Apolonia
                 Niemirowski
Fulltime PhD candidate -The University of Adelaide
                                                Psychology Department (Room261)
                                                apolonia.niemirowski@adelaide.edu.au

PhD thesis - Organisational Health Psychology

 "Determinants of Cognitive Hardiness (Resilience) and Wellbeing in the Australian Tax Industry: Stress, coping, health and work performance".
    SUPERVISORS 

    Dr Neil Kirby (Psychology Dept - The University of Adelaide) 
    Professor Alexander J Wearing (Psychology Dept - The University of Melbourne) 
    Assoc Professor John Brebner (Psychology Dept - The University of Adelaide)
     
       2004 / 2005/ 2006
students  bradford2005  bradford3 2005  world
* Bradford College *          Foundation Psychology
        • Co-ordinated teaching curriculum, teaching plans, class lessons
        • Teaching introductory psychology - international students
        • Produced exam papers
2006

 Journal of Economic Psychology - in press
"Shared subjective views, intent to cooperate and tax compliance: Similarities between Australian taxpayers &tax officers"
Erich Kirchler, Apolonia Niemirowski, Alexander Wearing

 

CONFERENCES - 2006

 ICAP2006 Athens  26th International Congress of Applied Psychology 16-21st July
  1. "Are Compliant Taxpayers and Tax Officers Similar?  A Comparison of Tax Beliefs, Behaviours, Attitudes &Values, Tax Knowledge & the Dual Role of Tax Agents?"
  2. "Australian Tax Industry Workers: Cognitive Hardiness, Proactive Coping, Ethical Stress and Work Performance"
Apolonia Niemirowski, Alexander Wearing

 IAREP2006 Paris - International Assocaition for Research in Economic Psychology 5-8th July
  • "Tax Competence and Younger Australian taxpayers' Ability to Meet Tax Compliance Obligations."
Apolonia Niemirowski, Alexander Wearing

STAR2006 Rethymnon CRETE - Stress and Anxiety Research 13-15th July
  • "Ethical Stress?  Determinants of Low, Medium and High Cognitive Hardiness in Australian Tax Agents."    
Apolonia Niemirowski, Alexander Wearing
2005
STAR2005 - 26th Stress & Anxiety Research Conference - Halle (Germany)

"Australian Tax Workers' Resilience"
tax comfy
2003
Journal of Australian Taxation
(June 2003) (V6/1, 132-165)

"Tax Related Behaviours, Beliefs, Attitudes and Values, and Taxpayer Compliance in Australia"

Pauline Niemirowski, Steve Baldwin, Alexander J Wearing.
Journal of Australian Taxation
(December 2003) (V6/2,  166-200)

"Taxation Agents and Taxpayer Compliance"
 

Pauline Niemirowski, Alexander J Wearing
Papers - IN PROGRESS
Pauline Niemirowski, Alexander J Wearing


  • The Behavioural Ecology of Young Australian Taxpayers; tax relationships and social engagement. 

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  • Tax Administration & Tax Compliance Obligation -  differences between tax staff  & taxpayers 

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    University of Adelaide 
    Psychology Seminar March 2003

    "Resilience and well-being:  Positive Psychology in change and values based management"
     
     

    Australian Taxation Office Research report
    "The Determinants of Australian taxpayers' compliance behaviour: The influence of tax related values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviour".
    (Commonwealth of Australia, 2003) 

    A joint research project between the ATO and the Universities of Melbourne and Teesside (UK)
    Principal researcher Pauline Niemirowski 
    Tutoring Psychology II students
     

                                      2002                             1998 - 2001 
      April - Conference paper ATAX 2002 - Tax Administration UNSW
    (Compliance behaviour)

    "The Influence of Tax Related Behaviours, Beliefs, Attitudes and Values on Australian Taxpayer Compliance.  Is tax avoidance intentional and how serious an offence is it?"    ATAX2002

    (Co-presented with Professor Alexander Wearing - 
    Melbourne University - psychology dept)

    Sept -  Conference paper - IAREP2001 Bath UK 
    (International Association for Research in Economic Psychology)

    "The Determinants of Australian Taxpayer Compliance"

    (Co-presented with Professor Alexander Wearing - Melbourne University School of Behavioural Sciences - Psychology dept)
    July - Conference paper STAR2002
    Stress & Anxiety 
    (Work related stress)

    "Can personal and organisational values align without causing stress?" 

    (Co-presenting with Dr Neil Kirby - 
    Adelaide University psych dept)

    AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE
    Recipient of: 
    •  ATO Commissioner's scholarship 1998 (1 year)
    • Second Commissioner's Research fellowship with The Centre of Tax Systems Integrity (CTSI) - Australia National University 2001 (3mths) Director Dr Valerie Braithwaite.
    Research:
    4 yrs  Principal researcher for the Australian Taxation Office.
    Compliance research project - national survey of  taxpayers (non-business). 
    Study of Attitudes, Values, Beliefs and Behaviours, Knowledge and Fairness. A collaborative study with academic co-partners Professors Alex Wearing and Steve Baldwin (deceased) from psychology departments of the University of Melbourne and The University of Teesside UK.
     June/July - Conference paper - Turku (Finland) IAREP2002
    (International Association for Research in Economic Psychology)

    "Compliance Intention.  Differences Between Compliers, 
    Non-compliers and Tax Office Staff". 

    (Co-presenting with Professor Alexander Wearing - 
    Melbourne University - Psychology dept)
    Keynote speaker at seminar and workshops for Internal Revenue UK (London) April 2001 & June 2001

    Taxpayer compliance / non-compliance research

    Seminar Paper & workshops
     Internal Revenue UK (London) July 2002

    Taxpayer compliance / non-compliance research 

    Book Chapter 
    Tax Administration in the 21st Century
    Chapter 18:  Thirty years of tax compliance research: of what value is it to the ATO?

    Pauline Niemirowski, Steve Baldwin, Alex Wearing

    Research Interests 
        Determinants of work related stress
        Determinants of RESILIENCE and wellbeing. 
        Adaptation to change, coping behaviours, optimal experience and psychological health outcomes.
        Hardiness, optimism and positive psychology
        Interpersonal conflict, manipulation and managerial power 
        Affect - Emotional labour, and Emotional wellbeing 
        Organisational culture and values
        Self efficacy, personal initiative
        Ethics in the workplace
        Burnout & Engagement -  C. Maslach & M Leiter  - C Maslach UC Berkley
        The Truth About Burnout: How Organizations Cause Personal Stress and What to Do About It 
      Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) - Esther R Greenglass.PCI
      Gestalt therapy  (Fritz Perls)
      Values & Attitudes survey - (Lebow)Lebow VAS
      Counterproductive work behaviour Vs. Citizenship behaviour  (Paul Spector) Paul Spector
    Martin Seligman - Learned OPTIMISM (Helplessness, Pessimism, Depression) +ve psychology - 
    Authentic Happiness

    Bullying, manipulation, harrassment, control.
    'People who make your life hell.  Managing the people who try to control you' Lois Grant
      Power- self empowerment, power style, manipulation
        48 Laws of Power (Greene & Elffers) 48 Laws of Power
      Law 38: Think as You Like, But Behave Like Others
      FC Adage: "Divergent thinking is an essential ingredient of creativity. Diverse  groups produce diverse thinking. Ergo, diversity promotes creativity.... Those who rely on diverse people are more likely to innovate than those who rely on platoons of similar people." -- G. Pascal Zachary, author of The Global Me
    Psychopaths / Psychopathology - Psychopath& Psychopaths
    Harriet Rubin  "The Princessa - Machiavelli for Women"
    Bereavement   grief process    -  Grief and Bereavement- Grief
         Hypnosis - clinical and experimental Hypnosis  IJCEH journal and society
         Altered states of consciousness (meditation.... Yoga) 
      Compliance behaviour - tax non-compliance and intention Vs tax evasion / avoidance - Economic Psychology
             The Centre for Tax System Integrity  (CTSI) Australia National UniversityCTSI ANU
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