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Prof. Dr. Laura Venz

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.106
Fon +49.4131.677-1855, laura.venz@leuphana.de
Professor, 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
    Yara Bouckaert (Author) , Louisa Vofrei (Author) , Nina Jonczyk (Author) , Annika Mertens (Author) , Meikel Neumann (Author) , Laura Venz (Author) , David D. Loschelder (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
    Sabine Sonnentag (Author) , Ronit Kark (Author) , Laura Venz (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
    Hadar Nesher Shoshan (Author) , Laura Venz (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. Recovery from work stress
    Laura Venz (Author) , Anne Marit Wöhrmann (Author) , Laura Vieten (Author) , Alexandra Michel (Author) , 25.01.2024 2 ed. Hoboken , p. 321-344 , 24 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › 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
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    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Transfer

  2. Human Relations Paper of the Year Award 2022
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    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
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    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses

Personnel and Organizational Psychology II - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Laura Venz
Die Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie beschäftigt sich mit menschlichem Verhalten in Organisationen und am Arbeitsplatz und umfasst Aspekte wie Arbeitseinstellungen, Stress und Gesundheit, Arbeits- und Aufgabenanalyse, Arbeitsleistung, Arbeitsteams und -gruppen, Führung, Karriereentwicklung und Personalauswahl. Sie befasst sich entsprechend mit Fragen der Leistungsmessung, der Motivation am Arbeitsplatz, der Qualität des Arbeitslebens, dem Sinn von Arbeit, der Struktur von Arbeit, sowie der Auswahl, Ausbildung und Entwicklung von Personal wie auch der Organisationsentwicklung.
Die Vorlesung vermittelt Theorien und Methoden zum Verständnis von Verhalten und Prozessen im Arbeits-und Organisationskontext. Die Vorlesung beleuchtet die verschiedenen Analyseeinheiten Individuen, Teams/Gruppen und Organisationen und behandelt dabei folgende Themen:

Einführung in die Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie - geschichtlicher Abriss
Arbeitsanalyse und Arbeitsgestaltung
Teamarbeit und deren Gestaltung
Führung
Gestaltung von Organisationen und Organisationsentwicklung
Wirkung von Arbeit: Stress und Gesundheit
Arbeitseinstellungen: Arbeitszufriedenheit und Commitment
Arbeitsmotivation und Arbeitsengagement
Arbeitsleistung (Aufgabenleistung, kontextuelle Leistung, kontraproduktives Verhalten)
Leistungsmessung und Leistungsbeurteilung
Personalauswahl
Karrieren in Organisationen: Personalentwicklung und Training
Next appointment:
Wednesday, 2026-10-14 at 12:15
Room: C 3.121 Seminarraum
Applied Psychological Assessment II
Laura Venz
This module conveys how to conduct psychological assessment using interviews and observation. Students learn to develop interviews and behavioral simulation tasks together with reliable and valid evaluation methods and acquire competencies in diagnostic conversation.
Next appointment:
Monday, 2026-10-12 at 12:15
Room: C HS 4
Empirical Research Project - Work and Organizational Psychology
Laura Venz
The course "Empirical Research Project - Work and Organizational Psychology" will enable students to experience all steps of a research process in applied psychology research, addressing a research question from the field of Work and Organizational Psychology using a quantitative field survey approach.

Course:
This course consists of the following 10 parts: (1) discussing relevant literature of work psychology and organizational behavior research, (2) identifying a research question, (3) deriving hypotheses, (4) getting to know research designs in applied work psychology, (5) applying a quantitative survey study design, (6) implementing and conducting an empirical research project using a survey design, (7) collecting field data, (8) analysing the data using SPSS or R, (9) evaluating the results, and (10) presenting the findings.
Next appointment:
Monday, 2026-10-12 at 16:15
Room: C 6.317 Seminarraum
Navigating The Future: Building Critical Skills For Tomorrow
Christoph Spohner, Laura Venz
This seminar focuses on inter- and transdisciplinary competencies for the future of work - Future Skills. Beyond the boundaries of one's discipline, changes, requirements, and consequences of constant change are critically discussed from a psychological perspective. Students will contribute their individual and disciplinary viewpoints to jointly build an understanding of what the future holds.

Overall, this seminar engages students to actively reflect on and apply future skills within their specific fields and engage in interdisciplinary perspectives. Future skills encompass the essential competencies required to thrive in dynamic work environments.

By considering their future work domains, students will engage in various reflections to understand the relevance of future skills, how they can be applied to their personal learning and development processes, to discuss the chances and limits of artificial intelligence (AI) and its ethical aspects. Students will explore how these skills intersect with emerging trends, technological advancements, and societal changes, enabling them to navigate and contribute meaningfully to their respective fields.
The accompanying reflective format will provide students with opportunities to assess their skill sets, strengths, and areas for improvement. They will also be encouraged to consider their future professional aspirations and how future skills can be transferred and integrated into their learning and development processes.
Next appointment:
Friday, 2026-10-16 at 10:15
Room: C 6.317 Seminarraum
Personnel and Organizational Psychology II - Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Laura Venz, Mattea Wehage
Die Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie beschäftigt sich mit menschlichem Verhalten in Organisationen und am Arbeitsplatz und umfasst Aspekte wie Arbeitseinstellungen, Stress und Gesundheit, Arbeits- und Aufgabenanalyse, Arbeitsleistung, Arbeitsteams und -gruppen, Führung, Karriereentwicklung und Personalauswahl. Sie befasst sich entsprechend mit Fragen der Leistungsmessung, der Motivation am Arbeitsplatz, der Qualität des Arbeitslebens, dem Sinn von Arbeit, der Struktur von Arbeit, sowie der Auswahl, Ausbildung und Entwicklung von Personal wie auch der Organisationsentwicklung.
Die Vorlesung vermittelt Theorien und Methoden zum Verständnis von Verhalten und Prozessen im Arbeits-und Organisationskontext. Die Vorlesung beleuchtet die verschiedenen Analyseeinheiten Individuen, Teams/Gruppen und Organisationen und behandelt dabei folgende Themen:

Einführung in die Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie - geschichtlicher Abriss
Arbeitsanalyse und Arbeitsgestaltung
Teamarbeit und deren Gestaltung
Führung
Gestaltung von Organisationen und Organisationsentwicklung
Wirkung von Arbeit: Stress und Gesundheit
Arbeitseinstellungen: Arbeitszufriedenheit und Commitment
Arbeitsmotivation und Arbeitsengagement
Arbeitsleistung (Aufgabenleistung, kontextuelle Leistung, kontraproduktives Verhalten)
Leistungsmessung und Leistungsbeurteilung
Personalauswahl
Karrieren in Organisationen: Personalentwicklung und Training
Next appointment:
Wednesday, 2026-10-14 at 14:15
Room: C 7.013 Seminarraum
Research Forum Psychology
Laura Venz
Please enroll in this course if you are part of the Psychology Doctoral Research Group, regardless of whether you plan to actively participate in a research forum this semester.

We will have:
* a research group kick-off session (Tue, xx.xx.2026, 16:15, C 6.317 / hybrid)
* a general semester kick-off session (Fri, xx.xx.2026, 16:00, XXX / hybrid)
* biweekly research forum meetings (Tue, ENTER DATES., 16:15, C 6.317 / hybrid)
* the doctoral research conference day (organized at the School of Management and Technology, Fri, xx.xx.2027)

In the biweekly research forum meetings, you can present research that is at a preliminary stage. The purpose of these presentations is to help you improve your research project. Therefore, please prepare a presentation of a maximum of 10 minutes and conclude by asking questions and raising issues that help you advance your project. Consider the other participants as a resource to improve your work.

During the Doctoral Conference Day at the end of the semester, you can present research that is at a more advanced stage. Typically, you give a presentation of a maximum of 15 minutes, including all parts of a paper. The Doctoral Conference Day will take place in person on campus.
Next appointment:
Tuesday, 2026-10-13 at 16:15
Room: C 6.317 Seminarraum