Prof. Dr. Judith Volmer

Geschäftsführende Direktorin des Instituts für Psychologie

Sprechstunde: in der vorlesungsfreien Zeit n.V., im Semester Di, 9-10 Uhr (bitte vorab E-mail mit Anliegen schreiben)

Adresse: 
Markusplatz 3, Raum M3/01.18
96047 Bamberg, Germany


E-Mail:  judith.volmer(at)uni-bamberg.de
Tel: +49 951 863 1894

 

Judith Volmer ist seit April 2013 Professorin für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie an der Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg. Nach ihrer Promotion an der TU Braunschweig (Dr. rer. nat.) war sie als Post-Doktorandin der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg tätig (Venia legendi für das Fach Psychologie in 2011). Auslandaufenthalte waren u.a. bei der Deutsch-Amerikanischen Handelskammer in New York, der New York University (NYU), der Portland State University (PSU) und der Universität Bologna, Italien.

Forschungsschwerpunkte sind die Themen Führung in komplexen und digitalen Umwelten, digitale Gesundheitsprävention in Organisationen sowie nachhaltige Laufbahngestaltung. Ihre Arbeiten werden in hochrangigen, internationalen Zeitschriften veröffentlicht (z.B. Leadership Quarterly, Human Resource Management Review, Human Performance, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology). Sie ist außerdem in Wissenschaftlichen Beiräten, als Gutachterin für Zeitschriften und Anträge sowie als Mentorin aktiv.

Publikationen:

Alle Publikationen:

https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=6KTJ4o0AAAAJ&hl=en

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Judith-Volmer 

Peer-reviewed Publications:

Bianchi, R., Schonfeld, I.S., Sowden, J.F., Cavalcante, D.C., Queirós, C., Hebel, V., Volmer, J., Fiorilli, C., Angelini, G., Golonka, K., Manzano-Garcia, G., Montané-Muro, P., Jansoon-Fröjmark, M., & de Beer, L.T. (2024, online first). Measurement invariance of the occupational depression inventory: A study of 12,589 participants across 14 countries. Work & Stress.https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2024.2364594

Poetz, L., & Volmer, J. (2024). What does leadership do to the leader? Using a pattern-oriented approach to investigate the association between daily leadership profiles and daily leader well-being. Journal of Business and Psychology, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-024-09939-6  

Volmer, J., Menhardt, A.-K., & Schubert, K. (2024). Digital führen: Gesundheitsförderung durch Coachings und die App "e-relate". Personal Quarterly, 2, 24-29.

Güntner A.V., Inceoglu, I., Leroy, H., Sievers, S., Rex, R., Volmer, J., Buengeler, C., Den Hartog, D.N., Boer, D., Bellingrath, S., et al (2023). Leadership and Well-Being: Putting Leaders’ and Followers’ Good Health Front and Center. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023(1).

Schowalter, A.F. & Volmer, J. (2023). Are the effects of servant leadership only spurious? The state of research on the causal effects of servant leadership, Recommendations, and an illustrative experiment. The Leadership Quarterly, 101722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101722

Poetz, L., & Volmer, J. (2023). Exploring the dynamic relationship of transformational leadership behavior and leader well-being: A three-wave cross-lagged panel study. Occupational Health Science, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-023-00165-9  

London, M., Volmer, J., & Zyberaj, J. (2023). Beyond LMX: toward a theory-based, differentiated view of leader–member relationships. Journal of Managerial Psychology,38, 273-288. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMP-10-2022-0513

London, M., Volmer, J., Zyberaj, J., & Kluger, A.N. (2023). Attachment style and quality listening: Keys to meaningful feedback and stronger leader-member connections. Organizational Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2023.100977

London, M., Volmer, J., Zyberaj, J., & Kluger, A. N. (2023). Gaining Feedback Acceptance: The Central Roles of Leader-Member Attachment Style and Psychological Safety. Human Resource Management Review, 2, 100953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2023.100953

Volmer, J., Schulte, E.-M. & Fritz, C. (2023). Facilitating Employee Recovery From Work: The Role of Leader-Member-Exchange. Occupational Health Science, 7, 297–319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-022-00132-w

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., Orth, M., & Goeritz (2023). Reciprocal Effects of Career Adaptability and Occupational Self-Efficacy:  A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study with Varying Time Lags. Journal of Career Assessment, 3, 665-685. doi.org/10.1177/10690727221140050 [#shared first authorship]

Wihler A., Reh, S., Landay, K., Kueckelhaus, B.P., Ellen B.P., Volmer, J., Blickle, G., Alexander, K.C., Mackey, J., McAllister, C.P., et al. (2023). New Insights into Toxic Traits, Organizational Context, and Employee Outcomes. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023(1).

Zyberaj, J., Volmer, J., Spurk, D., Goeritz, A. (2023). An investigation of the dark triad traits stability across time using a person-centered approach. Presentation in the Symposium “New Insights into Toxic Traits, Organizational Context, and Employee Outcomes” (Organizers: Whiler, A., & Reh, S.). 83th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Boston, MA, USA.

Poetz L., & Volmer J. (2022) A diary study on the moderating role of leader-member exchange on the relationship between job characteristics, job satisfaction, and emotional exhaustion. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 812103. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812103

Richter-Killenberg, S. & Volmer, J. (2022). How leaders benefit from engaging in high-quality leader-member exchanges: A daily diary study. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmp-06-2021-0370

Schowalter, A. F., & Volmer, J. (2022). More illusion than reality? A review of the state of research on the causal effects of servant leadership, recommendations, and an exemplary study. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.6536

Seibel, S., Volmer, J., & Schmitt, A. (2022) Pleasant Anticipation of an After-Work Free-Time Activity and Work Engagement: Findings from Two Studies. Leisure Sciences, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400.2022.2074586

Zyberaj, J., Seibel, S., Schowalter, A. F., Pötz, L., Richter-Killenberg, S., & Volmer, J. (2022). Developing Sustainable Careers during a Pandemic: The Role of Psychological Capital and Career Adaptability. Sustainability, 14(5), 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053105

Seibel, S., & Volmer, J. (2021). A diary study on anticipated leisure time, morning recovery and employees’ work engagement. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9436. 10.3390/ijerph18189436

Park, H. M., Tepper, B. J., Kiewitz, C., Liik, K., Milojkovic, A., Ozsoy, E., Pejic, M., Stouten, J., & Volmer, J. (August, 2020), Toward Theoretical Parsimony and Practical Utility in the Prediction of Abusive Supervision. New Ways of Understanding the Dark Side of Leadership, the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Vancouver, Canada.

Seibel, S., Volmer, J., & Syrek, C. J. (2020). Get a taste of your leisure time: the relationship between leisure thoughts, pleasant anticipation, and work engagement. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 29(6), 889–906. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432x.2020.1804875

Volmer, J., Schulte, E., Handke, L., Rodenbücher, L., & Tröger, L. (2019). Do all employees benefit from daily networking? The moderating effect of the affiliation motive. Journal of Career Development, 48(5), 555–568. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0894845319873727

Spurk, D., Volmer, J., Orth, M., & Göritz, A. S. (2019). How do career adaptability and proactive career behaviours interrelate over time? An inter and intraindividual investigation. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 93(1), 158–186. [#shared first authorship] doi.org/10.1111/joop.12288 

Seibel, S. & Volmer, J. (2019). Conflict Poker: A playful training for the constructive handling of conflict situations in work environments. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 63, 48-50. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089/a000289

Spurk, D., Hofer, A., Burmeister, A., Muehlhausen, J., & Volmer, J. (2019). Occupational commitment from a life span perspective. Career Development International, 24(3), 190–221. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-07-2018-0184

Volmer, J., Koch, I., & Wolff, C. (2019). Illuminating the ‘dark core’: Mapping global versus specific sources of variance across multiple measures of the dark triad. Personality and Individual Differences, 145, 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.02

Kauffeld, S. & Volmer, J. (2018). Editorial: Health in Organizations: What is important to know about health as an executive? Personal Quarterly, 70, 3.

Schuesslbauer, A.F., Volmer, J., & Göritz, A.S. (2018). The goal paves the way: Inspirational motivation as a predictor of career adaptability. Journal of Career Development, 45, 489-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845317718348

Syrek, C., Röltgen, A., & Volmer, J. (2018). Am I willing or do I have to be available? How leadership behavior influences the expectation to be available after work. Personal Quarterly, 70, 10-15.

Volmer, J., & Wolff, H. (2018). A Daily Diary study on the consequences of networking on Employees’ Career-Related Outcomes: The Mediating role of positive affect. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02179

Volmer, J., Richter, S., & Syrek, C. J. (2018). Creative at Each Age: AgeRelated Differences in Drivers of Workplace Creativity from an Experience Sampling Study. The Journal of Creative Behavior, 53, 531–545. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.233

Hagemeister, A., & Volmer, J. (2017). Do social conflicts at work affect employees’ job satisfaction? The moderating role of emotion regulation. International Journal of Conflict Management, 29(2), 213–235. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijcma-11-2016-0097  Emerald Literati Network Highly Commended Paper Award 2019 

Orth, M., & Volmer, J. (2017). Daily within-person effects of job autonomy and work engagement on innovative behaviour: The cross-level moderating role of creative self-efficacy. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 26, 601–612. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2017.1332042

Volmer, J., Orth, M., & Wolff, H. (2017). Multidimensional networking behavior in Germany and China. Journal of Career Assessment, 26, 678–696. [#shared first authorship] https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072717723302

Volmer, J., Koch, I., & Göritz, A. S. (2016). The bright and dark sides of leaders’ dark triad traits: Effects on subordinates’ career success and well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 413–418. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S019188691630798X

Volmer, J., & Fritsche, A. (2016). Daily negative work events and employees’ physiological and psychological reactions. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01711

Spurk, D., Meinecke, A. L., Kauffeld, S., & Volmer, J. (2015). Gender, professional networks, and subjective career success within early academic science careers: The role of gender composition in inside and outside departmental support networks. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 14, 121–130. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000131

Meinzer, S., Prenninger, J., Vesel, P., Kornhuber, J., Volmer, J., Hornegger, J., & Eskofier, B. M. (2015). Translating satisfaction determination from health care to the automotive industry. Service Business, 10, 651–685. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11628-015-0284-z

Volmer, J. (2015). Followers’ daily reactions to social conflicts with supervisors: The moderating role of core self-evaluations and procedural justice perceptions. Leadership Quarterly, 26, 719–731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.01.005

Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2013). Validierung einer deutschsprachigen Version des Career Futures Inventory (CFI). Zeitschrift für Arbeits-und Organisationspsychologie, 57, 77–95. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089/a000106

Volmer, J., Binnewies, C., Sonnentag, S., & Niessen, C. (2012). Do social conflicts with customers at work encroach upon our private lives? A diary study. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 17, 304–315. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028454

Volmer, J. (2012). Catching Leaders’ mood: Contagion effects in teams. Administrative Sciences, 2, 203–220. https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci2030203

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., & Niessen, C. (2012). Leader–member exchange (LMX), job autonomy, and creative work involvement. Leadership Quarterly, 23, 456–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2011.10.005

Spurk, D., Abele, A. E., & Volmer, J. (2011). The Career Satisfaction Scale: Longitudinal measurement invariance and latent growth analysis. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 84, 315–326. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02028.x

Volmer, J., Niessen, C., Spurk, D., Linz, A., & Abele, A. E. (2011). Reciprocal Relationships between Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and Job Satisfaction: A Cross-Lagged Analysis. Applied Psychology, 60, 522–545. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-0597.2011.00446.x

Volmer, J., & Sonnentag, S. (2011). The role of star performers in software design teams. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 26, 219–234. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683941111112659  Winner of the Emerald Outstanding Paper Award 2012

Abele, A. E., Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2010). The construct of career success: Measurement issues and an empirical example. Journal for Labour Market Research, 43, 195–206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-010-0034-6

Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2010). Protean and boundaryless career attitudes: Relationships with subjective and objective career success. Journal for Labour Market Research, 43, 207–218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12651-010-0037-3

Niessen, C., & Volmer, J. (2010). Adaptation to increased work autonomy: The role of task reflection. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 19, 442–460. https://doi.org/10.1080/13594320902990396

Sonnentag, S., & Volmer, J. (2010). What you do for your team comes back to you: a Cross-Level investigation of individual goal specification, Team-Goal clarity, and individual performance. Human Performance, 23, 116–130. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959281003622164

Sonnentag, S., & Volmer, J. (2009). Individual-Level predictors of Task-Related teamwork processes: The Role of Expertise and Self-Efficacy in Team Meetings. Group & Organization Management, 34, 37–66. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601108329377

Volmer, J. & Sonnentag, S. (2007). Expertise in teams: A longitudinal field study in professional software design. Presentation at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Volmer, J., & Staufenbiel, T. (2006). Entwicklung und Erprobung eines Interviews zur internationalen Personalauswahl. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 50, 17–22. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089.50.1.17

TESTENTWICKLUNG

Gatzka, T., & Volmer, J. (2017). Situational Judgment Test für Teamarbeit (SJT-TA). Zusammenstellung sozialwissenschaftlicher Items und Skalen (ZIS). https://doi.org/10.6102/zis249

EDITORSHIPS

Series Editor: Andresen, M., & Volmer, J. (Eds.), Personalmanagement und Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie [Human Resource Management and Work and Organisational Psychology]. UBP.

Guest Editorship: Chiesa, R., Mariani, M.G., & Volmer, J. (2021). Special Issue: Employability and career success in times of COVID-19. Sustainability.

BUCHKAPITEL

Volmer, J. & Spurk, D. (2022). Organisationspsychologie [Organizational psychology]. In A. Schütz, M. Brand, S. Steins-Löber & S. Lautenbacher (Ed.). Psychologie: Eine Einführung [Psychology: An Introduction] (pp. 333-345). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. 

Volmer, J. & Hebel, V. (2022). Gesunde Arbeitsgestaltung per App: Moderne, digitale Tools für Unternehmen [Healthy work design via app: modern, digital tools for companies]. uni.vers: Universitätsmagazin Bamberg (pp. 32-36).

Volmer, J. & Köppe, C. (2019). Prognose von Laufbahnerfolg [Determinants of career success]. In S. Kauffeld & D. Spurk (Eds.), Manual career and career management (pp. 361-390). Berlin: Springer.

Volmer, J. & Kauffeld, S. (2016). Menschenbilder [Idea of man and job]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.). Lexikon der Berufsbildung. Begriffe A-Z (S. 664-665). Bielefeld: Bertelsmann.

Ebner, K. & Volmer, J. (2015). Karrierecoaching [Career Coaching]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.). Lexikon der Berufsbildung. Begriffe A-Z (pp. 476-478). Bielefeld: Bertelsmann.

Schulte, E.-M. & Volmer, J. (2015). Belastungen im Beruf [Job Stressors]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.). Lexikon der Berufsbildung. Begriffe A-Z (pp. 110-111). Bielefeld: Bertelsmann.

Spurk, D. & Volmer, J. (2015). Berufseignungstests [Job Ability Tests]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.). Lexikon der Berufsbildung. Begriffe A-Z (pp. 194-196). Bielefeld: Bertelsmann.

Volmer, J. & Maurus, M. (2015). Berufliche Mobilität [Occupational Mobility]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.). Lexikon der Berufsbildung. Begriffe A-Z (pp. 142-143). Bielefeld: Bertelsmann.

Volmer, J. & Spurk, D. (2015). Wiedereinstieg in den Beruf [Re-entry at Work]. In J.-P. Pahl (Ed.). Lexikon der Berufsbildung. Begriffe A-Z (pp. 814-816). Bielefeld: Bertelsmann.

Volmer, J. & Spurk, D. (2015). Organisationspsychologie [Organizational psychology]. In A. Schütz, M. Brand, H. Selg & S. Lautenbacher (Eds.). Psychology: An Introduction (pp. 423-433). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer. 

Plückhahn, I., Spurk, D., & Volmer, J. (2014). Tägliches Glück im Berufsleben. Über psychologische Mikroprozessanalysen im Arbeitskontext [Daily happiness at work: Micro-process analyses]. uni.vers: Universitätsmagazin Bamberg (pp. 26-29). (Alphabetical order)

Volmer, J. (2013). Führung und Kreativität in Organisationen [Leadership and creativity in organizations]. In D.E. Krause (Ed.). Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (pp. 59-75). Berlin: Springer. 

Hagmaier, T., Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2013). Calling and burnout: Integrating career research with occupational health psychology. In B. R. Doolittle (Ed.), Psychology of Burnout: New Research (pp. 19-32). New York: Nova Science. 

Spurk, D., Volmer. J., Hagmaier, T., & Kauffeld, S. (2013). Why are proactive people more successful in their careers? The role of career adaptability in explaining multiple career success criteria. In E. E. Crossman & M. A. Weiler (Eds.), Personality Traits: Causes, Conceptions, and Consequences (pp. 27-48). New York: Nova Publishers. 

Volmer, J. & Abele, A.E. (2013). Berufliche Laufbahnentwicklung [Occupational career development]. In W. Sarges (Ed.), Management Diagnostics (pp. 508-513). Göttingen: Hogrefe (4. völlig überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage). 

Volmer, J. & Spurk, D. (2013). Belastungen und Stress im Berufsleben: Aktuelle Befunde, Interventionen und Forschungsperspektiven [Demands and stress at work: Current findings, interventions, and research perspectives]. In J. Pahl & V. Herkner (Eds.). Workbook Career Exploration (pp. 527-534). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann. 

Volmer, J., Spurk, D., & Abele, A.E. (2013). Ansätze der Berufslaufbahnforschung in dynamischen Arbeitsumwelten [Theories of career development in dynamic work environments]. In J. Pahl & V. Herkner (Eds.). Workbook Career Exploration (pp. 418-424). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann. 

Spurk, D., Volmer, J., & Abele, A.E. (2013). Prognose von Berufserfolg: Überblick und neue Trends [Prediction of career success: Overview and current trends]. In J. Pahl & V. Herkner (Eds.). Workbook Career Exploration (pp. 434-441). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann. 

Abele, A.E., Volmer, J., & Spurk, D. (2012). Career stagnation: Underlying dilemmas and solutions in contemporary work environments. In N.P. Reilly, M.J. Sirgy & C.A. Gorman (Eds.), Work and quality of life. Ethical practices in organizations (pp. 107-132). New York, NY US: Springer Science + Business Media.

Abele, A.E. & Volmer, J. (2011). Dual-career couples: Specific challenges for work-life integration. In: S. Kaiser, M. Ringlstetter, M. Pina e Cunha, & D.R. Eikhof (Eds.), Creating balance? International Perspectives on the work-life integration of professionals (pp. 173-189). Springer: Berlin/Heidelberg. 

Sonnentag, S., Volmer, J., & Spychala, A. (2008). Job performance. In C.L. Cooper, & J. Barling (Eds.), Handbook of Organizational Behavior (pp. 428-449). Thousand Oaks: Sage. 

Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Volmer, J. (2006). Expertise in software design. In K.A. Ericsson, N. Charness, P. Feltovich, & R.R. Hoffman (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance (pp. 373-387). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 

 

  • Geschäftsführende Direktorin des Instituts für Psychologie (seit 2023)
  • Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat des Elitenetzwerks Bayern (seit 2023)
  • Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat FoGA (BAuA/BMAS) (seit 2022)
  • Mentorin im Max-Weber Programm Bayern (seit 2014)
  • Fellow im interdisziplinären Verbund LASER (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen) (seit 2013, seit 2009 Associate), http://www.laser.uni-erlangen.de/