questionnaire, absence, medical, and other data

Equal Opportunities Audit at South Yorkshire Police, including design, administration and feedback of a survey

Current projects

Illustrative projects

Proactivity at work

Promoting proactivity via an individual-level intervention (with Strauss, Borrill, UK)

Proactive career development amongst medical students (with Bindl, UK)

Understanding self-regulatory processes underpinning proactive action (with Bindl, UK)

Social influences on proactivity (with Bindl, UK; Vough, Canada)

Proactive approaches to coping with harassment and bullying (with Herschovis, Canada)

Proactivity/ intrepreneurship amongst scientists (with Wu & De Jong, the Netherlands).

Effect of leadership on voice/silence in the Singapore military (with Wong & Van Dyne, Singapore/ US)

Operational uncertainty as a situation in which proactivity is most critical (with Searle).

Possible ‘roots’ of proactive personality to understand how it develops, with results suggesting the role of attachment style (with Wu, PhD student, UK).

Boosting proactivity in banks via a self-efficacy intervention (with Carter, Australia)

Proactivity and its effect on politician’s election success (with Silvester, UK).

Perspective taking

Perspective taking and the development of a new measure (with Calvard, UK)

Effect of diversity on perspective taking in the navy (with Calvard, UK)

Perspective taking amongst members of virtual teams (with Axtell, UK)

Other

How multiple dimensions of affect influence behavior (with Bindl, Warr, UK)

Bullying and harassment effects on well-being (with Hershovis, Reich, Canada)

Links with Industry

Consulting to a range of public & private organizations on topics like employer of choice, stress surveys, employee well-being, and organisational change.

Expert witness on the topics of stress, harassment, etc

Research profile

Research profile and publications