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Personal profile
Curriculum
2023: Visiting scholar (1 month), DeGroote Business School, McMaster University, Canada
01/2022-current: Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology, Institute for Management & Organization, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany; funded by ias AG
2019-2021: Junior Professor of Work and Organizational Psychology, Institute for Management & Organization, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany; funded by ias AG
2019: Visiting scholar (3 months), DeGroote Business School, McMaster University, Canada
2016-2019: Postdoctoral researcher, Work and Organizational Psychology Unit, University of Mannheim, Germany
2015: Visiting scholar (5 months), Warrington College of Business Administration, University of Florida, USA
05/2015: PhD (Dr. rer. soc.), Universitity of Mannheim, Germany
2010-2015: Research assistant & PhD student, Work and Organizational Psychology unit, University of Mannheim, Germany
2012/13: Visiting scholar (3 months), School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia
2009-2010: Research assistant, Work and Organizational Psychology unit, University of Konstanz, Germany
07/2009: Diploma in Psychology (equivalent to a Master degree), TU Dresden, Germany
Teaching
Work and Organisational Psychology / Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Organizational Behavior
Differential Psychology
Work and Organizational Psychological Methods
(Occupational) Health Psychology
Research interests
Social relationships at work
- Coworker relationships and interpersonal behavior at work
- Leader-follower relationships and their implications for leaders and followers alike
Occupational health and well-being
- Self-regulation at work
- Recovery from work stress
- Leadership and well-being
The aging workforce
- Successful aging at work
- Leading an aging workforce
Transfer of scientific knowledge
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- German Psychological Society (DGPs)
- European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
- Academy of Management (AoM)
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Keywords
- Health sciences
- Management studies
- Psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Projects
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This will be great exposure for you: Precarious employment in the gig economy
Connelly, C. (Project manager, academic) & Venz, L. (Project manager, academic)
17.07.19 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Maladaptive working time strategies and exhaustion: A Daily Diary Study on Violating Breaks, Working Faster, and Working Overtime
Venz, L. & Wöhrmann, A. M., 06.06.2025, In: Sozialpolitik.ch. 2025, 1, 27 p., 1.2.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Is the joke on you? The impact of sexist humour and gender dynamics on interpersonal work outcomes
Bouckaert, Y., Vofrei, L., Jonczyk, N., Mertens, A., Soliman, M., Venz, L. & Loschelder, D. D., 01.2025, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 34, 1, p. 144-159 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Recovery from work stress
Venz, L., Wöhrmann, A. M., Vieten, L. & Michel, A., 25.01.2024, An Introduction to Contemporary Work Psychology. Peeters, M., de Jonge, J. & Taris, T. (eds.). 2 ed. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., p. 321-344 24 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Leader support for recovery: A multi-level approach to employee psychological detachment from work
Sonnentag, S., Kark, R. & Venz, L., 12.2024, In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 97, 4, p. 1762–1788 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access13 Citations (Scopus) -
The social dynamics of knowledge hiding: a diary study on the roles of incivility, entitlement, and self-control
Venz, L. & Mohr, M., 2023, In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 32, 1, p. 47-59 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
13 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Die Vier-Tage-Woche: Eine systematische Literaturübersicht zu den Nachhaltigkeitsfolgen komprimierter und reduzierter Arbeitszeitmodelle
Ferreira de Araujo, I. (Coauthor) & Venz, L. (Speaker)
10.10.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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14. Fachgruppentagung der Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie und Ingenieurspsychologie - AOWI 2025
Venz, L. (Organiser)
09.09.2025 → 12.09.2025Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
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Work Life Balance: Stipendiat*innen / Gen Z im Gespräch mit Laura Venz und David Gutensohn
Venz, L. (Speaker) & Gutensohn, D. (Speaker)
06.06.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer
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Working from home and recovery
Venz, L. (Speaker), Wöhrmann, A. M. (Coauthor) & Unger, D. (Coauthor)
14.05.2024Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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Ausbildung in Zeiten von New Work
Venz, L. (Speaker)
21.11.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
Prizes
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EAWOP impact incubator research dissemination award
Bouckaert, Y. (Recipient), Vofrei, L. (Recipient), Jonczyk, N. (Recipient), Mertens, A. (Recipient), Soliman, M. (Recipient), Venz, L. (Recipient) & Loschelder, D. (Recipient), 24.05.2025
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
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Human Relations Paper of the Year Award 2022
Venz, L. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Outstanding Reviewer in the 2021 Emerald Literati Awards, selected by the editorial team of Journal of Managerial Psychology
Venz, L. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research
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Impact Award for outstanding achievements and exceptional commitment to science communication with impact
Venz, L. (Recipient), 12.2025
Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer
Press/Media
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„Post-Holiday-Syndrom“: So schützen Sie sich vor einem Stimmungstief nach dem Sommerurlaub
22.08.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Warum auch Führungskräfte nicht dauerhaft erreichbar sein müssen
30.07.25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
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Kein Leben für den Job!? Wie "Gen Z" die Arbeitswelt verändert
Venz, L., Gutensohn, D. & Mass, R.
22.04.25 → 27.04.25
2 Media contributions
Press/Media
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