Dr Adam Palmer 

Senior Lecturer 

Business Law and Sport  

Email:

Adam.Palmer@winchester.ac.uk 

Phone:

01962 826435 

Address:

Biography

Adam joined the University of Winchester in September 2009 as a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management having spent the last two years at the University of Chichester in a similar role. Over far too many years to remember he has been a lecturer, manager and consultant. For eight years he was Director of Human Resources at Southampton Solent University. After developing and overseeing the implementation of the university’s HR strategy through a period of considerable change he returned to academic life in 2004 at Southampton Business School to pursue his interests in teaching and research. He holds a BA, MSc, teaching certificate, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and has a Doctorate earned by publication.

Expertise

Human Resource Management, leadership development, action learning.

Publications

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 (2010) Engaging For Change: Commissioning Personalised Care for People with Learning Disabilities Social Care and Neurodisability (forthcoming)

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 pp193-205( 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 Vol2 No2 (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 in IGA Zeitschrift fur Kleinund Mittelunternehmen Internationales Gewerbearchiv,.Duncker&Humblot/Berlin.Munchen.St.Gallen Switzerland.(ISSN 0020-9481)

Benmore G and Palmer A  (1996) " Human Resource Management in Small Firms: keeping it strictly informal." in 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" in Journal of Further and Higher Education Vol.20,3.(ISSN 0309-877X)

Palmer A and Ranchhod A (1995) "Best Foot Forward - a strategy review" in Management Case Quarterly Vol 1.3 Bentley Press(ISSN 1354-5906)

Palmer A and Ranchhod A (1995) "Cosyfeet" in Journal of Small Business Enterprise and Development Vol2 No2 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

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 Gijelaers pub Kluwer (Dordretch, 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 pub.Kluwer (Dordretch, 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. (ISBN 1 873576 55 2)

Research Interests

Leadership development in the care sector, ethical leadership, resilience in organisations, HRM issues in small business.

Funding Awards and Professional Membership

• 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.
• 2006/7 £10K Linking Advanced Scholarship to Teaching at Southampton Solent University – lead researcher
• 2007/8 £35K Skills for Care: Sussex, Leadership – team member and focus group/action learning facilitator
• 2008 £7.5K   Commissioning for personalised care: What’s required? –facilitation team member and researcher
• 2008 £12.5K Leadership and Management for personalised care:  Engaging for Change  -facilitation team member and researcher
• 2009 £1.62K University of Chichester Research Incentive funds to take forward the Resilience in Organisational teamwork centre – joint leader
• 2010 £5K University of Chichester Research Incentive 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.

Professional Membership

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development