Cary Cooper Explained

Honorific Prefix:Sir
Cary Cooper
Birth Date:1940 4, df=yes
Nationality:American / British
Known For:50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Manchester Business School
Occupation:Academic

Sir Cary Lynn Cooper (born 28 April 1940), is an American-born British psychologist and 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Career

Before moving to Manchester he was Distinguished Professor at Lancaster University. Cooper was Head of the Manchester School of Management (within UMIST) from the early 1980s. In 1995 he became Pro-Vice-Chancellor and then Deputy Vice-Chancellor of UMIST until 2002. From 1979 to 1980 he was chairman of the Management Education and Development Division of the Academy of Management and was elected as Founding President of the British Academy of Management.[1] In June 2005 he was appointed head of the Sunningdale Institute, which, managed by the United Kingdom National School of Government, brings international academics and industry figures together to advise on issues facing UK public sector organisations.[2] In 2008, Cooper was appointed lead scientist for the UK government's Foresight programme and Report on Mental Capital and Wellbeing. He was chair of the Academy of Social Sciences,[3] a body representing over 88,000 social scientists and 46 learned societies in the social sciences (including the Royal Geographical Society, British Psychological Society, the Political Studies Association, and the Royal Statistical Society). In 2010 he was chair of the Chronic Diseases and Mental Health Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum. He is immediate past president of Relate,[4] Clinical Advisor to Anxiety UK,[5] President of the Institute of Welfare,[6] Past President of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development 2016–2021, Chair of the National Forum for Health & Wellbeing at Work (2016-) and past president of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.[7] Cooper was a director of well-being specialists and business psychologists at Robertson Cooper Limited, a university spin off company which he set up in 1999 with Ivan Robertson.[8] He was the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Organizational Behavior,founding co-editor of the International Journal of Management Reviews, Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management (12 volumes & now in 3rd Edition), and past editor of the journal Stress and Health.

Cooper's parents were Jews from Romania and Ukraine who settled in West Hollywood.[9] [10] He became a British citizen in 1993.

Education

Cooper went to Fairfax High School and then obtained a BSc (UCLA), an M.B.A. (UCLA), and a PhD (Leeds University, UK).

Recognition

Cooper has received the following awards from professional and academic organizations:

* 1986-1990 Elected Founding President of the British Academy of Management

Queen's Birthday Honours

Cooper was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by The Queen in the 2001 Birthday Honours for his contribution to occupational/organizational health and was Knighted by the Queen in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to the social sciences.

Media work

Cooper has been described as the media's first choice for comment on workplace issues, and is often interviewed by the UK press (including BBC and ITV) for both news and current affairs.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

See also

Selected bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professor Cary Cooper . 17 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201213106/http://www.aston.ac.uk/aston-business-school/staff/professor-cary-cooper/ . 1 December 2016 . dead .
  2. News: Professor Cary Cooper to lead new Sunningdale Institute . 30 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Cary Cooper CBE, Prof. - Personally Speaking Bureau . 17 June 2015 . 3 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190503171101/http://www.personallyspeakingbureau.com/speaker/cary-cooper-cbe-prof/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Prof Cary Cooper announced as the new President of Relate . 17 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Clinical Advisors Anxiety UK . 17 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617185402/http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/about-us/whos-who/medical/ . 17 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Our Leadership Institute of Welfare . 17 June 2015.
  7. Web site: BACP About BACP - History of Officers and Chief Executive . 17 June 2015.
  8. Web site: Business psychology company founded by Cary Cooper and Ivan Robertson, based Manchester and London, offering well-being, stress and resilience, leadership development and talent management consultancy and tools, which was sold in 2021. . Robertson Cooper . 17 August 2012 . 22 August 2012.
  9. http://evolution.skf.com/cary-cooper/ "Cary Cooper"
  10. http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2014/knighthood-and-mbe-for-lancaster-professors/ "Knighthood and MBE for two Lancaster professors"
  11. Web site: Honorary Degree for Cary Cooper . News.lancs.ac.uk . 21 January 2011 . 22 August 2012.
  12. Web site: Professor Sir Cary Cooper elected as new CIPD President . cipd.co.uk . 15 December 2015 . 15 November 2016.
  13. Web site: Health | Office workers 'risk blood clots' . BBC News . 13 March 2007 . 22 August 2012.
  14. Web site: News - Scotsman.com . News.scotsman.com . 22 August 2012.
  15. News: The Workplace: U.S.-style work stress is spreading to Europe . International Herald Tribune . Matthew Saltmarsh . 26 February 2007 . 22 August 2012.
  16. Web site: Who will replace Duncan Brown as assistant director-general at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development? – 2/27/2007 . Personnel Today . 27 February 2007 . 22 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419110533/http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/02/27/39412/who-will-replace-duncan-brown-as-assistant-director-general-at-the-chartered-institute-of-personnel.html . 19 April 2012 . dead .
  17. Web site: Mourinho'S Moans Help Lift Blues – Mirror Online . The Mirror. 27 April 2007 . 22 August 2012.
  18. Web site: Resilient employees likely to be physically healthier and more productive HRZone . 15 October 2013 . 17 June 2015.