Dr Vurain Tabvuma

Lecturer in OB/HRM

Qualifications: BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD

Email: v.tabvuma@surrey.ac.uk
Phone: Work: 01483 68 6359
Room no: 47 MS 03

Office hours

Tuesday: 12.30-14.00

Thursday: 14.30-16.00

Biography
Research
Publications
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Biography

I am a Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour. I was previously at Bournemouth University where I also served as a lecturer in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour. I obtained a masters degree (with distinction) and PhD from Brunel University, under a fully funded scholarship. I also served as a graduate Teaching Assistant and part-time lecturer at Brunel University.

My research focuses on intrinsic motivation, public service motivation, pro-social motivation, job satisfaction, organizational change and adaptation. My research has been published in referred international journals such as the Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Public Administration: Research and Theory and Kyklos.

Research Interests

Human Resource Management
Organisational Behaviour
Public Sector Management
Behavioural Economics
Labour Economics
Employment and Industrial Relations

Publications

Journal articles

Georgellis Y, Lange T, Tabvuma V. (2011) 'The impact of life events on job satisfaction'. Journal of Vocational Behavior,
doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2011.12.005
Georgellis Y, Iossa E, Tabvuma V. (2011) 'Crowding Out Intrinsic Motivation in the Public Sector'. OXFORD UNIV PRESS JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY, 21 (3), pp. 473-493.
doi: 10.1093/jopart/muq073
Georgellis Y, Tabvuma V. (2010) 'Does Public Service Motivation Adapt?'. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC KYKLOS, 63 (2), pp. 176-191.
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2010.00468.x

Conference papers

Tabvuma V, Bui H, Homberg F. (2011) 'Political Preferences Matter: The Impact of Political Preference Matching on Job Satisfaction in the Public Sector'. London, UK: Centre For Research in Employment, Skills, and Society "Perspectives on Well-being at Work" Conference
Tabvuma V, Georgellis Y. (2011) 'The impact of on-the-job training and workplace socialization on intrinsic motivation'. San Antonio, U.S.: 2010 Academy of Management Annual Meeting: East meets West : Elightening, Balancing, Transcending
Georgellis Y, Lange T, Tabvuma V. (2011) 'Does Marriage and Having Children Crowd Out Workers’ Intrinsic Motivation'. Munich, Germany: NeuroPsychoEconomics Conference

Teaching

Human Resource Development (PG)

Organisational Behaviour and Analysis (UG)

Issues in the Management of Human Resources (UG)

Business Environment (UG)

Affiliations

Academy of Management