DatesAndPlaces | Royal Air Force, 1949-1951 D.C.Griffiths Ltd, 1951-1952 CAV Ltd, 1952 LEO Computers Ltd, 1956-1958 J.Lyons & Co Ltd, 1958-1959 University of London, 1959-1967 University of Bradford Management Centre, 1967-1997 |
Activity | Date of Birth: 22/07/1930 Place of Birth: London Date of Death: 2015
University and Professional Training: University of Nottingham, BSc (Hons), Psychology with Zoology and Statistics, 1956 Birkbeck College, University of London, MSc (Occupational Psychology), 1959 Birkbeck College, University of London, PhD (Psychology), 1973
Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award, BPS Division of Occupational Psychology, 2010 (qty 2) BPS Fellow (nd)
Professional career: Royal Air Force, Personnel Selection Assessor, 1949-1951 D.C.Griffiths Ltd, Analytical Chemist, 1951-1952 CAV Ltd, Industrial Chemist, 1952 LEO Computers Ltd, Industrial Psychologist, 1956-1958 J.Lyons & Co Ltd, Operations Research Department, Research Psychologist, 1958-1959 Birkbeck College, University of London, Assistant Lecturer in Occupational Psychology, 1959-1967 University of Bradford Management Centre, Senior Lecturer in Ocupational Psychology, 1967-1985 University of Bradford Management Centre, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, 1985-1997
Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations (selected): Chair of the BPS Occupational Psychology Section, 1965-1966 Member of BPS Council (Ex-officio), 1965-1966 Various papers given at BPS conferences (nd) BPS Chartered Psychologist (nd) Member of the Panel of Examiners for the BPS Postgraduate Certificate in Occupational Psychology, 2003-2006 Organiser/President of the 20th.International Congress of Applied Psychology, Edinburgh, 1982 Assessor to the Civil Service Selection Board, 1968-1974 Chair of the Undergraduate School of Managerial Sciences, 1980-1986 Chair of the Council of the Independent Assessment and Research Centre, London, 1968-1989 Member, International Association of Applied Psychology (nd), Executive committee member, 1976-1986 Member, Universities Industrial Relations Association (nd) Member of the European Association of Science Editors (nd) Member, Ergonomics Society (nd) Affiliate, Institute of Personnel Management (nd).
Sources: G A Randell's CV.
Compiled by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
PublishedWorks | Selected publications:
Staff Appraisal: A First Step to Effective Leadership by Gerry Randell, John Slater, Peter Packard, Hyperion Books, 1984 Web writing: Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck: the early years By Gerry Randell, Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour, University of Bradford, http://www.bbk.ac.uk/orgpsych/about-us/occupational-psychology-at-birkbeck-the-early-years The Core of Leadership by Gerry Randell, Business Leadership Review. Vol 5 Issue 3 July 2008 Gerald Randell, (1971) "THE MOTOR SKILLS OF MAN-MANAGEMENT", Management Decision, Vol. 9 Iss: 1, pp.31 - 39 The Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools on The Skill of Leadership by Gerry Randell, Emeritus Professor, University of Bradford at Ewloe, November 18th, 2000 |