David Biggs

David is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Northampton lecturing on individual differences and occupational psychology. Throughout his career, David has worked as an academic and a management consultant in recruitment, training and organizational change. His research interests have looked at temporary/permanent employment and more recently digital disruption within the consultancy industry.

David enjoys promoting occupational psychology and has been a guest speaker for many universities (Bath, Birmingham, University of Oxford, University of Northampton, University of Warwick (Business School), University of Hull, Goldsmiths College and the University of Hertfordshire). David is especially keen on promoting the employability of students, especially in a consultancy context and this was the main motivation for the book published by Cengage.

David prides himself in developing the research ideas of others. He is involved in a number of dissertation projects at PhD, DBA, MSc and BSc levels. Some of this research has informed his own studies. Indeed, with other researchers in the field, David has grasped a clear insight into the management consultancy industry.