Adrian Furnham

Adrian Furnham (born 3 February 1953) is a South African-born British organisational and applied psychologist, management expert and Professor of Psychology at University College London. In addition to his academic roles, he is a consultant on organizations.

In 1979, Furnham was appointed as a Lecturer in Psychology at Pembroke College, Oxford, and served in this capacity until 1982. He was also made a part-time tutor in psychology in the Department of External Studies, teaching management science and psychology to groups of middle and senior managers and administrators.

From 1979, Furnham became a postgraduate study supervisor at University College London. In 1981, he was made a lecturer (1981–1987) and reader in 1988 (1988–1992). On 1 October 1992, he was appointed Professor in Psychology (ad hominem), and holding this position, he continues to teach applied / occupational psychology, as well as personality and social psychology to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. During this period he has supervised over 20 PhD and 50 MSc projects

Furnham was a visiting professor to the University of Hong Kong's Business School (1995–1997), and a visiting professor to the Henley Management College (1999–2001). He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian Business School in Oslo. He is also Senior Fellow at the Civil Service College in Singapore

As of 2009, he has written over 1100 scientific papers and 75 books including The Protestant Work Ethic (1990), Culture Shock (1994), The New Economic Mind (1995), Personality at Work (1994), The Myths of Management (1996), The Psychology of Behaviour at Work (1997), The Psychology of Money (1998), The Psychology of Culture Shock (2001), The Incompetent Manager (2003), The Dark Side of Behaviour at Work (2004), The People Business (2005), Personality and Intellectual Competence (2005), Management Mumbo-Jumbo (2006), Head and Heart Management (2007), The Psychology of Physical Attraction (2007), The Body Beautiful (2007), Personality and Intelligence at Work (2008), Management Intelligence (2008), Dim Sum Management (2008), The Economic Socialisation of Children (2008), 50 Psychology Ideas you really need to know (2009), The Elephant in the Boardroom: The Psychology of Leadership Derailment (2009), People Management in Turbulent Times (2009), The Psychology of Personnel Selection (2010), Body Language in Business (2010), Bad Apples (2011), Managing People in a Downturn (2011), The Talented Manager: 67 Gems of Business Wisdom (2012), The Engaging Manager: The Joy of Managing and Being Managed (2012), The Anatomy of Adolescence: Young People's Social Attitude in Britain (2013), and The Resilient Manager (2013)

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