Psychology in the Economy - Arbeits-, Organisations

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Faculty of Psychology
Report
2011/12
Psychology in the Economy
Work and Organisations
Consumers and the Economy
From a Social Psychological Perspective
Twenty Years
Content
Preface .......................................................................................... 3
Staff ............................................................................................... 5
Faculty of Psychology – Organizational Structure
5
Location of our Team
6
The Team
8
Curricula Vitae
13
Research..................................................................................... 50
Development and Profile of the Research Center
50
Research Projects ..................................................................... 51
Consumer Psychology
52
Economic Psychology
57
Organizational Psychology
76
Work psychology
78
Research Facilities and Laboratory ......................................... 82
National and International Cooperation .................................. 84
Publications & Presentations ................................................... 90
Journal Articles
90
Monographs
94
Edited Books/Journals
94
Articles in Edited Books
95
Other Publications
98
Presentations at scientific meetings and conferences
99
Invited Lectures
109
Organization of Workshops and Symposia
113
Guest Lectures
113
Publication Network ................................................................115
Teaching ...................................................................................116
Bachelor Curriculum
117
Master Curriculum
118
Diploma Curriculum
120
Introduction to Economic Psychology ..................................126
PhD Program at the Department of Applied Psychology:
Work, Education, Economy ....................................................129
DIBT / Doctoral Program in International Business
Taxation ....................................................................................130
The European PhD on Social Representations and
Communication ........................................................................132
External Lecturers ...................................................................134
Master Theses and PhD Theses .............................................140
Erasmus – Socrates – Life Long Learning – Network .........149
Events .......................................................................................152
Joint Research Workshop 2013
152
Alumnae & Alumni Meeting 2011
153
Copyright:
University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology
Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy
Universitaetsstrasse 7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Preface
In November 1992 the University of Vienna, Institute of
Psychology, proposed to the Austrian Ministry of Science to offer
me a professorship for applied psychology. Applied psychology
encompasses all areas of psychology applied in various fields (e.
g., health, school and education, sports, traffic, ecology, law and
crime, work, organizational, occupational and personnel
psychology, consumer behavior and economic psychology). No
doubt, it is a difficult task to be an expert in all fields. I accepted
the position as professor but I did not take the challenge to
become an expert in all fields of application of psychological
knowledge. However, I decided to focus on psychology and its
relevance in business and in the economy: work and
organizational psychology, consumer behavior and marketing, as
well as economic psychology are the fields which I am teaching
and which are investigated since 20 years. Over the two decades,
the field has grown in research output and in practical
applications; the topics investigated are still related to business,
markets and the economy. Over the years, the two additional
professors joint in: Christian Korunka and his team are mainly
focusing on work and organizational psychology, and Arnd
Florack with his team who are in applied social psychology,
predominantly investigating consumer behavior.
Currently, our team consists of three full professors, assistant
professors, research associates, scientific collaborators in funded
research projects, guest professors and student assistants. We
are enthusiastic with regard to research in consumer behavior,
financial decision making, tax behavior, financial decisions,
entrepreneurship, acceleration at work and well-being.
The present brochure, which is the tenth and which encompasses
our activities over two years, from 2011 and 2012, summarizes
our teaching and research activities and provides information
about our national and international network of collaboration. It
lists scientific publications and presentations at conferences and
meetings. We present information on teaching programs and
activities, on master theses and PhD-theses. Besides presenting
the actual Bachelor and the planned Master curriculum at the
Faculty of Psychology, as well as the still active Diploma
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curriculum, there are several PhD programs presented in the
brochure in which members of our team collaborate.
The present brochure takes also a view back to the beginning and
presents our colleagues and their activities, who were working
with us from the beginning and left for new jobs and challenges,
or joint in in the past and took job opportunities after having been
employed for regular contract times.
I like to emphasize – as in the previous brochures – that all
activities and the exceptionally high productivity would
undoubtedly not be possible without the outstanding skills and
motivation of all colleagues in the team. Their commitment is far
above what one can expect and their enthusiasm as researchers
is what makes the unit highly productive and visible in the
international community. I would like to express my deep
gratitude to all members of the unit and hope that the “spirit of
collaboration” will remain and form the basis of our success also
in the future. I would like to thank explicitly Katharina Gangl, Janet
Kleber and Matea Paškvan, who took the responsibility for
collecting the information for this brochure.
Erich Kirchler
Vienna, April 2013
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Staff
Faculty of Psychology – Organizational Structure
Faculty
Study programme coordination
Dean: Germain Weber
Vice Dean: Erich Kirchler
Vice Dean: Claus Lamm
Study programme coordinator:
Harald Werneck
Study programme coordinator PhD:
Christian Korunka
Deanary
Study Service Center
Director: Christian Böck
Deputy: Dorothea Zonka
Director: Ulf Thalhammer
Deputy: Silvester Vojta
Department of Basic
Psychological Research and
Research Methods
Department of Applied
Psychology: Health,
Development, Enhancement
and Intervention
Department of
Applied Psychology: Work,
Education, Economy
Head: Helmut Leder
Deputy: Martin Voracek
Head: Georg Gittler
Deputy: Lieselotte Ahnert &
Manuel Sprung
Head: Christiane Spiel
Deputy: Erich Kirchler
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Location of our Team
University of Vienna, Universitätsstrasse 7, NIG; 6th floor
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University of Vienna, Universitätsstrasse 7, NIG; 7th floor
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The Team
Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy,
Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Universitaetsstrasse
7, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
T +43/1/4277/47331, F +43/1/4277/47339
http://psychologie.univie.ac.at/die-fakultaet/institute/a473/home/
Permanent Staff
Elisabeth Dorfinger, Secretary
Email: [email protected], tel.: +43/1/4277/47331
Martin Söllner, Secretary
Arnd Florack, Professor
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Erich Kirchler, Professor
Christian Korunka, Professor
Andreas Hergovich, Associate Professor
Oliver Büttner, Assistant Professor
Linda Dezső, Research Associate
Katharina Gangl, Research Associate
Cornelia Gerdenitsch, Research Associate
Barbara Hartl, Research Associate
Email: [email protected], tel.:+43/1/4277/47366
Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler, Visiting Professor
Email: [email protected], tel.:
+43/1/58801/33073
Eva Hofmann, Assistant Professor
Janet Kleber, Research Associate
Christoph Kogler, Assistant Professor
Bettina Kubicek, Visiting Professor and Project Collaborator
Email: [email protected], tel.:+43/1/4277/47345
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Stephan Muehlbacher, Assistant Professor
+43/1/4277/47334
Johanna Palcu, Research Associate
Matea Paškvan, Research Associate
Roman Prem, Research Associate
Jennifer Stark, Research Associate
Sara Tement, Visiting Professor
Project Collaborators 2011/2012
Lavinia Nosè
Susanne Leder
+49/7541/6009/1371
Tabea Scheel
Benjamin Serfas
Email: [email protected]
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Guests
Larissa Batrancea (since 10/2010)
University of Cluij, Romania
Anca Nichita (since 10/2010)
University of Cluij, Romania
Former Staff Members (since 1992)
Eduard Brandstätter (until 2003)
Tobias Greitemeyer (until 2005)
Erik Hölzl (until 2009)
Bernadette Kamleitner (until 2007)
Barbara Kastlunger (until 2010)
Katja Meier-Pesti (until 2008)
Maria Pollai (until 2011)
Heike Ulferts (until 2011)
Ingrid Wahl (until 2011)
Christa Walenta (Rodler; until 2001)
Former Project Collaborators (since 1992)
Paul Braunger (until 2010)
Markus Ebner (until 2007)
Tarek el Sehity (until 2006)
Bernhard Fellner (until 2007)
Peter Hoonakker (until 2008)
Boris Maciejovsky (until 2004)
Silvia Rechberger (until 2010)
Marianne Roitner (Holler; until 2007)
Herbert Schwarzenberger (until 2002)
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Teaching assistants 2010/2012
Matthias Bauer (until 01/2012)
Elisa Baumbach (until 01/2012)
Sebastian Beer (until 06/2011)
Jacob Bergmann (until 03/2012)
Nele Beushausen (since 10/2012)
Nikolaus Dalbauer (since 10/2012)
Kristina Dick (until 01/2012)
Carina Enzenhofer (until 08/2012)
Jan-Arvid Hager (since 10/2012)
Rouwen Hirth (since 08/2011)
Stefan Kandioller (until 01/2013)
Matthias Kasper (until 01/2012)
Cornelia Kastner (since 10/2012)
Jennifer Klose (until 06/2012)
Florian Krauss (until 06/2012)
Christopher Mächel (until 06/2012)
Magdalena Mayr (until 09/2011)
Margot Mückstein (since 10/2012)
Gil Multhaupt (until 06/2012)
Jerome Olsen (since 10/2012)
Johanna Palcu (until 01/2012)
Roman Prem (until 08/2011)
Korbinian Räß (since 10/2012)
Valentin Riemer (until 03/2011)
Julia Römer (since 03/2012)
Karin Rössler (until 07/2012)
Anna Maria Schulz (until 05/2012)
Jennifer Stark (until 06/2012)
Hannah Steinbach (until 09/2011)
Sophie Süssenbach (until 08/2012)
Gloria Straub (since 10/2012)
Constanze Volkmann (until 06/2012)
Dominik Waldstätten (until 06/2011)
Karin Wischenbart (since 10/2012)
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Curricula Vitae
Permanent Staff
Elisabeth Dorfinger (Secretary)
1980: Born in Vienna, Austria
1997-1999: Secretary at the Department of
Botany, University of Vienna
1999: Final examination for civil servants
1999-2011: Administration secretary at the
University of Vienna, Department of
Economic Psychology, Educational
Psychology and Evaluation
2001: Further education for civil servants
2012-present: Head of the administration
office at the Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education,
Economy
I coordinate and organize all administrative matters of our
department together with my colleagues Martin Söllner and
Sebastian Elmecker. Additionally I am the contact person for
various questions from lecturers as well as from students. My
duties include coordinating appointments, student services and
the administration of the international cooperation. I also
proofread and take care of the formal layout of scripts and
publications.
Martin Söllner (Secretary)
1983: Born in Krems a.d. Donau, Austria
2001: Final examination at the BORG Krems
(High school with special emphasis on Fine
Arts)
2001-2002: Military Service
2002-2003: Enrolled at the Vienna University
of Economics and Business: Business
Administration
2003-present: Enrolled at the University of
Vienna: Psychology
2007-2009: Recruiting Assistant, Uniport – Career Center of the
University of Vienna
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2009-2011: Student Research Assistant at the University of
Vienna, Department of Economic Psychology, Educational
2010-present: Administration secretary at the University of
Vienna, Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education,
Economy
As secretary of the area „Applied Social Psychology and
Consumer Behavior Research“, I am responsible for the following
scope of duties: Administration of externally funded projects,
supervision of guest lectures, organization of conferences,
congresses and meetings, preparation and administration of the
homepage of our department, general secretarial agendas such
as time management, creating and managing databases,
proofreading and editing of scientific texts.
Arnd Florack (Professor)
1971: Born in Immerath, Germany
1990-1996: Enrolled at the University of
Münster: Psychology and Economics
1996: Diploma (Psychology)
1996-1997: Psychologist, University of
Cologne (Civil Service)
1997-1999: Research Associate, University
of Trier
1999: PhD, Psychology, University of
Münster
2000-2003: Assistant Professor (C1), University of Münster
2003-2007: Assistant Professor (Oberassistent), University of
Basel
2004: Guest Lecturer, University of Fribourg
2006: Habilitation (qualification for full professorship) in
Psychology, University of Basel
2008-2010: Full Professor, Zeppelin University
2010-present: Full Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the
Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna
Membership in professional societies: Association for Consumer
Research, Society for Consumer Psychology, Association for
Psychological Science, Society of Personality and Social
Psychology, European Association of Experimental Social
Psychology, DGPs
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Professional service: Reviewer for several journals (for example):
Applied Psychology – An International Review, British Journal of
Management, European Journal of Developmental Psychology,
European Journal of Social Psychology, Group Processes and
Intergroup Relations, International Journal of Intercultural
Relations (Consulting Editor), Journal of Business Research,
Journal of Consumer Affairs, Journal of Consumer Psychology,
Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social
Psychology, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural
Development, Journal of Psychology, Motivation and Emotion,
Organisational Behavior and Human Decision Processes,
Psychological Reports, Schmalenbach’s Business Review, Social
Cognition, Social Psychology, Swiss Journal of Psychology,
Werbeforschung und Praxis; Reviewer Granting Institutions:
National Science Foundation (NSF, USA), Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Economic and Social Research
Council (ESRC, UK), Fonds zur Förderung der
wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF, Austria), Society for
Consumer Psychology (Dissertation Award)
Main research focus: Consumer psychology (advertising, brand
management, consumer behavior), self-regulation, social
cognition, acculturation, intercultural relations
Courses taught: Lectures in the following fields at University of
Vienna, Zeppelin University, University of Basel, University of
Münster, University of Fribourg, University of Duisburg: Social
psychology, consumer psychology, brand management,
organizational psychology, decision making, communication,
methods of experimental psychology
Other functions: Representative committee member of the Social
Psychology Division of the German Society of Psychology
(DGPs)
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Erich Kirchler (Professor)
1954: Born in Sand in Taufers (South Tyrol,
Italy)
1968-1973: School of Business and
Administration (Handelsakademie), Bruneck
(South Tyrol, Italy)
1973-1975: Architecture, Technical
University of Vienna, Austria
1974-1979: Psychology and Anthropology,
1979: PhD, Psychology, University of Linz,
Austria
1979-1992: Assistant Professor, University of Vienna, Austria
1989: Qualification for full professorship in psychology
(Habilitation, University of Linz, Austria)
1992-present: Professor of Economic Psychology at the
University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology
Functions at the University of Vienna:
1994-1998: Deputy of the Department of Psychology, University
of Vienna
1998-2001: Head of the Department of Psychology, University of
Vienna
2004-2006: Head of the Department of Economic Psychology,
Educational Psychology and Evaluation, University of Vienna
2004-2006 and 2008-present: Vice Dean of the Faculty of
Psychology at the University of Vienna
2006-present: Deputy of the Department of Applied Psychology:
Work, Education, Economy, University of Vienna
Visits: Research sabbaticals, guest professorships and lectures at
the Universities of Sheffield (UK); Illinois Urbana-Champaign
(USA), Graz, Linz and Salzburg (Austria); Bologna, Padova, Milan
and La Sapienza Rome (Italy); Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany);
Liechtenstein, Université René Descartes, Paris V and Université
de la Champagne, Reims (France); ANU-Canberra and University
of Sydney (Australia) etc.
Membership in professional societies: OeGP, DGPs, APA,
IAREP, EAESP, ENOP, SABE etc.
Professional service: Editor of the Journal of Economic
Psychology with Erik Hölzl (University of Cologne, Germany;
October 2010-present); Associate-editor of the Journal of
Economic Psychology (2003-2010); Editor of the “Zeitschrift für
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Sozialpsychologie” (1998-2001), on the editorial board of several
international journals and referee of various journals.
Honors: 1994: Offer of university professorship at the University
Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany (C4)
2003: Offer of university professorship at the University Cologne,
Germany (C4)
2001-2003 President of IAREP (International Association for
Research in Economic Psychology)
2002-2004 President of OeGP (Austrian Association for
Psychology)
2010-2014 President of Division 9, IAAP (International
Associations of Applied Psychology)
Main research focus: Economic psychology and applied social
psychology: Tax behavior, financial decision-making.
Courses taught: Work, organizational and economic psychology.
Other functions: Representative for Social Sciences at the
Austrian Science Foundation FWF (2005-present). Cooperating
partner in the Doctoral Program (DK; FWF W1235-G16)
“International Business Taxation” (2010)
Christian Korunka (Professor)
Vienna: Psychology and Anthropology
1986: PhD, Psychology, University of
Vienna
1987-1997: Assistant Professor, University
of Vienna
1997-2007: Associate Professor, University
of Vienna
2007-present: Full Professor, University of
Vienna
1996, 1999, 2006: Visiting Professor at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, USA
2006-2008: Vice Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, University
Vienna, Austria
2009-present: Head of the Doctoral Program of the Faculty of
Psychology
Membership in professional societies: ÖGP, DGPs, APA
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Visits: Research professorship at the University of WisconsinMadison, invited lectures and guest lectures at European
universities
Professional service: Referee of numerous scientific journals;
Reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF, USA);
Associate Editor of Person Centered and Experiential
Psychotherapy and PERSON; Head of the academic graduate
program “Psychotherapeutisches Propädeutikum (HOPP)”
Main research focus: Work and organizational psychology:
organizational change, well-being and quality of working life,
quality improvement; Entrepreneurship research: Personal
characteristics, entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurial
success; Family businesses
Courses taught: 1988-present lectures in a wide range of
psychological fields: General psychology, clinical psychology,
health psychology, work and organizational psychology, lecturer
in postgraduate teaching programs of the University of Vienna
Other Functions: Health Psychologist, Person Centered
Psychotherapist, Psychotherapy Trainer, Organizational
Counsellor
Andreas Hergovich (Associate Professor)
1983-1984: Military Services, Vienna
1984-1990: Study at the University of
Vienna: Psychology, Biology, History,
Mathematics, Computer Sciences
1990: Mag. rer. nat, Psychology, University
of Vienna
1990-2003: Assistant (1/2), University of
Vienna
1993: PhD in Psychology
2003: Qualification for full professorship in Psychology (Venia
Legendi, University of Vienna)
2003-present: Associate Professor (1/2), University of Vienna
2003-present: Lecturer at the “Fachhochschule der WKO” for
“Marketing and Sales“ in Vienna
2006-2008: Study of Philosophy at the University of Vienna
2008: PhD in Philosophy
2007-2009: Study of Sports Sciences at the University of Vienna
2009: Bachelor in Sport Sciences
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2010: Teacher of sports at the Gymnasium Feldgasse, Vienna
2011-present: Lecturer at the Karl-Franzens-Universität in Graz
Membership in professional societies: ÖGP, DGPs
Professional service: Referee of numerous scientific journals;
Member of the Editorial Board for “Review of Psychology”,
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the scientific journal
“Zeitschrift für Anomalistik”; Member of the Scientific Advisory
Board for the “Society for the Scientific Investigation of
Parasciences (GWUP)” (until 2008)
Main research focus: Anomalistic psychology (research of causes
why people believe in paranormal phenomena), diagnostics,
personality and individual differences, psychology of
attractiveness, positive psychology, psychology of sports, theory
of science.
Courses taught: 1993-present: Lectures in social psychology,
personality psychology, decision psychology, methods of
psychology
Other Functions: Health Psychologist; Clinical Psychologist
Oliver Büttner (Assistant Professor)
1975: Born in Nürnberg, Germany
Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Major:
Psychology, minor: Computer Science
1999-2000: ERASMUS semester at the
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
2002: Masters degree (Dipl.-Psych.), thesis
title “Perceived Trustworthiness of Online
Shops“
2002-2008: PhD student and research
associate at the Institute of Marketing and Retailing, University of
Göttingen, Germany
2008: PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in Economics, University of Göttingen,
thesis title “Cognitive Processes at the Point of Sale“
2008-2010: Assistant Professor (Strategic Communication),
Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen (Germany), Department of
Communication and Cultural Management
2010-present: Assistant Professor (Applied Social Psychology
and Consumer Research), University of Vienna
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Membership in professional societies: Association for Consumer
Research, DGPs, European Marketing Academy, Society for
Consumer Psychology
Professional service: Member of the Coordination Board for the
“Network Consumer Research” of the German Federal Ministry of
Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Reviewing for European Journal of Personality, European Journal
of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Behaviour, Journal of
Customer Behaviour, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of
Psychology, Marketing ZFP – Journal of Research and
Management, Social Psychology, and The Service Industries
Journal.
Awards and Grants: Marie Curie Career Integration Grant from
the European Union for the Project “Impulse Purchases and
Overspending: The Role of Shopping Orientation and Consumer
Information Processing” (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG 293577). EUR
68.750,- Duration: 08/2011-03/2014; German Market Research
Award: “Young Scientist 2009” (2nd prize). Berufsverband
Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher e.V. (BVM) & Verband der
Marktforscher Österreichs (VMÖ) (German and Austrian
associations of market research professionals); Bursary for top 10
paper submission based on a doctoral thesis. 36th EMAC
Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland. European Marketing Academy
(2007); Best student paper presentation: Conference “Psychology
and the Internet: A European Perspective”, Farnborough, UK.
British Psychological Society (2001)
Main research focus: Consumer behavior, motivation and goals,
shopping and retailing, market research methods
Courses Taught at the University of Vienna, Zeppelin University,
the University of Göttingen, Steinbeis Hochschule, and
Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie Göttingen
Selected courses: Social psychology of shopping, dark side of
consumer behavior, consumer behavior and advertising, point-ofpurchase marketing, research design & methods
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Linda Dezső (Research Associate)
1978: Born in Debrecen, Hungary
1999-2005: Masters degree in Psychology:
Eötvös Loránd Scientific University,
Budapest, Specialization: Cognitive and
Experimental Psychology and Decision
Sciences
2007-2011: University of Szeged, Doctoral
School of Economics
2010-2011: Fulbright Student Visiting
Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in
Pittsburgh, Department of Social and Decision Sciences
2011: Visiting Researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in
Pittsburgh, Department of Social and Decision Sciences
2011-present: University of Vienna, Doctoral School of Social
Sciences, Dissertation working title “The Pernicious Role of
History in Bargaining and in Negotiation” (Supervisors: George
Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh; Erich
Kirchler, University of Vienna)
Research focus: Biased memory recall in negotiation and
bargaining, household money management, intertemporal choice,
behavioral economics
Courses taught: “Demonstrations in Economic Psychology” at the
University of Vienna; Economic psychology at the Corvinus
University of Budapest.
Katharina Gangl (Research Associate)
1983: Born in Bad Radkersburg, Austria
Vienna: Psychology
Vienna: Sociology
2006: Exchange term at the ISCTE
University in Lisbon: Management
2007-2008: Student assistant, University of
Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Institute for
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2008: Master degree (Mag.rer.nat.) Psychology, University of
Vienna, thesis title “Empirical testing of the Slippery Slope Model:
Enforced and voluntary cooperation”
2008-2009: Project assistant, Vienna University of Economics
and Business, Department of Marketing and International
Management
2010: European PhD on Social Representation Summer School
2010-present: Enrolled at the University of Vienna: PhD
2011-present: University assistant “prae-doc”, University of
Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Applied
Psychology: Work, Education, Economy
Membership in professional societies: ÖGP, IAREP
Awards/Grants: Förderstipendium der Universität Wien (2008),
Research price of the Economic Chamber Austria (2012), coauthor of the project “The impact of power of authorities on trust
in authorities and consequences on tax cooperation” financed
with € 375.972,66 by the FWF (Austrian Science Fund) for a
duration of 36 months
Main research focus: Tax psychology, trust, power
Courses taught: Exercise course “Demonstrations in Economic
Psychology”; supporting Erich Kirchler in the “Projektstudium” and
his main lecture on economic psychology. Seminar “Presentation
Techniques” for young scientists
Cornelia Gerdenitsch (Research Associate)
1986: Born in Oberpullendorf, Austria
2004-2009: Enrolled at Karl-Franzens
University of Graz: Psychology
2008-2009: Research fellow with KnowCenter, Graz
2009: Tutor, Karl Franzens University of
Graz, Work and organisational psychology
2009: Master degree (Mag.rer.nat.)
Psychology, Karl-Franzens University of
Graz, thesis titel “User-centred evaluation of
the adaptation model in a work-integrated learning system: The
case of APSODLE”
2010-2012: Human-Computer Interaction Research with CURE
(Center for Usabiltiy Research and Engineering), Vienna
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2012-present: University assistant “prae-doc” (PhD), University of
Membership in professional societies: ÖGP
Main research focus: Changing work designs, personal resources
in the job-demands resource model
Psychology”; supporting Christian Korunka in the
“Forschungspraktikum II” and “Fachliteraturseminar”
Barbara Hartl (Research Associate)
1987: Born in Stockerau, Austria
Vienna: Psychology
2008-2011: Enrolled at the Vienna
University of Business Administration and
Economics: Socio-Economics
2011: Masters degree (Mag.rer.nat.)
Psychology, University of Vienna, thesis
title “Gender stereotypes of leaders: An
analysis of obituaries” (Supervisor: Erich
Kirchler)
2011-2012: Project collaborator at the University of Vienna,
in the project “Literary analysis of mental accounting of selfemployed taxpayers”
2012-2013: University assistant “prae-doc”, University of Vienna,
Faculty of Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology: Work,
Education, Economy
2013-present: Project collaborator at the University of Vienna,
in the project “The impact of power of authorities on trust in
authorities and consequences on tax cooperation”
Main research focus: Economic psychology, tax psychology,
mental accounting
Courses taught: Exercise course „Demonstrations in Economic
Psychology”
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Martina Hartner-Tiefenthaler (Visiting Professor)
1977: Born in Zwettl, Austria
1996-1997: Au Pair USA
1997-2000: Enrolled at the European
Management Academy: Management,
Business and Administration
1999-2000: Enrolled at the New College
Durham, GB: Management, Business and
Administration
2000: Bachelor’s degree (BA) in
Management Business and Administration,
New College Durham
1997-2005: Enrolled at the University of Vienna: Psychology
2002-2006: Tutor for Philosophy of Science Seminar, Institute for
Philosophy
2004: European PhD on Social Representation Summer School
2005: Master’s degree (Mag.rer.nat.) in Psychology, University of
Vienna
2006: Research project “Innovate Now!”, Institute of Philosophy
2006-2010: Further education in coaching, supervision and
organization development: ISCT, ISSA
2006-2012: External lecturer at the University of Vienna
2007-2010: Research project “SIT-Tax”, Faculty of Psychology,
Department of Economic Psychology, Educational Psychology
and Evaluation
2008-2010: Professional qualification in social sciences
(SOQUA): ZSI, FORBA & SORA
2010: PhD (Dr. phil) in Social Sciences, University of Vienna,
thesis title “Tax Compliance and the Influence of Just Distribution
of Taxes and Fair Treatment of Taxpayers” (Supervisor: Erich
Kirchler)
2010-2011: Maternity Leave
2012-2013: Visiting Professor, University of Vienna, Faculty of
Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education,
Economy
2012-present: Research Associate, Vienna University of
Technology, Institute for Management Science, Labor and
Organization
Awards: Forschungsstipendium (2007), Förderungsstipendium
(2007), award for innovative teaching (2011)
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Main research focus: Tax compliance, fairness, social identity,
trust and power, culture
Courses taught: “Demonstrations in Economic Psychology”; PhDcourse in philosophy of science (BWZ); Creativity techniques (FH
Graz); Introduction to statistics (FH Campus Vienna); HRM &
leadership, managing people and organizations (UT Vienna);
Practical fields of economic and organizational psychology –
coaching as instrument for human resource development (AAU
Klagenfurt); “Forschungsseminar für Fortgeschrittene”,
“Repetitorium zum Forschungsseminar für Fortgeschrittene”.
Eva Hofmann (Assistant Professor)
University of Economics and Business,
Business Administration
Vienna: Psychology
2001: Masters degree (Mag. rer. nat.)
Psychology, University of Vienna
2001-2002: ERASMUS exchange student,
University of Exeter, School of Psychology,
UK
2002-2006: Research Associate, University of Vienna, Faculty of
Psychology, Department of Economic Psychology, Educational
2006: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.) Psychology, University of
Vienna
2006: Project manager and key researcher at the FH Burgenland
GmbH, Eisenstadt, Austria
2008-2010: Post-doctoral researcher for the EC financed FP7
project COUNTER at the Institute for Marketing Management,
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
2010-present: Assistant Professor, University of Vienna, Faculty
of Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology: Work,
Education, Economy
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Awards: Elsevier/IAREP best student paper competition 2005, 1
price; “Publication 2009” of the WU Vienna University of
Economics and Business
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Grants: 2012 project “The impact of power of authorities on trust
in authorities and consequences on tax cooperation” financed
with € 375.972,66 by the FWF (Austrian Science Fund) for a
duration of 36 months
Membership in professional societies: IAREP, SABE, ÖGP
Professional service: Ad hoc-referee for Corporate Governance:
An International Review, der Markt, International Journal of
Psychology, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of
Marketing Research, Journal of Socio-Economics. Coorganization of IAREP workshop “Euro – Currency and Symbol”,
Vienna, 2003
consumer psychology, (anti-)social behavior
Courses taught: Introduction to economic psychology, methods of
empirical social research, research seminar for undergraduates,
presentation training, communication training
Janet Kleber (Research Associate)
1986: Born in Apolda, Germany
Erfurt, Germany: Psychology
2006-2009: Undergraduate Research
Associate at the Department of Social,
Organizational and Economic Psychology,
University of Erfurt
2006-2008: Tutor for statistics for
undergraduates and graduates, Faculty of
Psychology, University of Erfurt
2008: Internship at the Northumbria University, Newcastle upon
Tyne (UK)
2009: Masters degree Psychology, University of Erfurt, thesis title
“The Endowment Effect: Focus and affect as central
mechanisms.”
2009-2010: Research Associate at the Max-Planck-Institute for
Research on collective goods, Bonn, Germany
2010-present: Research Associate at the University of Vienna,
Education, Economy
Membership in professional societies: EADM, SJDM, DGPs
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Main research focus: Decision making, pro-social behavior,
numeracy, consumer psychology
Courses taught: Advanced statistics for undergraduates, SPSS,
judgment and decision making, social interaction: aggression,
pro-social behavior, affiliation
Christoph Kogler (Assistant Professor)
1977: Born in Salzburg, Austria
Salzburg, Psychology
2002: Masters degree (Mag.phil.)
Psychology, University of Salzburg, thesis
title “The role of the position effect in the
Theory-Simulation-Debate” (Supervisor:
Anton Kühberger)
2003-2007 Research assistant in the
project “Theory and Simulation in Decision
Making” supported by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
2006: Ph.D. (Dr.rer.nat.) in Psychology, University of Salzburg
thesis title “On the robustness of the diversification bias: The role
of dual cognitive process theories concerning multiple decision
problems with objective probabilities” (Supervisor: Anton
Kühberger)
2008-2010: PostDoc position in the project “Reading Other
People’s Mind by Simulation” supported by the Austrian Science
Fund (FWF)
Education, Economy
Membership in professional societies: IAREP, SABE, SGP
Professional service: Reviewer for various journals: Journal of
Economic Psychology, Public Finance and Management etc.
Main research focus: Decision making, tax behaviour, dual
process theories, endowment effect, mental simulation
Courses taught: Lecture “Executive Functions Involved in
Decision Making and Attention”, exercise course “Statistics I”,
exercise course “Statistics II”, seminar “Cognitive Psychology”,
seminar “Test Theory and Test Construction”, empirical seminar
“Biological Psychology” at the University of Salzburg; Exercise
course “Demonstrations in Economic Psychology”, research
practical “Economic Psychology”, seminar “Bachelor Thesis II” at
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the University of Vienna; seminar „The Role of the Executive
Functions in Judgement & Decision Making“, seminar “Dual
Process Theories in Judgment & Decision Making” at the
University of Klagenfurt
Bettina Kubicek (Visiting Professor)
Vienna: Psychology
Graz: Socio-pedagogical work and sociocultural animation
2000-2008 Enrolled at the University of
Vienna: Sociology, Gender Studies and
Political Sciences
2000: Certificate in socio-pedagogical work
and socio-cultural animation, Karl-Franzens University Graz
2003: Erasmus student at Freie Universität Berlin
2006: Masters degree (Mag.rer.nat.) Psychology, University of
Vienna
2008: Masters degree (Mag.rer.soc.oec.) Sociology, University of
Vienna
2004-2007: Teaching Assistant at the University of Vienna,
Department of Sociology
2007-2011: Research Assistant at the University of Vienna,
Faculty of Psychology
2011: PhD (Dr.phil.) Psychology, University of Vienna
2011-present: Research Associate, research project of the
Austrian Science Fonds (FWF) “Acceleration at work”, University
of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology
2012-2013: Visiting professor at the University of Vienna
Membership in professional societies: DGPs, ÖGS, DGS
Awards: Innovationspreis der Universität Wien (2011)
Main research focus: Changing working conditions, occupational
transitions, burnout and engagement, emotions in the workplace
Courses taught: “Demonstrations in Economic Psychology”;
Demographic change and the life course (JKU Linz); Continuity
and change in gender arrangements, universities in transition
(JKU Linz).
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Stephan Muelbacher (Assistant Professor)
1977: Born in Linz, Austria
1995-1996: Alternative Civilian Service
Vienna: Psychology
2001-2002: Interdisciplinary project PIAF
(“Projekt Informatik als Fernstudium”)
Psychology, University of Vienna, thesis title
“Evaluation of a webbased distance
learning/coaching course” (Supervisor:
Erich Kirchler)
2002-2006: Research Associate at the University of Vienna,
Faculty of Psychology, Department of Economic Psychology,
Educational Psychology and Evaluation
2006: Ph.D. (Dr.rer.nat.) in Economic Psychology, University of
Vienna, thesis title “Tax compliance as dependent of effort,
subjective valuation of income and aspiration level” (Supervisors:
Erich Kirchler & Christian Korunka)
2006-2007: Project “Tax Psychology and the Law” Leitner+Leitner
Linz
Education, Economy
2012-2013: Interim Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität,
Munich, Germany
Membership in professional societies: IAREP, ÖGP
Professional service: Reviewer for various Journals; Board
Member of the Journal of Economic Psychology; Co-Editor of a
Special Issue “Dynamics of Tax Evasion” in Journal of Economic
Psychology
Main research focus: Decision making, tax evasion behavior
Psychology”; Seminar „Economic Psychology: Financial Decision
Making“; Lecture “Economic Psychology (for non-Psychologists)”;
Lecture “Psychology of Markets”; Seminar “Psychology of Tax
Compliance”.
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Johanna Palcu (Research Associate)
1985: Born in Bucharest, Romania
Vienna: Psychology
2010-present: Undergraduate Research
Assistant at the Department of Applied
2012: Diploma degree Psychology,
University of Vienna, thesis title “Austria’s
„Who’s Who?“ – Exploring representations
of famous faces in an Austrian student
sample – a quantitative approach”
2012-present: Research Assistant at the University of Vienna,
Education, Economy
Main research focus: Social cognition and social perception,
social influence, self-regulation, consumer behavior and
advertising
Matea Paškvan (Research Associate)
1986: Born in Zenica, Bosnia and
Herzegovina
Vienna: Psychology
2004-2011: Assistance to the management,
1A Sicherheit
2010-2011: Freelancing project
collaborator, University of Vienna, Faculty
of Psychology, Istitute for Economic
Psychology, Educational Psychology and
Evaluation
Vienna, thesis title “Impact of emotional dissonance on burnout. A
longitudinal study with Austrian eldercare workers” (Supervisor:
Christian Korunka)
2011-present: University Assistant “prae-doc”, University of
2012: DGPs AOW-Doctoral Workshop, Trier
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Main research focus: The effect of intensified demands on
employee well-being, challenge – hindrance demands, resources
buffering the effects of intensified on well-being and job attitude,
short – and longterm effects
Psychology”; Supporting Christian Korunka in the
“Forschungspraktikum II” and “Fachliteraturseminar”
Roman Prem (Research Associate)
1998-2003: Higher Technical College for
Software Engineering (HTL Wien
Donaustadt), Vienna
Vienna: Psychology
2004-2005: Civilian Service, Lower Austrian
Red Cross, paramedic training (12 months)
2006-2008: Freelancing project collaborator,
University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology,
Department of Basic Psychological Research
2009-2011: Student assistant, University of Vienna, Faculty of
Psychology, Institute for Economic Psychology, Educational
Vienna, thesis title “Stress and strain in everyday work life”
(Supervisor: Christian Korunka)
2011-present: University Assistant “prae-doc”, University of
2012: Certified Work Psychologist (BÖP)
2012: DGPs AOW-Doctoral Workshop, Trier
Membership in professional societies: APA international affiliate,
DGPs, ÖGP, BÖP
Main research focus: Day-level effects of job demands and job
ressources, ego-depletion, vitality, and motivation, accelerationrelated demands, new ways of working
Psychology”; Supporting Christian Korunka in the
“Forschungspraktikum II” and “Fachliteraturseminar”.
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Jennifer Stark (Research Associate)
Conservatory of Music: Applied Music/Flute
à bec
Vienna: Psychology
2010-2012: Student research assistant,
University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology,
Department of Applied Psychology: Work,
Education, Economy
2011: Scientific research internship at the
University of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Department of
Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy
2012: Master degree (Mag.rer.nat.) in Psychology, University of
Vienna, thesis title “Breaching taxpayer trust: The effects of
feedback and a shock to trust on tax compliance” (Supervisor:
Christoph Kogler)
2012-present: University Assistant “prae-doc” at the University of
Membership in professional societies: IAREP, ÖGP
Main research focus: Decision making, tax behavior, inheritance
tax
Courses taught: Exercise course “Exercises in Work
Organizational and Economic Psychology”
Sara Tement (Visiting Professor)
1984: Born in Maribor, Slovenia
2002-2007: Enrolled at Faculty of Arts,
University Ljubljana: Psychology
2007: Diploma in Psychology
2007-2011: PhD student at the Faculty of
2009-2011: Tutor for exercise course
“Demonstrations in Economic Psychology”
2010-2011: Project Assistant “BOIT –
Burnout prevention training for team leaders
and managers”
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2011: PhD (Dr.rer.nat.) in Psychology, University of Vienna,
thesis title “Employees’ family/caregiving responsibilities and their
effect on work-family conflict and enrichment” (Supervisor:
Christian Korunka)
2010-present: Research Assistant at the University of Maribor,
Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology
2012-present: Visiting Professor at University of Vienna, Faculty
of Psychology (Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology)
Membership in professional societies: Slovenian Psychological
Association
Main research focus: Work-family conflict, work-family
enrichment, burnout and individual differences
Courses taught: Exercise courses at University of Maribor and
University of Vienna: “Work and organizational psychology”,
“Psychometrics”, „Demonstrations in Economic Psychology”
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Project Collaborators
Susanne Leder
1974: Born in Ulm, Germany
1995-2003: Enrolled at Technische
Universität Berlin, Germany: Psychology
1998-1999: ERASMUS scholarship,
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2003: Diploma (Psychology)
2003-2007: PhD student and Research
Associate, Sapienza University of Rome
2007: PhD, Social Psychology, Sapienza
University of Rome.
2008: Research Associate, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen,
Germany
2009-2010: Collaboration in research projects, Zeppelin
University and Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
2010-2012: Research Associate, research project of the German
Research Foundation (DFG) “Regulatory focus and regret: Effects
on decision-making in economic and social contexts”, Zeppelin
University
2012-present: Research Associate, research project of the
German Insurance Association (GDV) “Mobility and Aging”,
Zeppelin University
Membership in professional societies: IAREP
Awards: Best Dissertation Award of the Italian Association of
Psychology (AIP), Social Psychology Section
Main research focus: Social psychology, self-regulation, decisionmaking, emotion, social cognition.
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Lavinia Nosé
1980: Born in Mödling, Austria
2001-2009 Enrolled at the University of
Vienna: Psychology
2009: Masters degree (Mag. rer. nat.)
2009-2011: Research Assistant, WU
Vienna University of Economics and
Business, Research Institute for Family
Business
2010-present: Enrolled at the University of
Vienna (PhD)
2011: Summer School of Austrian young scientists
2012: J1 scholar at University of Minnesota, Family Social
Science Department
Awards: Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012,
Scientific award of the Austrian chamber of labour 2001,
Scholarship 2012-2013 (EQUA- Foundation of family businesses)
Main research focus: Conflict in family business
psychology”.
Tabea Scheel
1975: Born in Berlin, Germany
1998-2004: Enrolled at the HumboldtUniversity of Berlin, Germany: Psychology
2000-2004: Student Assistant, Free
University of Berlin, Outpatient Therapy
Research Group
2004: Diploma degree (Dipl.psych.)
Psychology, Humboldt-University of Berlin,
thesis title “Does switching noncompliant
schizophrenic outpatients from conventional
neuroleptics to the atypical neuroleptic amisulpride improve
patients medication compliance?” (Supervisor: Michael Linden)
2004-2005: Extra-occupational education “behavioral trainer and
organizational consultant”, University of Potsdam
2004-present: Freelancing Trainer
2005-2012: PhD student
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2011: Research Assistant at University of Leipzig, Germany,
Institute of Psychology, Department of Work and Organizational
Psychology
2007-2011: Four years PhD scholarship, Protestant Scholarship
Programme, Germany
2012: PhD (Dr.rer.nat.) in Work and Organizational Psychology,
University of Leipzig, Germany, thesis title “Psychological
contracts in temporary and voluntary work contexts: human
resource management and value-oriented contents” (Supervisor:
Gisela Mohr)
2012: Lectureships at HTW Berlin and Beuth-Hochschule Berlin
(Universities of Applied Sciences)
2012-2014: PostDoc Researcher, Feodor Lynen-Scholar
(Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, Germany)
Awards: Project grant “Humor is good for you” (Competition 2011
“What is good for you”, Federal Ministry of Education and
Research, Germany)
Membership in professional societies: DGPs, EAWOP, SIOP,
curatorship Protestant Scholarship Programme (Germany)
Professional service: Reviewer for various Journals (e.g.
European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology,
Organizational Psychology Review, Human Resource
Management)
Main research focus: Work and organizational psychology:
atypical work contracts, employee-employer relationships,
unemployment, humor styles, employee wellbeing and attitudes
(e.g. error orientation, passion), human resource management
Courses taught: Current: Exercise course “Demonstrations in
Economic Psychology”; Seminars: “Communication in
organizations”, “Safety and error at work”, “Social competencies
in the work process: development of team leader competency”,
“Work and Organizational Psychology” (University of Leipzig,
University of Hamburg); Lectures: “Economic and Organizational
Psychology” (HTW Berlin); “Work and Organizational (Social)
Psychology” (Beuth-Hochschule, Berlin); Summer schools:
“higher education policy”, “Homo hilarious – psychology of
humor”.
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Benjamin Serfas
1985: Born in Hof, Germany
Vienna: Psychology
2011-2012: Student Research Associate,
2012 Diploma (Psychology), thesis title
“Focusing Compulsive Buyers’ Visual
Attention by Implementation Intentions”
2012-present: PhD student and Research
Associate, University of Vienna, Department
of Applied Psychology: Work, Education and Economy
Main research focus: Consumer behavior, visual attention, social
cognition.
Guests
Larissa Batrancea
1979: Born in Alba-Iulia, Romania
1998-2002: Bachelor in Economics, Major in
Accounting (class valedictorian), Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration,
Babes-Bolyai University
2002-2003: Masters in Economics, Small
Business Major (English study line, class
valedictorian), Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai
University
2004-2008: Bachelor in Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics,
2008-2009: Masters in Applied Mathematics, Faculty of
Mathematics, Babes-Bolyai University
2003-2009: PhD in Economics, Faculty of Economics and
Business Administration, Babes-Bolyai University, thesis title
“Homo Oeconomicus Ludens and the Analysis of his Behavior
through Experimental Games” (Supervisor: Popescu, Gh.)
2011-2013: Postdoc, thesis title “Tax behavior: Theoretical
approaches and international comparative studies” (Supervisor:
Jula, D.); Scholarship co-financed by the Romanian Academy of
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Sciences and the Sectoral Operational Program for Human
Resources Development 2007-2013
Professional service: Reviewer for Journal of Economic
Psychology
Main research focus: Tax behavior, experimental economics,
game theory for business, financial analysis, financial and
managerial accounting
Courses and seminars taught: Courses: Financial analysis, game
theory for business; Seminars: Financial analysis, financial
accounting, managerial sccounting, financial statements.
Anca Nichita
1982: Born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2002-2007: Bachelor in Economics, Major in
Business Administration – Module of
Business Management in Hotel Industry
(class valedictorian), Faculty of Business,
2007-2008: Masters in Economics, Small
Business Major (English study line), Faculty
of Economics and Business Administration,
2009-2012: PhD in Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration, Babes-Bolyai University, thesis title “The Analysis
of Taxpayers’ Behavior under the Impact of Fiscal Policy
Changes” (Supervisor: Batrancea, I.); Scholarship co-financed by
the Babes-Bolyai University and the Sectoral Operational
Program for Human Resources Development 2007-2013
Main research focus: Tax behavior, financial analysis,
experimental economics
Seminars taught: Seminars of financial analysis (English and
Romanian lines), public finance, business assessment, insurance,
Babes-Bolyai University.
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Former Staff Members since 1992
Eduard Brandstätter
2002-2003: Assistant Professor at the
University of Vienna, Institute of Psychology
2002: Visiting Scholar at the Max-PlanckInstitut of Educational Research, Berlin,
Centre for adaptive behavior and cognition
(G. Gigerenzer)
2003: Associate Professor at University of
Linz, Department for Social- and Economic
Psychology
Professional service: Referee of numerous
scientific journals such as Acta Psychologica, Applied
Psychology: An International Review, European Journal of Social
Psychology, and Editor of Journal of Economic Psychology and
NeuroPsychoEconomics
Membership in professional societies: APA, DGPs, EADM, ÖGP,
SJDM
Main research focus: Bounded rationality, ecological rationality,
heuristics, emotion and conflict, motivation, social utility functions,
price
Courses taught: “The psychology of Judment and Decision
Making” (Hebrew University of Jersusalem, 2006); “Social
Psychology” (University of Graz, 2003); “Judgment and Decision”
(University of Vienna, 2003/04); “Statistic for social scientists”
(University of Linz, 1993-2001).
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Tobias Greitemeyer
2005: Guest Professor at the Faculty of
2007: Senior Lecturer at the University of
Sussex
2010-present: Professor for Social
Psychology at the University of Innsbruck
Main research focus: Influence of media
consumption, information processing and
decision making, information sharing in
small groups, psychological effects of colors
and attraction, micro-economics.
Erik Hölzl
1996-2006: Assistant Professor, University
2006-2009 Associate Professor, University
2000: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. phil.)
2005: Habilitation (Venia Legendi:
Psychology), University of Vienna.
2010-present: Professor of Economic and
Social Psychology, University of Cologne,
Germany
Main research focus: Economic psychology, consumer
psychology, credit use, taxes
Courses taught: Economic psychology, organizational
psychology, research methods, leadership, money management,
credit use
Services: 10/2010-present Editor, Journal of Economic
Psychology; 2008- 2010: Associate Editor, Journal of Economic
Psychology; Ad-hoc Reviewer for various journals; Scientific
committee member IAREP conferences 2012, 2010, 2008; 20042008 Secretary, International Association for Research in
Economic Psychology (IAREP).
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Bernadette Kamleitner
2003-2004: Consultant VENTACC
management consultancy, Austria
2004-2007: Research Associate/Junior
Lecturer University of Vienna, Faculty of
Psychology, Department of Economic
Evaluation
2007: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. nat.)
2007-2010: Lecturer Queen Mary,
University of London, School of Business and Management
2008: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. soc. oec) Marketing, WU Vienna
University of Economics and Business
2010-2012: Senior Lecturer Queen Mary, University of London,
School of Business and Management
2011: External Lecturer Birkbeck, University of London
2012-present: Professor of Marketing with Focus on Consumer
Behavior and Chair of the Institute of Advertising and Marketing
Research, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business,
Department of Marketing
Main research focus: Consumer psychology, financial behavior,
economic psychology, marketing communication
Courses taught: Include marketing communication, methods of
empirical social research, buyer behavior, doctoral colloquium
Barbara Kastlunger
2005: Research Assistant, University of
Cagliari (I)
2006-2010: Research Assistant, University
of Vienna, Faculty of Psychology,
Department of Economic Psychology,
2009: Research stay at the Faculty of
Economics (CEEL), University of Trento (I)
2010: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. phil.)
2011-present: Lecturer at the University of Vienna, FernFH
Wiener Neustadt, FH Campus Wien
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2011-present: Market Research Senior Manager, Consumer
Research, T-Mobile Austria/Deutsche Telekom
Main research focus: Consumer and market psychology,
Economic psychology, tax psychology
Courses taught: Economic psychology, market and psychology,
methods of empirical research
Katja Meier-Pesti
1995-2008: Assistant Professor at the
Faculty of Psychology Vienna
2000: Doctoral degree Psychology,
2005: Lecturer at the University of Business
in Vienna
2006-2008: Member of Executive Board of
the Association of Austrian Market
Researchers
2005-2010: Head of Market Research at
Psychonomics
2008-present: Lecturer at the University of Vienna
2010-present: Employer and Manager of Wissma Marktforschung
GmbH
Maria Pollai
Vienna: Psychology
2001-2007: Enrolled at the Vienna University
of Business Administration and Economics:
Business Administration
2003: Exchange term at the University
College London: Psychology and Economics
Psychology, University of Vienna, thesis title
“Validation of LAsO (Learning – Applying – systematically
Organizing) in respect of cognitive styles”
2007-2010: Enrolled at the University of Vienna: PhD in
Psychology
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2010: PhD (Dr. rer. phil.) in Economic Psychology, University of
Vienna, thesis title “Affective forecasting and consumer
behaviour” (Supervisors: Erik Hölzl)
2007-2011: Research assistant at the University of Vienna,
Faculty of Psychology, Department of Economic Psychology,
2011-present: Test and Training Consultant at Schuhfried GmbH
Heike Ulferts
2006: Diploma degree Psychology,
University of Magdeburg
2007-2011: Research Assistant at the
University of Vienna, Department of
2012: Doctoral degree (PhD) Psychology,
Present: Trainerin for the BFI
(Berufsförderungsinstitut) Vienna
Awards: Wirtschaftskammerpreis 2008 (Perceptions of
discontinuity and acceleration in the work environment.
Development of a research tool for the industrial psychology)
Professional service: Co-organisation of the 6th conference of
work and organizational psychology: “Decisions and change in
work, organization and the economy” Vienna, 2009
Main research focus: Work and organizational psychology: quality
of working life, acceleration in work space
Courses and trainings taught: “Demonstrations in Economic
Psychology”, projectmanagement, presentation training,
commercial correspondence.
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Ingrid Wahl
2006: Master Degree (Mag.rer nat)
2006-2011: Research Associate and project
collaborator, University of Vienna, Faculty of
Psychology, Department of Economic
Evaluation
2010: Doctoral degree (Dr. rer. phil)
2011-2012: Consultant for the reseach field
living conditions, Statistic Austria, Directorate Social Statistics,
Department of Living Conditions & Social Protection
2012-present: Research Associate, Ferdinand Porsche FernFH,
Bachelor Programme Business Administration & Economic
Psychology
financial risk tolerance, diversity management
Courses taught: Economic psychology.
Christa Walenta (Rodler)
1996-2001: Research and Teaching
Assistent, University of Vienna, Department
of Economic Psychology
2001: Doctoral degree Psychology,
2001-present: Independent Trainer;
Lecturer at Universities
2001-2004: Senior Consultant; WentnerHavranek-Deloitte Austria
2005-2007: Researcher; Department of
Management, Group Gender & Diversity in Organizations, WU
Vienna University of Economics and Business
2008-present: Head of Bachelor’s Degree Program “Business
Administration & Psychology” University of Applied Sciences
Ferndinand Porsche
Main research focus: Leadership, diversity management, virtual
working and learning
Courses taught: Business psychology, organizational behaviour,
diversity management, thesis seminar.
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Former Project Collaborators (since 1992)
Paul Braunger
2007-2010: Project Collaborator, University
Main research focus: Workplace
psychology, workpalce safety
Courses taught: Workplace psychology,
methods of empirical social research
Markus Ebner
2001-2004: Tutor, University of Vienna,
Faculty of Psychology, Department of
Psychological Statistics
2004-2007: Project Collaborator, University
2007-present: Lecturer, University of
Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Applie Psychology:
Work, Education, Economy, Alpe Adria University Klagenfurt,
Fachhochschule Wien, Fachhochschule Campus Wien, and
Joanneum Graz.
2007-present: Founder and general manager of ebner-team
management consultancy
Courses taught: Economic psychology, methods of empirical
social research, leadership training, diversity and intercultural
competences
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Bernhard Fellner
2004-2007: PhD Student, University of
Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Department
of Economic Psychology, Educational
2007/08/11: People to people delegation
manager
2008-present: Youth leader, Youthcenter
Korneuburg
2008-2011: Human Resources, Haus der
Barmherzigkeit, Vienna
2011-present: Social Counselor, Itworks, Vienna
Main research focus: Regualtory focus theory
Courses taught: Economic psychology, statistics for beginners,
organizational psychology
Peter Hoonakker
1985-1988: Research Assistant, Teaching
Assistant and Information Technology
Expert at Utrecht University
1988-1989: Research Scientist at the
Psychonomic Department, Utrecht
University
1989-1994: Research Scientist at the
Department of Clinical and Health
Psychology, Utrecht University. Research
on workload in construction industry
1994-1995: Director of the Institute for Work and Stress
1996-1999: Director of P2 Research and Advice
1999-present: Research Scientist and Associate Director of
Research at the Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
2008: Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria
Main research focus: The relationship between job and
organizational characteristics and quality, safety and health in
different settings, such as the construction industry, the public
sector, the information technology sector, and more recently the
healthcare sector
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Tarek el Sehity
2001-2002: Research Assistant; University
of Paris 5, Institute of Psychology
2002-2003: Project Researcher; University
of Vienna, Economic Psychology
2004-2005: Marie Curie Fellow; University
of Rome “La Sapienza”, Social Psychology
2006: Bank Austria Award for Innovative
Research
2006-2008: Erwin Schrödinger Research Grant: Institute of
Technology and Cognitive Science in Rome. National Research
Council of Italy
2008-2009: Project Researcher: Institute of Technology and
Cognitive Science in Rome. National Research Council of Italy
2009-2012: Scientific Coordinator: Institute for the Sciences of
Ethical Wealth and Wealthpsychology. Sigmund Freud Private
University, Vienna
2012-2014: Research Grant & Associate Researcher: Institute of
Technology and Cognitive Science in Rome. National Research
Council of Italy
Main research focus: Economic psychology, psychology of
currencies and monies, psychology of resources and wealth
Courses taught: Introduction into economic psychology,
psychology of money, paradigms of economic psychology,
scientific writing
Boris Maciejovsky
2000-2004: Lecturer at the Faculty of
Psychology, Vienna
2001-2004: Research Associate at the Max
Planck Institute for Economics, Strategic
Interaction Group, Jena
2004-2007: Research and Teaching
Assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Sloan School of Management,
Cambridge
2007-2008: LSE Fellow, London School of
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Economics and Political Science, Department of Management,
London
2008-present: Assistant Professor in the Department of
Management & Organisation, Imperial College London, Imperial
College Business School
Main research focus: Organizational behavior, group decisionmaking, bargaining & negotiation, behavioral & managerial
decision making, experimental economics
Awards/Grants: 2010-2013: Research Grant by the Economic and
Social Research Councisl (ESRC); 2008: Best Paper Award in
the Management Science Track, 8th Annual Trans-Atlantic
Doctoral Conference; 2007-2008: LSE Fellowship in Management
Courses taught: Consumer behavior, consuming and adopting
innovation consumer behavior, marketing, social science
research methods for management (LSE, 2007)
Services: 2010-present: Editor, Journal of Economic Psychology;
Reviwewer for various journals such as Academic Press, Acta
Psychological, Experperimental Psychology
Silvia Rechberger
2007-2010: Research Associate (FWFProject ‘Sittax’), University of Vienna,
Faculty of Psychology, Department of
2010: PhD Social Sciences (Psychology),
2010-2012: Project Management for
Organisational Research and Development
at vieconsult – Vienna Corporate Research
and Development GmbH, Austria
2012-present: Project Management for Organizational
Development, Recruiting and Human Resources Management at
BAWAG P.S.K.
Main research focus: Social and economic psychology, tax
psychology; Main interests: Personnel and organizational
development, employer branding
Courses taught: “Demonstrations on Economic Psychology”
(University Vienna); “Management by Objectives”, “Team
Development” (both Wifi Wien); “Applied Human Resources
Management” (schmid & diamant)
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Marianne Roitner (Holler)
2005-2007: Project collaborator, University
2007-present: Recruiter and Human
Resource Developer at RWA Raiffeisen
Ware Austria AG, Vienna
Main research focus: Regulatory focus,
regulatory fit
Herbert Schwarzenberger
1999-2002: Project collaborator, University
2002-2010: Self-employed Trainer & Coach
2003-2008: Business Consultant, BPC
GmbH, Vienna
2006-present: Lecturer, University of
Vienna, Faculty of Psychology, Department
of Applied Psychology. Work, Education,
Economy
2008-2011: Lecturer, University of Applied Sciences Ferndinand
Porsche, Bachelor's Degree Program “Business Administration &
Psychology”, Vienna
2009-2011: Senior Consultant, Health Consult GmbH, Vienna
2011: Doctoral degree (PhD) Psychology, University of Vienna
2012-present: Head of Master’s Degree Program “Business
Administration & Psychology”, University of Applied Sciences
Ferndinand Porsche, Vienna
Main research focus: Tax psychology, consumer psychology
Courses taught: Business psychology, organization & strategic
management, leadership and motivation, thesis seminar,
presentation training, communication training, and conflict
management.
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Research
Development and Profile of the Research Center
Since 2005 the University of Vienna has a policy of favoring
specialized research topics. At the Faculty of Psychology, four
research centers are established.
The research center „Decisions in Work, Organizations and the
Economy“ represents the fields of research of the mebers of our
team.
The members of the research center share a strong research
focus on behavior of individuals in social, economic, and work
contexts that are driven by both basic and applied research
aiming at theory development.
The current mission statement is formulated as follows:
“The focus of research is on mechanisms and processes that
underlie psychological phenomena in the economy. We study
experiences, behavior, and decisions in social and economic
contexts and are interested in advancing theories in the areas of
economic and consumer psychology as well as in the areas of
work and organizational psychology. Current research topics
include the examination of the determinants of tax behavior,
financial decisions, and consumer behavior, on the one hand, and
the study of decisions of founders and entrepreneurs, the
consequences of change, and the determinants of well being in
occupational contexts, on the other hand.”
The research center currently consists of 3 full professors, 1
associate professor, 5 post-docs, and 8 research associates. The
current topics can be represented in a four-fold figure that
illustrates both the research areas and the center members
together with the overlap in research interests. Currently, we
pursue four main topics: i) Economic Psychology (tax behavior),
ii) Consumer Psychology (decision making and consumer
behavior), iii) Work Psychology (acceleration at work and well
being), iv) Organizational Psychology (entrepreneurship). The
figure also illustrates our ongoing striving for integration and
collaboration within the research center.
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Research Topics
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Research Projects
Consumer Psychology
Consumer Behavior
Impulse purchases and overspending: The role of shopping
orientations and consumer information processing
The present project addresses the problem of uncontrolled
purchasing and overspending from the perspective of consumer
psychology. The project has two main research objectives: (i)
advancing knowledge on the mechanisms that underlie impulse
purchasing and (ii) providing techniques and strategies to
consumers to control their purchasing behaviour. Whereas
previous research has focused on affective processes and lack of
self-control as precursors of impulse purchases, the present
project addresses the interplay between motivational orientations
and information processing. This will be achieved by integrating
research on shopping orientations with research on mindsets.
Step 1 will examine differences in attention and cognitive
procedures between consumers with a hedonic shopping
orientation and consumers with a utilitarian shopping orientation,
and how these differences contribute to impulse purchasing. Step
2 examines whether features of the environment activate different
mindsets. Furthermore, the step addresses how the interplay
between these activated mindsets and shopping orientations
influence consumers’ evaluations of products and propensities to
make impulse purchases. Step 3 will develop and test strategies
that are tailored to the differences in information processing
between consumers with a hedonic and a utilitarian shopping
orientations. This will be informed by the findings form Steps 1
and 2. Moreover, the concept of a workshop will be developed
that facilitates teaching these strategies to consumers. Thereby,
the project aims to enhance consumers’ competencies to control
their purchasing behaviour and thus to refrain from unwanted
purchases and spending excessively. The research questions will
be examined in a set of laboratory experiments that include eye
tracking to measure attention. In addition, the strategies to control
purchasing behaviour will be tested in a field experiment.
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Funding: European Union
Duration: Start 2011
P.I.: Büttner, O.
Internal Associates: Florack, A. & Serfas, B.
Regulatory focus and consumer behavior
In this research, our primary goal is to deepen the understanding
of how consumers decide when they focus on either ideals and
hopes or responsibilities and duties. Direct applications of the
outcomes of this research may be possible in marketing and
advertising, in implementing public policies and identifying
situations that may be prone to produce market failures.
Funding: Self-financed research project; previously funded by the
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
P.I.: Florack, A.
External Associates: Wänke, M. & Genschow, O. (University of
Mannheim)
Sustainability
There is a great social approval for decisions and behavior that
takes long time consequences for the society, the economy, and
the environment into account. Consumers who highlight values of
sustainability are not any longer a minority, but a vast majority
within Western societies. However, at present there is little
evidence whether the same sustainability factors are important
drivers of consumer behavior in all sectors or whether specific
sustainability factors drive consumer behavior in different sectors.
The project examines the importance of sustainability factors in
different sectors.
Funding: Self-financed research project
P.I.: Florack, A.
Internal Associates: Büttner, O.
Cooperation partners: Serviceplan Group
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Mimikry and consumption behavior
Social psychological research provides many examples for the
influence of observed behavior on executed behavior. In an early
demonstration, Hull (1933) found that individuals who see
someone fall forward are likely to show a similar tendency. Also,
recent studies have shown that individuals often mimic
consumption behavior of others. A particular characteristic of
these studies is that the influencing behavior is always the same
as the influenced consumption behavior, for instance, the choice
of a snack. In the present project, we investigate whether also the
observation of a movement that is not executed in the context of
consumption (e.g., an arm flexion during a sports exercise) can
affect consumption behaviors that rely on the same movement
(e.g., putting a drink to ones mouth while watching the sports
exercise).
P.I.: Florack, A.
External Associates: Genschow, O. & Wänke, M. (University of
Mannheim)
Chronic shopping orientation
When it comes to shopping, consumers have different
preferences. Some consumers enjoy browsing through stores and
getting stimulated by the store environment; other consumers see
shopping as a task that they want to finish as efficiently as
possible. In the present project, we have developed a scale that
measures consumers’ general tendency to be either a funoriented or a task-oriented shopper: The Chronic Shopping
Orientation Scale. Furthermore, we examine the question whether
consumers’ chronic shopping orientation is a stable personality
trait. Moreover, we address the relationship between chronic
shopping orientation and higher-order personality traits such as
preferences for information processing styles.
P.I.: Büttner, O. & Florack, A.
External Associates: Göritz, A. (University of Würzburg)
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Mindset-fit in shopping situations
Research on Regulatory Fit Theory has demonstrated that
consumers “feel right” when they are able to pursue a goal in way
that fits their motivational orientation (e.g., Higgins et al., 2003).
This feeling right may transfer onto the evaluation of products and
on the persuasiveness of messages. In the present project, we
examine a new way of how such a regulatory fit may evolve. We
assume that different motivational orientations during shopping go
along with different mindsets. When factors of the shopping
environment activate a mindset that fits a consumer’s motivational
orientation, consumers are supposed to be more prone to
persuasive messages and to impulse purchasing. We examine
the theoretical underpinnings of such an effect as well as the
practical consequences for point-of-purchase marketing and for
consumer welfare.
P.I.: Büttner, O. & Florack, A.
External Associates: Göritz, A. (University of Würzburg)
Mobility of elderly people
The project is concerned with the mobility of elderly people and
the usage of alternatives for car driving. It takes into account that
with an increased age limitations in attention, perception, and
response time can occur that affect car driving and increase
perceived stress during driving. The main objective of the project
is to examine forms of communication to provide elderly people
with a helpful and supportive feedback about the current driving
abilities and explain potential alternatives to car driving.
Funding: Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherer (GDV); The
project is a cooperation project with the Zeppelin University
P.I.: Florack, A.
Internal Associates: Leder, S.
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The effects of numeric ability on the mechanisms of donation
behavior
Donation request typically confront people with numeric
information related to the need of others (e.g., number of victims
of a natural disaster). Individual differences in the ability to
comprehend those numbers and derive meaningful interpretations
from them likely influences their decisions to help. This project
examines the effects of these individual differences on the
perception, acquisition, integration and representation of numeric
information underlying charitable giving. It is expected that
numeric skills shift the focus to different kinds of information and
modify subsequent information processing. For example, lower
numeric abilities are related to a more concrete mental
representation underlying affective reactions to the victims. The
investigation of such mechanisms is a central goal of this project.
Furthermore, we investigate the impact of different presentation
formats of the numeric information and assume a higher impact
for low numerate individuals. This research on the interplay
between individual abilities and situational factors provides insight
into theoretical and pratical knowledge of donation decisions.
P.I.: Kleber, J.
External Associates: Dickert, S. (WU Vienna University of
Economics and Business)
Internal Associates: Florack, A.
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Economic Psychology
Tax behavior
A major research topic concerns taxpayers’ behavior and the
interaction between authorities and taxpayers. Several studies
have been designed and are currently carried out:
Cross-cultural evaluation of the Slippery Slope Framework
The main assumptions of the slippery slope framework of tax
compliance (Kirchler, Hölzl, & Wahl, 2008) are investigated in
more than 30 countries. Four different scenarios manipulating
trust in and power of authorities are used, as well as a
questionnaire including manipulation checks and measures of
intended, voluntary and enforced tax compliance. Besides testing
the assumption that both, trust and power, are important
determinants of tax compliance, the study aims at identifying
general differences between the participating countries. The
sample of more than 10,000 participants from all continents
consists exclusively of students (predominantly economics) aged
between 17 and 25 years. The findings confirm the basic
assumptions of the slippery slope framework. In all countries, the
highest level of tax compliance can be found in conditions of high
trust and high power. More voluntary compliance is observable in
conditions of high trust, more enforced compliance in conditions
of high power. In addition, collected data on perceived similarity of
the presented scenarios and the respective country allows a
reality based validation of the slippery slope framework by relating
assessments of trust and power to estimations on shadow
economy and corruption in the participating countries.
Duration: 2011-2013
P.I.: Batrancea, L., Kogler, C., & Nichita, A.
Internal Associates: Kirchler, E.
External Associates: Belianin, A., Pántya, J., Hölzl, E., Huber,
O.W., Torgler, B. and other researchers from more than 30
countries
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Influencing tax compliance by trust and delayed feedback
The main interest of this project is to study the effect of a shock
threatening trust in authorities on tax honesty. In addition, we
investigate the effect of immediate compared to delayed feedback
on audits. According to the slippery slope framework (Kirchler,
Hölzl, & Wahl, 2008) trust in authorities is an important
determinant of tax compliance, thus breaching trust should lead to
a decrease of tax payments. Uncertainty whether one’s tax return
is audited should lead to higher levels of compliance
(Muehlbacher, Mittone, Kastlunger, & Kirchler, 2012), but is
perceived as unfair in terms of the timing of feedback. In paid
laboratory experiments in Trento and in Vienna different aspects
of both factors, trust and timing of feedback on audits were
investigated.
Duration: 2012-2013
P.I.: Kogler, C.
External Associates: Mittone, L.
The extended Slippery Slope Framework
The extended Slippery Slope Framework assumes that different
qualities of power (coercive power and legitimate power) and
different qualities of trust (reason-based trust and implicit trust)
determine tax compliance, tax climates and motivations to
comply. In detail, it is assumed that coercive power, based on
pressure via severe audits and fines, leads to an antagonistic
climate between tax authorities and taxpayers and enforced tax
compliance. Legitimate power and reason-based trust determine
a service climate and voluntary tax cooperation. Finally, implicit
trust, based on the perception of shared values and norms,
fosters a confidence climate and committed tax cooperation. The
assumptions of the extended Slippery Slope Framework are
tested and several studies have been conceptualized:
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Perception of power and trust: In this project a qualitative
approach is applied to analyze how tax officers perceive power
and trust and their impact on tax compliance. The project allows
getting a comprehensive understanding about the prevalence and
effectiveness of different qualities of power and trust in the tax
context from the view of tax officers. The project is a collaboration
between the Unit of Work, Organizational and Economic
Psychology and the Austrian Tax and Customs Administration.
Funding: Wirtschaftskammerpreis 2012
Duration: 2011-2014
P.I.: Gangl, K. & Hofmann, E.
External Associates: Müller, E.
The impact of coercive and legitimate power of authorities on
intended tax compliance: In two experiments low and high
coercive power and low and high legitimate power are
manipulated separately to check whether the qualities of power
have an impact on intended tax compliance. In a third experiment
low and high coercive power and legitimate power are
manipulated together to check whether the two qualities of power
are independent in their influence on intended tax compliance or if
there is an interaction effect. In the project the effect of qualities of
power on intended tax compliance is distinguished controlling for
interaction effects.
Duration: 2011-2012
P.I.: Hofmann, E.
Internal Associates: Gangl, K., Stark, J., & Kirchler, E.
The impact of power of authorities on trust in authorities and
consequences on tax cooperation: In this project qualitative and
quantitative methods are used to distinguish the impact of
coercive and legitimate power on trust and tax compliance. (i) A
qualitative approach is applied to analyze how taxpayers perceive
power and trust. Taxpayers will take part in focus groups to
discuss if and how they perceive coercive and legitimate power of
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authorities and reason-based and implicit trust in authorities. (ii) In
a quantitative approach the existing Dutch Tax Survey 2010
(questionnaire filled in by 1377 Dutch entrepreneurs and 807
Dutch private taxpayers) is screened for items measuring
constructs of the extended Slippery Slope Framework
(coercive/legitimate power, reason-based/implicit
trust/climates/motivations to comply) to test the hypothesized
relationships between the constructs of the extended Slippery
Slope Framework. (iii) Based on the outcome of the focus groups,
the analysis of the Dutch Tax Survey 2010, and on existing scales
another quantitative approach is undertaken developing scales for
the constructs of the extended Slippery Slope Framework with a
student sample and validate them with a representative sample of
500 self-employed Austrians. The surveys will be used to test the
hypothesized relationships between the constructs of the
extended Slippery Slope Framework. (iv) In three experiments
with scenarios the causal impact of coercive power and legitimate
power is studied. While in experiment 1 the impact on trust and
intended tax compliance is measured, in experiment 2 and 3
additionally the impact on tax behavior and the impact of changes
in power qualities over 40 fictitious tax years is identified. The
project allows a comprehensive understanding of the prevalence
of different qualities of power and trust in the tax context. A
product of the project is also an instrument to assess the different
constructs of the extended Slippery Slope Framework, which can
be used in several future studies. Additionally, the effect of
qualities of power on other constructs of the extended Slippery
Slope Framework and the relation between these constructs are
distinguished. The project is a collaboration between the Unit of
Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology, the Wageningen
University and Research centre, Netherlands, the Cognitive and
Experimental Economics Laboratory in Trento, Italy, and the
Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration.
Funding: FWF (Austrian Science Fund)
Duration: 2013-2016
P.I.: Hofmann, E.;
Internal Associates: Gangl, K. & Kirchler, E.
External Associates: Antonides, G., de Groot, M., Goslinga, S., &
Mittone, L.
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Psychological and neurological correlates of coercive power and
legitimate power: Tax authorities can apply two measures to
ensure tax compliance: Coercive power and legitimate power.
The current project investigates whether coercive power and
legitimate power differ in their impact on tax compliance, and
whether this difference can be explained through different
psychological (reactance, rational decision making, trust, selfefficacy, enforced compliance, voluntary compliance) and
neurological processes (rational processes observable via EEG,
emotional processes observable via skin conductance). With
scenarios manipulating coercive power and legitimate power two
tax experiments are conducted in which participants are endowed
with money and asked to pay taxes. The project will identify the
differences and impacts of coercive power and legitimate power.
The project is a collaboration between the Unit of Work,
Organizational and Economic Psychology and the SCAN Unit of
the Faculty of Psychology.
Funding: Self-financed research project, Wirtschaftskammerpreis
2012
Duration: 2011-2013
P.I.: Pfabigan, D., Gangl, K., & Hofmann, E.
Internal Associates: Kirchler, E. & Lamm, C.
Service orientation, trust and tax compliance in the Netherlands:
The paradigm to approach taxpayers is changing from deterrence
to a service orientation. Although this new approach is intuitively
appealing, empirical evidence for the positive impact of a service
orientation on tax compliance is rare. The aim of this project was
to test whether a service orientation is positively related to tax
compliance and if yes, how this positive impact can be explained.
Based on survey data of two representative samples of 807
private tax payers and 1377 entrepreneurs from the Netherlands
it was shown, that a service orientation is positively related to tax
compliance intentions. It was also shown, that a service
orientation still explains an additional portion of tax compliance
when controlling for several socio-demographic, economic, and
psychological factors. Furthermore, it was demonstrated, that the
link between service orientation and tax compliance is mediated
by the perceived trustworthiness of authorities. The outcomes of
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the projects allow the conclusion that a shift towards greater
service orientation would yield higher tax revenues as a
consequence of supporting voluntary tax-compliant tax payers.
The project is conducted in collaboration between the Unit of
Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology and the
Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration.
Duration: 2011-2012
P.I.: Gangl, K. & Muehlbacher, S.
Internal Associates: Hofmann, E., Kogler, C., & Kirchler, E.
External Associates: de Groot, M., Goslinga, S., & Antonides, G.
Mass communication versus personal communication: The
impact of coercive power, legitimate power and implicit trust on
tax compliance: With two experimental studies differences in tax
compliance are investigated depending on whether taxpayers are
addressed as a group or as an individual. Additionally, it is
identified whether these forms of addressing interact with the
perception of coercive power, legitimate power and implicit trust.
The first study is a field ad-hoc experiment, in which young
entrepreneurs’ tax compliance, who were not visited by tax
officers versus who were visited by tax officers, is compared. The
second experiment is a scenario study with a 2 (group versus
individual) x 3 (coercive power, legitimate power, implicit trust)
design. It is analyzed whether the different ways of interacting
with taxpayers co-vary with addressing the taxpayers in the mass
or as an individual. The project is carried out in collaboration
Psychology and the Austrian Tax and Customs Administration.
2012
Duration: 2011-2014
P.I.: Gangl, K. & Hofmann, E.
External Associates: Müller, E. & Schmalz, I.
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The impact of experiencing audits and fines on intended tax
compliance
Based on survey data of real Dutch taxpayers, the aim of this
research is to investigate the impact of having been audited by
the tax administration on (i) intended future tax compliance, (ii)
subjective probability of being audited, (iii) the perception of the
climate between tax authorities and tax payers and (iv)
experiencing paying taxes as an active contribution or as
something being taken away. In a second step, the impact of
being fined on these variables is examined. Finally, perceived
interaction quality during an experienced audit is analyzed as a
potential key determinant for future tax compliance.
Duration: 2011-2013
P.I.: Kogler, C.
Internal Associates: Kirchler, E., Muehlbacher, S., Hofmann, E., &
Gangl, K.
External Associates: Antonides, G., Goslinga, S., & de Groot, M.
Efficiency of the state as a determinant of tax evasion
Taxes are the main source of public funds for modern
governments, but their collection is associated with substantial
controversies. This international study aims at investigating the
efficiency of governments in spending tax revenues as a
determinant of tax honesty. In addition, we explore trust in other
citizens as a crucial factor to join forces in order to establish
control over the expenditures of the government. Parallel
experiments in Austria, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia and
South Africa were arranged within the setting of a public goods
game. Groups of participants completed repeated rounds of
taxpaying including manipulations regarding audits and fines,
establishing randomly selected players as governments free to
withhold more money than allowed and offering the possibility to
invest in a control fund to control the actions of the government.
Data analyses focus on individuals, the group level and on crosscountry differences.
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Duration: 2012-2013
P.I.: Kogler, C. & Belianin A.
Internal Associates: Kirchler, E., Batrancea, L., & Nichita, A.
External Associates: Belianin A., Mittone, L., Casal, S., Pántya,
J., & Gcabo, R.
Keeping a cultural eye on tax compliance: The concept of tax
culture
Every society chooses the tax system based on its cultural
values. Therefore, taxation is the expression of the culture within
every region and country. The current project elaborates on the
concept of “tax culture” coined by Schumpeter (1929) by adding
new features, with the aim of clustering tax systems around the
world according to common cultural aspects.
P.I.: Batrancea, L.
Internal Associates: Kirchler, E. & Nichita, A.
External Associates: Neszveda, G.
The impact of promotion vs. prevention focus and social norms on
tax compliance
Individuals differ concerning the way they approach goals.
Individuals in the promotion focus approach goals because they
want to pursuit their ideals and regulate their behavior in such a
way that they can approach the goal. Individuals in the prevention
focus approach a goal for the sake of responsibility and
obligations and regulate their behavior to avoid failure or shame.
While we assume that individuals in the promotion focus are
guided by their personal norms, we assume that individuals in the
prevention focus are guided by social norms. The aim of the
current project is to test, whether the impact of social norms on
pay taxes differs between individuals in the promotion and the
preventions focus. Three experiments are conducted in which the
foci and social tax norms are manipulated. The first and second
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experiments differ in the manipulation of the foci (experiment 1:
highlighting the importance of ideals or obligations; experiment 2:
different work tasks, paid to (i) solve a problem (promotion), (ii)
make little mistakes (prevention)). The third experiment is an
online scenario experiment with taxpayers and will be conducted
to guarantee validity for actual taxpayers. The current project will
enhance the understanding about the impact of regulatory foci
and social norms on tax payments. The project is a collaboration
Psychology and the Unit of Social Psychology.
2012
Duration: 2012-2014
P.I.: Kleber, J., Gangl, K., & Hofmann, E.
Internal Associates: Kirchler, E. & Florack, A.
Demographics of taxpayers as determinates of tax compliance
With two studies the impact of taxpayers’ demographics (age,
gender, income/turnover, education, profession) on tax
compliance are examined. In one study existing data from the
Dutch Tax Survey 2010 is used to relate the demographics to
intended tax compliance and investigate a possible mediator
effect of the perception of the severities of fines, of the perception
of the audit probability, of the norms, of the shared goals, of trust,
of the involvement with society, of the antagonistic tax climate, of
the general tax knowledge, of the interest in taxes, of the need for
relationship with authorities, of the clearness of tax procedures,
and of the experience with taxes. The second study bases on
existing research, collects results on the impact of demographics
on tax compliance, and summarizes them within a meta-analysis.
The project will highlight the importance of segmentation of
taxpayers and find answers to controversial research findings.
The project is a collaboration between the Unit of Work,
Organizational and Economic Psychology, the Wageningen
University and Research centre, Netherlands, the Netherlands
Tax and Customs Administration, and the Department for Basic
Psychological Research and Research Methods.
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Duration: 2011-2013
P.I.: Hofmann, E. & Muehlbacher, S.
Internal Associates: Gangl, K., Kirchler, E., Kogler, C., & Voracek,
M.
External Associates: Antonides, G., de Groot, M., & Goslinga, S.
Mental accounting of self-employed taxpayers
First empirical studies show that self-employed seem to differ
widely in mental accounting of their tax due. Mental segregation
of the net income and the tax due results in higher tax morale and
higher tax compliance than a perception that the gross income
whole as private property. Consecutive studies are planned to
provide additional empirical support for this finding applying the
experimental method. Further, several hypotheses will be tested
in context of taxpaying derived from the vast mental accounting
literature regarding consumer decision-making.
Funding: Chamber of Commerce, Vienna; Self-financed
P.I.: Muehlbacher, S., Kirchler, E., & Hartl, B.
Relational models and taxpaying
Fiske (1992) describes overall four models of human interaction,
each with a different implications regarding norms, expectations
and behavior: Communal sharing, authority ranking, equality
matching, and market pricing. Prior empirical studies have shown
that activation of one of the models by framing or priming affects
the degree of cooperation between agents in e.g., ultimatum
games or dictator games. Rationale of the current project is to
explore if tax behavior and personal norms in punishing tax
evaders depends on which of the four models dominates in the
interaction of tax authorities and taxpayers.
P.I.: Brodbeck, F., Muehlbacher, S., Kirchler, E., & Hofmann, E.
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Risk-defusing operators (RDOs) and taxpaying
RDOs are measures individuals are taking to avoid future
negative consequences. For instance, travelers can decide to get
a vaccination before visiting a tropical country or they decide not
to get a vaccination and instead go to a doctor only if they really
get diseases. In other words, individuals are precautions and try
to reduce the probability of a negative outcome or/and have
worst-case plans to transform a negative outcome into an
outcome state with higher utility. The aim of this project is to study
if taxpayers are using RDOs and if yes, which RDOs they use to
avoid negative outcomes such as fines in case of flawed tax
forms or detected evasion. To get a first comprehensive
understanding about RDOs in the tax context, interviews with
taxpayers and tax officers will be conducted. The interviews will
allow to analyze “both” involved parties to get a first idea about
RDOs in the tax context. Additionally, the interviews will allow
constructing questionnaires to analyze the subject in the future
with quantitative instruments as well.
Duration: 2012-2013
P.I.: Kirchler, E.
Internal Associates: Gangl, K.
Decision Making
Regulatory focus and regret: Effects on decision-making in
economic and social contexts
People often think about whether acting in a certain way will
cause regret in case of obtaining a negative result. We propose
that anticipated regret may have a self-regulatory function, which
has a crucial influence on people’s experiences and behaviour.
The main aim of the present research project is to connect two
research lines, that haven’t been related to each other so far: the
influence of regret on decision-making and the role of selfregulation in people’s experiences and behaviour. The influence
of experienced and anticipated regret and its interaction with selfregulatory mechanisms will be examined in different domains.
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The project bases on three main assumptions. First, it is assumed
that regret in many situations is anticipated and experienced more
strongly by individuals who endorse a motivational orientation
concerned with attaining positive end-states by avoiding
mistakes. It is further proposed, however, that regret can be
caused by different kinds of information present in the choice
context, and therefore may also be anticipated and experienced
by individuals endorsing different motivational orientations, and
influence their behaviour as well. Finally, it is assumed that the
anticipation of regret is related to an increased general arousal,
which strengthens people’s tendency to adopt thinking styles and
behaviour based on their individually dominant motivational
orientation. Thus, the proposed analysis of the interaction
between regret and self-regulatory processes applies the logic of
a general psychological mechanism derived from research on
social facilitation.
Funding: DFG (German Research Foundation); The project is
located at Zeppelin University
P.I.: Florack, A.
External Associates: Keller, J. (University of Ulm)
Internal Associates: Leder, S.
Failure in substituting generalized hyperbolic discounting model
with quasi-hyperbolic discounting model in long-term decisions
Intertemporal decisions are decisions that require trade-offs
among outcomes which occur at different points in time. In
economic modeling, exponential discounting (i.e., Discounted
Utility Theory) is the most well known, despite its weak fit to
empirical data. Empirical studies suggest that generalized
hyperbolic discounting (GHD) has the strongest descriptive
validity. However, GHD is rather complex and not trivial to use in
economic modeling. To simplify its application, quasi-hyperbolic
discounting (QHD) was proposed. QHD provides tractability in
analytical modeling while preserving the most important
properties of GHD. Despite the widely assumed interchangeability
of these two models, we argue that in long-term decisions,
especially when a series of decisions are involved, these two
models lead to different conclusions.
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P.I.: Gabor, N. (Corvinus Univeristy of Budapest)
Internal Associates: Dezső, L.
Descriptive investigation of personal bets
The Bets Survey investigates the distorted recollections of betting
partners, with a special focus on self-serving behaviors of the
losers. It also investigates the subsequent spoiled relationship
between partners and the inclination to bet again. 716 American
respondents were asked to recall their personal bet experiences,
and then respond to questions on the circumstances, the stake,
the resolution and the change in relationship with their betting
partner. In this study we have observed self-servingly biased
reconstruction of the betting situation on the part of losers. The
strongest self-serving reconstruction of the betting situation was
observed among those losers who refused to pay off the stake of
bet.
Funding: Fulbright Scholarship and George Loewenstein’s
personal research funds
P.I.: Dezső, L.
External Associates: Loewenstein, G. (Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh)
Integrating fixed cost into hyperbolic discounting
We propose an alternative way to formalize discounting behavior
reflecting a simple cognitive algebra underlying intertemporal
choice. Our model combines the fixed cost model formalized by
Benhabib, Bisin, and Schotter (2007) with the hyperbolic form of
the discount function formalized by Loewenstein and Prelec
(1992). In our model, the consumer computes the future value
(FV) of a present consumption in two subsequent steps. First, she
determines a transaction cost (TC), which is the price of forgoing
the scheduled consumption. The TC is quantified as a proportion
of the consumption’s present value (PV), and it is independent
from the delay’s time horizon. Second, she determines the cost of
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delaying the consumption for a single time-unit (i.e., unit discount
rate), and then multiplies the unit discount rate by the number of
units. Hence, the discount rate will linearly increase in time. This
suggests that at first, the consumer determines the cost of
forgoing the consumption (i.e., transaction cost) and then
determines the subjective cost of delay, weighted linearly by the
length of this interval (i.e, discount rate).
P.I.: Neszveda, G. (Corvinus Univeristy of Budapest)
Applying focus weighted utility in designing loan repayment
schedules
A great number of papers discuss the adverse welfare implication
of present bias and time inconsistency (e.g., Laibson, 1997;
O’Donoghue & Rabin, 2001) and use hyperbolic discounting to
model the two aforementioned behaviors. At the same time, other
scholars (e.g., Rubinstein, 2003) question the applicability of
hyperbolic discounting and propose that the decision maker aims
to simplify an intertemporal choice by applying similarity relations.
One example of this approach is the model of Focus Weighted
Utility (henceforth, FWU; Kőszegi & Szeidl, 2012), which
formalizes focus bias. Focus bias refers to the behavior where
“people put more focus on, and hence overweight, the attributes
in which their options differ more” (Kőszegi & Szeidl, 2012, p.1).
In this project we apply FWU to the design of loan repayment
schedules, assuming that the decision-maker is subject to focus
bias. We also assume that focus bias accounts for the decisionmakers’ present-biased choice. We argue that the negative
impact of focus bias is the greatest when the installments’ net
present values are equal across repayment periods, implying that
the installments’ nominal values increase in an exponential
fashion. We also argue that this adverse effect of focus bias could
be reduced when an additional repayment schedule was also
offered to the decision-maker. This additional repayment
schedule should include a more imbalanced refinancing track
than the other one. Finally, we conclude that the greatest
improvement in decreasing focus bias via an alternative
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repayment schedule can be achieved in a low market interest rate
environment.
Funding: Theoretical paper, not funded yet
Internal Associates: Dezső, L. & Kirchler, E.
Simple statistical method outperforms prediction market in low
uncertainty questions
Although prediction markets’ efficiency is a widely researched
area, to the best of our knowledge, it is still unclear whether
prediction markets outperform more traditional methods (e.g.,
random walk model) for low uncertainty cases. To address this
question we conducted two online studies applying a set of binary
choice questions (with yes/no answers) where subjects had to
buy yes or no shares reflecting their answers. If they believed that
the event would happen they bought a ‘yes share’ and if they
believed that the vent would not happen they bought a ‘no share’.
From this set of forty binary choice questions we classified a
subset as low uncertainty questions. A question was labeled as
low uncertainty if the probability of the yes outcome is less than
20% or more than 80% – otherwise it was labeled as high
uncertainty. We found that for low uncertainty binary choice
questions, a simple statistical model outperforms the accuracy of
a prediction market. At the same time, however, the prediction
market is more efficient for high uncertainty questions.
Predicting future emotions correctly while mispredicting future
behavior: Projection bias among school age children
We enrolled 199 children to our between-subject study to
investigate projection bias (PB) among children.
In this study kids were prompted to predict the intensity of their
future emotional state (nervousness) and their corresponding
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behavior (maximum payment to postpone a hard test scheduled
within a few hours). We assumed that predicting the intensity of
their future emotional state draws on their episodic memories
(labeled the episodic component), while predicting their
corresponding behavior draws on their semantic memories
(labeled the semantic component). The kids were randomly
assigned into either ’morning’ or ’before test’ groups and they had
to indicate the current intensity of their nervousness and reveal
their current preferences (maximum payment to postpone the
hard test). In addition, kids in the ’morning’ group had to predict
their level of nervousness and their corresponding preferences
right before the test.Our results documented PB and presentbiased preferences. We also found that those who wanted to
postpone showed increased PB and increased present bias. Our
key finding, however, is that children correctly predicted the
episodic component (thus, the intensity of their emotional state)
but that they mispredicted the semantic component (thus, their
corresponding behavior) of the anticipated event.
P.I.: Szászi, B. (Budapest University of Technology and
Economics, Department of Cognitive Science)
Analysis of pairwise comparison matrices: An empirical research
Pairwise comparison (PC) matrices are widely used in multiattribute decision problems (MADM) to express the decisionmakers’ preferences. In this research we focused on testing
various characteristics of PC matrices. We obtained 454 PC
matrices in a controlled experiment enrolling 227 university
students. In our experiment we used a 2 X 3 X 3 factorial design,
looking at subjective vs. objective tasks, questioning order (ross,
random or sequential) and matrix size (4x4, 6x6, 8x8). We
investigated five research questions, three of which are directly
connected to the inconsistency of a PC matrix (and involved
applying various inconsistency indices). We have found that the
problem’s type (subjective vs objective task) and the matrix’s size
did impact the inconsistency of the PC matrix. Subjective tasks
and larger matrices increased inconsistency. However, we did not
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find any effect of the questioning order. Furthermore, incomplete
PC matrices turned out to be crucial in indicating deviation from
the final order of alternatives and from the final score vector.
Funding: Corvinus University of Budapest internal funds
P.I.: Bozóki, S. (Computer and Automation Research Institute,
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, MTA SZTAKI; Department of
Operations Research and Actuarial Sciences, Corvinus University
of Budapest, Hungary)
External Associates: Poesz, A. & Temesi, J. (Department of
Operations Research and Actuarial Sciences, Corvinus University
of Budapest, Hungary)
The impact of self-serving interpretation of history on negotiations
This paper reports two lab studies on self-serving recall of history
among negotiating dyads. In the first study we found that in a twostage game, the person (i.e., loser) who got the shorter end of the
stick in the first game (i.e., did not receive any money from the
joint earnings, which were all given to the winner) will request
monetary compensation when negotiating a split of the second
game’s joint earnings. In addition, in this asymmetric history
condition, losers hold out for compensation even at the price of
losing a substantial amount of the joint earnings. When, however,
the first game’s joint earnings are equally split between the
partners regardless of their individual contributions, they will both
only request half of the joint earnings in the second game. In a
second lab study, to eliminate the claim for compensation in the
asymmetric history condition, we randomly assigned pairs to a
different-partner condition (where the first and second rounds are
played with different partners) and also kept the same-partner
condition. We predicted and found that pairs in the differentpartner condition are more likely to reach settlement in splitting
the second game’s joint earnings than pairs in the same-partner
condition. This implies that losers in the same-partner condition
make a claim for compensation in the second round, while losers
in the different-partner condition do not ask for compensation.
These results suggest that changing partners in the second game
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leads to the debiasing of subjects on their self-serving recall on
history, and make them more likely to reach a settlement.
P.I.: Linda Dezső
University, Pittsburgh), Neszveda, G. (Corvinus Univeristy of
Budapest), Steihnart, J., & Szászi, B. (Budapest University of
Technology and Economics, Department of Cognitive Science)
Debiasing self-serving recall of history in climate change
negotitaions
The Climate Change Survey demonstrates self-serving recall of
the past in the context of climate change negotiation.
Furthermore, this study attempts to debias parties with the veil of
ignorance. This survey is a 2 X 2 factorial design web survey
(nationality: Chinese and American) X (scenario order:
Neutral/Climate Change, or Climate Change/Neutral) examining
respondents' beliefs about whether and how history should play a
role in different conflicts that the respondents may be involved in.
Chinese and American respondents completed a brief survey on
climate-change negotiation (featuring the dispute between China
and US on cutting back greenhouse gas emission, i.e. ‘climate
change scenario’), and a survey about their perceptions of
fairness in a neural scenario referring to dispute between Norway
and Sweden (‘river pollution scenario’) about cutting back
industrial pollution in order to save the major river shared by both
countries from further pollution. Half of the respondents
completed the ‘climate change survey’ first, and the other half
completed the ‘river pollution survey’ first. Both surveys dealt with
the appropriate role of history in negotiations, but in the ‘climate
change survey’ it was clear that national interests dictated that the
Chinese respondents should care more about history than the
Americans, since the United States had emitted greater
greenhouse gas in the past. The ‘river pollution survey’ was
designed, deliberately, to eliminate any national interests. We
predicted and found that people display nationalistic bias when it
comes to determining the appropriate role of history in the climate
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change scenario, but that the bias would be muted if the river
pollution scenario came first, because respondents would be
reluctant to display inconsistency about their views on the
importance of history.
P.I.: Dezső, L.
University, Pittsburgh)
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Organizational Psychology
Entrepreneurship
Conflicts and decisions in family business
In the last years, there is a strong international focus in
entrepreneurship and business success research on family
businesses. These businesses were found to be very successful
and resistant against economic crises. In the other hand conflicts
are prominent characteristics of family businesses. Due to the
specific constellation within a family relationship conflicts are
more likely to escalate between family members than between
individuals without blood ties. Hence, a specific dynamic of
conflict could emerge and potentially destroy economic and metaeconomic values and endanger both family and business.
This research project is embedded in the research program of the
newly founded Research Institute for Family Business at the WU
Vienna University of Business and Economics. Empirical studies
using a large data base of Austrian family businesses and single
case studies are carried out.
Funding: Research Institute of Family Business, Austrian Ministry
of Economy
Duration: 2009-2011
P.I.: Frank,H., Korunka, C., & Lueger, M.
Internal Associates: Nosé, L.
Cooperation Partners: WU Vienna University of Economy and
Business
Austrian family businesses – Good-practice case studies
Family businesses contribute a lot to the Austrian economic
performance. The connection of family and business can be very
challenging though, which makes it even more important to look
at their peculiarities. However, family businesses differ also from
each other; the familial and entrepreneurial constellations can be
very specific as well as branch-specific requirements, which
family businesses are faced with. Thus, we want to know more
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about action strategies used by family businesses in specific
situations (e.g. succession, work-family conflict, familiness, etc.).
This research project focuses on the connection of science and
practice. These case studies should give some ideas of
organizing and developing optimal family business structures.
Therefore we asked Family Businesses for their expertise, which
enables other Family Business members to learn from the
represented experiences, as well.
Funding: Austrian Chamber of Commerce
Duration: 2011
P.I.: Lueger, M. & Frank., H.
Internal Associates: Korunka, C. & Nosé, L.
Cooperation Partners: WU Vienna University of Economy and
Business
Social stereotypes about male and female leaders
Since several years obituaries conceptualizd by firms and
institutions regarding their deceased male or female leaders are
analysed with the goal to understand social stereotypes and their
changes over time. We assume that attributes used to describe
the behavior and work of male and female leaders were different
in the past decades and are undergoing slight changes and
perhaps no differences between the genders are observable over
time.
P.I.: Hartl, B.
Internal Associates: Muehlbacher, S. & Kirchler, E.
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Work psychology
Acceleration at work
As our world is changing at an ever faster pace, work is also
changing. The way how work was done 50 years ago is in most
cases already outdated – a blatant statement, that many people
would assent to. Progress and innovation have taken the place of
more traditional demands. Technical innovation, new
management concepts, increasing administrative demands as
well as changes in occupational structures and legal regulations
are altering work processes. As a result of such changes
employees are faced with new demands arising from accelerated
change (Korunka & Kubicek, 2012): (i) intensified knowledgerelated learning demands; (ii) intensified task-related learning
demands; (iii) intensified job-related autonomy demands; (iv)
intensified career-related autonomy demands; (v) work
intensification. The aim of this research project is to explore these
demands and their consequences for employees, and to invest
further research in resources (job control, social support,
openness for change etc.) and coping styles (self-management
etc.) related to demands arising from accelerated change. Three
research modules are applied. (i) Longitudinal questionnaire
studies examine how changes in working life are perceived and
dealt with. The current work situation, at two different points in
time, serves as the temporal context. (ii) Diary studies are used to
shed more light on the conditions under which changing demands
in everyday work are perceived as threats or opportunities. In
addition, we delve into the strategies for dealing with changing
demands and their consequences. (iii) In-depth interviews provide
insights into the subjective evaluation of changing demands at the
level of individual job biographies.
Funding: FWF „Austrian Science Fund“(www.fwf.ac.at/)
Duration: 2011-2015
P.I.: Korunka, C.
Internal Associates: Gerdenitsch, C., Kubicek, B., Paškvan, M., &
Prem, R.
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Acceleration in professional service firms: Mood and error
orientation
Due to technological, societal and global changes, the pace of
work is accelerating in the last decade. Work-related acceleration
is reflected in work intensification, intensified learning as well as
autonomy demands, and is said to affect employee well-being
unfavourably. As such, the main focus of this project is the
examination of the impact of acceleration on irritation (i.e.
nervousness, irritability) and error orientation (i.e. attitude towards
errors) of employees. However, depending on the resources of
employees, acceleration may not necessarily lead to negative
outcomes. Autonomy as a situational resource, psychological
contracts as social resource and humor styles as personal
resources are believed to be relevant moderators.
As knowledge intensity is rising in the work-context of
organizations, knowledge is considered the key resource of
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production processes in the 21 century. Thus, online surveys will
be administered in knowledge-intensive, classical professional
service firms (PSF), specifically tax consultant offices.
Funding: Feodor Lynen-Scholarship, Alexander von HumboldtStiftung, Germany
Duration: 2012-2014
P.I: Scheel, T.
Internal associates: Korunka, C.
Well-being
The collective construction of moods and well-being in work
groups
There is an ongoing popularity of work groups in organizational
research and practice. Issues addressed so far have, however,
predominantly centered on cognitive processes and group
performance. It is only recently, that affective experiences of work
group members are seen as a defining aspect of group life. In line
with the growing attention directed at emotions in the workplace,
this project examines whether work group members converge in
their moods and well-being. Moreover, the project seeks to
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identify those characteristics of the work group and the supervisor
that enhance convergence, such as group cohesion, leadership
behavior or group communication climate. To address the
research questions nurses and their supervisors were surveyed in
fall 2008 and in spring 2010.
Funding: External funded research project
Duration: 2008-2010
P.I.: Kubicek, B. & Korunka, C.
Cooperation partners: Dachverband Wiener Sozialeinrichtungen
[Association of Social Organizations in Vienna]
BOIT – Burnout prevention training for team leaders and
managers
Data on the European level show an increasing number of
occupational diseases in the European countries. Because of the
ever increasing demands in current work places and
organizations, burnout is also a continuous research topic in
international research. The current focus of international research
is on burnout prevention, but also on positive outcomes of
demanding work conditions (engagement).
The goal of this European research project is the development of
a burnout prevention program for team leaders and managers.
The prevention program focuses on the transfer of basic
knowledge about burnout to team leaders and managers.
Managers will be sensitized to recognize burnout signs in their
employees and to respond adequately to these signs.
A pilot program will be developed and implemented in six member
countries. The program will be evaluated within this research
project.
Funding: European Commission
Duration: 2010-2011
P.I.: Korunka, C. & research partners in six countries
Internal associates: Tement, S.
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Transfer of humor training into work context
Humor is one important resource of employees for coping with
multiple work stressors. The project aims at answering two
questions: (i) is humor learnable, and (ii) what determinants are at
play for successful transfer of effects of humor training to the
workplace.
The two-day employee trainings take place at schools, hospitals
and small and medium-sized companies. Specific techniques
(paradox intervention, contextual collisions/irony, exaggeration)
as well as a general understanding of the functions of humor are
trained. Among the variables crucial for effective transfer
voluntary vs. involuntary attendance, fear of exposition and initial
level of humor will be considered. With a pre-post-followupdesign, changes in e.g. self-esteem, self-efficacy, humor
production and quick-wittedness will be assessed. Situational
features of the workplace also impact the success of humor
training and the subsequent possibility of humor utilization.
Funding: Deutsches Institut für Humor (German Institute for
Humor), Leipzig/Germany
Duration: 2012-2015
P.I: Scheel, T.
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Research Facilities and Laboratory
Social Science Research Lab
The Social Science Research lab is open to all researchers of the
Faculty of Psychology at the University of Vienna. The lab can be
used for different purposes and offers a great flexibility with
regard to the setting as well as the technical equipment. The
Social Science Research Lab is separable in three different
smaller rooms but can also be used as one big room. Hence, it is
suitable for diverse approaches of scientific research such as
computer-aided experiments (e.g., public goods games),
observational studies, or focus groups. From an observation room
next door it is possible to monitor participants via a one-way
mirror. Furthermore, the Social Science Research Lab offers the
possibility to test 20 participants simultaneously on 20 computers
in separate cubicles. In addition, 4 remote-controlled cameras, 3
room microphones, 14 headphones with integrated microphones
and 25 regular headphones are available.
Consumer Perception and Behavior Lab
The Consumer Perception and Behavior Lab is part of the
department of Applied Social Psychology and Consumer
Research. The lab can be used to research processes of
attention and perception in contexts of consumption.
It offers the possibility to test individual participants using eye
tracking. Eye tracking is used to measure eye movements of
participants. Two eye trackers are available, one for stationary
use and one for mobile use in natural settings.
Recruiting System WISOP
In the summer semester 2011 the unit of economic and social
psychology established a web based online recruitment system
for experiments (http://www.univie.ac.at/wisop). Students and
other interested people can register and will then receive
invitations to experiments. They can get an idea of recent
research interests in the economic and social psychology at the
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University of Vienna and have the possibility to receive attractive
rewards for their participation. The experiments are mostly
computer-based and participants don’t need any previous
knowledge. The collected data is obviously anonymous and will
only be used for scientific purposes (e.g., diploma theses and
PhD projects).
Registered participants will receive invitations to experiments via
email with specific information about the recent experiment (e.g.,
duration, reward) and can decide whether they want to participate
or not. When they want to take part, they can follow a link and
sign up for an appointment. Accordingly, the registration does not
oblige participation in experiments, it is only an opportunity.
Contact: [email protected]
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National and International Cooperation
Intense communication between colleagues from Austria and
other countries is valuable and important for research as well as
for teaching targets. It enriches psychological research with
international and interdisciplinary discussion. In addition, curricula
become comparable and highlight courses that are not available
at the home university. Students at the University of Vienna will
increasingly attend specialized programs in foreign countries and
travel abroad to learn about different cultures, languages, and
research focuses. The globalization in general, and especially the
coalescence of European countries, requires mobility from
students, lecturers and researchers, and demands a determined
search for education and research programs, independent of
where they are held. The team of Work, organizational and
economic psychology participates actively in the programs of
EAWOP, ENOP, IAAP Division 9, IAREP, the cooperation group
of the “European Ph.D. on Social Representations and
Communication”, the participants in the Doctoral Program (DK;
FWF W1235-G16) “International Business Taxation” at the
Vienna Economics University (DIBT), the USA IRS, and Austrian
Tax-Services discussion groups.
Austrian Tax and Customs Administration
Erich Kirchler and Eva Hofmann are cooperating with the Austrian
Tax and Customs Administration. The Austrian Tax and Customs
Administration has started to introduce Horizontal Monitoring to
large Austrian enterprises. With different measures, they establish
a climate of trust between the tax authorities and enterprises that
facilitates tax payments for enterprises and assures correct tax
payments for authorities. The introduction process is scientifically
accompanied and evaluated.
Cross national tax behavior
Christoph Kogler and Erich Kirchler are cooperating in
experimental research on tax behavior, which originates from the
Summer School IAREP-Moscow 2010. Cooperating partners are
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Larissa Batrancea (Romania), Anca Nichita (Romania), Alexis
Belianin (Moscow, Russia), Gulnara Gubaydullina (Saratov,
Russia), Rebone Gcabo (Pretoria, South Africa), and József
Pántya (Hungary).
Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement, University
of Wisconsin-Madison
Christian Korunka has a strong research cooperation with
Pascale Carayon and Peter Hoonakker at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison. Numerous projects in the research field of
organizational change processes and quality of working life were
carried out over the last 15 years. Currently we are working on an
edited book entitled “Organizational change and quality of
working life”, planned to be published at Springer publishers in
2013.
Doctoral College International Business Taxation (DIBT)
The Doctoral Program (DK) was accepted by the Austrian
Research Fund (FWF; DK W1235-G16; 2,3 Million Euros) in
2010. Under the coordination of Michael Lang (WU Vienna
University of Economics and Business), Eva Eberhartinger, Claus
Staringer, Josef Schuch, Klaus Hirschler, Martin Zagler, Pasquale
Pistone, Caren Sureth (all Vienna Economics University), Michael
Tumpel (Linz), Anton Weichenrieder (Frankfurt), Andreas
Wagener (Hannover), and Erich Kirchler will teach courses on tax
issues and supervise post-graduate students focussing on
internatonal tax issues.
Homepage: http://www.wu.ac.at/dibt
EAWOP
The European Association of Work and Organization Psychology
(EAWOP) promotes and supports the development and
application of Work and Organizational Psychology in Europe and
facilitates links between scientists and practitioners working in this
field across Europe. Founded in 1991, it is the largest scientific
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society in Work and Organizational Psychology in Europe.
Christian Korunka is member of programm committee of the
EAWOP 2013 conference, held in May 2013 in Münster,
Germany.
Homepage: http://www.eawop.org/
ENOP
The “European Network of Organizational and Work
Psychologists” includes psychologists from all European nations
and is situated at Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris. The
network pursues a variety of goals: ENOP initiates research
programs in work and organizational psychology, arranges
conferences and meetings, and supports expert publications. In
addition, educational programs are developed, e.g., summer
universities, further education, and proposals regarding a
European curriculum in work and organizational psychology. The
European “reference” curriculum model for work and
organizational psychology represents an important benchmark for
curriculum development. Erich Kirchler is member of ENOP and
representative for Austria.
Homepage: http://www.enop.ee/
ERC Starting Grant – Project “Public Goods through Private
Eyes. Exploring Citizens’ Attitudes towards Public Goods
and the State in Central Eastern Europe.”
Starting Autumn 2010, Stephan Muehlbacher and Erich Kirchler
are invited to cooperate in the project on Public Goods,
coordinated by Natalia Letki with Inta Mierina, Paula Plukarska
(Department of Sociology, University of Warsaw), Tina Murphy
(Brisbane, Australia), Pam Paxton (University of Texas at Austin,
Texas, USA), Michael Wenzel (Flinders University, Adelaide,
University, Australia), Klarita Gerxhani (University of Amsterdam,
NL), and René Bekkers (R.H.F.P., NL).
Homepage: www.is.uw.edu.pl/pgpe/
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IAREP
The International Association for Research in Economic
Psychology consists predominantly of psychologists and
economists whose goal is to answer economic questions from a
psychological perspective. For a long time, IAREP associates
have been our most important partners for research. The Journal
of Economic Psychology, as a body of IAREP, and the annual
IAREP conference are important venues for publication. In July
2000, our team arranged the 25th Annual Conference of IAREP in
Vienna (Baden); in 2003 a workshop was organized in Vienna
with a follow up session on the Euro as a new currency at the
Annual Colloquium in Prague, 2005. Erik Hölzl was secretary of
IAREP from 2004 to 2008; Erich Kirchler was president from 2001
to 2003 and is the current national representative.
Homepage: http://www.iarep.org/
See also: http://www.iarep.org/ICABEEP.htm
IAAP Division 9, Economic Psychology
The International Association of Applied Psychology is a scientific
association which assembles predominantly psychologists
working on applied topics. Division 9 relates to economic
psychology as a research and application field which differs from
work and organizational psychology (Division 1). Currently, Erich
Kirchler is president of the division. Tadeusz Tyska (Warsaw,
Poland) was president from 2006-2010; 2002-2006, Christine
Roland-Lévy (Reims, France) led the division; from 2014 Davis
Leiser (Israel), will lead the division. Members of division 9 are
especially interested in economic psychology and behavioral
economics and investigate human behavior and money, financial
markets, cooperation in the market place and on the national level
as well as other economic topics.
Homepage: http://www.iaapsy.org/
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IRS – Tax enforcement and service strategies
This IRS project has the objective to develop an agenda for
theoretical research on the role of taxpayer services in tax
compliance. The idea is to convene a working group of
academics to develop a rough consensus on the key theoretical
issues and potentially constructive ways of approaching them.
This agenda would then serve as a blueprint for the IRS to
commission academics to undertake theoretical studies in this
area. While the IRS ultimately is interested in measuring the
impact of services on compliance using empirical methods, it is
hoped that some theoretical studies will yield testable hypotheses
for this work and also provide a lens for interpreting empirical
results. IBM has been tasked with facilitating the working group
sessions and drafting a report. The working group gets together
via teleconference calls. After the discussion round, there are
possibilities of cooperation in empirical research. The working
group consists of John Scholz (Political Science, Florida State
University), Wojciech Kopczuk (Economics, Columbia University),
Jim Alm (Economics, Tulane University), Barak Ariel
(Criminology, Cambridge University, UK), and Brian Erard
(Reston Virginia) as well as Erich Kirchler.
Netherlands Tax and Costums Administration
Erich Kirchler, Katharina Gangl, Eva Hofmann, Christoph Kogler
and Stephan Muehlbacher are cooperating with the Netherlands
Tax and Costumers Administration (NTCA). Based on the Dutch
Tax Survey 2010 the unit of economic psychology and the NTCA
researchers Manon de Groot and Sjoerd Goslings are conducting
four research projects: Service and tax compliance, the
constructs of the extended Slippery Slope Framework,
demographics of taxpayers as determinates of intended tax
compliance, and experience of audits and fines and tax
compliance.
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Network Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology
The „Plattform Arbeits-, Organisations- und
Wirtschaftspsychologie“ (“Network Work, Organizational and
Economic Psychology“) is a network of psychology departments
of the Austrian Universities in Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz,
working in the field of work, organizational, and economic
psychology. The network was founded in 2001. Members of the
network are Bernhard Batinic (University of Linz), Jürgen Glaser
(University of Innsbruck), Wolfgang Kallus (University of Graz),
Christian Korunka (University of Vienna), Wolfgang Weber
(University of Innsbruck), Eva Traut-Mattausch (University of
Salzburg), and Peter Hoffmann (Austrian Chamber of Work). The
network’s goals include the promotion of work, organizational,
and economic psychology in Austria, the exchange of students,
the development of post-graduate educational programs, and the
organization of scientific meetings and conferences.
Research Institute for Family Business
Christian Korunka is an external research cooperation partner at
the Research Institute for Family Business, located at the WU
Vienna University of Economics and Business. Funded mainly by
external research funds, the research institute carries out
interdisciplinary research in the field of family business. Currently
an interdisciplinary study is carried out focusing on conflicts and
decisions in family business.
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Publications & Presentations
Journal Articles
2012
1. Alm, J., Kirchler, E., & Muehlbacher, S. (2012).
Combining psychology and economics in the analysis of
compliance: From enforcement to cooperation. Economic
Analysis and Policy, 42, 133-151.
2. Alm, J., Kirchler, E., Muehlbacher, S., Gangl, K.,
Hofmann, E., Kogler, C., & Pollai, M. (2012). Rethinking
the research paradigm for analysing tax compliance
behaviour. CESifo Forum, 13, 33-40.
3. Borza, A., Tement, S. , Zdrehus, C., & Korunka, C.
(2012). The BOIT training: An overview of a burnout
intervention and initial survey results. Procedia – Social
and Behavioral Sciences, 33, 223-227.
4. Dezső, L., & Loewenstein, G. (2012). Lenders’ blind trust
and borrowers’ blind spots: A descriptive investigation of
personal loans. Journal of Economic Psychology, 33,
996-1011.
5. Dickert, S., Västfjäll, D., Kleber, J., & Slovic, P. (2012).
Valuations of human lives: Normative expectations and
psychological mechanisms of (ir)rationality. Synthese,
189, 95-105.
6. Frank, H., Kessler, M., & Korunka, C. (2012). Market
orientation and its impact on performance dimensions of
family firms. International Journal of Entrepreneurship
and Small Business, 16, 372-384.
7. Gangl, K., Kastlunger, B., Kirchler, E., & Voracek, M.
(2012). Confidence in the economy in times of crisis:
Social representations of experts and laypeople. Journal
of Socio Economics, 41, 603-614.
8. Genschow, O., Florack, A., & Wänke, M. (2012). The
power of the movement: Evidence for contextindependent movement imitation. Journal of Experimental
Psychology: General. doi: 10.1037/a0029795
9. Hartner, M., Kubicek, B., Kirchler, E., Wenzel, M., &
Rechberger, S. (2012). Perceived distributive fairness of
European transfer payments and EU-taxes in Austria,
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Czech Republic, and United Kingdom. Applied
Psychology. An International Review, 61, 454-478.
Kamleitner, B., Hölzl, E., & Kirchler, E. (2012). Credit use:
Psychological perspectives on a multifaceted
phenomenon. International Journal of Psychology, 47, 127.
Kamleitner, B., Korunka, C., & Kirchler, E. (2012). Tax
compliance of small business owners: A review.
International Journal of Entrepreneural Behaviour &
Research, 18, 330-351.
Keßler, A., Korunka, C., Frank, H., & Lueger, M. (2012).
Predicting founding success and new venture survival: A
longitudinal nascent entrepreneurship approach. Journal
of Enterprizing Culture, 20, 25-55.
Korunka, C., Kubicek, B., Prem, R., & Cvitan, A. (2012).
Recovery and detachment between shifts, and fatigue
during a twelve-hour shift. Work: A Journal of Prevention,
Assessment & Rehabilitation, 41, 3227-3233.
Kubicek, B., Korunka, C., & Paškvan, M. (2012). The
more you give, the more you get? Reciprocal
relationships between work engagement and taskrelated, interpersonal, and organizational resources.
Ciencia & Trabajo, 14, 53-60.
Kubicek, B., Korunka, C., & Ulferts, H. (2012).
Acceleration in the care of older adults: New demands as
predictors of employee burnout and engagement. Journal
of Advanced Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jan.12011
Maciejovsky, B., Schwarzenberger, H., & Kirchler, E.
(2012). Rationality versus emotions: The case of tax
ethics and compliance. Journal of Business Ethics, 109,
339-350.
Muehlbacher, S., Mittone, L., Kastlunger, B., & Kirchler,
E. (2012). Uncertainty resolution in tax experiments: Why
waiting for an audit increases compliance. Journal of
Socio Economics, 41, 289-291.
Penz, E., & Kirchler, E. (2012). Sex-role specialization in
a transforming market: Empirical evidence from
Vietnamese middle-class households. Journal of
Macromarketing, 32, 61-72.
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19. Pollai, M., & Kirchler, E. (2012). Differences in riskdefusing behavior in deciding for oneself versus deciding
for other people. Acta Psychologica, 139, 239-243.
20. Ramelli, M., Florack, A., Kosic, A., & Rohmann, A. (2012).
Being prepared for acculturation: On the importance of
the first month after immigrants enter a new culture.
International Journal of Psychology. doi:
10.1080/00207594.2012.656129
2011
1. Arendasy, M., Sommer, M., Hergovich, A., &
Feldhammer, M. (2011). Evaluating the impact of depth
cue salience in working three-dimensional mental rotation
tasks by means of psychometric experiments. Learning
and Individual Differences, 21, 403-408.
2. Dickert, S., Kleber, J., Peters, E., & Slovic, P. (2011).
Numeric ability as a precursor to pro-social behaviour:
The impact of numeracy and presentation format on the
cognitive mechanisms underlying donations. Judgment
and Decision Making, 6, 638-650.
3. Eder, E., Turic, K., Milasowszky, N., Van Adzin, K., &
Hergovich, A. (2011). The relationship between
paranormal belief, creationism, intelligent design and
evolution at secondary schools in Vienna (Austria).
Science & Education, 20, 517-534.
4. Frank, H., Keßler, A., Nosé, L., & Suchy, D. (2011).
Conflicts in family firms: State of the art and perspectives
for future research. Journal of Family Business
Management, 1, 130-153.
5. Hartner, M., Rechberger, S., Kirchler, E., & Wenzel, M.
(2011). Perceived distributive fairness of EU transfer
payments, outcome favorability, identity, and EU-tax
compliance. Law & Policy, 33, 59-81.
6. Hergovich, A. (2011). Durchbruch in der
Parapsychologie? Ein Kommentar zu Daryl Bems
Präkognitionsstudie im Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology. Skeptiker, 1, 4-9.
7. Hergovich, A., Gröbl, K., & Carbon, C.-C. (2011). The
paddle move commonly used in magic tricks as a means
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for analysing the perceptual limits of combined motion
trajectories. Perception, 40, 358-366.
Hergovich, A., Mauerer, I., & Riemer, V. (2011). Exotic
animal companions and the personality of their owners.
Anthrozoös, 24, 317-327.
Hölzl, E., Kamleitner, B., & Kirchler, E. (2011). Loan
repayment plans as sequences of instalments. Journal of
Economic Psychology, 32, 621-631.
Kamleitner, B., Hornung, B., & Kirchler, E. (2011). Overindebtedness and the interplay of factual and mental
money management: An interview study. New Zealand
Economic Papers, 45, 139-160.
Kastlunger, B., Muehlbacher, S., Kirchler, E., & Mittone,
L. (2011). What goes around comes around?
Experimental evidence of the effect of rewards on tax
compliance. Public Finance Review, 39, 150-167.
Korunka, C., Keßler, A., Frank, H., & Lueger, M. (2011).
Predictors of survival of single-person enterprises.
Psicotema, 23, 446-452.
Kubicek, B., Korunka, C., Hoonakker, P., & Raymo, J.
(2011). Pre-retirement resources and post-retirement
well-being from a long-term perspective: The effects of
personal and gendered contextual resources. Journal of
Occupational Health Psychology, 16, 230-246.
Lindow, S., Fuchs, H. M., Fürstenberg, A., Kleber, J.,
Schweppe, J., & Rummer, R. (2011). On the robustness
of the modality effect: Attempting to replicate a basic
finding. Zeitschrift für pädagogische Psychologie, 25,
231-243.
Muehlbacher, S., Kirchler, E., & Schwarzenberger, H.
(2011). Voluntary vs. enforced tax compliance: Empirical
evidence for the “Slippery Slope” framework. European
Journal of Law & Economics, 32, 89-97.
Muehlbacher, S., Kirchler, E., & Kunz, A. (2011). The
impact of transaction utility on consumer decisions: The
role of loss aversion and of acquisition utility. Zeitschrift
für Psychologie/Journal of Psychology, 219, 217-223.
Stieger, S., Göritz, A., Hergovich, A., & Voracek, M.
(2011). Intentional faking of the single category implicit
association test and the implicit association test.
Psychological Reports, 109, 219-230.
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18. Wahl, I., Endres, M., Kirchler, E., & Böck, B. (2011).
Freiwillige und erzwungene Kooperation in sozialen
Dilemmata: Das Slippery Slope Modell im öffentlichen
Verkehr. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 1, 87-100.
Monographs
2011
1. Blache, J., Borza, A., De Angelis, K., Frankus, E.
Gabbianelli, G., Korunka, C., Scholze, T., Satke, M.,
Tement, S., Wehr, T., Vestergaard, N. C., & Zdrehus, C.
(2011). BOIT – Burnout intervention training for managers
and team leaders. A practice report. Wien: Die Berater.
2. Kirchler, E. (2011). Wirtschaftspsychologie: Individuen,
Gruppen, Märkte, Staat. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
3. Walenta, E., & Kirchler, E. (2011). Führung. Wien:
Facultas.
Edited Books/Journals
2012
1. Behr, M., Hölldampf, D., & Korunka, C. (Eds.). (2012).
Person – Internationale Zeitschrift für Personzentrierte
und Experienzielle Psychotherapie und Beratung, 15.
2. Frank, H., Korunka, C., & Lueger, M. (Eds.). (2012.).
Konfliktbewältigung in Familienunternehmen. Wien:
Facultas.
3. Kubicek, B., Miglbauer, M., Muckenhuber, J., & Schwarz,
C. (Eds.). (2012). Arbeitswelten im Wandel.
Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven der Arbeitsforschung.
Wien: Facultas.
2011
1. Frank, H., Korunka, C., & Lueger, M. (Eds.). (2011).
Erfolgsfaktoren österreichischer Familienunternehmen.
Wien: BMWFJ.
2. Kirchler, E. (Ed.). (2011). Arbeits- und
Organisationspsychologie. Wien: UTB (Sammlung der
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aktualisierte und überarbeitete Auflage).
Articles in Edited Books
2012
1. Binner, C., Kubicek, B., & Schwarz, C. (2012). Wandel
wissenschaftlicher Arbeit. Perspektiven der Arbeits-,
Wissenschafts- und Geschlechterforschung. In B.
Kubicek, M. Miglbauer, J. Muckenhuber, & C. Schwarz
(Eds.), Arbeitswelten im Wandel. Interdisziplinäre
Perspektiven der Arbeitsforschung (pp. 193-220). Wien:
Facultas.
2. Frank, H., Lueger, M., & Korunka., C. (2012). Good
Practice Fallanalysen als Forschungstrategie. In M.
Lueger & H. Frank (Eds.), Wie erfolgreiche
Familienunternehmen handeln. Good Practice
Fallanalysen (pp. 12-29). Wien: Facultas.
3. Hergovich, A. (2012). Parapsychologie,
Neurowissenschaft und Quantenphysik. In W. Ambach
(Ed.), Experimentelle Psychophysiologie in
Grenzgebieten (pp. 293-301). Würzburg: Ergon.
4. Kirchler, E., & Gangl, K. (2012). Glück. In C. Steinebach,
D. Jungo, & R. Zihlmann (Eds.), Positive Psychologie in
der Praxis. Anwendung der Psychotherapie, Beratung
und Coaching (pp. 44-51). Weinheim: Beltz.
5. Kirchler, E., & Muehlbacher, S. (2012). Theorien und
Modelle des Steuerverhaltens. In K.-J. Bruder, C.
Bialluch, & B. Leuterer (Eds.), Macht – Kontrolle –
Evidenz. Psychologische Praxis und Theorie in den
gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen (pp. 229-246). Gießen:
Psychosozial-Verlag.
6. Kirchler, E. (2012). Vorwort. Band 11. In B. Kubicek, M.
Miglbauer, J. Muckenhuber, & C. Schwarz (Eds.),
Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie. Arbeitswelten im
Wandel. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven der
Arbeitsforschung. Wien: Facultas.
7. Korunka, C., & Kubicek, B. (2012). Beschleunigung im
Arbeitsleben: Neue Anforderungen und deren Folgen. In
M. Morschhäuser & G. Junghanns (Eds.), Immer
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schneller, immer mehr – Psychische Belastungen bei
Wissens- und Dienstleistungsarbeit. Wiesbaden: Verlag
für Sozialwissenschaften.
8. Korunka, C., Prem, R., & Kubicek, B. (2012). Diary
studies as a macro-ergonomic evaluation tool:
Development of a shift diary and its application in
ergonomic evaluations. IEEE Explore. doi:
10.1109/SEANES.2012.6299552
9. Korunka., C., & Nosé, L. (2012). Zusammenarbeit auf
engstem Raum: Familienunternehmen im Spannungsfeld
zwischen Familie und Unternehmen. In M. Lueger & H.
Frank (Eds.), Wie erfolgreiche Familienunternehmen
handeln. Good Practice Fallanalysen (pp. 150-179).
Wien: Facultas.
10. Weber, L., Binner, K., & Kubicek, B. (2012). Hard times in
academe. The devaluation of the academic profession
and gender arrangements. In J. Chandler, J. Berry, & E.
Berg (Eds.), Dilemmas for human services (pp. 139-144).
London: University of East London.
2011
1. Borza, A., Tement, S., Zdrehus, C., & Korunka, C. (2011).
The BOIT training: An overview of a burnout intervention
program and initial survey results. Proceedings of the
PSIWORLD 2011 Congress, Procedia – Social and
Behavioral Sciences (pp. 6). Bucharest: Elsevier.
2. Frank, H., Lueger, M., & Korunka, C. (2011). The context
and logic of innovation at two small enterprises: A
qualitative qnalysis. In T. Mazzarol, T. & S. Reboud
(Eds.), Strategic Innovation in Small Firms (pp. 193-220).
Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Press.
3. Korunka, C. (2011). Konflikte, Familienklima und
Unternehmenserfolg von Familienunternehmen. In F.
Nerdinger, & S. Curth (Eds.), AOW Tagung 2011 –
Wissenschaft für die Praxis (pp. 156-157). Universität
Rostock: Eigendruck.
4. Lueger, M., Froschauer, U., Suchy, D., Frank, H., Nosé,
L., & Korunka, C. (2011). Fallstudien zu Entscheidungsund Konfliktprozessen in Familienunternehmen. In H.
Frank, C. Korunka, & M. Lueger (Eds.),
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Konfliktbewältigung in Familienunternehmen (pp. 43120). Wien: Facultas WUV.
Nosé, L., Korunka, C., Suchy, D., & Frank, H. ( 2011).
Bedeutung und Wirkung von Konflikten in
Familienunternehmen. In H. Frank, C. Korunka, & M.
Lueger (Eds.), Konfliktbewältigung in
Familienunternehmen (pp. 121-194). Wien: Facultas
WUV.
Rechberger, S., Hartner, M., & Kirchler, E. (2011).
Strafen für Steuerhinterziehung: Ziele und (un)erwünschte Auswirkungen. In D. H. Enste & F.
Schneider (Eds.), Jahrbuch Schattenwirtschaft 2010/11.
Schwarzarbeit, Steuerhinterziehung und Finanzkrise (pp.
75-96). Berlin: Lit Verlag.
Schwarzenberger, H., Hartner, M., Kirchler, E.,
Rechberger, S., & Unger, L. (2011). Steuerehrlichkeit,
Steuergerechtigkeit und Steuerhinterziehung – Am
Beispiel selbständiger Erwerbstätiger in Österreich. In D.
H. Enste & F. Schneider (Eds.), Jahrbuch
Schattenwirtschaft 2010/11. Schwarzarbeit,
Steuerhinterziehung und Finanzkrise (pp. 39-73). Berlin:
Lit Verlag.
Suchy, D., Nosé, L., Frank, H., Lueger, M., & Korunka, C.
(2011). Konfliktforschung über Familienunternehmen –
eine Literaturanalyse. In H. Frank, C. Korunka, & M.
Lueger (Eds.), Konfliktbewältigung in
Familienunternehmen (pp. 23-42). Wien: Facultas WUV.
Weismeier-Sammer, D., Frank, H., Nosé, L., & Suchy, D.
(2011). Ausgestaltung der Familiness in
Familienunternehmen: Distanz als Mittel zur strukturellen
Kopplung von Familie und Unternehmen. In M. Lueger &
H. Frank (Eds.), Wie erfolgreiche Familienunternehmen
handeln – Good Practice Fallanalysen (pp. 180-209).
Wien: Facultas WUV.
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Other Publications
2012
1. Kirchler, E., & Kirchler, P. (2012). Nude men in
advertising. In T. G. Natter & E. Leopold (Eds.), Nude
men from 1800 to the present day (pp. 114-121). Wien:
Hirmer.
2. Kirchler, E. (2012). In Erinnerung an Anton Formann.
Anton Formann Memorial Book. Universität Wien,
Fakultät für Psychologie.
2011
1. Hölzl, E., & Kirchler, E. (2011). Consumer decisions as a
central research topic in economic psychology. Zeitschrift
für Psychologie/Journal of Psychology, 219, 253-254.
2. Kirchler, E., & Hölzl, E. (2011). Economic and
psychological determinants of consumer Behavior.
Zeitschrift für Psychologie/Journal of Psychology, 219,
195-197.
3. Kirchler, E., & Kastlunger, B. (2011). Ökonomische
Psychologie. Studienheft an der Ferdinand Porsche Fern
Fachhochschule. FFH Studiengänge. Wiener Neustadt.
4. Kirchler, E., & Muehlbacher, S. (2011). Zahlen – oder
nicht? Gehirn & Geist, 10/2011, 19-21.
5. Kirchler, E., & Witte, E. (2011). Editorial: Ökonomischpsychologische Überlegungen zum Steuerverhalten.
Wirtschaftspsychologie, 1, 3-12.
6. Kirchler, E. (2011). Eine gute Investition. In L. Bormans
(Ed.), Glück. The World Book of Happiness (pp. 56-57).
Köln: DuMont.
7. Korunka, C., & Kubicek, B. (2011). Group communication
and burnout among nursing staff. In M. Göbel, C. J.
Christie, S. Zschernak, A. I. Todd & M. Mattison (Eds.),
Human factors in organizational design and management
(Vol. 2, pp. 227-232). Santa Monica, CA: IEA Press.
8. Wahl, I., & Kirchler, E. (2011). Einschätzung der
finanziellen Risikobereitschaft von Anleger/innen am
Finanzmarkt. Zeitschrift für das gesamte Bank- und
Börsenwesen, 59, 385-390.
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Presentations at scientific meetings and
conferences
2012
1. Batrancea, L., Nichita, R., Kirchler, E., & Kogler, C.
(2012, September). Cross cultural validation of the
“Slippery Slope Framework”: Evidence from countries
across different continents. Paper presented at the
IAREP Conference, Wroclaw, Poland.
2. Berti, C., Kastlunger, B., & Kirchler, E. (2012,
September). La china scivolosa del comportamento
fiscale: Una ricerca in quattro regioni italiane. Paper
presented at del Congresso Nazionale AIP 2012 –
Sezione di Psicologia Sociale, Chieti, Italy.
3. Burger, C., & Hergovich, A. (2012, September). Wieviel
Sexualität verträgt Werbung? Die Wirkung männlichen
Beziehungskommitments auf die Akzeptanz von
Nacktheit durch heterosexualle Männer. Poster presented
at the 48th Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für
Psychologie, Bielefeld, Germany.
4. Büttner, O., & Florack, A. (2012, May). For fun or profit?
How shopping orientation influences the effectiveness of
monetary and nonmonetary promotions. Paper presented
at the 41th European Marketing Academy (EMAC),
Lisbon, Portugal.
5. Büttner, O., Paul, M. A., Florack, A., Leder, H., & Schulz,
A. M. (2012, October). Compulsive buyers show an
attentional bias in shopping situations. Poster presented
at the North American Conference of the Association for
Consumer Research (ACR), Vancouver, Canada.
6. Büttner, O., Florack, A., & Göritz, A. S. (2012, October).
For fun or profit: How shopping orientation influences the
effectiveness of monetary and nonmonetary promotions.
Paper presented at the North American Conference of
the Association for Consumer Research (ACR),
Vancouver, Canada.
7. Büttner, O., Serfas, B. G., Florack, A., Leder, H., Paul, M.
A., & Schulz, A. M. (2012, December). Compulsive
buying and visual distraction in shopping situations.
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Paper presented at the Conference Handelsforschung,
Göttingen, Germany.
Dezső, L., & Loewenstein, G. (2012, April). Lenders’ blind
trust and borrowers’ blind spots: A descriptive
investigation of personal loans. Paper presented at the
Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics Annual
Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland.
Dimofte, C., Florack, A., & Leder, S. (2012, April). Brandrelated background music and consumer choice. Paper
presented at the AMA/ACRA Triennial Retail Conference,
Seattle, USA.
Florack, A., Dimofte, C., Rössler, K., & Leder, S. (2012,
October). Brand-related background music and consumer
choice. Paper presented at the North American
Conference of the Association of Consumer Research
(ACR), Vancouver, Canada.
Florack, A., Kleber, J., Bush, R., & Stöhr, D. (2012,
October). Detaching the ties of ownership: The effects of
hand washing on the exchange of endowed products.
Paper presented at the North American Conference of
the Association of Consumer Research (ACR),
Vancouver, Canada.
Florack, A., Leder, S., & Dimofte, C. (2012, February).
Brand-related background music and consumer choice.
Paper presented at the Winter Conference of the Society
of Consumer Psychology, Las Vegas, USA.
Florack, A., Leder, S., & Dimofte, C. (2012, July). Brandrelated background music and consumer choice. Paper
presented at the 19th Recent Advances in Retailing and
Services Science, Vienna, Austria.
Gangl, K., Hofmann, E., & Kirchler, E. (2012, September).
Tax authorities’ interaction with taxpayers: Compliance by
power and trust. Paper presented at the Conference on
“Tax Governance – The Future Role of Tax
Administrations in a Networking Society”, Vienna, Austria.
Gangl, K., Hofmann, E., Pollai, M., & Kirchler, E. (2012,
April). Die Dynamik von Macht und Vertrauen im
„Slippery Slope Framework“ und ihr Einfluss auf das
Steuerklima. Paper presented at 10. Tagung der
Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Graz,
Austria.
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16. Gangl, K., Hofmann, E., Pollai, M., & Kirchler, E. (2012,
July). The dynamics of power and trust in the “Slippery
Slope Framework” and its impact on the tax climate.
Paper presented at International Society of Political
Psychology Meeting “Power, Politics, and Paranoia”,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.
17. Gangl, K., Muehlbacher, S., de Groot, M., Goslinga, S.,
Hofmann, E., Kogler, C., Kirchler, E., & Antonides, G.
(2012, September). Service orientation, trust and tax
compliance. Paper presented at IAREP conference,
Wrozlaw, Poland.
18. Gerdenitsch, C. (2012, November). Persönliche
Ressourcen im Job-Demands Ressources Model:
Studien über flexible Arbeitsformen. Paper presented at
DoktorandInnen und DiplomandInnen Workshop der
Österreichischen Plattform für Arbeits-, Organisationsund Wirtschaftspsychologie, Linz, Austria.
19. Hartl, B., Muehlbacher, S., & Kirchler, E. (2012,
September). Mental accounting and consumer decisions:
Income source effects. Paper presented at the IAREP
Conference, Wroclaw, Poland.
20. Hartl, B., Muehlbacher, S., & Kirchler, E. (2012, April).
Mental Accounting in Konsumentscheidungen: Der
Einfluss unterschiedlicher Einnahmequellen auf das
Ausgabeverhalten. Paper presented at 10. Tagung der
Austria.
21. Hofmann, E, Gangl, K., & Kirchler, E. (2012, July). SSFInventory: A measurement instrument to assess the
perception of tax authorities’ power and trust in
authorities. Paper presented at International Society of
Political Psychology Meeting “Power, Politics, and
Paranoia”, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
22. Hofmann, E., Gangl, K., & Kirchler, E. (2012, April).
Konsequenzen von Machtwechseln in der Steuerbehörde
auf das Steuerverhalten: Eine experimentelle
Überprüfung des Slippery Slope Frameworks. Paper
presented at 10. Tagung der Österreichischen
Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Graz, Austria.
23. Hofmann, E., Gangl, K., Stark, J., & Kirchler, E. (2012,
September). The impact of coercive and legitimate power
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of tax authorities on taxpayers’ trust in authorities and
their tax behavior: An extension of the Slippery Slope
Framework. Paper presented at IAREP Conference,
Wrozlaw, Poland.
Kirchler, E. (2012, March). Economic psychology of tax
behaviour: From enforcement to cooperation. Paper
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presented at the 1 FAU Workshop on Tax Compliance,
Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg,
Germany.
Kirchler, E. (2012, September). Service orientation and
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tax compliance. Paper presented at the 21 Annual
Conference of TRN-Tax Research Network, London, UK.
Kirchler, E. (2012, November). Tax behaviour. From
enforcement to cooperation. Paper presented at the
international conference “Economic Psychology in the
Modern World”, Moscow, Russia.
Kleber, J., Dickert, S., Peters, E., & Florack, A. (2012,
April). Same numbers, different meanings: How
numeracy influences the importance of numerical cues in
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donation decisions. Paper presented at the 53
Conference of the experimental psychologists (TEAP),
Mannheim, Germany.
Kleber, J. (2012, June). The construction of donations.
Presentation at the SoDoc Workshop, Würzburg,
Germany.
September). Same numbers, different meanings: How
donation decisions. Presentation at the European Social
Cognition Network Meeting (ESCON), Estoril, Portugal.
Kogler, C., Kirchler, E., Batrancea, L., Belianin, A.,
Nichita, A., & Pántya, J. (2012, April). Macht und
Vertrauen als Determinanten von Steuerehrlichkeit: Eine
länderübergreifende Studie zur Überprüfung des Slippery
Slope-Frameworks. Paper presented at 10. Tagung der
Austria.
Kogler, C., Mittone, L., & Kirchler, E. (2012, September).
Influencing tax compliance and private investments by a
shock of trust and delayed feedback on audits. Paper
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presented at the IAREP 2012 Conference, Wroclaw,
Poland.
Korunka, C., Kubicek, B., & Paškvan, M. (2012, April).
Changes in acceleration-related challenge and hindrance
demands affect employee well-being. Paper presented at
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the 10 Conference of the European Academy of
Occupational Health, Zürich, Switzerland.
Korunka, C., Kubicek, B., & Prem, R. (2012, July). Diary
studies as a macroergonomic evaluation tool.
Development of a shift diary and its application in
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ergonomic evaluations. Paper presented at 2 HFEM
Annual Meeting & 2nd SEANES Conference, Langkawi,
Malaysia.
Korunka, C., Kubicek, B., Prem, R., & Cvitan, A. (2012,
February). Recovery and detachment between shifts, and
fatigue during a twelve-hour shift. Paper presented at the
IEA Conference, Recife, Brazil.
Kubicek, B., & Korunka, C. (2012, April). Job complexity
mitigates the negative effect of emotional dissonance on
employee burnout. Paper presented at the European
Academy of Occupational Health Psychology
Conference, Zurich, Switzerland.
Kubicek, B., Paškvan, M., & Korunka, C. (2012,
September). Der Einfluss herausfordernder und
hinderlicher beschleunigungsbedingter
Arbeitsanforderungen auf das Wohlbefinden von
Pflegekräften. Paper presented at Tagung der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Bielefeld, Germany.
Muehlbacher, S., & Kirchler, E. (2012, April). Mental
Accounting bei selbstständigen SteuerzahlerInnen:
Determinanten und Konsequenzen der mentalen
Segregation des Steueranteils vom Bruttoeinkommen.
Paper presented at 10. Tagung der Österreichischen
Muehlbacher, S., & Kirchler, E. (2012, September).
Mental Accounting of self-employed taxpayers: On the
mental segregation of the net income and the tax due.
Paper presented at the Conference on “Tax Governance
– The Future Role of Tax Administrations in a Networking
Society”, Vienna, Austria.
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39. Paškvan, M. (2012, March). Erfassung von
Beschleunigung und deren Anforderungen am
Arbeitsplatz. Paper presented at 9.
Nachwuchsworkshops der Fachgruppe AOW der DGPs,
Trier, Germany.
40. Paškvan, M., Kubicek, B., & Korunka, C. (2012, April).
When contradictory demands lead to emotional
exhaustion: The mediating effect of work intensification.
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Paper presented at the 10 Conference of the European
Academy of Occupational Health, Zürich, Switzerland.
41. Paškvan, M. (2012, November). Arbeitsintensivierung im
Challenge-Hindrance Ansatz: Die Rolle von
organisationalen Ressourcen bei der Bewertung von
Arbeitsintensivierung. Paper presented at
DoktorandInnen und DiplomandInnen Workshop der
Österreichischen Plattform für Arbeits-, Organisationsund Wirtschaftspsychologie, Linz, Austria.
42. Prem, R., Korunka, C., & Kubicek, B. (2012, April). The
moderating role of psychological detachment in a 12-hour
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shift roster. Poster presented at the 10 Conference of
the European Academy of Occupational Health
Psychology, Zürich, Switzerland.
43. Prem, R. (2012, March). Beschleunigung im Arbeitsalltag.
Paper presented at 9. Nachwuchsworkshops der
Fachgruppe AOW der DGPs, Trier, Germany.
44. Prem, R. (2012, November). Beschleunigungsbedingte
Anforderungen im Arbeitsalltag: Wirkmechanismen auf
Tagesebene. Paper presented at DoktorandInnen und
DiplomandInnen Workshop der Österreichischen
Plattform für Arbeits-, Organisations- und
Wirtschaftspsychologie, Linz, Austria.
45. Stark, J., Kogler, C., Mittone, L., & Kirchler, E. (2012,
April). Breaching taxpayer trust – The effects of a shock
of trust and feedback on tax compliance. Poster
presented at 10. Tagung der Österreichischen
46. Tement, S., & Kubicek, B. (2012, September). Job
resources – too much of a good thing. Paper presented at
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10 Alps Adria Conference, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy.
47. Tement, S., & Sedlar, N. (2012, April). Job stressors and
their relations to work productivity loss and activity
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impairment: The moderating roles of work-family conflict
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and enrichment. Poster presented at 10 Conference of
the European Academy of Occupational Health
Psychology, Zürich, Switzerland.
48. Tement, S., & Korunka, C. (2012, April). The interactive
effect of work-family conflict and enrichment on workth
related outcomes. Paper presented at the 10
Conference of the European Academy of Occupational
Health Psychology, Zürich, Switzerland.
2011
1. Burger, C., Riemer, V., Neskovic, A., Jaworska, A.,
Reiter, S., & Hergovich, A. (2011, July). Religious belief,
belief in the paranormal and personality in an Austrian
sample of university students. Poster presented at the
12th European Congress of Psychology (ECP), Istanbul,
Turkey.
2. Büttner, O. (2011, July). Motivational orientations and
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mindsets during shopping. Paper presented at the 31
Motivationspsychologisches Kolloquium, Munich,
Germany.
3. Büttner, O. (2011, March). Hedonic versus utilitarian
shoppers: Shopping orientations and information
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processing. Paper presented at the 3 PostDoc
Workshop for Social Psychology of the German
Psychological Society, Frankfurt, Germany.
4. Carbon, C. C., & Hergovich, A. (2011, August). Using
computer-animated magic tricks as a promising
experimental paradigm for investigating perceptual
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processes. Poster presented at the 34 European
Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP), Toulouse,
France.
5. Bozoki, S., Dezsö, L., Poesz, A., & Temesi, J. (2011,
June). Pairwise comparison matrices: An empirical
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research. Paper presented at ISAHP (11 International
Symposium on Analytic Hierarchy Process), Sorrento,
Italy.
6. Gangl, K., Hofmann, E., Pollai, M., & Kirchler, E. (2011,
July). Cooperative tax behaviour. The interaction of
power and trust in the “Slippery Slope Framework”. Paper
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presented at the IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP Conference,
Exeter, UK.
Gangl, K., Kastlunger, B., & Kirchler, E. (2011, April).
Confidence in the economy in times of crisis: Social
representations of experts and laypeople. Poster
presented at Conference on Behavioral Decision Making,
Herzlia, Israel.
Hergovich, A. (2011, June). “Quo vadis,
Parapsychologie?“ Paper presented at the GWUPKonferenz “Fakt und Fiktion”, Vienna, Austria.
Hergovich, A., Burger, C., Riemer, V., Neskovic, A.,
Jaworska, A., & Reiter, S. (2011, September).
Persönlichkeit, Religiosität und Glaube an paranormale
Phänomene bei österreichischen Universitätsstudenten.
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Poster presented at the 11 Arbeitstagung der
Fachgruppe Differentielle Psychologie,
Persönlichkeitspsychologie und psychologische
Diagnostik of the German Psychological Society (DPPD
2011), Saarbrücken, Germany.
Kirchler, E., & Muehlbacher, S. (2011, March). Theorien
und Modelle des Steuerverhaltens. Paper presented at
Kongress der Neuen Gesellschaft für Psychologie:
Macht, Kontrolle, Evidenz, FU-Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Kleber, J., Dickert, S., Mayr, M., & Florack, A. (2011,
August). Information search processes underlying
proportion dominance in donation decisions: The way you
search predicts the way you choose. Paper presented at
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the 23 Subjective Probability and Utility in Decision
Making (SPUDM), Kingston upon Thames, UK.
November). Same numbers, different meanings: How
donation decisions. Poster presented at the Society for
Judgment and Decision Making Conference, Seattle
(WA), USA.
Kogler, C., & Kühberger, A. (2011, May). Explaining
diversification in repeated lotteries by dual process
theories. Paper presented at the International Conference
on Behavioral Decision Making at the IDC, Herzliya,
Israel.
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14. Kogler, C., Muehlbacher, S., & Kirchler, E. (2011, July).
An empirical testing of hypotheses and assumptions of
the “Slippery-Slope Framework” of tax compliance. Paper
presented at the IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP Conference,
Exeter, UK.
15. Kogler, C., Muehlbacher, S., & Kirchler, E. (2011, July).
An empirical testing of the “slippery slope framework” –
The role of trust and power in explaining tax compliance.
Paper presented at the International Conference on
Shadow Economy, Tax Evasion & Money Laundering,
Münster, Germany.
16. Korunka, C. (2011, May). Acceleration at work: A
challenge or a hindrance stressor? Paper presented at
the Work, Stress and Health (APA-Niosh Conference),
Orlando, Florida.
17. Korunka, C. (2011). Does family climate influence the
conflict-performance relations in family firms? Paper
presented at the IFERA World Family Business Research
Conference, Palermo, Italy.
18. Korunka, C. (2011, April). Group communication and
burnout among nursing staff. Paper presented at the
ODAM X (Human Factors in Organizational Design and
Management Conference), Grahamstown, South Africa.
19. Korunka, C. (2011, May). Job resources as antecedents
and consequences of work engagement in elder care – A
longitudinal study. Paper presented at the Work, Stress
and Health (APA-Niosh Conference), Orlando, Florida.
20. Korunka, C. (2011, May). Work-family enrichment as a
mediator between job resources, emotional exhaustion
and depersonalization. Paper presented at the Work,
Stress and Health (APA-Niosh Conference), Orlando,
Florida.
21. Korunka, C. (2011, September). Konflikte, Familienklima
und Unternehmenserfolg von Familienunternehmen.
Paper presented at the 7. Tagung der Fachgruppe für
Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie der DGPs,
Rostock, Germany.
22. Krenn, B., Würth, S., Hergovich, A., & Amesberger, G.
(2011, November). Measuring selective attention under
time pressure – An experimental approach. Paper
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presented at the 6 Asian South Pacific Association of
Sport Psychology Congress, Tapei, Taiwan.
Krenn, B., Würth, S., & Hergovich, A. (2011, June).
Persönlichkeit als Determinante der Feedbackwirkung.
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Paper presented at the 43 Jahrestagung der
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Sportpsychologie (asp), Köln,
Germany.
Krenn, B., Wuerth, S., & Hergovich, A. (2011, July). The
impact of positive and negative feedback on decision
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behavior. Paper presented at the 13 FEPSAC European
Congress of Sport Psychology, Madeira, Portugal.
Kubicek, B., Weber, L., & Binner, K. (2011, June).
Gender and work revisited: Gendered every-day and
biographical work arrangements in academia. Paper
presented at the Gender, Work and Organization
Workshop, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Muehlbacher, S., & Kirchler, E. (2011, July). Mental
accounting of self-employed taxpayers: On the mental
segregation of the net income and the tax due. Paper
presented at the International Conference on Shadow
Economy, Tax Evasion & Money Laundering, Münster,
Germany.
Nosé, L., Suchy, D., Korunka, C., Frank, H., & Lueger, M.
(2011, June). Does family climate influence the
relationship conflict performance relation in family firms?
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Paper presented at the 11 Annual World Family
Business Research Conference, Palermo, Italy.
Pollai, M., Kirchler, E., & Wahl, I. (2011, July). Social
identitiy and in-group bias of the unemployed compared
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to other occupational groups. Poster presented at the 16
General Meeting of the European Association for Social
Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pollai, M., Wahl, I., & Kirchler, E. (2011, July).
Antecedents of unemployed persons’ difficulties to jointly
defend their interests: Identification with one’s own social
category. Paper presented at the IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP
Conference, Exeter, UK.
Tement, S., & Korunka, C. (2011, May). Work-family
enrichment as a mediator between job resources,
emotional exhaustion and depersonalization: Is there
another way for diminishing burnout? Paper presented at
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9 International Conference on Occupational Stress and
Health “Work, Stress, and Health 2011”, Orlando, Florida.
31. Wahl, I., Endres, M., Kirchler, E., & Boeck, B. (2011,
July). Voluntary and enforced cooperation in the social
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dilemma of public transport. Paper presented at the 16
General Meeting of the European Association for Social
Psychology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Invited Lectures
2012
1. Büttner, O. (2012, November). Exzessives Kaufen und
Kaufsucht – Hintergründe, Mechanismen und mögliche
Interventionen. Presentation at the Fachtagung
Schuldnerberatung, Linz, Austria.
2. Florack, A. (2012, June). Musik im Einkaufskontext.
Presentation at the Privatissimum Marketing, University of
Vienna, Austria.
3. Florack, A. (2012, April). Wer entscheidet wirklich – wir oder
das Web? Eine alte Diskussion bezogen auf eine neue
Umgebung. Presentation at the Verbrauchertag, Munich,
Germany.
4. Gangl, K., Muehlbacher, S., de Groot, M., Goslinga, S.,
Hofmann, E., Kogler, C., Kirchler, E., & Antonides, G. (2012,
July). „How can I help you?“ Perceived service orientation of
tax authorities and tax compliance. Presentation at the
Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration, Utrecht,
Netherlands.
5. Hofmann, E., Gangl, K., & Kirchler, E. (2012, July). Extension
of the Slippery Slope Framework. Presentation at Dutch Tax
and Customs Administration, Utrecht, Netherlands.
6. Kirchler, E. (2012, January). Tax behaviour: From
enforcement to cooperation. Keynote at the Conference
“Regulation and Responsibility: Analysing Behaviour in a
Business Environment”. The Open University, Milton Keynes,
UK.
7. Kirchler, E. (2012, February). Tax behaviour. Research
perspectives. Invited lecture at the University of Utrecht,
School of Economics, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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8. Kirchler, E. (2012, March). Steuerpsychologie. Moral & “die
Marie”. Am Puls – FWF Der Wissenschaftsfonds. AlbertSchweizer Haus, 1090 Wien, Austria.
9. Kirchler, E. (2012, March). Rationalität und Irrationalität von
Entscheidungen. 8. Colloquium im Executive Club der
Universität Wien, Leading on the Edge – Führung neu
denken, Wien, Austria.
10. Kirchler, E. (2012, April). Tax psychology – Research
perspectives. Seminar at the University of Limerick,
Department of Accounting and Finance, Kemmy Business
School, Limerick, Ireland.
11. Kirchler, E. (2012, April). Steuerpsychologie: Vom Zwang zur
Kooperation. Presentation at Tagung Erbschaftssteuer im
Kontext. Universität Salzburg, Zentrum für Ethik und
Armutsforschung, Salzburg, Austria.
12. Kirchler, E. (2012, April). Tax behaviour: A research overview.
Presentation at the Seminario di Ricerca, University of
Verona, Department of Economics, Verona, Italy.
13. Kirchler, E. (2012, April). Experiences of the editor of a
scientific journal. Presentation at the faculty of psychology in
cooperation with the Doktorandenzentrum of the University of
Vienna, Wien, Austria.
14. Kirchler, E. (2012, April). Services to facilitate tax compliance.
Presentation at the Research Seminar in International
Business Taxation, DIBT, Vienna Economics University,
Vienna, Austria.
15. Kirchler, E. (2012, May). Erkenntnisse aus Steuerpsychologie.
Vortrag am Bundesministerium für Finanzen (BMF) zum
Workshop Horizontal Monitoring, Wien, Austria.
16. Kirchler, E. (2012, July). Einstellungen zu Steuern (Nettolohn
vs „out of pocket“ Zahlungen). Presentation at Workshop
„Pfusch, Steuerhinterziehung und andere Kavaliersdelikte:
Kriminelles Handeln oder Hilfe unter Freunden?“ an der
Internationalen Akademie Traunkirchen, Traunkirchen,
Austria.
17. Kirchler, E. (2012, July). Maßnahmen gegen
Steuerhinterziehung. Presentation at Workshop „Pfusch,
Steuerhinterziehung und andere Kavaliersdelikte: Kriminelles
Handeln oder Hilfe unter Freunden?“ an der Internationalen
Akademie Traunkirchen, Traunkirchen, Austria.
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18. Kirchler, E. (2012, July). Vom Zwang zur Kooperation.
Presentation at Workshop „Pfusch, Steuerhinterziehung und
andere Kavaliersdelikte: Kriminelles Handeln oder Hilfe unter
Freunden?“ an der Internationalen Akademie Traunkirchen,
Traunkirchen, Austria.
19. Kirchler, E. (2012, July). Economic psychology – An overview.
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Presentation at the 18 Summer School, EUPhD on Social
representations and communication, Rome, Italy.
20. Kirchler, E. (2012, July). Tax psychology – An overview.
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Presentation at the 18 Summer School, EUPhD on Social
representations and communication, Rome, Italy.
21. Kirchler, E. (2012, October). Economic psychology and
consumer decisions. Presentation at the East-Asia University,
Siem Reap, Wat Bo Village, Salakomroek Communce. Siem
Reap City, Cambodia (Invitation organized from the Austrian
Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand).
22. Kirchler, E. (2012, October). Economic psychology and
anomalies in financial decision making. Lecture at Panyapiwat
Technological College, Panyapiwat Learning Center.
Tharasatorn-Bangkok, Thailand (Invitation organized from the
Austrian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand).
23. Kirchler, E. (2012, October). Economic psychology:
Individuals, groups, market, state: Tax psychology. Lecture at
the National Institute of Development Administration, NIDA
University, Bangkok, Thailand (Invitation organized from the
Austrian Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand).
24. Kirchler, E. (2012, November). Der nackte Mann in der
Werbung. Presentation at Leopoldmuseum, Wien, Austria.
25. Kleber, J., & Dickert, S. (2012, October). Die Wirkung von
Bildern und Zahlen bei Spendenaufrufen. Presentation at
WorldVision Austria, Vienna, Austria.
26. Korunka, C. (2012, June). Psychological family firm research:
Conflicts, Family Climate, and Performancein Family Firms.
Invited lecture at the EAWOP Small Group Meeting,
Sheffield, UK.
27. Korunka, C. (2012, September). Psychische Fehlbelastungen
und die Qualität des Arbeitslebens, Presentation at BMW
Steyr, Austria.
28. Kubicek, B. (2012, May). Höher, schneller, weiter –
Beschleunigung im Arbeitsleben. AUVA Forum Prävention,
Innsbruck, Austria.
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2011
1. Kirchler, E. (2011, March). Cooperation with the authorities.
Tax behavior. Presentation at the Loránd Eötvös University,
Institute of Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.
2. Kirchler, E. (2011, March). Economic Psychology – Images of
mankind and research methods. Presentation at the Loránd
Eötvös University, Institute of Psychology, PhD-Class
Economic Psychology and Cultural Psychology. Budapest,
Hungary.
3. Kirchler, E. (2011, April). Economic psychology – Decision
making. Presentation at the Loránd Eötvös University,
Institute of Psychology, PhD-Class Economic Psychology and
Cultural Psychology. Budapest, Hungary.
4. Kirchler, E. (2011, April). Slippery slope framework. Paper
presented at the Expertmeeting of the Dutch Belastingdienst:
Balancere tussen mach ten vertrowen. BelastendienstUtrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
5. Kirchler, E. (2011, April). Psychology of tax behavior:
Mapping the field. Paper presented at the M-Dag 2011
(Management and employees meeting, Belastingdienst-Den
Haag), Den Haag, The Netherlands.
6. Kirchler, E. (2011, June). Psychology of tax behavior – actors
in the field. Invited talk at the University of Cologne, Cologne,
Germany.
7. Kirchler, E. (2011, July). Psychology of tax behavior –
Mapping the field. Keynote address at the International
Conference on Shadow Economy, Tax Evasion & Money
Laundering, Münster, Germany.
8. Kirchler, E. (2011, September). Psychology of tax behavior –
From enforcement to cooperation. Paper presented at the
University of Gothenborg, Sweden.
9. Kirchler, E. (2011, October). Perspectives of economic
psychology. Psychology of tax behavior. Paper presented at
the University of Chiang Mai, Faculty of Economics. Chiang
Mai, Thailand.
10. Kirchler, E. (2011, December). How to write a good paper?
Experience of a journal editor. Presentation at the University
of Vienna, Physics Library, Vienna, Austria.
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11. Korunka, C. (2011). Beschleunigung in der Arbeitswelt.
Keynote lecture at the Fachtagung der BAUA (Bundesanstalt
für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
12. Korunka, C. (2011, October). Beschleunigung in der
Arbeitswelt. Keynote presented at the Fachtagung der BAUA
(Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin), Berlin,
Germany.
Organization of Workshops and Symposia
In the years 2011 and 2012 no workshops or symposia were
oraganized by the members of our team. In the years 2013 and
2014 members of the team will organize workshops of IAREP, coorganize TEAP and co-organize the conference of ÖGP.
Guest Lectures
2012
1. Sandra Ohly (University of Kassel, Germany).
Tagebuchstudien in der arbeits- und
organisationspsychologischen Forschung, October 30.
2. Martin Kocher (University of Munich, Germany).
Preference, age, and predictability of behavior in the field.
Economic experiments with children and adolescents,
October 18.
3. Felix Brodbeck (LMU Munich, Germany). Systematisch
Irrational durch ‚Salienz des Anderen‘: Über die Wirkung
kognitiver Schemata auf das ökonomische
Entscheidungsverhalten, June 12.
4. Ronald Hübner (University of Konstanz, Germany). The
selection of stimuli and stimulus features for the control of
action, June.
5. Luigi Mittone (University of Trento, Italy). Indirect tax
evasion: Results from two experiments, January 24.
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2011
1. Dieter Zapf (University of Frankfurt, Germany).
Emotionsarbeit in Organisationen, December 14.
2. Oliver Genschow (University of Mannheim, Germany).
Was man will, ist nicht immer das, was man sieht: Die
Wichtigkeit der Unterscheidung zwischen Annäherungsund Erkennungszeit, November.
3. Johannes Keller (University of Ulm, Germany). Maximiere
die Zeit im Zustand des Flow-Erlebens und du erreichst
maximales Wohlbefinden!(?) – Eine kritische Betrachtung
des Flow-Modells intrinsischer Motivation auf Basis
experimenteller Befunde zur Physiologie des FlowErlebens, November.
4. Gerrit Antonides (Wageningen University, The
Netherlands). Time orientation and household financial
management, October 5.
5. Manon de Groot (Belastingdienst Utrecht, The
Netherlands). Data reduction in survey research: Factor
analysis and principal component Analysis, October 5.
6. Jyoti Verma (Patna University, India). An effort towards
understanding the global Indian mind set, March 29.
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Publication Network
Note: Lines indicate joint publications; width of lines indicates number of joint publications. Positions of circles
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optimized for clarity.
Teaching
Recently, the curriculum of psychology has been developed,
based on the three-level Bologna architecture. A Bachelor
program was initiated in spring 2010; a new Master curriculum is
currently under development and will be initiated in fall 2013;
meanwhile the faculty offers an individual Master curriculum.
Overlapping with the full implementation of the Master and
Bachelor program (until 2016) there still exists the Diploma
curriculum, which was approved in 2002.
Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that
we have been taught.
George Savile
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one
has learned in school.
Albert Einstein
Bildung ist das was übrig bleibt,
wenn wir vergessen,
was wir gelernt haben.
(unbekannt)
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Bachelor Curriculum
The Bachelor curriculum has a duration of 3 years or 6
semesters, and requires students to complete 180 ECTS. The
curriculum consists of eight modules (A – H).
Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology within the
Bachelor Curriculum
In compulsory module group A an introduction to scientific
thinking, paradigm history, the parameters of psychology, the
basic subjects of psychology and to applied psychology is
provided. The lecture Introduction to Applied Psychology gives a
short introduction to work and organizational, clinical and
educational psychology and evaluation. In traditional lecture
format main topics among others like human resource
development, team building and trainings are presented.
In compulsory module group F Fields of Application are
presented. The lecture Work, Organizational and Economic
Psychology provides an insight in the scientific methods of
applied psychology. Furthermore, the development of work,
organizational and economic psychology, changing models of
human behavior over time, work analysis, work design, work
evaluation, unemployment, decision making models and decision
anomalies are discussed.
In the bachelor curriculum the Bachelor’s Thesis II is assigned to
a certain subject area (e.g. work, organizational and economic
psychology). Students have to critically analyze scientific
literature, structure a literature review, write scientific texts and to
present their scientific work.
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Master Curriculum
The final Master curriculum will start in fall 2013. The Faculty
considers developing a program with three specializations in main
areas of psychology. The Master curriculum is expected to
consist of three modules (A – C; see the following figure).
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semester 3
Semester 4
Methodology and Statistics (A1)
Internship and General Elective Courses (A2, A3)
Master's examination
Specialization in Applied Psychology: Work, Education and Economy
(Module B1)
Module B1.1:
Scientific
Scientific
Theoretical
Theory and
Theory and
principles
Practical
Practical
- Work and
Research 1
Research 2
Organiza(B1.4)
(B1.4)
tional
Psychology
- Education
Psychology
Specialization (B1.2)
and
Application and Specific Topics
Evaluation
(B1.3)
- Social and
Economic
Psychology
Master Thesis
Master Thesis – Courses (C)
The compulsory module A should consist of a lecture on
Methodology and Statistics, General Elective Courses and an
Internship in psychology.
The compulsory module B provides the opportunity for students to
specialize in Applied Psychology: Work, Education and Economy.
Compulsory module B consists of four sub modules.
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Specialization in Work, Organizational and Economic
Psychology based on the Master Curriculum.
The sub module Theoretical Principles (B1.1) consists of three
lectures, “Work and Organizational Psychology”, “Education
Psychology and Evaluation”, and “Social and Economic
Psychology”.
The sub module Specialization (B1.2) should cover selected
topics from work and organizational, social and educational
psychology. They provide theoretical concepts and empirical
evidence on specific issues and discuss selected cases as they
apply to the fields outlined above. During this course students
learn to search for and analyze scientific literature, and to present
their scientific work.
The sub module Application and Specific Topics consists (B1.3)
of three different application-courses on the topics “Work and
Organizational Psychology”, “Education Psychology and
Evaluation”, and “Social and Economic Psychology”. Based on a
specific topic students should conduct individual research and
present their topics within small groups.
The sub module Scientific Theory and Practical Research 1 & 2
(B1.4) consists of an advanced seminar on scientific publications
and empirical research. Students should read and present articles
in organizational, social or economic psychology and discuss
research designs, results and practical implications. In the second
part of scientific theory and practical research students should
present the outline of their research project to an audience of
advanced students and faculty members. After having conducted
their studies, students should present their results and discuss
them critically.
In the Master curriculum, the Master Thesis should be assigned
to a certain subject area (e.g. economic, organizational or social
psychology). There are also two accompanying courses providing
supervision while writing the Master thesis.
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Diploma Curriculum
The Diploma curriculum, which is until 2016 valid, allows
specializing in work, organizational and economic psychology by
choosing various core lectures. Details for a specialization in
work, organizational and economic psychology are described in
the following figure.
Compulsory Subject - Economic Psychology
Economic Psychology I & II
Demonstrations in
Economic Psychology
Elective Subject Economic Psychology
General Elective
Courses
Seminars:
- Work Analysis,
Evaluation & Design
- Motivation in
Organisations
- Leadership in
Organisations
- Market & Consumer
Psychology
- Economic Psychology
Courses in
relevant fields
(economics,
business administration)
Research Project
Practical Training
Practical Training
in relevant fields
(human resources, marketing)
Design & Implementation of
Practical Training
Thesis Subject - Economic Psychology
Technical Literature Seminar
Advanced-Level Research Seminar
Thesis
Alumni from our department work in human resources,
marketing, market research, consulting, and training.
Specialization in work, organizational and economic psychology
based on the Diploma curriculum
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The 2002 curriculum has an expected program duration of 5
years or 10 semesters, and requires students to complete 150 socalled „Semesterwochenstunden“ (SSt; a course that is taught for
one hour per week for a whole semester has 1 SSt, with a
semester calculated to have 15 weeks). This volume corresponds
to 300 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) points. While all
students in psychology have to take a minimum of 8 SSt (16
ECTS) in work, organizational and economic psychology,
intensive specialization allows taking a total of 48 SSt (97 ECTS)
in economic psychology. Thus, one-third of the entire curriculum
can be dedicated to work, organizational and economic
psychology. A specialization is also certified in the final diploma,
giving students a record for job applications.
Students wanting to specialize in work, organizational and
economic psychology can do so in three consecutive parts: (i) the
compulsory subject („Pflichtfach“), (ii) the elective subject
(„Verpflichtendes Wahlfach“) and (iii) the thesis subject
(„Diplomarbeitsfach“). In addition, competence in work,
organizational and economic psychology can be acquired in other
parts of the psychology curriculum: In the practical training
(„Praxis“) and in the general elective courses („Freies Wahlfach“).
Compulsory Subject – Work, Organizational and Economic
Psychology
Courses:
• Economic Psychology I and II („Wirtschaftspsychologie“) (2x2
SSt/ 2x4 ECTS) [lecture]
• Demonstrations in Economic Psychology („Demonstrationen
zur Wirtschaftspsychologie“) (4 SSt/ 8 ECTS) [exercise
course]
Total: 8 SSt/ 16ECTS
The lecture Economic Psychology provides a general overview of
the field. It gives an introduction to work and organizational
psychology, consumer behavior and marketing and economic
psychology in a narrower sense. The aim of the lecture is to
provide knowledge about theories and applications in the field. In
traditional lecture format, main theories and concepts from work
and organizational psychology are presented. The main topics
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span the history of organizational psychology and the changing
models of human behavior over time, job analysis and job design,
satisfaction and stress, work motivation, leadership and problem
solving and decision-making. The second part of the lecture
focuses on consumer behavior and economic psychology in a
narrower sense. First, an introduction to the model of homoeconomicus is given, then anomalies in decision-making are
considered, e. g., heuristics, decision-making under risk and
uncertainty, altruism. More specific issues examine children’s
concepts of the economy, lay theories and representations,
consumer and household decision-making and buying behavior,
marketing (especially product development), personal selling,
advertising; entrepreneurship and job markets, unemployment,
wealth and well-being, money and inflation, tax behavior and the
shadow economy.
The accompanying Demonstrations in Economic Psychology
provide insight in selected topics from the lecture by studying
primary sources, by classroom exercises and discussions.
During the 4-hour classes, students first present theories on a
specific issue. Then theories and empirical studies are discussed,
and finally the class participates in exercises. For instance, when
job analysis is discussed, instruments to assess job
characteristics are presented and applied; in a lecture on
household decision-making, students first discuss papers on
household decisions and then they run a small field study
examining the influence that husbands and wives exert in various
purchasing decisions. Each semester, about six parallel courses
are offered with 30 students participating in each course.
Elective Subject – Work, Organizational and Economic
Psychology
Courses:
• Job Analysis, Job Evaluation and Job Design („Arbeitsanalyse,
-bewertung und -gestaltung“) (2SSt/ 4 ECTS) [seminar]
• Motivation in Organizations („Motivation in Organisationen“)
(2SSt/ 4 ECTS) [seminar]
• Leadership in Organizations („Führung in Organisationen“)
(2SSt/ 4 ECTS) [seminar]
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• Market and Consumer Psychology („Markt- und
Konsumentenpsychologie“) (2SSt/ 4 ECTS) [seminar]
• Economic Psychology („Ökonomische Psychologie“) (2SSt/ 4
ECTS) [seminar]
• Research Project („Projektstudium“) (6 SSt/ 12 ECTS) [project]
Total: 6 SSt/12ECTS – 16 SSt/32ECTS
The seminars within the elective subject work, organizational and
economic psychology cover selected topics from work and
organizational psychology, consumer psychology and economic
psychology. Colleagues at the department and practitioners
working in the field of work, organizational and economic
psychology teach these seminars. They provide theoretical
concepts and empirical evidence on specific issues and discuss
selected cases as they apply to the fields outlined above.
The Research Project provides an opportunity to participate in
research in economic psychology. During the course of the year,
a group of 15 students participates in developing a research
question, running a study, analyzing data and writing a scientific
article. Usually the group of 15 is split in three subgroups of 5
participants and each group works on a project. In the past,
groups have investigated such topics as the consumer loyalty
among bank customers, social representations of the euro, and
psychological well-being in a business firm. The course aims at
the development of skills in running empirical studies and in
scientific writing.
The elective subject can differ in intensity. The least intensive
version (6 SSt/ 12ECTS) consists of 3 seminars. The medium
intensive version (10 SSt/ 20ECTS) consists of 5 seminars. The
most intensive version (16SSt/ 32 ECTS) consists of either 8
seminars, or of 5 seminars plus the research project. We
recommend taking the most intensive version for a distinct
specialization in work, organizational and economic Psychology.
Thesis Subject – Work, Organizational and Economic Psychology
Courses:
• Technical Literature Seminar („Fachliteraturseminar“) (2 SSt.;
4 ECTS) [seminar]
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• Advanced-Level Research Seminar („Forschungsseminar für
Fortgeschrittene“) (2x2 SSt.; 2x4 ECTS) [seminar]
Thesis („Diplomarbeit“) (30 ECTS)
Total 6 SSt/ 42 ECTS
In the 2002 psychology curriculum, the Thesis is assigned to a
certain subject area (e.g. work, organizational and economic
psychology). The Technical Literature Seminar is an advanced
seminar on scientific publications. Students read and present
articles in work, organizational and economic psychology and
discuss research designs, results and practical implications. The
aim is to teach scientific reading and critical discussion of
empirical studies. The seminar is a prerequisite for the thesis. The
Research Seminar accompanies students during their work on
their thesis. Students present the outline of their research project
to an audience of advanced students and faculty. After having
conducted their studies, students present the results and discuss
them critically in the seminar.
General elective courses
Courses:
• Various courses from other fields of study
Total: 15 SSt/ 5 ECTS
The 2002 psychology curriculum allows taking a selection of
courses from other academic fields. We recommend introductory
courses in work, organizational and economics and business
administration.
Practical training
Courses:
• Design and Implementation of Practical Training
(„Planung und Durchführung der Praxis“) (3 SSt/ 3 ECTS)
Practical Training (6 weeks, 240 hours)
Total: 3 SSt/ 3 ECTS + 240h
The 2002 psychology curriculum contains a Practical Training
with a duration of 6 weeks or 240 work hours. During the practical
training, students work under the supervision of a trained
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psychologist. Activities and experiences are registered, reported
and discussed with the chair of the accompanying course Design
and Implementation of Practical Training. We recommend
completing the practical training in business-related fields (e.g.
human resources, marketing, consulting or market research).
Future prospects
Alumni from our department work in various areas, for example in
human resources, marketing, market research, consulting and
training, either employed or self-employed. Competence in
economic psychology broadens the scope of employment
opportunities for psychologists. The area of work, organizational
and economic psychology currently develops as an
acknowledged applied field of psychology in Austria. Alumni from
our department were able to successfully obtain positions that
traditionally were held by alumni from other fields (e.g., business
administration, jurisdiction). The 2002 curriculum already offers
many opportunities for specialization which will also be offered in
the new Master curriculum. The specialization in Economic
Psychology adds to a personal competence profile and can
improve chances in the job market.
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Introduction to Economic Psychology
In 2002, a new curriculum in psychology started that explicitly
focuses on economic psychology for the first time. In the past,
economic psychology was one facet among many others of
applied psychology. With the new curriculum, no lectures termed
‘applied psychology’ are offered but instead the titles and
contents have changed to work and organizational psychology,
consumer behavior and marketing and economic psychology in
the sense of psychology of political economics.
While the first year after the introduction of the new curriculum,
the main lecture in economic psychology was designed as a
lecture of 4 hours weekly over one semester, in the following
years the format had been changed to fit with the formats of the
remaining main lectures in psychology: 2 weekly hours over two
semester. Overall, 461 students took exams when the lecture was
compressed into a 4 weekly hours lecture. The average mark was
3.5 (SD=1.4; marks range from 1 to 5, 1 indicating the best mark
and 5 indicating failure).
In the year 2003/04 the main lecture had been split into two
lectures termed ‘economic psychology 1 and 2’. Whereas the
lecture in the winter term focuses on contents of work and
organizational psychology, the lecture in the summer term
provides information on consumer behavior and market
psychology as well as economic psychology in the narrow sense.
In the year 2009/2010 the format of the two lectures changed
again due to the introduction of the Bachelor. In former academic
years the exam on the lecture included five open questions. Due
to the high number of students this format of examination method
had to be redesigned and to be made more economically
efficient. Therefore we changed it into a multiple choice format. A
pool of over 1000 items was developed. Examinations now
comprise one open questions (accounting for 25% of the final
mark) and 15 multiple choice questions offering 5 different
solutions, where one or more of them are correct.
Since winter term 2010/2011 2222 students (1462 in work,
organization and economic psychology, and 760 in economic
psychology 2) took part in examinations. Overall, the mean mark
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was 3.71 (SD=1.13; 3.80 (SD=1.11) in work, organization and
economic psychology, and 3.53 (SD=1.13) in economic
psychology 2).
As practiced in the previous years, students got an e-mail after
the exam and were asked to evaluate the exam and lecture. On
average 30% of the total of 2222 students answered the
questions in the following table.
1 234567
The exam
was…
The questions
referred to...
In comparison
to other similar
lectures the
questions
were...
very easy O O O O X O O very difficult
global
detailed
information O O O O X O O information
The content of
the lecture is of
practical
importance.
The content of
the lecture is
theoretically
founded.
SD
5.48
1.14
5.40
1.23
5.65
1.18
4.33
1.54
easier O O O O O X O more difficult
similar O O O X O O O different
The exam
cannot be
passed without
intense study.
M
disagree O O O X O O O agree
disagree O O O O O X O agree
disagree O O O O X O O agree
The lecture was
interesting.
The lecture was
informative.
4.39
1.49
6.32
1.32
4.50
1.74
4.83
1.66
5.00
1.51
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Candidates were asked about the subjective difficulty of the
exam, the comparability with other exams and the estimation of
the exam content according to their practical and theoretical
importance. Students also indicated wheter the lecture was
interesting and informative. The table above shows the mean
answers to the questions as well as standard deviations.
The candidates evaluated the exam as difficult, referring to
detailed information and also in comparison with other exams of
main lectures. In the candidates’ opinion there is no possibility to
pass the exam without intensive preparation. Students agree that
the content of teaching is theoretically founded. They perceive the
lecture as providing useful knowledge for practical work and as
interesting and informative.
Comparing the exams “Work, Organizational and Economic
Psychology” with “Economic Psychology 2” differences emerged
regarding all items. The exam of work, organizational and
economic psychology is generally perceived as more difficult
(MI=5.76; MII=4.92), also compared with other exams (MI=5.86;
MII=5.22). The exam is also seen as different to other exams
(MI=4.55; MII=4.08). The questions are perceived as more
detailed (MI=5.53; MII=4.13). Students valuate the content of less
practical importance (MI=4.13, MII=5.22), and as less interesting
(MI=4.58, MII=5.32) and informative (MI=4.70, MII=5.59) than
“Economic Psychology 2”. The self estimated mark is also worse
compared to the exam “Economic Psychology 2” (MI=3.28,
MII=2.93).
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PhD Program at the Department of Applied
The PhD program at the Faculty of Psychology takes three years.
In the unit of work, organizational and economic psychology we
focus on publication-based dissertations. The goal is to train
young researchers in the necessary skills for an academic career.
This goal is pursued through joint research projects, preparation
of manuscripts for publication, presentations at conferences, and
cooperation with researchers from other universities.
A particular feature of the program is its focus on offering several
opportunities for scientific exchange and cooperation with PhD
students and their supervisors from other units and universities.
Seminars are held together with
1) the Department of Economic and Social Psychology of the
University of Cologne,
2) the Units of Work and Organizational Psychology of the
University of Innsbruck and the University of Graz and
3) the Unit of Educational Psychology and Evaluation of the
University of Vienna.
The intention of all three seminars is to present PhD theses in
different stages in order to discuss ideas, concepts, concrete
studies, results as well as publications. Due to the cooperation
with other universities the PhD students have the opportunity to
get feedback from different perspectives.
The PhD seminar in cooperation with the University of Cologne
mainly focuses on economic psychology and takes place twice a
year alternately in Cologne and Vienna. The PhD seminar in
cooperation with the Universities of Innsbruck and Graz is held
once a year in one of the participating cities and concentrates on
work and organizational psychology. The PhD seminar in
cooperation with the Unit of Educational Psychology and
Evaluation of the University of Vienna is held weekly at the
University of Vienna. In addition to the presentations of PhD
theses, this seminar includes sessions covering methodological
and scientific issues such as handling missing data, acquiring
third-party-funds, or review procedures in journals.
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DIBT / Doctoral Program in International
Business Taxation
Colleagues at the unit of economic psychology are also
collaborating in a doctoral program, which is financed by the
Austrian Science Fund (FWF), starting 2010. The following
printed text is taken from the program:
The Doctoral Program provides high-quality interdisciplinary
training for graduates in the field of international taxation including
and combining the disciplines of public finance, international tax
law and cross-border tax management. Although students will
write their doctoral thesis in their own discipline (law, business,
public finance, economic psychology, …) they will be exposed to
intensive interdisciplinary discussions during their stay in Vienna.
By opening traditional tax training to other disciplines like
economic psychology, history, political science, ethics, legal
philosophy as well as organizational behavior and decision
making (always in the context of taxation), a broadening of
horizons and a more comprehensive approach to research
questions is expected. The best possible standards in both
research and teaching are guaranteed by a faculty of renowned
scholars, who have published in the most prominent journals of
their respective research fields and have proven a willingness and
ability to do interdisciplinary research. The most distinguished
professors in tax law, business administration, and public finance
are either on the faculty of this program or have agreed to teach
courses, give workshops, or to discuss research ideas and
preliminary research results with the PhD students in Vienna.
Students will be integrated in the research activities of the WU
institutes dealing with taxation issues.
During the first year, students will be required to attend
comprehensive courses to get the basic knowledge necessary for
interdisciplinary work. The second and the third year will be
dedicated to seminars in related fields, a research stay abroad,
additional optional workshops, and especially to research on a
thesis. Throughout the three years, research seminars will help
guide the students.
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Members:
Prof. Dr. Eva Eberhartinger ([email protected]):
International Tax Management
Prof. Dr. Erich Kirchler ([email protected]): Tax Psychology
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Michael Lang ([email protected]):
International Tax Law
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Pistone ([email protected]):
International Tax Law
Prof. Dr. Josef Schuch ([email protected]): International
Tax Law
Prof.Dr. Caren Sureth ([email protected]): Taxation and
Cross-Border Investment Decisions, Tax Accounting
Prof. Dr. Andreas Wagener ([email protected]): Cross
Border Management
Prof. Dr. Alfons Weichenrieder ([email protected]):
Cross Border Management
Prof. Dr. Martin Zagler ([email protected]): Public Finance
Administrative Issues: [email protected]
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International Business Taxation
WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Althanstraße 39-45, 1090 Vienna, Austria
Tel: + 43 1 313 36 / 4274
Fax: + 43 1 313 36 / 730
email: [email protected]
www.wu.ac.at/dibt
Visit the Linkedin Group:
www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3318350&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
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The European PhD on Social
Representations and Communication
The European PhD on Social Representations and
Communication, a well-established, since 1996 EU-approved
training structure with several European partner universities
coordinated by the University of Rome “La Sapienza”, has
successfully trained post-graduates from EU and non-EU
countries. It is an international doctorate requiring a PhD
dissertation (3-year minimum) and involves a network of 13 EU
universities supplying advanced research training in the area of
social representations and communication.
The PhD program has obtained institutional recognition and
didactic accreditation within four institutional scenarios:
•
•
•
•
by the EU DG XXII – Education and Culture (Erasmus &
Socrates)
by the EU DG XII – Research (Marie Curie Training Site &
High-Level Scientific Conferences)
by Ministries for Higher Education and Scientific Research
by coordinating and partner universities of the network
The general teaching/learning strategy of the European PhD is to
examine the following aspects of social representations and
communication: i) historical and theoretical aspects, ii)
methodological aspects, iii) fieldwork and applications, iv) current
comparative European research projects.
The didactic structure within this overall strategy is highly
innovative. Due to the system of open distance learning (outlined
below), European PhD students are involved in an interlocking
system of virtual and physical mobility which allows for
considerable flexibility as well as individual tutoring and
interactive learning:
1) Intensive preliminary stage of bibliographic training at national
universities (10 credits per year)
2) Intensive high level didactic “stage”
(International Summer School – 10 credits per year)
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3) Seminars and advanced courses (5 credits per year)
4) Multi-media and open distance learning system (5 credits per
year), e-mail, video-chat, forum discussion, multipoint video
conferences and digital video courses
5) Tutoring and co-tutoring triadic didactic system
(30 credits per year assigned to research)
The tutoring and co-tutoring triadic system aims to monitor the
development of research programs at national and international
level over the entire period up to the final dissertation.
The European PhD is open to applicants from ANY country.
Applicants for the European PhD must satisfy the entrance
requirements for admission to the doctoral program at their home
university and must have knowledge of at least two European
languages, including English.
Candidates for the European PhD may be of different types:
1) Post-graduates, who wish to pursue this international
curriculum, rather than in their national system;
2) Doctoral students who are already engaged in a doctoral
program at their own university.
For additional information, consult the website of the Euro PhD on
SR & C: http://www.europhd.psi.uniroma1.it
Or contact the scientific coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Annamaria Silvana de Rosa
European PhD on Social Representations and Communication
Facoltà di Psicologia – Università degli studi di Roma ‘La
Sapienza’
Via dei Marsi, 78 – 00185 Roma ITALIA
(T +39/06/4991 7544; F +39/06/4991.7652; email:
[email protected])
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External Lecturers
Name
Contact
Ali Al-Roubaie
[email protected]
Evelin Braun
[email protected]
Paul Braunger
Renate Cervinka
Institution
Field of business activities/
research focus
Social network
Austria Road Safety Board Transport psychology,
health psychology
[email protected]
Project Research Assistant Work and Organisational
at the Unit of Work,
Psychology: Safety und
Organizational and
Workplace Psychology
Economic Psychology
renate.cervinka@meduniwien. Medical University of
Research, teaching,
ac.at
Vienna, Center for Public
evaluation, and
Health, Institute of
consultancy in the field of
Environmental Health
human-environmental
transaction/stress, wellbeing, quality of life,
connectedness with
nature, sustainable
behaviour, and “green
care”
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Stephan Dickert
[email protected]
Vienna University of
Economics and Business
Claus Dostal
[email protected]
Markus Ebner
[email protected]
PhD student at the Unit of
of Work, Organizational
and Economic Psychology
Ebner-Team.com
Tarek El Sehity
[email protected]
Martin Felinger
[email protected]
Institute of Cognitive
Sciences and
Technologies (ISTC),
Roma
Gesellschaft gegen
Sekten-und Kultgefahren
Dachverband
Österreichische
Autistenhilfe
Judgment and decision
making under uncertainty,
affective and deliberative
information processing in
outcome evaluation and
probability perception, and
the role of emotions in
charitable behavior
Project management
Training, coaching,
consulting
The psychology of money,
currencies and wealth
Autism, sects, cults, mind
control, migration, selfconcept
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Detlef Fetchenhauer
[email protected]
Jutta Gatternig
[email protected]
Martina Graf
[email protected]
Update training GmbH
Luise Hahn
[email protected]
PhD student at the unit of
economic psychology;
Ray & Berndtson CEE
Erik Hölzl
erik.Hö[email protected]
Barbara Kastlunger
Doris KruschitzBestepe
Department of economic
and social psychology at
the University of Cologne,
Germany
Institute of burnout and
stress management
Department of economic
and social psychology at
the University of Cologne,
Germany
[email protected] FFH Wiener Neustadt
.at
[email protected]
Kapsch
HR and organization
developer
Pro- and antisocial
behavior, lay theories of
economic phenomena,
evolutionary psychology
Work and organizational
psychology, coaching,
psycho therapy
Career orientation,
activation
Affective forecasting,
emotional competence,
credit use; Management
audit consultant
Economic decisionmaking,affective
forecasting, cognitive
judgment biases
Market research/
consumer and economic
psychology
Education, training and
consultation
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Mario Lang
Andreas OlbrichBaumann
BAWAG PSK
HR Businesspartner
Corporates
[email protected] Wissma GmbH
CEO
martina.molnar@humanware. human-ware GmbH
at
Manager
[email protected]
PhD student at the unit of
economic psychology
[email protected] Wiener Hauskrankenpflege
/ Soziales Netz
Marcus A. Pietrzak
[email protected]
Julia Riegler
[email protected]
Katja Meier-Pesti
Martina Molnar
Lavinia Nosé
[email protected]
IBM Leadership
Development (Cental
Europe, Middle East,
Africa)
Department for
Psychological Basic
Research
Financial markets and risk
Market research
Occupational psychology,
consulting
Conflicts in family
business
Social cognition,
political psychology,
social psychology
Leadership development ,
organisational
development, assessment
centers
Qualitative research,
biography analysis,
feminist theory and
critiques of science, body
theory
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Nora Maria Ruck
Helga Schachinger
Floortje Schilling
Reinhard Schott
Herbert
Schwarzenberger
Nicola Senoner
Angelika Sonnek
[email protected]
Institute for Psychological
Basic Research
Cultural psychology,
history of psychology,
theoretical psychology,
feminist science critique,
body studies
[email protected]. Self-employed work and
Self-concept, self-esteem,
at
organizational psychologist political psychology
[email protected]
Schilling Werbe GmbH
Advertising, marketing,
public relations
[email protected]
Center for Teaching and
Conformity, authority,
Learning
social influence
herbert.schwarzenberger@fer FFH Wiener Neustadt
Business administration
nfh.at
Head of the study program and economic psychology
(Master)
[email protected]
Public Employment
Personnel placement,
[email protected]
Service Austria (AMS)
consultancy, human
resources
[email protected]
TQS – Team für
Customer satisfaction,
Qualitätsentwicklung und
employee satisfaction,
Service Management
organisational change,
new public management
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Siegfried Sporer
[email protected]
Department of Social
Psychology at the
University of Giessen
Self-employed
psychologist and coach
Beatrix Stagl
[email protected]
Michael Trimmel
[email protected]
Medical University of
Vienna, Center for Public
Health
Ingrid Wahl
[email protected]
FFH Wiener Neustadt
Boris Zalokar
[email protected]
Well-working
Ambros & Zalokar OEG
Social psychology, applied
cognition, psychology and
law, statistics
Job orientatin: Job
application training,
activation/outplacement,
motivation, communication
Motivation & emotion,
well-being & comfort, sport
& movement, new
technologies, stress,
coping, impact of music,
lifestyle, values & health
Economic psychology, tax
psychology, financial risk
tolerance, diversity
management
Work- and organizational
psychology
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Master Theses and PhD Theses
Since 1993, 555 Master theses, 35 PhD theses and 1 Habilitation
theses were conducted in work, organizational, social and
economic psychology.
Master
PhD
Habilitations
theses
thesis
1993
2
1994
10
1995
20
1996
19
2
1997
30
1998
19
1
1999
14
3
2000
18
4
2001
22
2
2002
28
2003
33
2004
23
2
2005
41
1
1*
2006
37
3
2007
35
4
2008
40
2
2009
42
4
2010
38
4
2011
44
2
2012
42
1
* Habilitations concerning colleagues not employed at the Faculty
are not listed.
Master Theses
2012
1. Block, Thomas (2012). Reden ist Silber, Vertrauen ist
Gold. Über die Wirkung von Feedback,
Vertrauensbrüchen und Kultur auf die Steuerehrlichkeit.
Supervisor: Kogler
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2. Brugger, Karin (2012). Auswirkungen von Neid und
wahrgenommener Ungerechtigkeit bei der Auszahlung
von Belohnungen. Supervisor: Florack
3. Busch, Romy (2012). Washing away your decisions.
Supervisor: Florack
4. Chladek, Anja (2012). Cause-related-Marketing und
Numeracy: Wie Nummeracy die Produktbewertung bei
Cause-related-Marketing moderiert. Supervisor: Florack,
Co-Supervisor: Kleber
5. Dienst, Gregor (2012). An Experimental Approach
Towards The Role of Obedient Behavior within
Organizational Corruption. Supervisor: Florack
6. Domberger, Sonja (2012). Visions of beauty and fearless
heroes. Supervisor: Hergovich
7. Ecker, Michaela (2012). Fitting presentation formats for
every shopper. Supervisor: Büttner
8. Endres, Miriam (2012). Inventar zur Risikobereitschaft bei
Finanzentscheidungen. Supervisor: Kirchler
9. Fiechtl, Cornelia (2012). Einflussfaktoren auf
Arbeitsplatzunsicherheit und die daraus resultierenden
Folgen für Arbeitnehmer in Zeiten der Wirtschaftskrise.
Supervisor: Kirchler
10. Glocknitzer, Achim (2012). Mental Accounting in
Konsumentscheidungen. Der Effekt unterschiedlicher
Einnahmequellen auf das Ausgabeverhalten. Supervisor:
Muehlbacher
11. Grapendorf, Johannes (2012). Die “Big Five der
Zusammenarbeit” – Eine Möglichkeit, den Erfolg von TopManagement Teams in der Automobilindustrie zu
sichern? Eine sequentielle explorative Studie. Supervisor:
Korunka, Co-Supervisor: Kohles
12. Herrmannsdörfer, Dominik (2012). Distanzwahrnehmung
und Impulsivität. Supervisor: Büttner
13. Kasper, Matthias (2012). Voluntary and enforced tax
compliance: An empirical analysis of the “Slippery Slope
Framework” in an international context. Supervisor:
Kogler
14. Kauffmann, Nina (2012). Wahrnehmung von Corporate
Citizenship durch die Mitarbeiter: Ein Prädiktor für
Commitment im Unternehmen. Supervisor: Kirchler
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15. Kessel, Carolin (2012). Zwischen dem Bedürfnis nach
Zugehörigkeit und dem Wunsch nach Einzigartigkeit:
Faktoren der Produktbewertung. Supervisor: Florack
16. Lauerbach, Teresa (2012). Der Einfluss persönlicher
Ressourcen im Umgang mit Arbeitsplatzunsicherheit.
17. Lenhard, Markus (2012). Macht und Vertrauen in
Unternehmen: Auswirkungen auf organisationales
Commitment und kontraproduktives Verhalten am
Arbeitsplatz. Supervisor: Kirchler
18. Mahr, Christian (2012). You can tempt me all you want!
How marketing stimuli unconsciously activate self-control.
Supervisor: Florack
19. Mathes, Anja (2012). Wer schaut dem Porsche hinterher?
Die ablenkende Wirkung von Luxusmarken bei Personen
mit unterschiedlichen motivationalen Orientierungen.
Supervisor: Hübner, Co-Supervisor: Florack
20. Mayr, Magdalena (2012). The impact of numeracy on
gain and non-loss donation decisions. Supervisor:
Florack, Co-Supervisor: Kleber
21. Menapace, Verena (2012). Rituale im Leistungssport.
Supervisor: Hergovich
22. Müller-Hotop, Raphael (2012). Need, an Adequate
Reason? New Insights into Communication Competence
in Interpersonal Conflicts. Supervisor: Florack
23. Penker-Alscher, Monika [Penker] (2012).
Repräsentierende Wahrnehmung in systemischen
Strukturaufstellungen. Vergleichbarkeit der körperlichen,
emotionalen und kognitiven Wahrnehmung. Supervisor:
Korunka
24. Proprenter, Carina (2012). Kooperation und Konkurrenz
in Arbeitsgruppen. Die Rolle des Führungsstils – eine
experimentelle Studie. Supervisor: Korunka
25. Püller, Sebastian (2012). What will Happen, if Sound
Quality Meets Construal Level? Supervisor: Florack
26. Reiner, Annabell (2012). Der Einfluss sozialer
Unterstützung auf das Empfinden von
Arbeitsplatzunsicherheit und deren Folgen für das
Wohlbefinden. Supervisor: Kirchler
27. Reiter, Marion (2012). Arbeitsanforderungen und deren
Auswirkungen. Supervisor: Hergovich
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28. Rössler, Karin (2012). Der Einfluss markenassoziierter
Hintergrundmusik auf die Wahl dieser Marke. Supervisor:
Florack
29. Schenner, Nadine (2012). Bin ich glücklich, weil ich
einkaufe oder kaufe ich ein, weil ich glücklich bin?
Supervisor: Büttner
30. Schlegel, Evelyn (2012). Ein Lernspiel als innovative
Methode der betrieblichen Weiterbildung: Eine Studie
zum Lerntransfer in der betrieblichen Weiterbildung.
Supervisor: Korunka, Co-Supervisor: Molnar
31. Schramm, Johanna Magdalena (2012). Zusammenhänge
zwischen Persönlichkeitseigenschaften und Nutzung
pornographischer Seiten im Internet. Supervisor:
Hergovich
32. Schrödlein, Alexandra (2012). Einfluss des Kontextes bei
der Attraktivitätsbeurtielung von Produkten: Die Rolle der
Einkaufsorientierung. Supervisor: Büttner
33. Schulz, Anna Maria (2012). Putting the Blinders on: The
Influence of Mindsets on Scene Perception. Supervisor:
Büttner.
34. Serfas, Benjamin (2012). Focusing Compulsive Buyers’
Visual Attention by Implementation Intentions.
Supervisor: Büttner
35. Stark, Jennifer (2012). Breaching taxpayer trust: The
effects of feedback and a shock to trust on tax
compliance. Supervisor: Kogler
36. Steger, Jennifer (2012). Prädiktoren der Freiwilligkeit:
Eine Studie im freiwilligen Feuerwehrwesen. Supervisor:
Korunka
37. Steinbach, Lukas (2012). Gold ist das härtere Papier.
Gold und Euro im Kontext der Krise. Supervisor: el Sehity
38. Stöhr, David (2012). Wer entscheidet, Kopf oder Hand? –
Die Auflösung des Endowment-Effekts und der
Verlustaversion durch Embodiment anhand des
Händewaschens. Supervisor: Florack
39. Sulzbacher, Manfred (2012). Innere Kündigung bei
Krankenpflegepersonal. Eine Analyse möglicher
Ursachen. Supervisor: Korunka
40. Swoboda, Ulla (2012). Kooperation und Konkurrenz in
Arbeitsgruppen. Die Rolle des Zeitdrucks – eine
experimentelle Studie. Supervisor: Korunka
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41. Vodenik, Claudia (2012). Analyse des Zusammenhangs
zwischen Burnout und Engagement im Beruf. Supervisor:
Kirchler
42. Volkmann, Constanze (2012). The moderating role of
individualism – collectivism on the relationship between
reward structure and cooperation. Supervisor: Korunka
43. Waldstätten, Dominik (2012). Moderated mediation in the
employability, job insecurity, and well-being triangle.
44. Wiesmüller, Eva-Maria (2012). Ein Lernspiel als
innovative Methode der betrieblichen Weiterbildung: Eine
Evaluationsstudie auf Grundlage der betrieblichen
Gesundheitsförderung. Supervisor: Korunka, CoSupervisor: Molnar
45. Zehetner, Michael (2012). Optimismus in Zeiten der
Wirtschaftskrise: Soziale Repräsentationen von Experten
und Laien. Betreuung: Kirchler
46. Zehnter, Miriam (2012). Stigmatized as token women? A
first look at factors influencing evaluation of women
associated with quotas. Betreuung: Korunka
2011
1. Bauer, Matthias (2011). Intertemporal Choice und
Steuerzahlerverhalten. Ein Experiment über den Einfluss
der Zeitspanne zwischen Steuererklärung und
Steuerprüfung auf die Bereitschaft Steuern zu zahlen.
Supervisor: Muehlbacher
2. Baumbach, Elisa (2011). The zero-price effect. Its relation
to price affect and price-quality inferences regarding lowand high-priced products. Supervisor: Kirchler
3. Brunner, Nicole (2011). Soziale Repräsentationen von
Arbeitslosen und verschiedenen Berufsgruppen.
Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor: Pollai
4. Cvitan, Antonio (2011). Erholung in der Freizeit und
deren Auswirkung auf kurzfristige Beanspruchungsfolgen
im Arbeitsalltag – Eine Studie mit Fahrdienstleitern.
Supervisor: Korunka
5. Ehrentraut, Claudia Karin (2011). Wirtschaft und Politik
am Pranger – Bewertung der Akteure der Wirtschaft
sowie der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise aus Sicht von
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
Experten und Laien. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisior:
Gangl
Enöckl, Christian (2011). Soziale Repräsentationen zur
Finanz und Wirtschaftskrise: Unterschiede zwischen
Experten und Laien sowie Optimisten und Pessimisten.
Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisior: Gangl
Gonja, Tijana (2011). Motivation during the Financial
Crisis of 2008 from a JCM Perspective. Supervisor:
Kirchler, Co-Supervisor: Oberlechner
Grim, Daniel (2011). Der Einfluss von Marketing-Stimuli
auf die Selbstkontrolle. Supervisor: Florack
Gumilar, Andreas (2011). Die Psychologie des
Finanzmarktes. Die Rekognitionsheuristik und der
Aktienmarkt. Supervisor: Muehlbacher
Hartl, Barbara (2011). Geschlechterstereotype auf
Führungsebene: Eine Analyse von Todesanzeigen.
Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor: Pollai
Höfer, Miriam V. (2011). Soziale Repräsentationen der
Wirtschaftskrise – Vertrauen in die Wirtschaft und den
Staat. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor: Kastlunger
Hölscher, Jana (2011). Evaluation eines
Führungskräftetrainings im Gesundheitsbereich anhand
der vier Ebenen nach Kirkpatrick. Supervisor: Korunka
Illmayer, Jürgen (2011). Humor als Ausdruck von
Mentalität. Supervisor: Hergovich
Izdebski, Caroline (2011). Wissenschaftliche Erhebung
der Einstellung polnischer Wissenschaftler zur
Wissenschaft der Parapsychologie und zu
parapsychologischen Phänomenen. Supervisor:
Hergovich
Jungreuthmayer, Eva-Maria (2011). Präsentismus – ein
Phänomen im Wirkungsfeld von Arbeit, Organisation,
Individuum und Erkrankung. Supervisor: Korunka, CoSupervisor: Zalokar
Kappl, Katharina (2011). Mental Accounting bei
selbständigen Steuerzahlern. Supervisor: Muehlbacher
Klutz, Johanna (2011). Der Zusammenhang zwischen
Religiosität, paranormalem Glauben, intuitivem und
analytischem Denken. Supervisor: Hergovich
Kohlmeyer, Jürgen (2011). Eine explorative Studie zu
Mentalisierung und Leader-Member Exchange:
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32.
Schnittstelle zwischen Psychotherapie und Arbeits- und
Organisationspsychologie? Supervisor: Korunka
Köllner, Henriette (2011). Wenn Kaufsüchtige auf
Marketing-Stimuli treffen. Supervisor: Florack
Krauss, Peter (2011). Wahrnehmung von verschiedenen
Berufsgruppen und Arbeitslosen: Vergleich von in-group
und out-group. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor: Pollai
Kutscher, Gloria (2011). Geschlechtsunterschiede in der
Positive Leadership Selbstwahrnehmung bei
Führungskräften. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor:
Ebner
Lang, Christine (2011). Steuerehrlichkeit in Österreich.
Eine Überprüfung des Slippery Slope Modells.
Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor: Wahl
Minar, Nicole (2011). Beurteilerübereinstimmung im
Assessment Center: Ein empirischer Ansatz zur
Auswirkung der Kriterienzahl. Supervisor: Korunka
Mokry, Irene (2011). Mimicry, self-construal and
regulatory focus. Supervisor: Florack
Motal, Martina Andrea (2011). Vorauseilender Gehorsam
durch die “perfekte Frage”. Supervisor: Florack
Müller, Stefan (2011). Mental accounting bei
selbständigen Steuerzahlern. Supervisor: Muehlbacher
Muschau, Christopher (2011). Ursachenzuschreibung
von Arbeitslosigkeit. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor:
Pollai
Naets, Anne-Marie (2011). Soziales Dilemma
Steuerzahlung: Der Einfluss von Fairness auf die
Kooperationsbereitschaft. Supervisor: Muehlbacher
Paškvan, Matea (2011). Einfluss von emotionaler
Dissonanz auf Burnout. Eine Längsschnittuntersuchung
an österreichischen Pflegekräften. Supervisor: Korunka,
Co-Supervisor: Kubicek
Predl, Elisa (2011). Krise als Chance – Weiterbildung
während der Wirtschaftskrise. Supervisor: Korunka
Prem, Roman (2011). Belastung und Beanspruchung im
Arbeitsalltag. Eine Studie mit Fahrdienstleitern der
Betriebsführungszentrale Innsbruck der Österreichischen
Bundesbahnen. Supervisor: Korunka
Romanenko, Alena (2011). Cultural Diversity
Management in Organizations Psychological Variables –
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Diversity Trainings. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor:
Walenta
Rueda Cevallos, Alex Fernando (2011). Der
unternehmerische Erfolg von Gründern aus der
Arbeitslosigkeit. Supervisor: Korunka
Schallerböck, Stephanie (2011). Die Kontrolle der
gemeinsamen Methodenvarianz am Beispiel des
Zusammenhangs zwischen beruflicher Gratifikationskrise
und Burnout. Supervisor: Korunka
Schneider, Martina (2011). Bedingungen für Stress und
Bewältigung bei Unternehmern und Unternehmerinnen.
Supervisor: Korunka
Sparer, Sabine (2011). Die Parapsychologie aus Sicht
der Wissenschaft(ler). Supervisor: Hergovich
Sperlich, Barbara (2011). Arbeits-Familien-Konflikt und
das Job Demands-Resources Modell: Eine empirische
Untersuchung bei Ärztinnen und Ärzten in Österreich.
Supervisor: Korunka
Sturmlechner, Florian (2011). Ursachenzuschreibung für
Arbeitslosigkeit – Vergleich zwischen Berufstätigen und
Arbeitslosen. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor: Pollai
Süssenbach, Sophie (2011). Weibliche Schönheitsideale
im Verlauf der Zeit. Supervisor: Hergovich
Täuber, Nikolaus (2011). Sicherheitskultur und
Arbeitssicherheit am Beispiel der Wiener Müllabfuhr.
Supervisor: Korunka
Toma, Markus (2011). Positive Leadership Potential und
subjektiv wahrgenommene Arbeitsbelastung bei
Führungskräften. Supervisor: Kirchler, Co-Supervisor:
Ebner
Tratzmiller, Annamaria (2011). Der Zusammenhang von
beruflichen Gratifikationskrisen mit kontraproduktiven
Verhaltensweisen und Organizational Citizenship
Behavior. Supervisor: Korunka
Waldock-Petersen, Anné-Marie (2011).
Führungskonzepte Studien und Modelle zum
Führungsverhalten im modernen Management.
Zimpel, Sergej (2011). IMPULSe gegen Arbeitsstress:
Gesamtevaluation von 11 betrieblichen Projekten zur
Reduktion von Arbeitsstress. Supervisor: Korunka
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PhD Theses
2012
1. Braunger, Paul (2012). Das Sicherheitsklima in
Unternehmen – Ein multiperspektivischer Blick auf die
Sicherheit am Arbeitsplatz. Betreuung: Korunka
2011
2. Schwarzenberger, Herbert (2011). Warum zahlen wir
Steuern? Wirtschaftspsychologische Determinanten des
Steuerverhaltens. Betreuung: Kirchler
3. Ulferts, Heike (2011). Arbeiten in Zeiten der
Beschleunigung. Wie sich Beschleunigung im
Arbeitsleben manifestiert und welche Auswirkungen sich
für die Beschäftigten ergeben. Betreuung: Korunka
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Erasmus – Socrates – Life Long Learning –
Network
The European Union is substantially interested in the exchange of
scientific information, development of internationally coordinated
curriculums and the mobility of students. “ERASMUS” was the
name of a former program which included fostering interEuropean mobility of lecturers and students and the realization of
scientific projects. This program has been modified twice and was
called “SOCRATES” and exists now as a mobility-project named
“LIFE LONG LEARNING”.
In the academic year 1992/93, Austrian universities and colleges
participated in the ERASMUS-program for the first time. In the
first year, the University of Vienna started with 20 programs. One
year later this number doubled to 45 programs. In the academic
year 1994/95, 60 programs and in 1995/96 already 73 programs
have been installed. Since then the number of contracts between
the University of Vienna and other universities has risen steadily.
The Department of Psychology participates since the academic
year 1994/95 in a program that is coordinated by the University
La Sapienza, Rome (I). The content of the program originally
focused on researching social representations that children and
adolescents have of Europe. Now, social and economic
psychological questions in general are treated.
In addition to the University of Rome and Vienna, a number of
other universities participated in this network over the last years:
Aix en Provence (F), Barcelona (E), Berlin (D), Cambridge (UK),
Genève (CH), Guildford (UK), Helsinki (SF), Lille (F), Linz (A),
Lisbon (P), London (London School of Economics, UK),
Montpellier (F), Patras (GR), Paris (F), and San Sebastian (E).
The current Life Long Learning-program of the Faculty of
Psychology concerning social and economic psychology has
sister universities in the following cities: Trier (D), Bochum (D),
Barcelona (E), Bilbao/San Sebastian (E), Paris (F), Rome (I),
Bologna (I), Cagliari (I), Parma (I), Amsterdam (NL), Lisbon (P),
Helsinki (SF) and Szeged (H).
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Participation in the LIFE LONG LEARNING-program is possible
for all students of psychology. Applications are taken at the
beginning of the year by the Student Service Center of the
Faculty of Psychology (including programs with other research
focuses). Details on the application procedure are given on the
faculty’s homepage. In the winter (January/February), applicants
are selected for the following academic year (starting October).
The Office for Research Services and International Relations,
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna (see also
http://erasmus.univie.ac.at) gives general information about
studying abroad and participation in the LIFE LONG LEARNINGprogram.
http://erasmus.univie.ac.at) gives general information about
studying abroad and participation in the LIFE LONG LEARNINGprogram.
Year
Outgoings
Incomings
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
D: 1, I: 2
I: 3, P: 1, SF: 1, UK: 3
E: 2, I: 2, P: 1, SF: 3, UK: 1
E: 2, F: 2, I: 3, P: 2, SF: 1
E: 2, F: 4, I: 5, SF: 2, P: 2
E: 2, F: 1, I: 5, P: 2, SF: 2
E: 2, F: 1, I: 5, P: 1, SF: 2
D: 1, E: 3, F: 1, I: 5, P: 1, SF: 2, UK:
1
D: 1, E: 2, F: 1, I: 5, P: 2, SF: 2, UK:
1
E: 2, F: 1, I: 6, P: 2, SF: 2, UK: 1
D: 1, E: 3, F: 1, I: 6, P: 2, SF: 3, UK:
1
D: 1, E: 3, F: 1, I: 6, P: 2, SF: 2, UK:
1
D: 1, E: 3, F: 1, I: 6, NL: 1, P: 2, SF:
2
E: 2, F: 1, I: 5, NL: 1, P: 2, SF: 2
D: 1, E: 2 , F: 1, I: 4, NL: 2, P: 2,
SF: 2
E: 2 , F:1, I: 7, NL: 2, P: 2, SF: 2
E: 2, F: 1, I: 7, NL: 1, P: 1, SF: 2
E: 3, F: 1, I: 5, NL: 1, P: 2, SF: 2
I: 2
I: 2
E: 2, S: 1
E: 1, SF: 1, UK: 1
E: 1, I: 4, P: 1, SF: 2
SF: 1
I: 1, SF: 1
SF: 2
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
D: 1, SF: 2
D: 1, E: 1, I: 1, NL: 1, SF: 1
D: 2, E: 1, I: 1
D: 2, E: 2, I: 1
D: 4, E: 2, I: 2, NL: 2, P: 1, SF:1
D: 3, E: 2, I: 1
D: 2, E: 1, I: 2, SF: 1
D: 2, E: 1, I: 1, NL: 1
D: 2, I: 2, P: 1
D: 2, E: 3, I: 1:
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Outgoing and incoming students of the Faculty of Psychology
focussing on social and economic psychology
Helsinki
Amsterdam
Bochum
Trier
Szeged
Paris
Parma
Bologna
Bilbao
Rome
Lisbon
Barcelona
Cagliari
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Events
Joint Research Workshop 2013
The Joint Research Workshop was organized by the team of
economic psychology at the Faculty of Psychology, University of
Vienna. The aim of the workshop was to exchange ideas and
information, to discuss problems and to share experiences in the
field of economic behavior. Furthermore, the meeting with joint
researchers from Hungary and Rumania provided a good
opportunity to discuss current and future cooperation. The topics
of the presentations ranged from cultural aspects of tax behavior,
the impact of power on tax compliance and the role of regulatory
focus in the context of tax paying to loan repayment schedules
and inheritance and bequeathal.
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Alumnae & Alumni Meeting 2011
November 29th, 2011 Erich Kirchler invited to the Work-,
Organizational and Economic Psychology Alumni Meeting for the
ninth time, although it was the first time that Alumni from Erich
Kirchler and Christian Korunka were invited for a common reunion
evening. The meeting was organized by Alumnus André Romano
who convinced Great Place to Work® Austria and Accor Austria
to support the meeting – financially and ideally.
After two years since the last meeting more than 100 Alumni met
in the very special ambience of the basement vault of the Mercure
Grand Hotel Biedermeier to exchange professional and personal
news. Right from the beginning the comfortable atmosphere of
the vault quickly encouraged all guests to form and join the first
groups for conversation. The excellent service personnel of the
Mercure Grand Hotel Biedermeier did their best to further
promote the active conversations by serving Champaign and
delicious non-alcoholic cocktails for starters. So, when the
“official” part of the meeting started all guests had already found
at least one old friend from the student years and Erich Kirchler
had to raise his voice twice to get the attention of all his former
students.
First, Erich Kirchler welcomed all Alumni and thanked them for
showing their positive relatedness to the Department of Applied
Psychology: Work, Education, Economy by attending this meeting
in such great numbers. Then, Erich Kirchler informed about
recent achievements of the Department and outlined the main
direction of his and the Department’s research interest for the
next years to come.
Christian Korunka on his part gave a short glimpse into his
current focus of research interest and concluded by stressing out
that it was a great idea to join both Alumni groups in one great
meeting when looking at the number of graduates that gathered
for this meeting.
André Romano as the inviting Alumnus then spoke about his way
from graduation to his current job as Consultant with Great Place
to Work® Austria. Working part-time as Tutor for the Department
and for Great Place to Work® in his final years at the University
he returned to Great Place to Work® after graduation in 2008. His
conclusion when looking at his own career and many other
Alumni professional development was that the demand for
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economic psychologists outside of mere research departments is
rising and the knowledge in social sciences acquired at the
Department of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy is
more and more appreciated by the private industry.
Finally, Ms. Kris Vanden Eynde as representative from the host
(Mercure Grand Hotel Biedermeier is part of the international
Hotel group Accor) welcomed all guests and gave an insight into
workplace culture at Accor Austria. For their great concepts and
the excellent employee feedback all Accor Hotels in Austria were
awarded as “Best Company to Work for in Austria”, twice.
Thanks to the discipline of all speakers this formal part only took
about 30 minutes and the informal part of the evening could finally
start. Again, different groups formed around the cocktail tables
and good old memories of all the obstacles to the master or
doctoral thesis were shared. Besides a lot of university nostalgia
of course the evening talks were also full of stories of the
professional and personal developments of former fellow
students.
When the last Alumni left the meeting just before midnight the
general feedback was that it had been a wonderful relaxed
evening and that it should not take another 2 years for the
organization of the next reunion. A big THANK YOU to Erich
Kirchler for taking the initiative again, to André Romano for
organizing the evening and to Great Place to Work® Austria and
Accor Austria for supporting the meeting.
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Alumni’s comments
Das Absolvententreffen 2011 war für mich eine wunderbare
Möglichkeit sich auszutauschen, neue Perspektiven und
aktuelle Entwicklungen des Marktes und der wissenschaftlichen
Forschung kennen zu lernen und Freunde wieder zu sehen.
In diesem Sinn bedanke ich mich sehr herzlich bei den
Veranstaltern Herrn Prof. Kirchler und Mag. André Romano.
Lukas Leithner
"... Sich in regelmäßigen Abständen mit alten Kommilitonen zu
treffen zeigt immer wieder klar, wie gut wir Psychologen uns in
der Wirtschaft etablieren können. Neben dem Treffen alter
Bekannter war es erfreulich, die Nähe zur Universität wieder zu
spüren, von neuen organisatorischen Entwicklungen zu erfahren
und einen kleinen Einblick in aktuelle Forschungsvorhaben zu
erhalten. Ich freue mich schon auf das nächste
AbsolventInnentreffen rund um die Alumnis der
Wirtschaftspsychologie von Prof. Kirchler!"
Marcus Pietrzak
155
„Das berufliche Einsatzgebiet von Arbeits-, Organisations- und
WirtschaftspsychologInnen ist sehr breit und divers – das hat
das AbsolventInnentreffen wieder in eindrucksvoller Weise
bestätigt. Aus diesem Grund finde ich regelmäßige AlumniEvents besonders wichtig und spannend, denn gegenseitiger
Austausch bietet die Möglichkeit das Feld der AOW-Psychologie
stetig und selbstbewußt weiter zu entwickeln und zu zeigen
„was sie alles kann“.“
Alexandra Hahn
„Das AbsolventInnentreffen ist eine wichtige Plattform für
Networking. Es ist schön, Lehrende und StudienkollegInnen
wiederzusehen und über die Arbeitswelt zu philosophieren.“
Andrea Puslednik
„Es war ein wirklich netter Abend und es war schön, bekannte
Gesichter zu treffen und sich mit ihnen wieder auszutauschen.
Erfreut war ich auch die Möglichkeit bekommen zu haben, mit
AbsolventInnen zu sprechen, deren Abschluss schon länger
zurück liegt und ihre Geschichte/Karriere zu hören.
Ich blicke bereits mit Freude auf das nächste Treffen.“
Thomas Murlasits
„War wieder mal sehr gelungen, heiter und informativ. Wirklich
toll, dass Sie sich immer noch die Zeit dafür nehmen und den
Kontakt mit den AbsolventInnen aufrecht halten.“
Claudia Mödlagl
156
Erich Kirchler
Hardback (ISBN-13: 9780521876742)
Information available online at
www.cambridge.org/9780521876742
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Erich Kirchler
Hardback (ISBN 978-3-8017-2362-0))
Information available online at
http://www.hogrefe.de/buecher/lehrbuecher/psychlehrbuchplus/le
hrbuecher/wirtschaftspsychologie/
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Psychology in the Economy - Arbeits-, Organisations

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