Prof. Robert A. Roe

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Postal address: 

Department of Organization & Strategy

Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands

Visiting address:

Tongersestraat 53, Room B2.06
Maastricht

Phone  + 31(0)43.3883673
Fax       + 31(0)43.3884877
E-mail              r.roe@maastrichtuniversity.nl

 

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Curriculum vitae

Dr. Robert A. Roe (1944) is emeritus professor of organizational theory and organizational behavior at Maastricht University and visiting professor at the University of British Columbia (Canada) and the University of Trento (Italy). He is currently President of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA) and consultant in the area of personnel and organization.

 

Robert Roe studied psychology at the University of Amsterdam where he obtained his Master's degree (cum laude) in 1969 and his PhD in 1975. He worked as a researcher at the Institute of Social and Industrial Psychology and as assistant-professor at the University of Amsterdam, before being appointed as full professor in Work and Organizational Psychology at Delft University of Technology (1980). He held the chair in W&O Psychology at Tilburg University (1988-1999), and the part-time chair in Organizational Psychology at the University of Nijmegen (2002). During the years 1999-2001 he was general director of the Netherlands Aeromedical Institute in Soesterberg, the Netherlands.  

 

Robert Roe has worked on a wide range of topics in personnel and organizations, including personnel selection and appraisal, career development, information technology in organizations, work performance, organizational change, organizational culture, impacts of economic transformation, and methods of organizational assessment. Currently his focus is on management and organizational behavior from a temporal perspective, with as emphasis on motivation, competence and performance.

 

Robert Roe has taught in organizational behavior, organizational theory, and research methodology for graduate,  MBA and PhD students. He currently teaches International HRM at UBC in Vancouver, and Theory and Applications of Design in the European Master W&O Psychology of the Erasmus Mundus programme.

 

Robert Roe is founding-president of the European Association of Work & Organizational Psychology (EAWOP, 1991-1995) and founding-director Work & Organization Research Center in Tilburg (WORC, 1991-1997). He has a broad international experience, especially in Europe. He has organized dozens of scientific conferences, symposia and workshops and took part in several international research projects.

 

Robert Roe has written more than 400 scientific and professional publications, including several books. Some known titles are: ‘Grondslagen der personeelsselectie', 'Psychologie der Arbeidsomstandigheden', 'Personeelsbeoordeling: Achtergronden en toepassingen', 'Telematics and work', and 'Time in Organizational Research'. He has been editorial board member of several scientific journals, including the Journal of Organizational Behavior (USA) and the European Journal of W&O Psychology (Europe).

 

Publications

Recent presentations

 

·                    Roe, R.A. (2010). Psychology in Europe. Its position and role from the perspective of EFPA. VII Congreso Iberoamericano de Psicología. Oviedo, Spain, July 20-24, 2010.

·                   Roe, R.A. (2010). Testing for travellers. Reflections on cross-cultural testing. 7th Conference of the International Testing Commission. Hong Kong, China, July 19-21, 2010.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2010). What is new in work psychology? State-of-the-art lecture. 27th International Conference of Applied Psychology. Melbourne, Australia. 11-16 July 2010.

·                    Roe, R.A. (2010). New avenues for Work & Organizational Psychology. Division 1 Invited keynote. 27th International Conference of Applied Psychology. Melbourne, Australia. 11-16 July 2010.

·                   Roe, R.A. (2010). Quality in professional psychology. A European view. 4th International Congress on Licensure, Certification and Credentialing of Psychologists. 2-4th July 2010, Sydney, Australia.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2010). Organizations in people. The role of imagination in organizational change. Conference “Inside” and “Outside” of Organizations. Italian Association of psychologists. Milano, Italy. May 22, 2010.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2010). Temporal illusions in cross-sectional research. SIOP 25th Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA, USA, April 8-10, 2010
 

Journal articles

·                     Raes, A.M.L., Heijltjes, M.G., Glunk, U. & Roe, R.A. (in press). The interface of top management team and middle managers. Academy of Management Review.

·                     Claessens, B., Roe, R.A. (2010), Things to Do Today. A Daily Diary Study on Task Completion at Work. Ap­plied Psycholo­gy. An interna­tional Review, 59 (2), 273-295.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2008). Obituary: Bernhard Wilpert (1936-2007). European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology, 17 (4), 501-506.

·                     Solinger, O., Van Olffen, W. & Roe, R.A. (2008). Beyond the three-component model of organizational commitment. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93 (1), 70-83.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2008). Time in applied psychology: Studying what happens rather than what is. The European Psychologist, 13 (1), 37-52.

·                     Schalk, M.J.D. & Roe, R.A. (2007). Towards a dynamic model of the psychological contract. Journal for the Theory of Social Behavior, 37 (2), 167-182.

·                     Naus, F., Van Iterson, A. & Roe, R.A. (2007). Organizational cynicism: Extending the exit, voice, loyalty, and neglect model of employees' responses to adverse conditions in the workplace. Human Relations, 60 (5), 683-718.

·                     Naus, F., Van Iterson, A. & Roe, R.A. (2007). Value incongruence, job autonomy, and organization-based self-esteem: A self-based perspective on organizational cynicism.  European Journal of Work & organizational Psychology, 16 (2), 195-219.

·                     Raes, A., Glunk, U., Heijltjes, M. & Roe, R.A. (2007). Top management teams and middle managers: Making sense of leadership. Small Group Research, 38 (3), 360-386.

·                     Claessens, B.J.C., Van Eerde, W., Rutte, C.G. & Roe, R.A. (2007). A Review of the time management literature. Personnel Review, .36 (2), 255-276.

·                     Bartram, D. and R. A. Roe (2005). Definition and assessment of competences in the context of the European Diploma in Psychology. European Psychologist, 10 (2), 93-102.

·                     Claessens, B.J.C., Van Eerde, W., Rutte, C.C.G. & Roe, R.A. (2004). Planning behavior and perceived control of time at work. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 25 (8): 937-950

·                     Roe, R.A. (2004). De paradox van de tijd en de toekomst van A&O psychologisch onderzoek. [The paradox of time and the future of W&O psychology research]. Gedrag & Organisatie, 17 (5), 342-251.

·                     De Vries, R.E., Roe, R.A., Taillieu, T.C.B. & Nelissen, N. (2004). Behoefte aan leiderschap: Wie heeft het en waarom? [Need for leadership: Who has it and why?] Gedrag & Organisatie. 17 (3), 204-226.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2002). Competenties - Een sleutel tot integratie in theorie en praktijk van de A&O-psychologie. [Competences – A key towards integration in theory and practice in W&O Psychology]. Gedrag & Organisatie, 15 (4), 203-224.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2002). What makes a competent psychologist? The European Psychologist, 7 (3), 192-203.

·                     De Vries, R.E. & Roe, R.A. (2002). The moderating effects of need for leadership on the relations between leadership characteristics and individual outcomes. Leadership Quarterly, 13 (2), 121-237.

·                     Costa, A.C., Roe, R.A. & Taillieu, T.C.B. (2001). Trust implications for performance and effectiveness. European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology,  10, (3) 225-244.

·                     Roe, R.A., Zinovieva, I.L., Dienes, E. & Ten Horn, L.A. (2000). Test of a model of work motivation in Bulgaria, Hungary and the Netherlands. Applied Psychology - An international review, 49 (4), 658-687.

·                     De Vries, R.E., Roe, R.A., & Taillieu, T.C.B. (1999). On charisma and need for leadership. European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology, 8 (1), 109-133.

·                     Zijlstra, F.R.H., Roe, R.A., Leonova, A.B., & Krediet, I. (1999). Temporal factors in mental work: effects of interrupted activities. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 72 (2), 163-186.

·                     Roe, R.A. & P. Ester (1999). Values and work - Special Issue. Applied Psychology. An interna­tional Review, 48 (1), 1-102.  

·                     Roe, R.A. & P. Ester (1999). Values and work - Findings and theoretical perspective. In: Values and Work. Special Issue of Applied Psycholo­gy. An international Review, 48 (1), 1-21.  

·                     De Vries, R.E., Roe, R.A., & Taillieu, T.C.B. (1998). Need for supervision: Its impact on leadership effectiveness. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 34 (4), 486-501.

·                     Zinovieva, I.L., Roe, R.A. & Ten Horn, L.A. (1997). Quality of work among Bulgarian managers and workers during the early years of socio-economic transition. Psychologia - Bulgarian Journal of Psychology, 2, 5-24.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1997). Assumptions and dilemmas in training. Applied Psychology. An international Review, 46 (4), 360-365.

·                     Van den Berg, P.T., R.A. Roe & F.R.H. Zijlstra (1996). Temperamen­tal factors in the execution of interrupted editing tasks. European Journal of Personality, 10 (1), 233-248.

·                     Ten Horn, L.A., I.L. Zinovieva, R.A. Roe & E. Dienes (1996). Work in times of transition: An analysis of work related perceptions, attitudes and work motivation in Bulgaria, 1992-1994. Bulgarian Journal of Psychol­ogy / Bul­garsko Spisanie po Psicologie, (1), 3-19.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1995). Work & organizational psychology as a basic science. Comporta­mento Organizacional e Gestao, 1 (2), 145-156.

·                     Roe, R.A., P. Coetsier, Cl. Levy Leboyer, J.M. Peiró, B.Wilpert (1994). The teaching of Work and Organizational Psychology in Europe. Towards the develop­ment of a Reference Model. The European Work & Organizational Psychol­ogist, 4 (4), 355-365.

·                     Zinovieva, I.L., L.A. Ten Horn and R.A. Roe (1993). Work motivation in post-Socialist industrial organizations. European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 3, 3: 251-262.

·                     Roe, R.A., P.T. Van den Berg, F.R.H. Zijlstra, M.J.D. Schalk, T.C.B. Tailieu and J.M.M. Van der Wielen (1993). New concepts for a new age: Informa­tion Service Organizations and Mental Information Work. European Work and Organizational Psychologist, 3, 2: 163-176.

·                     Meijer, T. and R.A. Roe (1993). The analysis and design of mental information work: A method based on the Action Facilitation Appro­ach. Europe­an Work and Organizational Psychologist, 3, 2: 101-115.

·                     Altink, W.M.M., R.A. Roe and M.A.M. Greuter (1991). Recruitment and selection in the Netherlands. European Review of Applied Psychology, 41, 1: 35-45.

 

Chapters

·                     Roe, R.A. & Van Diepen, B. (in druk). Beyond sickness and reintegration. In: A. Antoniou, G. Chrousos, C. Cooper, M. Eysenck, C. Spielberger (Eds.), Handbook of Occupational Health Psychology and Medicine.

·                     Beckers, D. & Roe, R.A. (forthcoming). Korte inleiding in de arbeids- & organisatiepsychologie [Short introduction to work & organizational psychology].. In: Hutschemakers, G.J.M., Kessels, RP.C.. & Beckers, D.G.J. Psychologie en praktijk. [Psychology and practice]. Den Haag: Boom-Lemma.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2010). Work psychology. In: Martin, P.R. et al. (Eds.). IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2010). A woman pioneer in Dutch applied psychology: Rebekka Biegel. In: Gundlach, H. Roe, R., Sinatra, M. & Tanucci, G. (Eds.). European pioneer women in psycholog. Milano: Franco Agneli.

·                     Roe, R.A., Solinger, O. & Van Olffen, W. (2009). Shaping organizational commitment. In: S. Clegg & C. Cooper (Eds.) The Sage Handbook of Organizational Behavior, Volume 2. London: Sage; pp. 130-149.

·                     Roe, R.A., Clegg, S. & Waller, M.J. (2009). Introduction. In: Roe, R.A., Waller, M.J. & Clegg, S. (Eds.) Time in Organizational Research. London, UK: Routledge; pp. 1-19.

·                     Claessens, B.J.C., Roe, R.A. & Rutte, C.G. (2009). Time management: logic, effectiveness and challenges. In: Roe, R.A., Waller, M.J. & Clegg, S. (Eds.) Time in Organizational Research. London, UK: Routledge; pp. 23-41.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2009). Perspectives on time and the chronometric study of what happens in organizations. In: Roe, R.A., Waller, M.J. & Clegg, S. (Eds.) Time in Organizational Research. London, UK: Routledge; pp. 291-313.

·                     Bartram, D. & Roe, R.A. (2008). Individual and organizational factors in competence acquisition. In: W.Nijhof (Ed.). The Learning Potential of the Workplace. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers; pp. 71-96.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2007). Gezondheid en prestaties. [Health and performance]. In: W. Schaufeuli et al. (eds.) Psychologie van arbeid en gezondheid. Houten: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum, 2nd edition;.pp. 373-388.

·                     Roe, R.A. & Hermans, P. (2006). Psychological factors in crew selection. In: Bor, R. & Hubbard, T. (Eds.), Aviation mental health. Ashgate Publishers; pp. 161-193.

·                     Diepen, B. van, Iterson, A van, Roe, R.A. (2006). Human resources management in Europe and North America: Similarities and Differences. In: C. Cooper & R. Burke (Eds.) The Human Resources revolution: Research and practice. Elsevier; pp. 79-98.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2005). The design of selection systems - Context, principles, issues. In: Evers, A., Anderson, N. & Smit, O. (Eds.), Handbook of personnel selection. Oxford: Blackwell; pp. 73-97.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2005). No More Variables, Please. Giving time a place in Work and Organizational Psychology. In H. Kepir Sinangil, F. Avallone & A. Caetano (Eds.), Convivence in Organizations and Society. Milano: Guerini; pp.11-20.

·                     Puettgen, Ch. & Roe, R.A. (2005). Change Management Praktiken und SAP-Implementierungserfolg - Eine empirische Studie mit SAP-Projektleitern. In: O. Kohnke & W. Bungard (eds.), SAP-Einfuhrung mit Change Management. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag. ISBN: 3409126503; pp.143-168.

·                     Ten Horn, L.A., Roe, R.A. & Zinovieva, I.L. (2003). Comparison of authoritarian attitudes of employees in two EU countries and two former Communist EU-candidate countries.  In: Avallone, F., Kepir Sinangil, H. & Caetano, A. (Eds.), Identity and Diversity in Organizations. Milano: Guerini Studio, 2003; p.50-56.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2003). Gezondheid en prestaties. [Health and performance]. In: W. Schaufeuli et al. (eds.) Psychologie van arbeid en gezondheid. Houten: Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum. ISBN 90 313 3730 7; p.375-388.

·                     Roe, R.A., Zinovieva, I.L., Dienes, E. & Ten Horn, L.A. (2001). Firm ownership and work motivation in Bulgaria and Hungary: An empiri­cal study of the tran­sition in the mid-1990's. In: D. Denison (Ed.), Organizational Change in Transition Economies'. London: Sage; pp. 511-537.

·                     Roe, R.A. & Zijlstra, F.R.H. (2000). Work pressure. Results of a conceptual and empirical analysis. In: M. Vartiainen, F. Avalone, N. Anderson (Eds.), Innovative theories, tools, and practices in Work and Organizational Psychology. Stuttgart: Hogrefe & Huber Publishers; pp. 29-46.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1999). Work performance. A multiple regulation perspective. In: G. Cooper and I.T. Robertson (Eds.), Inter­national Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology - 1999. Chichester: Wiley; ISBN 0-471-98666-6; pp. 231-335.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1998). Personnel selection: Principles, methods and techniques. In: P.J.D. Drenth, Ch.J. de Wolff and Hk. Thierry (Eds.) Handbook of Work and Organizational Psychology. Vol. 3. Hove: Psychology Press; pp. 5-32.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1998). Thoughts about behavioral change during societal transition. In: Arnold, A.G., Andriessen, J.H.E. & Van der Horst, H. (Eds.), Work motivation and change in Eastern Europe. Delft: Delft University Press; ISBN 90-407-1773-7; pp. 25-35.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1996). Work and organizational psychology at the cross-roads. Keynote address at the 4th European Congress of Psychology. Athens, Greece, July 2-7, 1995. In: J. Georgas, M. Mathouli,  E. Besevegis & A. Kokkevi (Eds.), Contemporary Psychology in Europe. Göttingen: Hogrefe & Huber; p. 227-244.

·                     Meijer, T. & R.A. Roe (1995), The analysis and design of mental infor­mation work: A method based on the Action Facilitation Approach. In: J.M. Peiró, F. Prieto, J.L. Meliá & O. Luque (Eds.) Work and organizational psychology: European contributions of the nineties. Hove: Erlbaum Taylor & Francis; pp. 281-296.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1995). Developments in Eastern Europe and Work and Organizational Psychol­ogy. In: G. Cooper and I.T. Robertson (Eds.), Inter­national Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chichester: Wiley, ISBN 0-471-95241-9; pp. 175-349.

·                     Roe, R.A., P.T. Van den Berg, F.R.H. Zijlstra, M.J.D. Schalk, T.C.B. Taillieu, & J.M.M. Van der Wielen (1995). New con­cepts for a new age: Informa­tion Service Organizations and Mental Information Work. In: J.M. Peiró, F. Prieto, J.L. Meliá & O. Luque (Eds.) Work and organizational psychology: European contributions of the nineties. Hove: Erlbaum Taylor & Francis; pp. 263-280.

·                     Zinovieva, I.L., L.A. Ten Horn & R.A. Roe (1995). Work motivation in 'post-Socialist' industrial organizations. In: J.M. Peiró, F. Prieto, J.L. Meliá & O. Luque (Eds.) Work and organizational psychology: European contribu­tions of the nineties. Hove: Erl­baum Taylor & Francis; pp. 321-334.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1994). The transition to a market economy: Implications for employment. In: R.A. Roe and V. Russinova (Eds.), Psychosocial Aspects of Employment. Tilburg: Tilburg University Press / Paris: Editions Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, ISBN 90-361-9675-2; pp. 3-20.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1994). Reflec­tions on telematics and work. In: J.H.T.H. Andriessen and R.A. Roe, Telematics and work. Hove: Lawren­ce Erlbaum As­soci­ates, ISBN 0-86377-316-8; pp. 1-38.

·                     Neervoort, P.C., R.A. Roe and F.R.H. Zijlstra (1993). Designing for the task environ­ment: a systems approach to interface design. In: G.C. Van der Veer, T.N. White and A.G. Arnold (Eds.), Interac­ting with Computers: Preparing for the Nine­ties. Amsterdam: Stichting Informatica Congressen, ISBN 90‑5005‑039‑5; pp. 85-92.

·                     Ten Horn, L.A. and R.A. Roe (1992). Modelling in organizational diagnosis. In: Cl. Lemoine (Ed.), Evaluation et Innovation dans les Organisations. Issy-les-Moulineaux: Editions d'Applications Psychologiques, ISBN 2-86491-087-X-1E09; pp. 149-156.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1991). Technological change process and its impact on work. Conclusi­ons and perspecti­ve. In: R.A. Roe, M. Antalovits and E. Dienes (Eds.), Technolo­gical change process and its impact on work. Proceedings of ENOP Work­shop held in Siófok, Hungary, September 9-13, 1990. Budapest: Hungari­an Coordina­tion Coun­cil of Work Psychology.

·                     Roe, R.A. and M.A.M. Greuter (1991). Developments in personnel selec­tion methodo­logy. In: R.K. Hambleton and J. Zaal (Eds.), Advances in educat­ional and psychological testing: Theory and applicati­ons. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, ISBN 0-7923-9070-9; pp. 178-226.

·                     Roe, R.A. and T. Meijer (1990). Action facilitation and information work. Developing an approach to within-job design. In: P. Richter and W. Hacker (Hrsg.), Mental work and automation, Procee­dings of the 6th International Symposium on Work Psychol­ogy, Dresden, March 27-29, 1990. Dresden: University Press, ISBN 3-86005-117-2; pp. 55-60.

Books

·                     Roe, R.A. & Zijlstra, F.R.H. (forthcoming). Work Psychology in a European Perspective. Oxford: Blackwell.

·                     Gundlach, H., Roe, R., Sinatra, M. & Tanucci, G. (2010). European pioneer women in psycholog. Milano: Franco Agneli.

·                     Roe, R.A. (2009). Zo kan het ook. Een ander perspectief op organisatiewetenschap. [It can also be done like this. Another perspective on organization science.] Maastricht: Maastricht University. ISBN: 978-90-5681-313-0; 43 pp.

·                     Roe, R.A., Waller, M. & Clegg, S. (Eds.) (2009). Time in Organizational Research: Approaches and Methods. London, UK:  Routledge.

·                     Roe, R.A., A.B. Leonova, F.R.H. Zijlstra & I. Krediet (1996). Interruptions in mental information work. Effects on work activity and psychological well-being. Tilburg: WORC - Tilburg University. ISBN 90-750001-10-X; 120 pp.

·                     Roe, R.A. and V. Russinova (Eds.) (1994). Psychosocial aspects of employment. Tilburg: Tilburg University Press / Paris: Editions Maison des Scien­ces de l'Homme, ISBN 90-361-9675-2; 303 pp.

·                     Andriessen, J.H.T.H. and R.A. Roe (Eds.) (1994). Telematics and work. Hove: Lawrence Erlbaum Associ­ates, ISBN 0-86377-316-8; 454 pp.

·                     Roe, R.A. and M.A.M. Daniëls (1994). Personeelbeoordeling. Achtergrond en toepassing. [Personnel appraisal. Background and application]. 3rd revised edition. Assen: Van Gorcum, ISBN 90-232-2869-3; 96 pp.

·                     Roe, R.A., P.T. Van den Berg, J.W.E.T. Kersten, T.C.B. Taillieu and J.M.M. Van der Wielen (1993). Informatie-service-organisaties. Ver­slag van een sur­vey-onder­zoek binnen de dienstverlenende sector. [Information-service-organizations. Report of a survey study in the service sector]. Tilburg: WORC - Tilburg University (WORC REPORT 92.12.001/3), ISBN 90-75-001-01-0; 83 pp.

·                     Roe, R.A., M. Antalovits and E. Dienes (Eds.). (1992). Proceedings of the ENOP Workshop on 'Technological change process and its impact on work', Siófok, September, 1990. Budapest: Hungarian Coordination Council of Work Psychology, 1992, ISBN 963-03-327­7-9; 381 pp.

·                     Roe, R.A. (1991). Grondslagen der personeelsselektie. [Foundations of personnel selection]. Assen: Van Gorcum, 2nd Print; 711 pp.

 

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