School of Psychology

Dr Graeme Ditchburn

Senior Lecturer

RESEARCH:
My research interests are focused on the individual at work and include personality and dynamic performance, performance measurement, expatriate adjustment, organisational commitment, and organisational culture and values.

ACTIVITIES:
Prior to joining Murdoch University I oversaw research on employee attitudes, behaviour and organisational culture on behalf of Towers Perrin-ISR (Europe).  Examples of research initiatives include:

• Employee engagement and performance, work-life balance and well-being
• Expatriate adjustment and cultural congruency
• Employer brand and organisational culture
• Cultural alignment and strategic success
• Ethical organisational cultures
• Diversity and employee engagement

From 2001 I was also an associate lecturer in occupational and organisational psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Chartered Occupational Psychologist; full member of the Division of Occupational Psychology, British Psychological Society.

TEACHING:
PSY552 Organisation of Work; PSY512 Work and Well-being

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• British Psychological Society, Division of Occupational Psychology, 2008: Professional Forum: Employee engagement: From construct to intervention.
  

• Society of Industrial & organisational Psychology, 2007: Unleashing Innovation: The Role of Organisations’ Human Capital: Leaders Set the Stage.
  

• Society of Industrial & organisational Psychology, 2006: Linkage Research with atypical performance measures or units of analysis.
  

• Ditchburn, G.J. (1996). Cross-cultural adjustment and psychoticism . Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 21(2).
  
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