What better way to celebrate its 30th birthday than by bringing students, universities, and companies (also virtually) together for the final presentations in Riga, Latvia, and a nice final dinner at the Latvian beach? 🇱🇻

For several months, students from our chair at the University of Bamberg, together with students from our partner universities in Belgium, in Latvia, and in the Netherlands, have worked in international teams on projects with companies across Europe.

Through these projects, students tackled current HR challenges, developed practical solutions, and gained valuable experience in intercultural collaboration. German students worked on projects in Latvia, Belgium and the Netherlands, while students from our partner universities collaborated with BayernwerkAkademie, Shimadzu and SiemensHealthineers here in Germany.

A heartfelt thank you goes to all participating students for their dedication and enthusiasm. We would also like to thank our partner universities for the great collaboration and, most importantly, our participating companies for their trust, their openness, and for providing our students with meaningful real-world challenges.

The EHRM Programme is a great example of what international cooperation can achieve: students gain hands-on experience in consulting and intercultural teamwork, while companies benefit from innovative approaches to their HR challenges.

Would your company like to join the next EHRM 2027 cohort? 😉

We are always looking for organisations interested in collaborating with international student teams on exciting HR projects.

If you would like to learn more or explore a potential collaboration, we would love to hear from you!

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Additionally, taking photos or any other recordings of the exam documents is strictly prohibited.

For any questions, please get in touch with Mrs. Schmölder.

We wish all students a relaxing holiday and a great start to a successful new year! 🎅🏻🥳

Last week, our chair team came together for a very funny year-end gathering and looked back on the past year while enjoying wonderful treats. 🍪🥂

Behind us lies an exciting and eventful year with many great teaching moments and excellent research achievements. In our courses, we explored a range of timely and thought-provoking topics with our students, including the role of serendipity in careers, careers in the era of artificial intelligence, and diversity management, asking what diversity management means in today’s rapidly changing world.

Thank you very much! We look forward to seeing you again in the new year. 😊

Your Chair of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour

A new article on „The multidimensionality of overemployment - Development and initial validation of a new scale” by Julia Hiemer and Maike Andresen has been published in the German Journal of Human Resource Management.

While overemployment has traditionally been defined as a mismatch between actual and preferred working hours, recent qualitative studies conceptualize it as a multidimensional psychological construct. However, research still lacks a sufficiently complex and statistically validated measure of psychological overemployment. To address this, the present study developed and validated a multidimensional Psychological Overemployment Scale (POS), the first psychometrically tested instrument of its kind.

👉”Researchers can use the POS to develop knowledge on psychological overemployment, its antecedents and outcomes.”

👉 “Practitioners can apply it to evaluate work flexibilization instruments, for organizational diagnosis, or coaching.”

We are excited to share this article and are curious to see how the POS will inspire future research and practice!

✨ The link is below! Feel free to check it out!

Hiemer, J., & Andresen, M. (2025). The multidimensionality of overemployment: Development and initial validation of a new scale. German Journal of Human Resource Management, 0(0),online first, 1-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/23970022251391028

The Chair of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour wishes all students a successful and inspiring start to the Winter Semester 2025/26! 🌟

A special welcome to our first-year students. We hope you have an excellent start to university life, with exciting courses, new connections, and many opportunities for personal and professional growth.

This semester we once again offer a diverse range of courses:
Bachelor’s level: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, Diversity Management
Master’s level: The Future of Work, Change Management, Leadership & Management Development, Presentation and Moderation

Reaching the end of your studies?
You can write an exciting thesis at our Chair. Feel free to talk to us directly or apply via our website.

About to complete your Master’s degree and interested in research and teaching?
A well-paid position as a research assistant (m/f/d) offers an excellent career start, providing fascinating insights into academic work and the chance to pursue a PhD - a real career enhancer in both academia and business. Please take a look at our current job opening!

🌍 Looking for a unique experience in the HR field?
In the summer term 2026, we’ll once again offer the EHRM Programme (30 ECTS). Applications are open until November 30, 2025.
You can find more information at www.ehrm-programme.com, on our chair’s website, or directly in our courses.

New in our team:
Since September, our new colleague, Dr. Hannah Tornow, has been actively supporting our chair. She brings fresh ideas and is pursuing her habilitation – we’re very excited about working with her!

We look forward to welcoming you to our courses!

The Chair of Business Administration, especially Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
#SemesterStart #HumanResourceManagement #OrganisationalBehaviour

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Additionally, taking photos or any other recordings of the exam documents is strictly prohibited.

For any questions, please get in touch with Mrs. Schmölder.

Congratulations to Richard Ladenburger, Victoria Hammes, and Maike Andresen. This recognition is a testament to the team’s outstanding dedication and strong collaboration. 

We are excited to present our research on managerial coaching and migrants’ perceived employability at the AOM Meeting in Copenhagen and look forward to the inspiring discussions it will generate. 

Here's to many more to come! 🚀 

#AOM2025 #BestPaper

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Additionally, taking photos or any other recordings of the exam documents is strictly prohibited.

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How can companies ensure that expats work successfully and experience true well-being throughout their assignment? This question is at the heart of our upcoming talk:

📢 “Expat Well-Being: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practical Implications”

On March 11, Prof. Dr. Maike Andresen, Daniel Halfpap, Alexia Schmolling, and Stefan Remhof will dive deep into the challenges and solutions of Expats well-being.

📅 Date: March 11, 2025

📍 Location: Online

⭐️ Register here 👉🏻 https://people-mobility.org/expat-well-being-theory-vs-reality/

🕒 Time: 11:00 a.m. CET

Who’s joining us? 👇

#ExpatWellBeing #GlobalMobility #HR #Leadership

Today, Prof. Dr. Maike Andresen delivered a presentation on expatriate well-being at the annual Global Mobility Conference. Together with practitioners who work daily in global mobility management, the spotlight was on one key topic: the well-being of expatriates.

🌍 Expatriates are often described as a vulnerable group, frequently affected by psychological issues, stress, and illness, which can significantly diminish their well-being.

The primary reasons for this include:

• Lack of knowledge about local customs
• Acculturation stress and the absence of a local support network
• Psychological strain caused by isolation, stress, and adjustment challenges

👉 The more stressors or vulnerabilities they face, the more likely they are to resort to destructive coping mechanisms, such as:

• Insomnia or aggressiveness
• Substance abuse, including increased alcohol or drug consumption
• Signs of moral relativism (e.g., excessive consumption of pornography, extramarital affairs)
• Domestic violence

👉 As a result, their overall well-being decreases. Identifying and addressing the factors that undermine well-being is critical.

💡 Prof. Dr. Andresen highlighted the following key aspects:

• Positive and negative factors influencing the general and work-related well-being of expatriates
• Work-related and external factors that impact expatriates' well-being
• Approaches for global mobility management to actively foster expatriate well-being

If you're interested, we’d be happy to share the handout.