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Donald A J Cable
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"A Business Psychologist with Business Experience"
Following a career in the information technology
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What is an Occupational Psychologist? Sometimes referred to as a business or personnel psychologist, an occupational psychologist applies the principles of psychology and human behaviour to organizational development and human resource management. An occupational psychologist develops and implements policies, instruments, and programs for the selection, placement, training and development, and evaluation of employees. Creating job/person specifications, developing and executing recruitment and selection programs, managing individual performance, providing career development and management services, and supporting individuals as they interact with the organization; conducting organizational analysis and programs for organizational development; conducting research studies of leadership, supervision, morale, motivation, and worker productivity. All these activities surround the functional role of the occupational psychologist. My Masters thesis, completed in 1999, explored the phenomena of career constructs - "Plateau and Transition. Career Dynamics in a Changing World of Work". The topic of my PhD research, completed in 2008, was: "The Psychological Contract: The Development & Validation of a Managerial Measure." (See Research, below) I have completed assignments in a number of industries including: Utilities, Information Technology, Insurance, Legal, HR Consulting, Manufacturing, Construction, Architecture, Police, Health, and Local Government. I also lecture at Waikato University (Hamilton) where I contribute to the MAppPsych (Organizational Psychology) program. You may visit my university staff page HERE.
Dr Donald A J Cable
Department of Labour,
Lake Okareka Pre-School ABN AMRO Craigs, Tauranga City Council, Whakatane District Council, Health Management Services Ltd, Workplace Support, Toi Te Ora Public Health, Taylor Graham Ltd, Donington NZ Ltd, Health Management Consultants, Alpha Consultants Ltd, Hudson Human Capital Services, Larsen Asphalts Ltd, Humes Pipeline Systems, Momentum Consulting Group, NZ Police, Desktop Technology Services Ltd, Opal Consulting Group, TrustPower Ltd Research: 2008: PhD Research: The Psychological Contract: Exploring the Psychological Meaning of Work. A copy of my PhD thesis in pdf format is available for inspection here THESIS Please note - this is copyrighted. 2000: Masters Research: Plateau and Transition: Career Dynamics in a Changing World of Work. A copy of my Masters thesis in pdf format is available for inspection here THESIS Please note - this is copyrighted. Publications: Berry, J. & Cable, D. (2010). The humble position description - still a valuable resource. Human Resources, 15 (2), 16-17. Cable, D. A. J. (2010). A methodological approach to developing a measure of the psychological contract for managers. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Organisational Psychology, 3 (1), 21-31. Cable, D. & Hendy, D. (2009). What to do with the overqualified candidate. Human Resources, 14 (5), 8-9. Taylor, P. & Cable, D. (2004). Using the occupational information network (O*Net) in New Zealand. Human Resources, 9 (2), 26-29. Cable, D. (2003). Why get out of bed in the morning? People and Performance, 10 (6), 14-18. Press: Wollaston, C. (2006, 25 January). Nothing to fear - psychometric tests can't be failed. Bay of Plenty Times, p. 29. North, R. (2003, 6 February). Mental health risked in unhappy workplace. Waikato Times, p. 7. |
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