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Proficiency, adaptivity and proactivity: The cornerstones of work performance?
We are pleased to announce the most recent publication by Centre members Joseph Carpini, Sharon Parker, and Mark Griffin which will...
Mar 27, 2017
How will the digital era change work design? A research talk by visitor Tanja Schwarzmüller
We currently have a visitor at the Centre for Transformative Work Design – Tanja Schwarzmüller, who is a research associate at the TUM...
Mar 25, 2017
"Psychology at Work" about to re-start!
Want to learn more about motivation, leadership, safety, teams, work design, and related topics?? The next run of our free, openly...
Mar 5, 2017
Does being proactive at work come at a cost?
This week we received the good news that our publication on potential personal costs of being proactive at work was accepted for...
Mar 3, 2017
CTWD moves to its new home
This week the Centre for Transformative Work Design officially moved to its new "wing" in the UWA Business School. There are nine...
Mar 3, 2017
First Post-doc in!
Dr Daniela Andrei has officially joined our team starting this month. Daniela is originally from Romania, where she completed her...
Mar 3, 2017
New "go to handbook" on proactivity released!
Sharon Parker and Uta Bindl are excited to announce that their new Routlege book on proactivity at work has recently been released....
Jan 30, 2017
What makes a resilient team? A project in the army
A resilient team is a team that can bounce back, that is, withstand or recover from adverse events and stressors. Team resilience is...
Dec 12, 2016
Supporting the success for future submarines- A new grant
We are pleased to announce that the Centre for Transformative Work Design will be a partner in an exciting new project. Led by CI Karina...
Nov 21, 2016
Work design, beer and chocolate in Brussels
Hosted by Dr Anja van den Broeck (shown here), Professor Sharon Parker visited Brussels this week in her role as Visiting Scholar for the...
Nov 20, 2016
Bringing the physical and psychosocial together
This week, Professor Sharon Parker gave a key note presentation at the Human Factors & Ergonomics Society of Australia's (HFESA) 51st...
Nov 10, 2016
Work design - an untapped opportunity for organisational psychologists?
Professor Sharon Parker presented at a recent professional development event of the College of Organizational Psychologists in Western...
Nov 5, 2016
High profile award to our colleague Dr Alex Luksyte
Dr Alexandra Luksyte from the Management & Organisations School, UWA Business School has been awarded a highly prestige "DECRA" award...
Nov 1, 2016
"Lauries" Get Together In Canberra
Last week, Sharon Parker attended 2 two day event at the Australian Research Council offices for ARC Laureate Fellows (referred to by the...
Oct 29, 2016
Ensuring Safer Births: Obstetricians, Gynaecologists, & Psychologists Come Together
The Centre for Transformative Work Design seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice, as well as to build links with other...
Oct 18, 2016
Great Reviews for "Psychology at Work"
This year, we launched an online course called "Psychology at Work". Hosted by Coursera, our free six week course covers the topics of...
Oct 12, 2016
Raine Work Design Study Presented to The Governer
Anu Bharadwaj, a PhD student supervised by Patrick Dunlop and Sharon Parker, presented a talk at the annual Raine Study Scientific...
Oct 10, 2016
UWA Business School Research Showcase 2016
Karina Jorritsma, Co-Director of the Accelerated Learning Laboratory and Joseph Carpini (PhD Student, Centre for Transformative Work...
Oct 10, 2016
Announcement of A New ARC Centre of Excellence, Centre for Population Ageing Research (CEPAR)
CEPAR, the Centre for Population Ageing Research, has been awarded $27.25 million dollars in national competitive research funding to...
Oct 9, 2016
Centre PhD Student Runner-Up in 3 Minute Thesis Competition
Georgia Hay, a PhD student in the Centre for Transformative Work Design supervised by Sharon Parker and Patrick Dunlop, wowed audiences...
Oct 9, 2016
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