Dr. René Butter

Assistant Professor Industrial and Organizational Psychology and Psychological Research Methodology

 

 

 

 

Visiting address :
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
3062 PA Rotterdam
M-building, 6th floor, M6-35

 

 

 

Postal address:

Erasmus University Rotterdam
Institute of Psychology
Woudestein, J5-69
P.O Box 1738
3000 DR Rotterdam

 

 

Work:
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E-mail:


010 408 9009
renebutter@xs4all.nl

   

 

Curriculum Vitae (short)
Research Areas
Teaching Areas
Publications
Personal Interests
WWW links of Interest

Curriculum Vitae (short)

  1. 1979-1983 Study at the Higher School of Economics Rotterdam
  2. 1983-1986 International chemicals trader, responsible for Eastern European countries
  3. 1986-1990 Study of Psychological Research Methodology at the University of Leiden
  4. 1990-1994 Doctoral dissertation "Item response models with internal restrictions on item difficulty" at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
  5. 1996 Certificate for Basic Psycho diagnostics skills, Netherlands Institute of Psychologists
  6. 1990-2005 Various practical research, assessment, coaching and consulting positions in psychology
  7. 2005-2009 Various positions in research training and student assessment at the Interfaculty Institute of Ecological Pedagogics of the Hogeschool Utrecht
  8. 1999-present Director and owner of René Butter Psychological Advice (RBPA), consulting firm in instrument development for selection and coaching, applied organizational research, assessments, (team) coaching and career guidance for a wide variety of organizations in private enterprise, public administration and education.
  9. June 2008- present Technical Editor for the on-line Readings in Testing and Assessment (ORTA) of the International Test Commission (ITC).
  10. September 2009 – part-time researcher at the lectorate of Werken in Justitieel Kader (Working in a Judicial Framework) at Hogeschool Utrecht: methodological consulting and coaching of researchers (also PhD students) and research on the theme "professionalising" in connection with assessment and psychometrics.

Research Areas

  1. Contextualized personality measures
  2. Personality-Based performance determinants for Ph.D. students
  3. Performance–Based testing
  4. Effectiveness of consulting practices
  5. Psychometrics: Componential Item Response Theory models
  6. Crisis management and human behaviour in the maritime context

Teaching Areas

  1. Research design / Basic statistics / data analysis
  2. Human Resource Management
  3. Practical communication skills

 

Publications

 

 

1.      Absil, M., & Butter, R. P. (2010). Ontwikkeling van een zelf-evaluatie instrument voor de zelfstandigheidsbeleving van leerlingen met een verstandelijke beperking [Development of a self-evaluation tool to assess the sense of independence of mentally retarded children]. Manuscript submitted for publication.

 

2.      Butter, R., & Ponte, K. (2010). Medewerkers blijven langer in de organisatie naarmate ze meer bindingen hebben: een onderzoek bij de trainees van de gemeente Rotterdam [Employees stay longer in the organization when their job embeddedness is higher: a study among the trainees of the city of Rotterdam]. Tijdschrift voor Management Development, 1, 26-29.

 

3.      Van der Poel, L. Butter, R., & Blokhuis, A. (2010) Spel en emotioneel welbevinden bij kinderen met een verstandelijke beperking [Play and emotional well-being in mentally retarded children]. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Zorg aan mensen met verstandelijke beperkingen, 1, 42-57.

 

4.      Butter, R. P., & Van Raalten, R. (2010). Ontwikkeling van een online instrument voor studieloopbaanbegeleiding: een student-omgeving fit benadering [Development of an online tool for study guidance: a student-environment fit approach]. Tijdschrift voor Lerarenopleiders (VELON/VELOV), 31(3), 19-26.

 

5.      Roosenhoff, T. A. P., Stehouwer, M. C., De Vroege, R., Butter, R. P., Van Boven, W., & Bruins, P. (2009). Air removal efficiency of a venous bubble trap in a minimal extracorporeal circuit during coronary artery bypass grafting. Manuscript accepted by Artificial Organs.

 

6.      Butter, R. & Born, M. (2009). Enhancing criterion-related validity through bottom-up contextualization of personality inventories: Construction of an ecological conscientiousness scale for Ph.D. candidates. Manuscript submitted for publication.

 

7.      Butter, R. (2009). De goede coach heeft altijd gelijk: essay over coaching in het onderwijs [The good coach is always right: essay on coaching in educational settings]. HU Magazine, nr. 2, June 2009, p.28-29.

 

8.      Butter, R. (2009). Contextualisering in de arbeids- en organisatiepsychologie [Contextualization in I/O psychology]. A&O items: nieuwsbrief arbeids- en organisatiepsychologie. Online: http://www.aeno- items.nl/AenOapril2009/aContextualisering.html

 

9.      Butter, R. (2008). Dansen met structuur (onderzoek in de ecologische pedagogiek) [Dancing with structure: research in Ecological Pedagogy]: Tijdschrift voor Orthopedagogiek, 47, 12, 531-532.

 

10.  Visser, C. & Butter, R. (2008). De effectiviteit van oplossingsgericht werken en cliëntgeleide contractering bij coaching en advisering: lessen uit de psychotherapie [The effectiveness of solution focused working in coaching and consultancy]: Gedrag & Organisatie, 1, 35-55.


11.  Butter, R. (2008). De moeder aller management waanideeën [The mother of all management misperceptions]: review. Website Managementsite. Online. http//www. managementsite.nl.

 

12.  Butter, R. P., & Born, M. (2007). Validity of a contextualized conscientiousness scale for Ph.D. candidate performance. Paper accepted for the 23nd Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, April 2008 in San Francisco.

 

13.  Butter, R. P. (2006). Waarover je niet schrijven kan…: essay over digital story telling [What you cannot write about: essay on digital story telling]. In H. Janssen en R. van der Linde, Vertellend leren, digital storytelling binnen levend leren (p. 60-62). Utrecht, Agiel.

 

14.  Visser, C. Butter, R. (2006). Wat maakt coaching en advisering effectief? [What makes coaching and consulting effective?] Website Managers Online. http//www.managersonline.nl.

 

15.  Butter, R. (2006). Belofte maakt schuld [Promise creates debt]: recensie. Website Managementsite Online. http//www. managementsite.nl.

 

16.  Butter, R. (2005). Rendement van leren en veranderen [Revenu of learning and change] : review. Website Managementsite Online. http//www. managementsite.nl.

 

17.  Visser, C. & Butter, R. (2004). Zo kiest u de juiste adviseur (inclusief checklist) [The way to chose the right consultant (including checklist)]. Website Managers Online. http//www.managersonline.nl.

 

18.  Butter, R. & Visser, C. (2004). Wat is oplossingsgericht adviseren? Verslag van een onderzoek naar adviesstijlen [What is solution focused consulting? report of a study on consulting styles]. Website NOAM, http://www.m-cc.nl/verslagonderzoekadviesstijlen.htm.

 

19.  Butter, R. P.& Wiersma, E. (2002). Development of a Performance Monitoring Instrument for Vessel Traffic Service Operators. In D. de Waard, K. A. Brookhuis, J. Moraal, en A. Tofetti, Human Factors in Transportation, Communication, Health and the Workplace (pp. 387-396). Maastricht, the Netherlands: Shaker Publishing.

 

20.  Wiersma, E. & Butter, R. P. (2002). Situation Awareness in Maritime Traffic Control: a comparison of two methods. In D. de Waard, K. A. Brookhuis, J. Moraal, en A. Tofetti, Human Factors in Transportation, Communication, Health and the Workplace (pp. 377-386). Maastricht, the Netherlands: Shaker Publishing.

 

21.  Butter, R. P. (2001). International harmonisation for dealing with human factor aspects during incidents and calamities in the maritime context, paper presented at the Tiems 2001 International conference on disasters and emergency management towards global harmonization and cooperation, June 19-22, 2001.

 

22.  Butter, R. (2000). Performance evaluation in maritime organizations, paper presented at the CAORF/JSACC International Multi-conference, July 3-7, 2000, New York 2000.

 

23.  Wiersma, E., Butter, R., van ‘t Padje W., A human factors approach to assessing VTS operator performance, paper presented at the VTS 2000 Symposium, 18-21 January 2000.

 

24.  Butter, R., De Boeck, P., & Verhelst, N. D. (1998). Item response model with internal restrictions on item difficulty. Psychometrika, 63, 47-63.

 

25.  Wiersma, E., Butter, R., van ‘t Padje W., A human factors approach to assessing VTS operator performance, paper presented at the VTS 2000 Symposium, 18-21 January 2000.

 

26.  Butter, R. (2000). Menselijk gedrag bij incidenten en calamiteiten in de maritieme context [human behavior during incidents and calamities in the maritime context], (Schip en Werf de Zee, January, 2001).

 

27.  Butter, R., De Boeck, P., & Stouthard, M. (1994). Item response model with internal restrictions on item difficulty applied to facet designs (Report nr. 94-2: also presented at the Facet Theory Conference in Prague, 1993). Leuven: Catholic University of Leuven, Department of Psychology, Research Group on Quantitative Methods.

 

28.  Butter, R., De Boeck, P., & Verhelst, N. D. (1994). Multidimensional item response model with internal restrictions on item difficulty (Report nr. 94-9). Leuven: Catholic University of Leuven, Department of Psychology, Research Group on Quantitative Methods.

 

29.  Butter, R., De Boeck, P., & Verhelst, N. D. (1994). Model with internal restrictions on item difficulty allowing heterogeneous item discrimination (Report nr. 94-10). Leuven: Catholic University of Leuven, Department of Psychology, Research Group on Quantitative Methods.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Interests

  1. Reading
  2. Marathon Running
  3. Cycling holidays

 

WWW links of Interest