Whilst organisations are investing considerable sums in programmes and initiatives to maximise the performance of their people, few are measuring the link between their investment and the return. This is one of the findings of new research from the BPS's Division of Occupational Psychology.

The research, 'What Works At Work?', also found that organisations are increasing their spend on leadership development and change management, areas they see as strategically important to organisational success.

Spending on these areas, seen as key to creating competitive advantage, is predicted to grow by 10% in 2006. Alan Bourne, who co-authored the report with Professor William Scott-Jackson of the Centre for Applied Human Resources Research at Oxford Brookes University, said: "Our findings suggest that the demand for occupational psychology is set to grow by an estimated 6% in 2006, which indicates that it is increasingly being used by managers to help implement key programmes for developing leadership and managing change, as well as within more traditional areas of HR."

You can access the full research report on this site by visiting the 'Downloads' page.

29th March 2006

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