Readings in applied organizational behavior from the Lüneburg Symposium

Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany, and the University of Minnesota, USA, hosted the international symposium on “Personality at Work” in Lueneburg. The symposium focussed on the role of personality traits in everyday work settings. Invited experts from academia and industry from around the world with diverse backgrounds in the applied sciences, industrial- and organizational psychology, business administration, and economics presented and discussed current research findings on personality traits in work settings as well as on state-of-the-art practices. Selected manuscripts from the symposium on “Personality at Work” are included in this book as readings in applied organizational behavior from the Lueneburg symposium. These are their topics: From groups to teams: Assessing individual differences in preparedness for team work. Using SOMC to induce empirically-based decision rules in human resource management. The influence of cultural values on entrepreneurial intentions: A comparison between British and German students. Impact of emotional intelligence on leadership effectiveness, success, and job satisfaction. Networking: Theoretical foundations and construct validity.