Lecturer
Phone: (07) 3138 2654
Fax: (07) 3138 1313
E-mail: b.irmer@qut.edu.au
Room: 957, Level 9, Z Block, G P
Qualifications
PhD, University of Queensland, Organisational Psychology, 2004 (Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Thesis)
BA (1st Class Hons), University of Queensland, Organisational Psychology, 1998
BA, University of Queensland, Psychology, 1997
Career Summary
Bernd Irmer holds a dual position with the Queensland University of Technology and the Infohrm Group. He graduated with a PhD in organisational psychology from the University of Queensland and has been a senior human capital consultant with the Infohrm group since 2004. His areas of expertises are human capital analytics and workforce planning. He has extensive consulting experience working with international and national companies to quantitatively identify human capital drivers of organisational effectiveness. In addition to his experience in undertaking applied linkage research, Dr Irmer has also assisted numerous public and private companies to address their workforce planning challenges. His current research, teaching and consulting focus is on helping organisations design and implement human capital strategies that ensure their employees have the skill and will to drive organisational effectiveness.
Teaching Interests
- Human Capital Management
- Workforce Measurement and Planning
- Organisational Behaviour
Research Interests
- Human capital management and analytics
- Employee engagement
- Social identity and work