Adam Palmer

• Leadership development in the health and care sectors
• Resilience in organisations
• Action Research and Action Learning

Research Supervision 

Director of Studies

Tobutt, Clive 'Adult Drug and Alcohol Problems: Translating research into policy, education and practice' Year of completion 2018

Easterling, Katrina 'Building an evidence-based case for policy change: the unintended consequences of indirect discrimination in new NHS contracts of employment'   Year of completion 2018
 

Robins, Jon ' A study of the justice system's ability and willingness to correct serious injustice through a series of case studies'

Year of Completion 2019 

Harding. Lisa “Portfolio careers and job attitudes:  An exploration of motivations for multiple job holding amongst academics working in UK Higher Education Institutions, and their job satisfaction and organisational commitment.”

 Coleman, Michael ‘The Human side of HR Analytics: Exploring the second order impacts of HR Analytics implementation’

 Pybus, Stephen “How Can User Resistance Be Anticipated and Constructively Leveraged When Implementing Technologically-Enabled Change Management Programmes?’

 Pamela Anderson ‘Corporate Social Responsibility: The Influences on Decision Making in the Food Industry with particular reference to Accounting and Nutrition’

 Martyn Jones ‘The changing role of the management accountant: a study of UK practitioners within the service sector in the aftermath of the financial crisis’

Dr Adam Palmer, BA, MSc, PGCE, Chartered FCIPD, D Prof SFHEA is Head of the Department of Responsible Management and Leadership at University of Winchester Business School. He has had over 30 years’ experience in a range of management, academic and consultancy roles in the public, private and university sectors. His professional expertise is in Human Resource Management, having spent 8 years of his career in the role of HR Director.

His academic interests are more wide-ranging and he has published his work in small business, health, responsible management and higher education peer-reviewed journals as well as in the areas of HR and personnel. Much of his research and teaching uses Action Learning and Action Research approaches as a framework for facilitating change and problem-solving. He has long experience of supporting the learning of managers and leaders to achieve postgraduate qualifications and career progression.

Higher Education Teaching Qualification

Higher Education Academy Senior Fellowship (SFHEA).

• Human Resource Management
• Leadership development
• Action Learning
• Action Research

Funding

• £5K Leadership Evaluation Collaboratory joint project with UWE funded by NHS Leadership Academy
• 2010 £5K University of Chichester Research Incent ive funds to take forward the Resilience in Organisational teamwork centre. Building Resilience in Collaborative Practice in Organisational Teamwork - An exploratory multidisciplinary study – collaboration with University of Chichester
• 2009 £1.62K University of Chichester Research Incentive funds to take forward the Resilience in Organisational teamwork centre – joint leader
• 2008 £12.5K Leadership and Management for personalised care: Engaging for Change -facilitation team member and researcher
• 2008 £7.5K Commissioning for personalised care: What’s required? –facilitation team member and researcher
• 2007/8 £35K Skills for Care: Sussex, Leadership – team member and focus group/action learning facilitator
• 2006/7 £10K Linking Advanced Scholarship to Teaching at Southampton Solent University – lead researcher
• 2004/5 £ 25K Identifying ways forward in diversity within SMEs, European Social Fund Article 6 project to develop an Integrated Employment Strategy for Southampton – lead researcher and facilitator

Professional memberships

• Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development

Papers in refereed journals

• Janet McCray, Adam Palmer and Rob Warwick (2018) The impact of an Action Learning programme on the development of doctors’ leadership practice in an NHS Trust International Journal of Training and Development Vol 22 Issue1(ISSN:1468-2419)
• Rob Warwick, Adam Palmer and Janet McCray (2017) Action learning: ripples within and beyond the set Leadership in Health Services Vol 30 issue 2 (ISSN 1751-1879)
• Janet McCray, Adam Palmer and Nic Chmeil (2016) Building Team Resilience in Health and Social Care, Personnel Review Vol 46 Issue 6 (ISSN 0048-3486)
• Janet McCray and Adam Palmer (2014) Commissioning Personalised Care in the English Adult Social Care Sector: an Action Research model to support leadership development" Social Care and Neurodisabiity Vol 5 Issue 1 (ISSN 2042-0919)
• Sheri Goddard and Adam Palmer (2010). An evaluation of the effects of a National Health Service Trust merger on the learning and development of staff, Human Resource Development International Vol. 13 Issue 5 (ISSN 1367-8868)
• Janet McCray and Adam Palmer (2009) Developing a work-based leadership programme in the UK Social Care Sector. Journal of Workplace Learning Vol 21.6 pp 465-476 (ISSN: 1366-5626).
• Nigel Bradley, Carol Bulpett and Adam Palmer (2008) Promoting Diversity among SMEs using a Dynamic Interdependence Approach. Southampton Business School Research Journal
• Adam Palmer and Roz Collins (2006) Rewarding Teaching Excellence: Motivation and the Scholarship of Teaching. Journal of Further and Higher Education vol.30, No.2 pp 193-205 (ISSN 0309-877X)
• Adam Palmer and Nigel Bradley (2006) Developing Diversity in SMEs in the Health and Social Care sector and Business Support Industries: collaboration between a city, a business school and employers. Social Responsibility Journal Vol 2 No 2 (ISSN: 1675 8625)
• Adam Palmer and Roz Collins (2004) Perceptions of rewarding excellence in teaching: carrots or sticks. Available at: www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources
• Benmore G and Palmer A (1998) Human Resource Management in Small Firms: keeping it strictly informal. IGA Zeitschrift fur Kleinund Mittelunternehmen Internationales Gewerbearchiv. Duncker & Humblot.Berlin/Munchen/St.Gallen ISSN 0020-9481)
• Benmore G and Palmer A (1996) " Human Resource Management in Small Firms: keeping it strictly informal." Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development Vol.3. No.3 Wiley Press (ISSN 0968-1000)
• Harris N G and Palmer A (1996) Preparing Students for the Honours Challenge. Journal of Further and Higher Education Vol.20,3.(ISSN 0309-877X)
• Palmer A and Ranchhod A (1995) Best Foot Forward - a strategy review. Management Case Quarterly Vol 1.3 Bentley Press (ISSN 1354-5906)
• Palmer A and Ranchhod A (1995) Cosyfeet. Journal of Small Business Enterprise and Development Vol 2 No 2 Wiley Press (ISSN 0968-1000)
• Harris N G and Palmer A (1995) Improving the quality of the first year experience on business undergraduate courses within the context of a diminishing resource base. Journal of Further and Higher Education Vol 19,3. (ISSN 0309-877X)

Chapters in books:

• Tim Friesner and Adam Palmer (2009) Reflections on Reflections: the use of learning logs in student work placement to support business learning, in Advances in Business Education & Training: Real Learning Opportunities at Business School and Beyond (Edited by Peter Daly and David Gijbels) Springer (ISBN 978-90-481-2972-0)
• Adam Palmer and Roz Collins (2007) Rewarding Teaching Excellence: Motivation and the Scholarship of Teaching, in Fanghanel, J. & Warren, D. (eds) (2007) International Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (2005 and 2006), London, CEAP, City University (ISBN0-9543742-3-1 - 978-0-9543742)
• Adam Palmer, Kate Pike and Steve Fletcher (2007) An Evaluation of the links between the Advanced Scholarship of Teaching Staff and its links to Improving Student Learning, in Improving Student Learning through Teaching edited by Chris Rust OCSLD Oxford( ISBN 978-1-873576-75-5)
• Harris N G Ottewill R and Palmer A (2000) Promoting the Human Element in Resource Based Learning for Undergraduate Business Education Programmes, in Innovation in Economics and Business V edited by R Milter J Stinson and W Gijselaers. Kluwer (Dordrecht, London, Boston) (ISBN 0-7923-6550-X)
• Harris N G Lawson D and Palmer A (1998) A Collaborative Approach to Improving Students Critical Thinking in the UK and USA, in Innovation in Business Education: theory and practice edited by R Milter J Stinson and W Gijselaers.Kluwer (Dordrecht, London, Boston) (ISBN 0-7923-5001-4)
• Harris N G Lawson D and Palmer A (1997) Critical Thinking in UK and US undergraduate business courses: implications for course design, in Gibbs Graham (ed) Improving Student learning through Course Design.OCSD Oxford. (ISBN1 873576 55 2)