The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have announced the winners of the 2024 Mick Marchington Grants.
Professor Fraser McLeay, Interim Dean, stated “Sheffield University Management School are delighted that Dr Kristin Hildenbrand is the winner in the ‘Workload, Working Hours and Employee Well-being’ category. This award is a result of the world leading research that Kristin and others in the Institute of Work Psychology are championing. It is very much aligned with our mission to have a positive impact on working lives, organisations and societies worldwide, fostering socially responsible management practices through world-class, innovative research and transformative education and our renewed focus on developing high quality international relationships.”
The Marchington Research Grant is designed to support exceptional Early Career researchers in HR and related fields, awarding up to three grants of £6000 each year. Throughout his career, Professor Mick Marchington advanced knowledge to improve HR and employment relations, linking research and practice. Mick, in addition to publishing influential research and inspiring students, helped develop CIPD’s professional standards, qualifications and academic membership. The research grant was set up after Mick’s passing in 2021, with the support of his family and in line with his personal values and the support he gave to the next generation of researchers.
Kristin received the grant for her research project, entitled ‘Stressed Out or Hyped Up? A diary study exploring the impact of line managers’ and employees’ stress mindsets on anticipatory workload, line managerial behaviour and employee well-being’, which is due to kick off in May 2024. The grant will enable Kristin to carry out important research with collaborator Dr Nina Junker, University of Oslo, that explores an alternative, cost-effective approach to assist employers in tackling high workload and its negative effects on employee health. Specifically, it will allow Kristin to conduct a daily diary study with line managers and their leaders in the South Yorkshire region. Organisations who are interested in hearing about this research, can contact Kristin directly via email at K.Hildenbrand@sheffield.ac.uk.
Following Kristin’s interview for the grant, CIPD told her, “The interview panel were very impressed with you and your proposal. We felt you had a very good handle on the subject, the topic is interesting, relevant and the research is reasonably novel. We think it could have a genuine impact on the workplace.”
Congratulations to Kristin on this fantastic achievement and all of us in the Management School community are excited to learn more about the findings of this project.
