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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

Spurk, D.*, Hofer, A.*, Nixon, N.S.R., Barthauer, L., & Kauffeld, S. (2025). Adapt to Survive? Attenuating Indirect Effects of Career Adaptability on Exhaustion via Career Insecurity. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 10(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.281 *shared first authorship

Hofer, A., & Spurk, D. (2025). Exploring precariousness in the gig economy using a multiple-level perspective. In J. Akkermans, F. Pichault, & A. Keegan (Eds.), Research Handbook of Careers in the Gig Economy (pp. 15-35). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035318537.00008 

Hofer, A., Kortsch, T., & Kauffeld, S. (2024). Shaping organizations sustainably: Insights and perspectives (editorial). Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO), 55, 115–125. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-024-00739-3

Hofer, A., Spurk, D. & Hirschi, A. (2021). When and why do negative organization-related career shocks impair career optimism? A conditional indirect effect model. Career Development International, 26(4), 467–494. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-12-2018-0299

Rink, P., & Hofer, A. (in press). Paradox der Employability: Lessons learned für die Praxis. Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO), Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11612-024-00758-0

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, 75(2), 253–394. 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

Van der Heijden, B. I. J. M., Hofer, A., & Semeijn, J. (2024). “DON’T YOU WORRY ‘BOUT A THING” The Moderating Role of Age in the Relationship between Qualitative Job Insecurity and Career Sustainability. Career Development International, 29(5), 527–543. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-08-2023-0280

Selected Projects

Clustermitglied ECONtribute

Mitglied C-Seb

Kontakt

Postanschrift:
Universität zu Köln
Department Corporate Development
Albertus-Magnus-Platz
50923 Köln

Besuchsanschrift:
Raum 3.228
Universitätsstraße 22a (SSC)
50937 Köln

E-Mail: annabelle.hofer(at)wiso.uni-koeln(dot)de

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News

03Apr 2025

Funding Awarded to J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer through the “Inklusions-Projekt-Fonds 2025”

We are delighted to share that J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer has been awarded funding from the Inklusions-Projekt-Fonds 2025 at the University of Cologne. The funded project aims to enhance inclusive teaching practices by developing targeted resources and training formats for academic staff at the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. The initiative focuses on improving the accessibility of university teaching for students with chronic illnesses and contributes to implementing the university’s Inclusion Action Plan. Congratulations!

24Jan 2025

Funding Awarded to J.-Prof. Dr. Hofer for Student Assistant Position for First-Generation Students

We are pleased to announce that the tandem, consisting of a bachelor student and J.-Prof. Dr. Hofer has been awarded a funding opportunity for the summer term of 2025 through the "Student Assistant Position for First-Generation Students" program at the University of Cologne. This initiative aims to support bachelor students from non-academic backgrounds by offering a student assistant position (SHK) to help them gain valuable academic experience during their Bachelor's degree. The program aims to facilitate access to the academic system, boost motivation for an academic career, and support students' studies through an academic-related employment opportunity. Congratulations!

23Apr 2024

Academy of Management 2. Careers Division Community Conference 2024 Best Symposium Award Winner: “Platform work challenges: Multidisciplinary perspectives on platform workers experiences and behaviors” by J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer.

18Dez 2023

Call for papers:

Special Issue CDI "STARA (smart technology, AI, robotics, and algorithms): Implications for career research"

06Sep 2023

J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer received a Best Reviewer Award 2023 from the Careers Division of the Academy of Management.

05Mai 2023

SHK-Stelle für Studierende der 1. Generation - Tandem

Sie kommen aus einem nichtakademischen Elternhaus (sog. Studierende*r der 1. Generation) und möchten während Ihres Bachelorstudiums ab dem Wintersemester 2023/2024 an der Universität zu Köln im Bereich Organizational Behavior arbeiten? Dann schreiben Sie eine Mail an J.-Prof. Dr. Hofer mit dem Betreff "SHK-Stelle für Studierende der 1. Generation - Tandem". J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer ist auf der Suche nach einer geeigneten Person für die Bildung eines Tandems.