PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

Seibel, S., Volmer, J., & Schmitt, A. (2025). Pleasant anticipation of an after-work free-time activity and work engagement: Findings from two studies. Leisure Sciences, 47(1), 178–200. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2022.2074586

Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I. S., Sowden, J. F., Cavalcante, D. C., Queirós, C., Hebel, V. M., Volmer, J., Fiorilli, C., Angelini, G., Golonka, K., Manzano-García, G., Montañés-Muro, P., Jansson-Fröjmark, M., & De Beer, L. T. (2024). Measurement invariance of the Occupational Depression Inventory: A study of 12,589 participants across 14 countries. Work & Stress, 38(4), 420–436. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2024.2364594

Poetz, L., & Volmer, J. (2024). Exploring the dynamic relationship of transformational leadership behavior and leader well-being: A three-wave cross-lagged panel study. Occupational Health Science, 8, 71–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-023-00165-9

Poetz, L., & Volmer, J. (2024). What does leadership do to the leader? Using a pattern-oriented approach to investigate the association between daily leadership profiles and daily leader well-being. Journal of Business and Psychology, 39, 1259-1281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-024-09939-62024 Editor Commendation

Schowalter, A. F., & Volmer, J. (2024). Servant and crisis manager? The association of servant leadership with followers’ adaptivity and proactivity. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 31(4), 433–452. https://doi.org/10.1177/15480518241287647

Schowalter, A. F., & Volmer, J. (2024). Trajectories and associations of perceived servant leadership and teacher exhaustion during the first months of a crisis. Occupational Health Science, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-024-00206-x

Volmer, J., Menhardt, A.-K., & Schubert, K. (2024). Digital führen: Gesundheitsförderung durch Coachings und die App „e-relate“. Personal Quarterly, 2, 24–29.

Güntner, A. V., Inceoglu, I., Leroy, H., Sievers, S., Rex, R., Volmer, J., Buengeler, C., Den Hartog, D. N., Boer, D., Bellingrath, S., Granger, S., Weatherhead, J., Turner, N., Ingold, P., Heimann, A. L., Kleinmann, M., Otto, P., & Menhardt, A.-K. (2023). Leadership and well-being: Putting leaders’ and followers’ good health front and center. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.11297symposium

London, M., Volmer, J., & Zyberaj, J. (2023). Beyond LMX: Toward a theory-based, differentiated view of leader–member relationships. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 38(4), 273–288. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-10-2022-0513

London, M., Volmer, J., Zyberaj, J., & Kluger, A. N. (2023). Attachment style and quality listening: Keys to meaningful feedback and stronger leader-member connections. Organizational Dynamics, 52(2), Article 100977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2023.100977

London, M., Volmer, J., Zyberaj, J., & Kluger, A. N. (2023). Gaining feedback acceptance: Leader-member attachment style and psychological safety. Human Resource Management Review, 33(2), Article 100953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.100953

Schowalter, A. F., & Volmer, J. (2023). Are the effects of servant leadership only spurious? The state of research on the causal effects of servant leadership, recommendations, and an illustrative experiment. The Leadership Quarterly, 34(6), Article 101722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101722

Volmer, J., Schulte, E.-M., & Fritz, C. (2023). Facilitating employee recovery from work: The role of leader-member-exchange. Occupational Health Science, 7, 297–319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-022-00132-w

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., Orth, M., & Göritz, A. (2023). Reciprocal effects of career adaptability and occupational self-efficacy: A three-wave longitudinal study with varying time lags. Journal of Career Assessment, 31(4), 665–685. https://doi.org/10.1177/10690727221140050 shared first authorship

Wihler, A., Reh, S., Landay, K., Kückelhaus, B. P., Ellen, B. P., Volmer, J., Blickle, G., Alexander, K. C., Mackey, J., McAllister, C. P., Zyberaj, J., Spurk, D., & Göritz, A. (2023). New insights into toxic traits, organizational context, and employee outcomes. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/AMPROC.2023.11805symposium

Zyberaj, J., Volmer, J., Spurk, D., & Göritz, A. (2023). An investigation of the dark triad traits stability across time using a person-centered approach [Presentation in the Symposium “New Insights into Toxic Traits, Organizational Context, and Employee Outcomes”]. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA, USA.

Poetz, L., & Volmer, J. (2022). A diary study on the moderating role of leader-member exchange on the relationship between job characteristics, job satisfaction, and emotional exhaustion. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 812103. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812103

Richter-Killenberg, S., & Volmer, J. (2022). How leaders benefit from engaging in high-quality leader-member exchanges: A daily diary study. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 37(7), 605–623. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-06-2021-0370

Schowalter, A. F., & Volmer, J. (2022). More illusion than reality? A review of the state of research on the causal effects of servant leadership, recommendations, and an exemplary study. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.6536

Volmer, J., & Hebel, V. (2022). Gesunde Arbeitsgestaltung per App: Moderne, digitale Tools für Unternehmen [Healthy Labour Organisation with the Help of an App: Modern, digital tools for businesses]. uni.vers Forschung, 32–35.

Zyberaj, J., Seibel, S., Schowalter, A. F., Pötz, L., Richter-Killenberg, S., & Volmer, J. (2022). Developing sustainable careers during a pandemic: The role of psychological capital and career adaptability. Sustainability, 14(5), Article 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053105

Seibel, S., & Volmer, J. (2021). A diary study on anticipated leisure time, morning recovery, and employees’ work engagement. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), Article 9436. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189436

Volmer, J., Schulte, E.-M., Handke, L., Rodenbücher, L., & Tröger, L. (2021). Do all employees benefit from daily networking? The moderating effect of the affiliation motive. Journal of Career Development, 48(5), 555–568. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845319873727

Park, H. M., Tepper, B. J., Kiewitz, C., Liik, K., Milojkovic, A., Özsoy, E., Pejic, M., Stouten, J., & Volmer, J. (August, 2020). Toward theoretical parsimony and practical utility in the prediction of abusive supervision [Presentation in the Symposium “New Ways of Understanding the Dark Side of Leadership”]. 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.13305symposium

Seibel, S., Volmer, J., & Syrek, C. J. (2020). Get a taste of your leisure time: The relationship between leisure thoughts, pleasant anticipation, and work engagement. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 29(6), 889–906. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2020.1804875

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., Orth, M., & Göritz, A. S. (2020). How do career adaptability and proactive career behaviours interrelate over time? An inter- and intraindividual investigation. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 93(1), 158–186. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12288 shared first authorship

Seibel, S., & Volmer, J. (2019). Conflict Poker: Das spielerische Training für den konstruktiven Umgang mit Konfliktsituationen aus der Arbeitswelt. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 63(1), 48–50. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089/a000289

Spurk, D., Hofer, A., Burmeister, A., Muehlhausen, J., & Volmer, J. (2019). Occupational commitment from a life span perspective: An integrative review and a research outlook. Career Development International, 24(3), 190–221. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-07-2018-0184

Volmer, J., Koch, I. K., & Wolff, C. (2019). Illuminating the ‘dark core’: Mapping global versus specific sources of variance across multiple measures of the dark triad. Personality and Individual Differences, 145, 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.024

Volmer, J., Richter, S., & Syrek, C. J. (2019). Creative at each age: Age‐related differences in drivers of workplace creativity from an experience sampling study. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 53(4), 531–545. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.233

Hagemeister, A., & Volmer, J. (2018). Do social conflicts at work affect employees’ job satisfaction?: The moderating role of emotion regulation. International Journal of Conflict Management, 29(2), 213–235. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-11-2016-0097Emerald Literati Network Highly Commended Paper Award 2019

Kauffeld, S., & Volmer, J. (2018). Editorial: Health in organizations: What is important to know about health as an executive? Personal Quarterly, 70(3).

Schuesslbauer, A. F., Volmer, J., & Göritz, A. S. (2018). The goal paves the way: Inspirational motivation as a predictor of career adaptability. Journal of Career Development, 45(5), 489–503. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845317718348

Syrek, C. J., Röltgen, A. T., & Volmer, J. (2018). Nach der Arbeit erreichbar sein?  Zum Einfluss des Führungsverhaltens. Personal Quaterly, 70(2), 10–15.

Volmer, J., Orth, M., & Wolff, H.-G. (2018). Multidimensional networking behavior in Germany and China: Measurement invariance and associations with objective career success. Journal of Career Assessment, 26(4), 678–696. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072717723302

Volmer, J., & Wolff, H.-G. (2018). A daily diary study on the consequences of networking on employees’ career-related outcomes: The mediating role of positive affect. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 2179. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02179

Orth, M., & Volmer, J. (2017). Daily within-person effects of job autonomy and work engagement on innovative behaviour: The cross-level moderating role of creative self-efficacy. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 26(4), 601–612. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2017.1332042

Meinzer, S., Prenninger, J., Vesel, P., Kornhuber, J., Volmer, J., Hornegger, J., & Eskofier, B. M. (2016). Translating satisfaction determination from health care to the automotive industry. Service Business, 10, 651–685. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11628-015-0284-z

Volmer, J., & Fritsche, A. (2016). Daily negative work events and employees’ physiological and psychological reactions. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 1711. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01711

Volmer, J., Koch, I. K., & Göritz, A. S. (2016). The bright and dark sides of leaders’ dark triad traits: Effects on subordinates’ career success and well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 413–418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.06.046

Spurk, D., Meinecke, A. L., Kauffeld, S., & Volmer, J. (2015). Gender, professional networks, and subjective career success within early academic science careers: The role of gender composition in inside and outside departmental support networks. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 14(3), 121–130. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000131

Volmer, J. (2015). Followers’ daily reactions to social conflicts with supervisors: The moderating role of core self-evaluations and procedural justice perceptions. The Leadership Quarterly, 26(5), 719–731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.01.005

Plückhahn, I., Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2014). Der Traum vom gelingenden Berufsleben: Über psychologische Mikroprozessanalysen im Arbeitskontext [The dream of a successful working life: On psychological microprocess analyses in the work context]. uni.vers Forschung, 26–29.

Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2013). Validierung einer deutschsprachigen Version des Career Futures Inventory (CFI): Berufliche Anpassungsfähigkeit, beruflicher Optimismus, Arbeitsmarktwissen und Berufserfolg. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 57(2), 77–95. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089/a000106

Volmer, J. (2012). Catching leaders’ mood: Contagion effects in teams. Administrative Sciences, 2(3), 203–220. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2030203

Volmer, J., Binnewies, C., Sonnentag, S., & Niessen, C. (2012). Do social conflicts with customers at work encroach upon our private lives? A diary study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 17(3), 304–315. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028454

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., & Niessen, C. (2012). Leader–member exchange (LMX), job autonomy, and creative work involvement. The Leadership Quarterly, 23(3), 456–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.10.005

Abele, A. E., Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2011). The construct of career success: Measurement issues and an empirical example. Zeitschrift Für ArbeitsmarktForschung, 43, 195–206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-010-0034-6

Spurk, D., Abele, A. E., & Volmer, J. (2011). The Career Satisfaction Scale: Longitudinal measurement invariance and latent growth analysis. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 84(2), 315–326. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02028.x

Volmer, J., Niessen, C., Spurk, D., Linz, A., & Abele, A. E. (2011). Reciprocal relationships between leader-member exchange (LMX) and job satisfaction: A cross-lagged analysis. Applied Psychology, 60(4), 522–545. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00446.x

Volmer, J., & Sonnentag, S. (2011). The role of star performers in software design teams. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 26(3), 219–234. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683941111112659Winner of the Emerald Outstanding Paper Award 2012

Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2011). Protean and boundaryless career attitudes: Relationships with subjective and objective career success. Zeitschrift Für ArbeitsmarktForschung, 43, 207–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-010-0037-3

Niessen, C., & Volmer, J. (2010). Adaptation to increased work autonomy: The role of task reflection. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 19(4), 442–460. https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320902990396

Sonnentag, S., & Volmer, J. (2010). What you do for your team comes back to you: A cross-level investigation of individual goal specification, team-goal clarity, and individual performance. Human Performance, 23(2), 116–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959281003622164

Sonnentag, S., & Volmer, J. (2009). Individual-level predictors of task-related teamwork processes: The role of expertise and self-efficacy in team meetings. Group & Organization Management, 34(1), 37–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601108329377

Volmer, J., & Sonnentag, S. (2007). Expertise in teams: A longitudinal field study in professional software design [Presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM)]. 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Volmer, J., & Staufenbiel, T. (2006). Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Interviews zur internationalen Personalauswahl. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 50(1), 17–22. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089.50.1.17

TEST DEVELOPMENT

Gatzka, T., & Volmer, J. (2017). Situational Judgment Test für Teamarbeit (SJT-TA). ZIS Open Access Repositorium für Messinstrumente. https://doi.org/10.6102/zis249

EDITORSHIPS

Series Editor: 
Andresen, M., & Volmer, J. (Eds.). Personalmanagement und Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie [Human Resource Management and Work and Organisational Psychology]. University of Bamberg Press.

Guest Editorship: 
Chiesa, R., Mariani, M. G., & Volmer, J. (Eds.). (2021). Special issue: Employability and career success in times of COVID-19. Sustainability.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2022). Organisationspsychologie [Organizational psychology]. In A. Schütz, M. Brand, & S. Steins-Löber (Eds.), Psychologie: Eine Einführung in ihre Grundlagen und Anwendungsfächer [Psychology: An introduction to its basics and applied subjects] (6th ed., pp. 333–345). Kohlhammer.

Volmer, J., & Köppe, C. (2017). Prognose von Laufbahnerfolg [Determinants of career success]. In S. Kauffeld & D. Spurk (Eds.), Handbuch Karriere und Laufbahnmanagement [Manual career and career management] (pp. 1–30). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45855-6_16-1

Ebner, K., & Volmer, J. (2016). Karrierecoaching [Career coaching]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.), Lexikon Berufsbildung: Ein Nachschlagewerk für die nicht-akademischen und akademischen Bereiche [Vocational training lexicon: A reference work for the non-academic and academic fields] (3rd ed., pp. 555–556). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Schulte, E.-M., & Volmer, J. (2016). Belastungen im Beruf [Job stressors]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.), Lexikon Berufsbildung: Ein Nachschlagewerk für die nicht-akademischen und akademischen Bereiche [Vocational training lexicon: A reference work for the non-academic and academic fields] (3rd ed., pp. 124–125). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2016). Berufseignungstests [Job ability tests]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.), Lexikon Berufsbildung: Ein Nachschlagewerk für die nicht-akademischen und akademischen Bereiche [Vocational training lexicon: A reference work for the non-academic and academic fields] (3rd ed., pp. 219–221). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Volmer, J., & Kauffeld, S. (2016). Menschenbilder und Beruf [Idea of man and job]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.), Lexikon Berufsbildung: Ein Nachschlagewerk für die nicht-akademischen und akademischen Bereiche [Vocational training lexicon: A reference work for the non-academic and academic fields] (3rd ed., pp. 664–665). W. Bertelsmann Verlag. 

Volmer, J., & Maurus, M. (2016). Berufliche Mobilität [Occupational mobility]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.), Lexikon Berufsbildung: Ein Nachschlagewerk für die nicht-akademischen und akademischen Bereiche [Vocational training lexicon: A reference work for the non-academic and academic fields] (3rd ed., pp. 159–160). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2016). Wiedereinstieg in den Beruf [Re-entry at work]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.), Lexikon Berufsbildung: Ein Nachschlagewerk für die nicht-akademischen und akademischen Bereiche [Vocational training lexicon: A reference work for the non-academic and academic fields] (3rd ed., pp. 936–937). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2015). Organisationspsychologie [Organizational psychology]. In A. Schütz, M. Brand, H. Selg, & S. Lautenbacher (Eds.), Psychologie: Eine Einführung in ihre Grundlagen und Anwendungsfächer [Psychology: An introduction to its basics and applied subjects] (5th ed., pp. 423–433). Kohlhammer.

Hagmaier, T., Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2013). Calling and burnout: Integrating career research with occupational health psychology. In B. R. Doolittle (Ed.), Psychology of burnout: New research (pp. 19–32). Nova Science Publishers.

Spurk, D., Volmer, J., & Abele, A. E. (2013). Prognose von Berufserfolg: Überblick und aktuelle Trends [Prediction of career success: Overview and current trends]. In J.-P. Pahl & V. Herkner (Eds.), Handbuch Berufsforschung [Manual career exploration] (pp. 434–441). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Spurk, D., Volmer, J., Hagmaier-Göttle, T., & Kauffeld, S. (2013). Why are proactive people more successful in their careers? The role of career adaptability in explaining multiple career success criteria. In E. E. Crossman (Ed.), Personality traits: Causes, conceptions and consequence (pp. 27–48). Novinka, Nova Science Publ.

Volmer, J. (2013). Führung und Kreativität in Organisationen [Leadership and creativity in organizations]. In D. E. Krause (Ed.), Kreativität, Innovation, Entrepreneurship [Creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship] (pp. 59–75). Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02551-9_3

Volmer, J., & Abele, A. E. (2013). Berufliche Laufbahnentwicklung [Occupational career development]. In W. Sarges (Ed.), Management-Diagnostik [Management diagnostics] (4th ed., pp. 508–513). Hogrefe.

Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2013). Belastungen und Stress im Berufsleben: Aktuelle Befunde, Interventionen und Forschungsperspektiven [Demands and stress at work: Current findings, interventions, and research perspectives]. In J.-P. Pahl & V. Herkner (Eds.), Handbuch Berufsforschung [Manual career explorations] (pp. 527–535). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., & Abele, A. E. (2013). Ansätze der Berufslaufbahnforschung in dynamischen Arbeitsumwelten [Theories of career development in dynamic work environments]. In J.-P. Pahl & V. Herkner (Eds.), Handbuch Berufsforschung [Manual career exploration] (pp. 418–424). W. Bertelsmann Verlag.

Abele, A. E., Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2012). Career stagnation: Underlying dilemmas and solutions in contemporary work environments. In N. P. Reilly, M. J. Sirgy, & C. A. Gorman (Eds.), Work and quality of life: Ethical practices in organizations (pp. 107–132). Springer Science + Business Media. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4059-4_7

Abele, A. E., & Volmer, J. (2011). Dual-career couples: Specific challenges for work-life integration. In S. Kaiser, M. J. Ringlstetter, D. R. Eikhof, & M. Pina e Cunha (Eds.), Creating balance? International perspectives on the work-life integration of professionals (pp. 173–189). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16199-5_10

Sonnentag, S., Volmer, J., & Spychala, A. (2008). Job performance. In J. Barling & C. L. Cooper (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of organizational behavior: Volume I - micro approaches (pp. 427–447). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781849200448.n24

Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Volmer, J. (2006). Expertise in software design. In K. A. Ericsson, N. Charness, P. J. Feltovich, & R. R. Hoffman (Eds.), The cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance (pp. 373–388). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511816796.021