Publications

Career Transitions for the Ageing Workforce

Butler Joanna, Lindsay Colin, Scholarios Dora, Anderson Pauline, McCarthy Tony, Shepherd Sarah

(2025)

The individual and situational factors predicting unethical behaviour in the workplace : a direct and conceptual replication of Jones & Kavanagh (1996)

Evans Thomas Rhys, Bartlett James Edward, Gourdon-Kanhukamwe Amelie, Allen Tim, Antoniou Georgia, Arent Sara, Asmarani Dea, Binns Neelo, Boulton Clara, Bowhay Joshua, Cederlund Linnea, Chana Ramnik, Chou Yu Yang, Dookheea Kevina, Guglani Gurbani, Hamson-Ford Abi, Hood Holly, Hostafci Eci Balim, Jahanzeb Suha, Jones Kaylie, Joseph Gemma Katie M, Kemalesh Tephilla, Karoui Lamiss-Roya, Khan Soha, Kviatkoyskyte Renata, Lee Jing Xuan, Lewis Rahimah, Logan Odelia, Martin Georgia, Masuleh Samaneh Vahedi Moghadam, McCulloch Rebecca, Modi Pragya, Nakro Susan, Nguyen Vy, Phan Minh, Philcox Edward, Pliego Ana B, Raman Sasha, Ramji Anusha Vaithianathan, Ramsay Anna M H, Rhone-Parkinson Natasha E, Rizzo-Powell Tayla, Simony Attila, Sobolak Roksana A, Thompson Maia, Ujobundo Believe, Vijayakumar Bhagyashree, Wells-Dean Natalja, Wernick Michaela Natasha, Wood Gemma, Yang Chan Young, Zahid Zareen, Addicott Colleen, Bending Hazel, Bradford Elisabeth E F, Branney Peter Edward, Butler Joanna, Chu Irene, Clark Oliver, Dean Laura, Griep Yannick, Hatton Tom, Heard Caroline, Kowalczyk Olivia, Lautarescu Alexandra, McCarthy Tony, More Kimberly R, Sabo John, Schleu Joyce Elena, Scholarios Dora, Searle Rosalind, Sebah Ilham, Wallis Laura, Wang Ruijie, Wilson-Lemoine Jérémy E, Wilson-Lemoine Emma, Burns Calvin

Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, pp. 1-33 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.1080/23743603.2025.2507434

MyEmploy : transforming employability services through occupational psychology and AI innovation

Butler Joanna

EWOP in Practice Vol 19, pp. 44-60 (2025)

https://doi.org/10.21825/ewopinpractice.94692

Disability & Inclusion Consultancy (spin-out)

Butler Joanna, Smith Marisa, Remnant Jennifer

(2024)

Advancing occupational psychology in Scotland

Butler Joanna

18 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.21825/ewopinpractice.90426

Employability Assessment Tool (Spin Out) : MyEmploy

Butler Joanna

(2024)

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Teaching

I teach several areas of work and organisational psychology across professionally accredited postgraduate programmes in the Department of Work, Employment and Organisation and Strathclyde Executive Education & Development. 

Topics include:

• Leading with Impact
• Managing Talent and Succession Planning
• Managing People in Organisations
• Employability and Welfare Reform
• Developing Talent (Training and Development)
• Employee Reward
• Coaching and Mentoring
• People Analytics and Professional Practice

Research Interests

My research interests lie in the delivery of welfare programmes, specifically personalised employability and skills provision directed at disadvantaged jobseekers.

Examples of projects include:

• social impact in Saudi Arabia;
• evaluation of local and national employability programmes;
• inclusive recruitment for disabled people;
• skills mismatch across Glasgow’s workforce;
• monitoring and evaluation strategies for national Welfare programmes;
• retention issues in social care organisations;
• attraction, retention and development of chefs in Scotland;
• distance travelled (employability) at a national disability charity.

Professional Activities

Scottish Union for Supported Employment (SUSE) Annual Conference

Invited speaker

19/5/2026

Invited Venture Insights Presentation on MyEmploy to the Scottish Government

Speaker

26/2/2026

Help to Grow Alumni Network Annual Conference

Invited speaker

12/2/2026

The Herald: Major Milestone for University of Strathclyde Business Courses

Interviewee

29/1/2026

Organisational Justice: Fairness in the Workplace Seminar for SUSE

Invited speaker

17/11/2025

MSc Student Research Conference

Organiser

5/11/2025

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Projects

Authentic Knowing, Collective Wisdom: Pedagogical Principles for Transformational Executive Leadership Learning Journeys (N. Khorchid) - £1618

Butler, Joanna (Academic)

Conducted by Nada Khorchid, Global Practitioner:

This project aims to strengthen executive leadership education by focusing on transformational learning rather than skills transmission alone. It examines how leaders develop personal insight while learning collaboratively to create new understanding - capabilities that are increasingly important in complex organisational contexts (Day, 2000; Boyatzis, 2018).
Although leadership development is well researched, there is limited evidence on how individual learning connects with collective knowledge creation in executive education. Adult learning theory highlights the importance of constructive-developmental growth and transformative learning (Kegan, 1994; Mezirow, 1991), while organisational learning research emphasises the role of shared knowledge creation (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995). However, these strands are rarely integrated in executive education research.
Using Appreciative Inquiry with participants from SBS executive programmes, this study will explore peak learning experiences to identify the conditions that support both personal development and meaningful group learning. The project will generate a small set of evidence-based design principles to inform SBS executive programme design, with wider relevance for teaching and learning across the faculty, and will provide a foundation for future research into learning impact.

02-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026

Employability Adviser Training for SUSE - £1800

Butler, Joanna (Principal Investigator)

Develop purposeful communication skills to build rapport, uncover barriers, and co-create action plans.Active listening, questioning, and structured conversation techniques; building rapport quickly and establishing trust; applying conversations purposefully; practical exercises and role-play scenarios.

Provide practical guidance to support service users’ progression and risk management in employment. Delivering in-work support; progression discussions; practical advice and guidance; employability development and progression; identifying and mitigating workplace risks; scenario-based exercises.

20-Jan-2026 - 01-Jan-2026

An Autistic and AuDHD Exploration of Leadership Models Based on Adult Development Theory: Towards an Eco-Systemic and Neuro-Inclusive Approach (T. Jayne)

Butler, Joanna (Principal Investigator)

Examining how leadership development theories exclude autistic and AuDHD intelligence, and exploring eco-systemic coaching approaches to centre autistic strengths in leadership

01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2031

User Experience and Interface Usability Testing of Connect: A Reporting Tool for Reporting Around Young People in Care and Education

Chopra, Taranjot (Principal Investigator) Butler, Joanna (Academic)

27-Jan-2025 - 27-Jan-2025

Exploring Perceptions of Workplace Justice in People with ADHD (K. Andrew) - £78,914

Butler, Joanna (Academic)

Kathryn Andrew:
This project explores how ADHD identities, organisational justice and neuroinclusion intersect in the workplace. It aims to reveal how neurodiversity influences perceptions of fairness and how these perceptions shape experiences of inclusion/exclusion.

01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2028

KTP-Solutions on Demand Limited - To embed capacity in user adoption and management methodologies to evaluate and scale the commercialisation of Connect, a Software-as-a-Service care management platform for residential care

Butler, Joanna (Principal Investigator) Cunningham, Ian (Co-investigator) Joshi, Manish (Co-investigator) Steckley, Laura (Co-investigator)

04-Jan-2025 - 03-Jan-2027

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