Seminars

Upcoming Seminars

From Research to Practice Seminar Series 2012

The purpose of this seminar series is to share the knowledge and expertise obtained from the research undertaken within CRESS and Kingston Business School’s Department of Leadership, HRM and Organisation, with alumni, current students and other interested parties. The ethos of the seminar series is reflective practice.

All lectures will take place at the Kingston Hill campus at 7pm and will be followed by a drinks/networking reception. Places can be booked by clicking on the links below or by emailing Maggie Boyden.

• Happiness and Wellbeing Research:  Lessons for HR Managers
  Professor Yannis Georgellis (Kingston University) and Emma Donaldson-Feilder (Director, Affinity Health at Work)
  Wednesday 23 May 2012

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Past Seminars

View recordings, presentations and information from our past seminars

Skills Mismatch and Firm Dynamics: Integrating skills with the world of work

Organised by CRESS and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), Thessaloniki, Greece. The aim of the workshop was to obtain a clearer insight into the role of firm policies (e.g. recruitment, training, wage policies and appraisals, career development, job design) in tackling skill mismatch within enterprises.
Read more about the workshop and download the conclusion

From Research to Practice Seminar Series 2012

Managing Risk in Organisational Decision-Making: Insights from Research on Individual Differences
Dr Sunitha Narendran (Kingston University) and Sir Roderic Lyne (Deputy Chairman, Royal Institute of International Affairs and Chair of Kingston University Board of Governors)

Apprenticeships: Back in Fashion but can your Organisation Benefit?
Martyn Sloman (Kingston University) and Caroline Prendergast (Skills and HR Director, London 2012 BBC)

Employee Engagement in the Non-Profit Sector
Dr Kerstin Alfes (Kingston University) and Practitioner from Employee Engagement Consortium

2010-2011 Seminar Series: From Research to Practice

Psychometric Tests in Human Resource Management and Leadership Selection
Professor Peter Saville, Saville Consulting and Visiting Professor, Kingston Business School

Line Manager Leadership Styles, Employee Satisfaction and Team Performance
Dr Hans-Joachim Wolfram, Department of Leadership, HRM & Organisation and CRESS

Human Resource Management in Knowledge-Intensive Firms
Dr Enda Hannon (LHRMO and CRESS) and Dr Grainne Kelly (Dublin City University)

Employee Engagement: What is it and How to Promote it 
Dr Kerstin Alfes and Dr Amanda Shantz, Department of Leadership, HRM & Organisation and CRESS

Successful Wellbeing at Work Conference
Kingston Business School’s Centre for Research in Employment, Skills & Society (CRESS) held a very successful one-day conference on the subject of Wellbeing at Work in Central London on the 21st September 2011.

One-day Employee Engagement Conference
Update on the one-day practitioner conference on the subject of Employee Engagement in Central London on the 9th of June 2011.

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