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Saville, P. (1971). British Supplement to the Manual of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children. The Psychological Corporation: London.
Saville, P. (1971). British Supplement to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. The Psychological Corporation: London.
Saville, P. & Simpson, D. (1972). The Reliability and Validity of the Computer Programmer Aptitude Battery. Science Research Associates: Henley-on-Thames.
Saville, P. (1972). The National Adult Standardisation of 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF). NFER: London.
Saville, P. (1973). The standardisation of an adult personality inventory on the British population. Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, 26, 25-29.
Saville, P. & Simpson, D. (1973). Selection Testing for Computer Personnel. Data Processing.
Saville, P. (1974). Collected Test Information Exchange: A Compendium of Forty Papers on Tests Used in Industrial Assessment. NFER: Windsor.
Saville, P. (1974).The Standardisation of the Computer Programmer Aptitude Battery. Unpublished MPhil thesis, Brunel University Uxbridge.
Saville, P. (1974). Sampling Methodology in Standardising Personality Questionnaires. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society. Occupational Conference, London, UK.
Saville, P. (1974). The Childrens Personality Questionnaire (CPQ) and High School Personality Questionnaire (HSPQ), Sport and Personality Characteristics in 13 Year Old Children. Paper to The National British Educational Research Association Conference (BERA), Brunel University, UK.
Saville, P. & Nyfield G. (1975). Psychometric Testing. HTS Management Consultants: London.
Saville, P. (1975). Exercise and Psychological Wellbeing in Young Adults, Paper presented at the International British Council Conference, The Mere, Slough, UK.
Saville, P. (1975). Assessment and Development at Work, Presented at the Irish Management Institute, Dublin, Ireland.
Saville, P. & Blinkhorn, S. (1976). The Graduate Standardisation of the Ipat Anxiety Scale, Neuroticism Scale Questionnaire and the Eysenck Personality Inventory. NFER: London.
Saville, P. & Blinkhorn, S. (1976). Undergraduate Personality by Factored Scales. NFER: London.
Saville, P. (1977). The use of Cognitive, Personality and Interest Measures in Careers and Personal Counselling in Secondary School Children. Department of Education, Dungarvan, Ireland.
Saville, P. (1977). Objective Selection. Paper presented at the Assessment at Work Conference, Brunel University, Uxbridge, London, UK.
Saville, P. (1977). A critical analysis of the 16PF. PhD Dissertation. London: Brunel University.
Saville, P. & Hawkey, D. (1979). The Technical Test Battery. (Psychometric tests of verbal, numerical, mechanical, spatial and logical reasoning for engineers). SHL: London.
Saville, P., Holdsworth, R., & Nyfield, G. (1980). The Personnel Test Battery. (Psychometric tests of verbal, numerical and clerical abilities for office staff). SHL: London.
Holdsworth, R., Saville, P, Hawkey, D., Blinkhorn, S. & Iliffe A. (1980). The Advanced Test Battery. (Higher level psychometric tests of numerical critical reasoning, verbal critical reasoning, spatial reasoning and logical analysis). SHL: London
Saville, P. & Blinkhorn, S. (1981). Reliability, homogeneity and the construct validity of Cattell's 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF). Personality and Individual Differences, 2, 325-333.
Saville, P. (1982). Occupational Testing. Presented at the Singapore Management Association, Singapore.
Saville, P. (1982). Objective Assessment. Presented at the Hong Kong Management Association, Hong Kong.
Saville, P. (1982). Assessment Centres at Work. Presented at the Philippines Management Association, Philippines.
Saville, P. (1983). The Development of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ). Presented at the National Conference of the Institute of Personnel Management, Harrogate, UK.
Saville, P. (1984). The Relationship of Personality with Sport Activities in a nationally representative Sample of 2000 British Adults. British Psychological Society Annual Conference, York, UK.
Saville, P., Holdsworth, R., Nyfield, G., Cramp, L. & Mabey, W. (1984). The Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ). SHL: London.
Saville, P. (1985). Assessing personality: The Research & Development of the OPQ. Presented at the National Conference of the Institute of Personnel Management, Harrogate, UK.
Saville, P. (1985). The Psychometric Characteristics of R.B. Cattell's 16PF. Paper presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, York, UK.
Saville, P(1985). The Development of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire. British Psychological Society Annual Conference, York, UK.
Saville, P. (1985). Psychological testing and personnel selection. Tyzack Review, September, 1985.
Saville, P. & Munro, A. (1985). The relationship between OPQ factor model and the 16PF. Personnel Review, 15(5), 30-34.
Saville P. (1986). Age and Gender Differences in the the OPQ. Presented at the SHL Conference, Warwick, UK.
Saville, P. & Sik, G. (1986). Personality Characteristics of Physically Active Adults in a Nationally Represented British Sample. Presented at the SHL National Conference, Warwick, UK.
Saville, P. & Sik, G. (1986). Personality & Sporting Activity. A General Factor? Presented at the SHL National Conference, Warwick, UK.
Saville, P., Barron, H. & Nyfield, G. (1986). Equal Opportunities in the Workplace. Presented at the National Conference of the Institute of Personnel Management, Harrogate, UK.
Saville, P. (1986). International Applications of the OPQ, Paper presented at the SDT Conference, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Saville, P. (1986). Future Directions in Personality Assessment. International Assessment Conference (IAC), Cape Town, South Africa.
Saville, P. & Nyfield, G. (1988). Computers in assessment. Banking and Financial Training, December, 1988.
Saville, P. & Wilson, E. (1991). The reliability and validity of normative and ipsative approaches in the measurement of personality. Journal of Occupational Psychology, 64, 219-238.
Saville, P., Nyfield, G., Sik, G. & Hackston, J. (1991). Enhancing the Person-Job Match Through Personality Assessment. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, USA.
Saville, P. & Sik, G. (1991). Ipsative scaling: A comedy of measures, as you Likert or much ado about nothing? Guidance and Assessment Review, 7(3), 1-4.
Saville, P., Nyfield, G., Sik, G. & Hackston, J. (1991). Enhancing the Person-Job Match Through Personality Assessment. Presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, USA.
Saville, P. & Sik, G. (1992). The Images Personality Questionnaire. SHL: London.
Saville, P. & Sik, G. (1992). Personality questionnaires: Current issues and controversies. The Human Resources Management Year Book 1992, 28-37.
Saville, P. (1994). Symposium: Personality at Work. Presented at the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Nashville, USA.
Saville, P. & Sik, G. (1995). Reductio ad absurdum? Selection & Development Review, 11, (3) 1.
Saville, P. & Sik, G. (1995). Hitting the target: A rejoinder to Barrett & Paltiel. Selection & Development Review, 11, (6)
Saville, P. Sik, G. Nyfield, G., Hackston, J. & MacIver, R. (1996). A demonstration of the validity of the Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ) in the measurement of job competencies across time and in separate organizations. Applied Psychology, 45, 243-262.
Saville, P. (2000). The Construction of the OPQ. Presented at the SHL Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Saville, P. (2004). Childhood Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Facial Pain and Fibromyalgia. Dysfunctional Growth Hormone and Dopamine Regulation? The Procrustes Foundation.
Saville, P. (2005). Saville Consulting Wave and Corporate Culture. Presented at the PSI Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
MacIver, R., Saville, P., Kurz, R., Mitchener, A., Mariscal, K., Parry, G., Becker, S., Saville, W., O'Connor, K., Patterson R., Oxley, H. (2006). Making Waves: Saville Consulting Wave Styles questionnaires. Selection and Development Review, 22(2), 17-23.3
Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Saville, P., Henley, S., McLellan, S., Blakesley, M. & Baron, H. (2006). Test Taking Style & Item Type Scores in the Assessment of Professional Aptitudes. Paper presented at the BPS Occupational Psychology Conference, Glasgow, UK
MacIver, R., Saville, P., Kurz, R., Henley, S., Mitchener, A., Mariscal, K., Parry, G., Becker, S., Hurst, E., Saville, W., O'Connor, K, Patterson R., McLellan, S. & Blakesley, M. (2006). The Validation Centric Development of the Professional Styles Questionnaires. Presented at the BPS Occupational Psychology Conference, Glasgow, UK.
Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Saville, P, Parry, G., Mariscal, K., Mitchener, A., Oxley, H & Small, C. (2006). Saville Consulting Wave™ 'Professional Styles' & 'Preferred Culture' Comparison. Poster at the BPS Coaching Psychology Conference, London.
Saville, P. (2006). Personality and Job Successs. Public lecture. University of the West Indies, Barbados.
Saville, P. (2006). Introducing Saville Consulting Wave; Measuring Motivation and Organisational Culture Fit. Presented at Emfuleni Conference, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2006). Recent Developments in Psychometrics. Presented at North West University, Potchesfstroom, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2006). New Developments in Psychometrics. Presented at Johannesburg University, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2006). New Approaches to Assessing Personality. Presented at Johannesburg University, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2006). Assessing Job Competencies. Presented at Johannesburg University, South Africa.
Schmidt, G. & Saville, P. (2006). Validation-Centric Questionnaire Development. Presented at The Society for Industrial and Occupational Psychology of South Africa, South Africa.
Schmidt, G. & Saville, P. (2006). The Normative-Ipsative Debate: Time for Some Answers. Presented at The Society for Industrial and Occupational Psychology of South Africa, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2006). Advanced Workshop in Psychometrics. Presented at Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2006). Using Saville Consulting Wave Assessment of Behavioural styles and Assessing Preferred Team Culture. Paper presented in Durban Conference, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2006). Applying Saville Consulting Wave. Presented at the Parkview Conference, Hong Kong.
Saville, P. (2006). Current Trends in Assessment. Presented at the Parkview Conference, Hong Kong.
Saville, P. (2006). Psychometrics in the Workplace. Presented at the Johnson Executive Search Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Saville, P. (2006). Saville Consulting Wave and its Applications. Presented at the Reserve Bank Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Saville, P. (2006). Applying Saville Consulting Wave and Swift Analysis Assessments. Presented at the RACV Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Saville, P. (2006). The Validation-Centric Construction of Saville Consulting Wave. Presented at the MacQuarie Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Saville, P. (2006). Applying Saville Consulting Wave. Presented at the Northern Club Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Saville, P. (2006). New Perspectives in Assessment. Presented at the Te Papa Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Saville, P. (2006). Emerging Trends in Assessment. Presented at the PSI Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Saville, P. (2006). The Development of Saville Consulting Wave. Presented at the Saville Consulting Launch, Paris, France.
Saville, P. & Schmidt, G. (2006). Validating the Saville Consulting Wave. Presented at the SDG Conference, Jacksonville, USA.
Saville, P., Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Mitchener, A., Parry, G., Oxley, H., Archer, J., Lishman, J., Mason, J. & Roscorla, P. (2007). Validation of the Saville Consulting Analysis Aptitude Assessment Range. Paper presented at the BPS Occupational Psychology Conference, Bristol, UK.
Saville, P., MacIver, R. & Kurz, R. (2007). Internet Testing - Secure and Honest? Presented at the BPS Occupational Psychology Conference, Bristol, UK.
Saville, P. Kurz, R, MacIver, R., Parry, G., Mariscal, K., Mitchener, A. Oxley, H., Small, C., Sisodia, S., Miller, S. & Fullman, C. (2007). Predicting Work Competencies, Proficiency and Potential for Promotion with Saville Consulting Wave Questionnaires. Poster at the EAWOP Conference, Stockholm.
Kurz, R., Saville, P., MacIver, R., Parry, G., Mariscal, K., Mitchener, A. Oxley, H., Schmidt, G., Schmidt, S., Miller, S. & Fullman, C. (2007). Validation of the Saville Consulting Wave Types Model of Transformers and Transactors. Poster at the EAWOP Conference, Stockholm.
Kurz, R., Saville, P., MacIver, R., Mitchener, A., Parry, G., Oxley, H., Archer, J., Lishman, J., Mason, J. & Roscorla, P. (2007). Test Taking Style: Is Caution a Personality Variable in Ability Testing? Poster at the EAWOP Conference, Stockholm.
Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Saville, P., Parry, G., Oxley, H., Mariscal, K., Staddon, H., Hopton, T., Small, C. & Feindt, S. (2007). Construct Validation of the Saville Consulting Wave ® Types Model of Leadership Potential. Paper presented at the BPS Coaching Psychology Conference, London.
Saville, P. (2007). The New Work Personality. Presented at the First Spanish Recruitment Congress, Madrid, Spain.
Saville, P. (2007). Assessment at Work Masterclass. Presented at the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad.
Saville, P. (2007). The Validity and Reliability of Saville Consulting Wave. Presented at the CDG Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.
Saville, P. (2007). Mexican Standardisation of Saville Consulting Wave. Presented at the CDG Conference, Monterrey, Mexico.
Saville, P. (2007). Emerging Trends in Recruitment and Selection. Presented at the CDG Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.
Kurz, R. Saville, P. & MacIver R. (2008). Coaching using Saville Consulting Wave. In: Passmore. J. (Ed): Psychometrics in Coaching. Kogan Page, London.
Saville, P. (2008). Personality Questionnaires - Valid Inferences, False Prophecies'. Opening Keynote Speech. BPS DOP Conference, Stratford, UK.
Oxley, H., Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Saville, P., Jayne, S. & Small, C. (2008). Performance and Potential... A Potential Paradox? Paper at the BPS DOP Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK.
Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Saville, P., Oxley, H. & Roscorla, P. (2008). Practical Policy Considerations on Internet Test Security and Score Interpretation - Cheating Candidates or Candidates that Cheat? Paper at the BPS DOP Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK.
Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Saville, P., Parry, G., Oxley, H., Mariscal, K., Staddon, H., Hopton, T., Small, C., Feindt, S. (2008). Construct Validation of The Saville Consulting Wave Leadership Types Model of Leadership Potential. Poster Presented at the BPS DOP Conference, Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK, January 2008.
Saville, P., & Schmidt, G. (2008). The Brazilian Personality at the Work Place. Presented at the D&A Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Saville, P., Parry, G. & MacIver, R. (2008). How Valid is Your Test? Saville Consulting: London, UK.
Oxley, H., Kurz, R., MacIver, R., Saville, P. & Jayne, S. (2008). Screen Out - Select In. Paper at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK, July 2008.
Kurz, R., Saville, P. & MacIver, R. (2008). Normative, Ipsatised and Combined Performance Measurement on the Saville Consulting Wave ® Wheel. Paper at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK.
Saville, P., MacIver, R. & Kurz, R. (2008). Free Choice or Forced Choice? Your Choice. Paper at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK.
MacIver, R., Saville, P. & Kurz, R. (2008). Increasing the 'Fidelity of Assessment': Properties of Short Facet Scales in a Scale Hierarchy. Paper at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK.
Kurz, R., Saville, P., MacIver, R. & Baron, H. (2008). Candidate-Oriented Development of the Professional Aptitudes In-depth Tests. Poster at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK.
Kurz, R., Saville, P., MacIver, R. & Small, C. (2008). Global Assessment Solutions - Internet Testing without Limits? Poster at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK.
MacIver, R., Saville, P., Kurz, R., Anderson, N. & Evers, A. (2008). New Aspects of Validity: User Available and User Received Validity. Poster at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK.
MacIver, R., Saville, P., Kurz, R. & Oxley, H. (2008). The Practical Impact of Age Differences on Test Scores on Selecting Older Workers. Poster at the International Test Commission Conference, Liverpool, UK.
Saville, P. (2008). Does Your Test Work? The Co-Validation against Job Performance of 10 of the most popular Personality Questionnaires - Implications for Psychology. Keynote Speech at the 14th South African Psychology Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2008). Symposium, Chair & Discussant: Psychometrics in the Workplace. 14th South African Psychology Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Saville, P. (2008). Improving Security of Assessment Delivered by the Internet. 14th South African Psychology Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa.
McDowall, A., Kurz, R., MacIver, R. & Saville, P. (2008). A rejoinder to David Bartram, October, 2008. The Coaching Psychologist, 4(3), 142-149.
Saville, P., MacIver, R., Kurz, R. & Hopton, T. (2008). Project Epsom: How Valid is Your Questionnaire? Phase 1: A New Comparative Study of the Major Personality Questionnaires in Predicting Job Performance. Saville Consulting Group, Jersey.
Saville, P., MacIver, R., Kurz, R. & Hopton, T. (2008). Project Epsom: Management Summary: A New Comparative Study of the Major Personality Questionnaires in Predicting Job Performance. Saville Consulting Group, Jersey.
Kurz, R., Saville, P., MacIver, R., Mitchener, A., Parry, G., Oxley, H., Mariscal, K., Staddon, H. & Hopton, T. (2009). 'Matched Model' Co-Validation of Three Swift Aptitude Assessments within the Saville Consulting Wave ® Performance Culture Framework. Paper presented at the BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Conference (DOP), Blackpool, UK.5
Saville, P., MacIver, R., Kurz, R., Hopton, T., Staddon, H., Mitchener, A., Tonks, K., Schmidt, G., Schmidt, S. & Saville, J. (2009). A Step Towards Validity Generalisation Across Self-Report Personality Questionnaires: A Co-Validation of Saville Consulting Wave Professional Styles, Wave Focus Styles, Saville PQ, OPQ32i, NEO-PI-R, Hogan Personality Inventory and 16PF5. Paper presented at the BPS Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP) Conference, Blackpool, UK.
Saville, P., (2009). Leadership in Elite Sport Performers. Invited address at the METRO Association of Applied Psychologists, New York, USA, January 2009.
Kurz, R., Saville, P., MacIver, R., Mitchener, A., Parry, G., Oxley, H., Small, C., Herridge, K. & Hopton, T. (2009). The structure of work effectiveness as measured through the Saville Consulting Wave® Performance 360 'BAG' Model of Behaviour, Ability and Global Performance. Assessment & Development Matters. Vol. 1 No.1. 15-18.
Saville, P. (Saville Consulting Group) (2009). Personality and Performance of Elite People. Paper accepted as part of symposium 'Characteristics and Competencies of Elite Performers' at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference, New Orleans, USA, April 2009.
MacIver, R. & Saville, P. (2009). Shifting to a Criterion Focus: Integrating Performance Centric, Inductive and Deductive Questionnaire Development. Paper at the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, May 2009.
Kurz, R., Saville, P., MacIver, R. & Oxley, H. (2009). A is for Ability: The Validity of Three Swift Aptitude Assessments against the Matched Ability Criterion Model in the Saville Consulting Wave ® Performance Culture Framework. Paper at the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, May 2009.
Oxley, H., Kurz, R., Saville, P. & MacIver, R. (2009). G is for Global: Comparing and Contrasting the Validity of Saville Consulting Wave Self-report and Swift Aptitude Tests against three Global Effectiveness Criteria. Paper at the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, May 2009.
Saville, P. (2009). Strategic Selection Maximising the Relationship between Validity and Profit. Keynote Speech at the European Association for People Management Conference 2009, The Hague, Netherlands, June 2009.
Saville, P. [In Press]. Leadership in Elite Sports Performers.
Saville, P. and Hopton T [In Press]. A Comparison of Elite Sports Performers and Entrepreneurs.
Saville, P., MacIver, R., Kurz, R. and Hopton, T. [In Press]. The Performance Drivers Sports Questionnaire. |