J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer
Research focuses
- Sustainable organizational behavior and HRM
- Sustainable career development of workers: Health, well-being, and productivity
- Precariousness: Career insecurity, job insecurity, career shocks
- New forms of work and HRM practices (e.g., gig work, algorithmic management)
Curriculum Vitae
- Since 09/2022 Junior Professor (W1) of Organizational Behavior/Organizational Economics, University of Cologne
- 2019-2022 Research Associate (Postdoctoral Level) and Lecturer, Bern University of Teacher Education, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts - Business, UniDistance Suisse, University of Bern
- 2016-2019 Doctor Philosophiae, University of Bern
- 2014-2016 Master of Science in Psychology, Trier University
- 2010-2014 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Trier University
Teaching
- Thesis supervision (Behavioral Ethics and Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management Practices, Organizational Behavior, Sustainability
- Course “Contemporary Topics in Organizational Behavior - From Theory to Practice”
- Course “Global Leadership”
- Course "Sustainable Career Development"
Selected Publications
Hofer, A., Spurk, D., & Hirschi, A. (2020). When and why do negative organization-related career shocks impair career optimism? A conditional indirect effect model. Career Development International. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-12-2018-0299
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
Spurk, D.*, & Hofer, A.*, Hirschi, A., De Cuyper, N., & De Witte, H. (2022). Conceptualizing career insecurity: Toward a better understanding and measurement of a multidimensional construct. Personnel Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/peps.12493 *shared first authorship
Spurk, D., Hofer, A., & Kauffeld, S. (2021). Why does competitive psychological climate foster or hamper career success? The role of challenge and hindrance appraisal pathways and leader-member exchange. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 127, 103542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103542
Selected Projects
- 2016-2019: Secure careers in times of insecurity? Conceptualization, causes, and consequences of career insecurity.
- 2020-2024: Gig Work in Switzerland: Types, Opportunities, and Risks of a Digitalized Labour Market Phenomenon.
- 2023-2025: Gig Work and Future Employment Prospects: A Correspondence Study