Prof. Dr. Laura Venz

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.106
Fon +49.4131.677-1855, laura.venz@leuphana.de
Professor*in, Professorship of Work- and Organizational Psychology

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Vita

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

Publications

Journal contributions

  1. Maladaptive working time strategies and exhaustion: A Daily Diary Study on Violating Breaks, Working Faster, and Working Overtime
    Laura Venz (Author) , Anne Marit Wöhrmann (Author) , 06.06.2025 , in: Sozialpolitik.ch, 2025, 1 , 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Is the joke on you? The impact of sexist humour and gender dynamics on interpersonal work outcomes
    Meikel Neumann (Author) , Laura Venz (Author) , David Demian Loschelder (Author) , Yara Bouckaert (Author) , Louisa Vofrei (Author) , Nina Jonczyk (Author) , Annika Mertens (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 34, 1 , p. 144-159 , 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Leader support for recovery: A multi-level approach to employee psychological detachment from work
    Laura Venz (Author) , Sabine Sonnentag (Author) , Ronit Kark (Author) , 01.12.2024 , in: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 97, 4 , p. 1762–1788 , 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. The social dynamics of knowledge hiding: a diary study on the roles of incivility, entitlement, and self-control
    Laura Venz (Author) , Monique Mohr (Author) , 01.01.2023 , in: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 32, 1 , p. 47-59 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Leading in times of crisis: How perceived COVID-19-related work intensification links to daily e-mail demands and leader outcomes
    Laura Venz (Author) , Katrin Boettcher (Author) , 01.07.2022 , in: Applied Psychology, 71, 3 , p. 912-934 , 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  6. Be smart, play dumb? A transactional perspective on day-specific knowledge hiding, interpersonal conflict, and psychological strain
    Laura Venz (Author) , Hadar Nesher Shoshan (Author) , 01.01.2022 , in: Human Relations, 75, 1 , p. 113 – 138 , 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  7. Daily deep acting toward coworkers: An examination of day-specific antecedents and consequences
    Laura Venz (Author) , Hadar Nesher Shoshan (Author) , 01.01.2022 , in: Journal of Organizational Behavior, 43, 1 , p. 112-124 , 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Maladaptive working time strategies and exhaustion: A Daily Diary Study on Violating Breaks, Working Faster, and Working Overtime
    Laura Venz (Author) , Anne Marit Wöhrmann (Author) , 06.06.2025 , in: Sozialpolitik.ch, 2025, 1 , 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Is the joke on you? The impact of sexist humour and gender dynamics on interpersonal work outcomes
    Meikel Neumann (Author) , Laura Venz (Author) , David Demian Loschelder (Author) , Yara Bouckaert (Author) , Louisa Vofrei (Author) , Nina Jonczyk (Author) , Annika Mertens (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 34, 1 , p. 144-159 , 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Leader support for recovery: A multi-level approach to employee psychological detachment from work
    Laura Venz (Author) , Sabine Sonnentag (Author) , Ronit Kark (Author) , 01.12.2024 , in: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 97, 4 , p. 1762–1788 , 27 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. The social dynamics of knowledge hiding: a diary study on the roles of incivility, entitlement, and self-control
    Laura Venz (Author) , Monique Mohr (Author) , 01.01.2023 , in: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 32, 1 , p. 47-59 , 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Leading in times of crisis: How perceived COVID-19-related work intensification links to daily e-mail demands and leader outcomes
    Laura Venz (Author) , Katrin Boettcher (Author) , 01.07.2022 , in: Applied Psychology, 71, 3 , p. 912-934 , 23 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  6. Be smart, play dumb? A transactional perspective on day-specific knowledge hiding, interpersonal conflict, and psychological strain
    Laura Venz (Author) , Hadar Nesher Shoshan (Author) , 01.01.2022 , in: Human Relations, 75, 1 , p. 113 – 138 , 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  7. Daily deep acting toward coworkers: An examination of day-specific antecedents and consequences
    Laura Venz (Author) , Hadar Nesher Shoshan (Author) , 01.01.2022 , in: Journal of Organizational Behavior, 43, 1 , p. 112-124 , 13 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Activities

  1. Die Vier-Tage-Woche: Eine systematische Literaturübersicht zu den Nachhaltigkeitsfolgen komprimierter und reduzierter Arbeitszeitmodelle
    Islena Ferreira de Araujo (Coauthor) , Laura Venz (Speaker)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research

  2. Work Life Balance: Stipendiat*innen / Gen Z im Gespräch mit Laura Venz und David Gutensohn
    Laura Venz (Speaker) , David Gutensohn (Speaker)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer

  3. Working from home and recovery
    Laura Venz (Speaker) , Anne Marit Wöhrmann (Coauthor) , Dana Unger (Coauthor)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research

  4. Ausbildung in Zeiten von New Work
    Laura Venz (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Transfer

  5. Proactively against the crisis: An explorative diary study on discretionary employee green behavior
    Laura Venz (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  6. Wo geht es hin mit der Erholungsforschung?
    Laura Venz (Keynote Speaker)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research

  7. Work well, rest well, be well: How experience-sampling methods help us understand the new world of work
    Laura Venz (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  8. Arbeiten wo und wann man möchte: Grenzenlose Freiheit oder grenzwertige Praxis?
    Laura Venz (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Transfer

  9. Heute hier, morgen dort: Erkenntnisse zur Arbeit im Wechsel zwischen Homeoffice und Büro
    Laura Venz (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  10. New Work: Was ist das und was macht das mit uns?
    Laura Venz (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Transfer

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Prizes

  1. EAWOP impact incubator research dissemination award
    Meikel Neumann (Recipient) Laura Venz (Recipient) David Demian Loschelder (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer

  2. Human Relations Paper of the Year Award 2022
    Laura Venz (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  3. Outstanding Reviewer in the 2021 Emerald Literati Awards, selected by the editorial team of Journal of Managerial Psychology
    Laura Venz (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Teaching