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Dr Sanna Malinen

Management

Fields of Research

  • Diversity in the workplace
  • Implicit measurement in an organisational context
  • Discrimination in the workplace
  • Ageing workforce
  • Employee engagement and retention
  • Immigrant employee experiences
  • Volunteer workers
  • Coaching Psychology

Researcher Summary

I research in the fields of organisational behaviour, organisational psychology and human resource management. Some of my ongoing research projects focus on coaching psychology, discrimination, volunteer workers, employee engagement and retention, and measurement issues in an organisational context (specifically the utility of implicit measures in organisational contexts).

Subject Area: Disciplines

Key Methodologies

  • Quantitative methodologies
  • Implicit measurement

Affiliations

Publications


  • Willis, G.M., Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2013) Demographic differences in public attitudes towards sex offenders. Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law 20(2): 230-247. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2012.658206. (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S., Willis, G.M. and Johnston, L. (2013) Might informative media reporting of sexual offending influence community members’ attitudes towards sex offenders? Psychology, Crime & Law (early access online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2013.793770. (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S. and Mankkinen, T. (2013) Motivations and attitudes of volunteers in the Finnish fire service (Vapaaehtoisten motivaatiotekijat ja asenteet suomalaisissa palokunnissa). In T. Mankkinen (Ed.), Fire services in Finland (Palokuntalaisuus Suomessa): 53-105. Helsinki, Finland: Suomen Pelastusalan Keskusjarjesto ry. (Chapter in Book)
  • Richardson, J.J., Kemp, S., Malinen, S. and Haultain, S.A. (2013) The academic achievement of students in a New Zealand university: Does it pay to work? Journal of Further and Higher Education (early access online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2012.699517. (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S., Wright, S.L. and Cammock, P. (2013) What drives organisational engagement? A case study on trust, justice perceptions and withdrawal attitudes. Evidence-based HRM 1(1): 96-108. (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2013) Workplace ageism: discovering hidden bias. Experimental Aging Research (forthcoming) (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S., Morrissey, R. and Ng, P.Y. (2012) Barriers to volunteer work: I'd like to do more, but.... Sheffield, UK: 3rd Biennial Institute of Work Psychology International Conference (IWP), 26-29 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Tuck, M. and Malinen, S. (2012) Employee engagement: The role of perceived investment in employee development and organisational outcomes. Sheffield, UK: 3rd Biennial Institute of Work Psychology International Conference (IWP), 26-29 Jun 2012. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Wordsworth, R., Malinen, S. and Sloman, M. (2012) Time for a change: highlighting the Partnership Model. Development and Learning in Organizations 26(5): 14-17. (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S., Wright, S.L. and Cammock, P. (2011) Organisational engagement during times of change: its antecedents and influence on turnover intentions. Brisbane, Australia: 9th Industrial and Organisational Psychology Conference (IOP), 23-26 Jun 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2011) Seeking a Better Work-life Balance: Expectations and Perceptions of Work-related Practices and Attitudes of Recent Immigrants to New Zealand. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 20(2): 233-252. (Journal Article)
  • Ossowski, U., Malinen, S. and Helton, W.S. (2011) The effects of emotional stimuli on target detection: Indirect and direct resource costs. Consciousness and Cognition 20(4): 1649-1658. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2011.08.015. (Journal Article)
  • Dakin, S. and Malinen, S. (2011) The key to successful coaching? Exploring the coach-coachee relationship. Queenstown, New Zealand: New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference 2011, 20-23 Aug 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Willis, G.M., Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2010) Dangerous predator released: the media's impact on community attitudes towards sex offenders. Phoenix, AZ, USA: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA) 29th Annual Research and Treatment Conference, 20-23 Oct 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2010) Immigrant expectations and perceptions of New Zealand work-related practices. Melbourne, Australia: 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, 11-16 Jul 2010. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Sloman, M. and Malinen, S. (2010) One size doesn't fit all: The skills debate and the New Zealand economy. New Zealand Journal of Human Resource Management 10(2): 83-98. (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S. (2009) Implicit and Explicit Attitudes Towards Older Workers: Their Predictive Utility and the Role of Attitude Malleability. PhD, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2849. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2009) Investigating attitudes towards older workers. Oslo, Norway: 11th European Congress of Psychology, 7-10 Jul 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2008) Ageism in a workplace context: Investigating attitudes towards older workers. Wellington, New Zealand: Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP 2008), 27-30 Mar 2008. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2008) Investigating implicit attitudes towards older and younger workers. Opatija, Croatia: 15th General meeting of the European Association of Experimental Social Psychology (EAESP), 10-14 Jun 2008. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2008) Workaholism and Work-based beliefs amongst New Zealand and Immigrant workers in New Zealand. Christchurch, New Zealand: The Annual Conference of The New Zealand Psychological Society, 29-31 Aug 2008. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2007) The Influence of an Equity Statement on Perceivers' Implicit and Explicit Associations Between Males and Science. New Zealand Journal of Psychology 36(1): 18-24. (Journal Article)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2006) Malleability of implicit attitudes towards overweight people. Tampere, Finland: Psykologia 2006 Conference, 23-25 Aug 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Malinen, S. and Johnston, L. (2006) The malleability of implicit attitudes towards overweight people. Canberra, Australia: Society of Australasian Social Psychology Conference, April 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)