David Guest

Professor David E Guest joined King’s College London in 2000 and has since had a spell as Head of Department and Deputy Head of the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy. David has written and researched extensively in the areas of human resource management, employment relations and the psychological contract, motivation and commitment, and careers.

Publications

• Evaluating the employability paradox: When does organizational investment in human capital pay off? 01 January 2019
• Fostering mutual gains: Explaining the influence of high-performance work systems and leadership on psychological health and service performance 01 January 2019
• Pathways through organizational socialization: A longitudinal qualitative study based on the psychological contract 17 July 2019
• Captured by neo-liberalism: what hope for WOP?: Commentary on Bal, P. M., & Dóci, E. (2018). Neoliberal ideology in work and organizational psychology. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. Online first publication, https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2018.1449108 03 September 2018
• Temporary employment contracts and employee well-being during and after the financial crisis: Introduction to the special issue 01 May 2019
• The case for psychology in human resource management research 24 April 2019
• A career with a heart: exploring occupational regret 02 May 2019
• The impact of temporary staff on permanent staff in accident and emergency departments 11 March 2019
• Antecedents of protean and boundaryless career orientations: The role of core self-evaluations, perceived employability and social capital 08 November 2018
• Employee engagement: a sceptical analysis 01 January 2014