Professor Kamal Birdi

PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)

Management School

Professor in Work Psychology

Head of the Institute of Work Psychology

A head and shoulders photo of Kamal Birdi stood in the Middleton Lecture Theatre.
Profile picture of A head and shoulders photo of Kamal Birdi stood in the Middleton Lecture Theatre.
K.Birdi@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3288

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Professor Kamal Birdi
Management School
Sheffield University Management School
Conduit Road
Sheffield
S10 1FL
Profile

Dr Kamaljit Birdi gained a PhD in Psychology from The University of Sheffield following an MSc in Occupational Psychology and a BSc (Hons) in Psychology.

He is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and Health and Care Professions Council, a Chartered Member of the European Federation of Psychologists Associations (EuroPsy) and an ESRC/EPSRC Advanced Institute of Management (AIM) Scholar.

In 2010, he was given the BPS Division of Occupational Psychology Academic Contribution to Practice Award for his work on training evaluation and innovation.

His areas of expertise are creativity and innovation, training and development and organisational learning. Kamal developed the CLEAR IDEAS app for iPad.

Research interests

Dr Kamaljit Birdi's current research areas are:

  • Creativity and innovation
  • Evaluation of training and development activities
  • Identifying factors influencing the effectiveness of workplace learning
  • E-learning
  • Organisational learning
  • The effects of ageing in the working population
  • Attitudes and behaviour
Publications

Journal articles

Chapters

Conference proceedings papers

Reports

  • Birdi K & Conway T (2021) Collaborative innovation in the Water Industry: How to make it happen RIS download Bibtex download
  • Finn R, Birdi K, Wolstenholme D, Kapadi A, Bonham C, Campbell F, Fletcher R, Crimlisk H, Smith R, McCulloch G , Di Bona L et al (2019) Exploring the role of lived experience in mental health training: A scoping project RIS download Bibtex download
  • Turgoose C, Birdi KS, Allen K, Macdonald I & Vossing J (2012) Effectiveness of Knowledge Sharing in Police Organisations – Diagnostic Instrument (EKSPO-DI). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS, Allen, K , Turgoose, C & Macdonald, I (2011) Knowledge sharing capabilities and best practices in Police Organisations: A study of policing in ten European Countries. 1st Cross-country comparison interim report. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Allen K & Birdi KS (2011) Knowledge sharing practices and issues in policing contexts. A systematic review of the literature. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS, Allen, K , Turgoose, C , Vossing J & Macdonald, I () Knowledge sharing capabilities and best practices in Police Organisations: A study of policing in ten European Countries. 2nd Cross-country comparison interim report. RIS download Bibtex download

Software / Code

  • Keech R & Birdi K (2015) CLEAR IDEAS innovation app for iPad. Disobedient Media via Apple App Store RIS download Bibtex download

Presentations

  • Birdi KS Who’s in the know? An international study of the knowledge sharing effectiveness of European police organisations. The B.P.S. Division of Occupational Psychology Conference 2013. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS From ideas to innovations: A review of creativity training. The B.P.S. Division of Occupational Psychology Conference 2012. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS, Chadwick-Coule T, Cullen J & Adams L Evaluation of the Sheffield City Leaders Programme. The 2nd Biennial Institute of Work Psychology Conference on Work, Well-being & Performance.. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Madrid H, Patterson MG, Birdi K & Leiva P Innovative work behaviour engagement: Testing a multilevel and interactional model. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Madrid H, Birdi K, Patterson MG & Leiva P The power of momentary feelings and their dispositional correlates over innovative work behaviour. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Madrid H & Birdi KS Job satisfaction as a joint function of support for innovation and organizational identification. European Association of Work and Organisational Psychologists Conference. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS The Taxonomy of Training and Development Outcomes (TOTADO): A new model of training evaluation. The B.P.S. Occupational Psychology Conference Book of Abstracts 2010. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS Popular Manager Practices: Which work and which don't?. CIPD HRD 2008 Conference ExCel. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS Evaluating effectiveness: the taxonomy of training and development outcomes (TOTADO). Presentation at the 2nd Brazilian Work and Organisational Psychology Conference. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS From ideas to innovations? Examining the effectiveness of creativity training. 2nd Brazilian Work and Organisational Psychology Conference. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS Who learns wins? Organisational learning practices, innovation and organisational performance.. 2nd Brazilian Work and Organisational Psychology Conference. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nagamootoo N, Birdi KS, Adams M & Conway V Diversity? What difference does that make? An evaluation of a diversity training programme. The B.P.S Division of Occupational Psychology Conference Book of Proceedings. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi KS The value of evaluation: The taxonomy of training and development outcomes (TOTADO). 30th Congress of the Society of Interamerican Psychologists. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Magadley W, Birdi K & Patterson MG Enhancing Innovation: New Times Demand New Ways of Thinking. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi K, Patterson MG, Wood S & Wall T Who learns wins? Investigating the relationship between organizational learning practices, innovation and financial performance. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Patterson MG, Magadley W & Birdi K The emergence of Creativity Retreat Centres: An evaluation of a new approach for enhancing innovation. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Shipton H, West MA, Dawson J & Birdi KS Does HRM promote organisational innovation? Creating a positive learning environment to facilitate local-level change. CIPD Professional Standards Conference. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Birdi K, Patterson MG, Wood SJ & Wall TD Individual, team and organisational learning practices and organisational performance. RIS download Bibtex download
Research group

The Institute of Work Psychology (IWP)