ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT
Faculty & Staff
Dr. Sandra Ohly (Dipl.-Psych.)
Contact
Room
338
Tel & Fax
+49 (0) 641 - 99 26 220
+49 (0) 641 - 99 26 229
sandra.ohly@psychol.uni-giessen.de
Office Hours
Wednesday, 12-14 pm
Editorial Board Member
Journal of Organizational and Occupational Psychology
Journal of Personnel Psychology
Biographical Notes
| since 2009 | Deputy Professor in Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Giessen |
| 2006-2009 | Assistant Professor in Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Frankfurt |
| 2005 | Dissertation "Routines at work: The result of three empirical studies" |
| 2003, 2004 | Visiting researcher at the Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydney, Australia |
| 2001-2006 | Research associate and PhD student at the Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Technical University of Braunschweig |
| 2001 | Diplomarbeit (Master Thesis): "Situational characteristics of challenge" |
| 1999 | Research internship at the Department of Human Development and Family studies at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (participation in research project on the socio-emotional development of preschool children of low income families) |
| 1996-2001 | Research Assistant, University of Konstanz (participation in various research projects in the fields of developmental psychology and work and organizational psychology) |
| 1995-2001 | Studies of psychology at University of Konstanz, Konstanz |
Research Interests
Creativity and Innovation
Personal Initiative, proactive behavior and work engagement
Job design and work motivation
Diary methodology
Research Projects
Courses & Seminars
| Work and Organizational Psychology | |
| Creativity and Innovation (Teaching / research project) | |
| Workgroups in Organizations | |
| Leadership in Organizations | |
| Personnel Selection | |
| Work motivation and job satisfaction | |
| Performance appraisal | |
| Job analysis and job design | |
| Work and organizational psychology (seminar) | |
| Training and learning | |
Social Psychology |
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| Group processes | |
| Interpersonal attraction and interactions | |
| Perceiving groups | |
| Experimental methods of social psychology I and II |
Publications & Presentations
Articles & Book Chapters
| Ohly, S., Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C., & Zapf, D. (in press). Diary studies in organizational research: A review and some practical recommendation. Journal of Personnel Psychology. | |
| Ohly, S., Kase, R., & Skerlavaj, M. (in press). Networks for generating and for validating ideas: The social side of creativity and innovation. Innovation-Management, Policy & Practice. | |
| Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (in press). Work characteristics, challenge appraisal, creativity and proactive behavior: A multi-level study. Journal of Organizational Behavior. | |
| Ohly, S., & Zapf, D. (in press). Event-sampling. In H. Holling & B. Schmitz (Eds.), Handbuch der Psychologischen Methodenlehre. Göttingen: Hogrefe. | |
| Oreg, S., Bayazit, M., Vakola, M., Arciniega, L., Armenakis, A., Barkauskiene, R., Bozionelos, N., Fujimoto, Y., Gonzales, L., Han, J., Hrebickova, M., Jimmieson, N., Kordacova, J., Mitsuhashi, H., Mlacic, B., Feric, I., Kotrla Topic, M., Ohly, S., Saksvik, P. O., Hetland, H., Saksvik, I., & van Dam, K (in press). Measurement Equivalence using Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Smallest Space Analysis: The Case of Dispositional Resistance to Change. In J. Billiet, E. Davidov and P. Schmidt. Methods for Cross-Cultural Analysis: Basic Strategies and Applications. Erlbaum. | |
| Ohly, S. & Binnewies, C. (2009). The ambiguity of creativity and innovation. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2, 360-362. | |
| Zapf, D., & Ohly, S. (2009). Prävention in Unternehmen. In M. Jerusalem & J. Bengel (Eds.), Handbuch der Gesundheitspsychologie und Medizinischen Psychologie (pp. 346-354). Göttingen: Hogrefe. | |
| Parker, S. K. & Ohly, S. (2009). Extending the reach of job design theory: Going beyond the job characteristics model. In A. Wilkinson (Ed.). The SAGE Handbook of Human Resource Management. London: Sage. | |
| Ohly, S. & Strabac, Z. (2008). Fairness und Arbeitszufriedenheit im Kontext von Verbesserungsvorschlägen: Ergebnisse aus einer repräsentativen Stichprobe europäischer Arbeitnehmer. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 10, 44-54. | |
| Binnewies, C., Ohly, S. & Niessen, C. (2008). Age and creativity at work: The interplay between job resources, age and idea creativity. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 23, 438-457. | |
| Oreg, S., Bayazit, M., Vakola, M., Arciniega, L., Armenakis, A., Barkauskiene, R., Bozionelos, N., Fujimoto, Y., Gonzales, L., Han, J., Hrebickova, M., Jimmieson, N., Kordacova, J., Mitsuhashi, H., Mlacic, B., Feric, I., Kotrla Topic, M., Ohly, S., Saksvik, P. O., Hetland, H., Saksvik, I., & van Dam, K. (2008). Dispositional resistance to change: Measurement equivalence and the link to personal values across 17 nations. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 935-944. | |
| Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C. & Ohly, S. (2008). Learning and Training. In Chmiel, N. (Ed.) Introduction to work and organisational psychology: A European Perspective. Oxford: Blackwell. | |
| Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (2007). Challenging the status quo: What motivates proactive behavior? Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 80, 623-629. | |
| Ohly, S. & Stelzer, F. (2007). Über die Motivation zur Teilnahme am Ideenmanagement. Wirtschaftspsychologie, 9, 25-33. | |
| Binnewies, C., Ohly, S., & Sonnentag, S. (2007). Disentangling the creative process: The role of personal initiative. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 16, 432-455. | |
| Parker, S. K. & Ohly, S. (2007). Job Design and Work Role Demands. In Kanfer, R., Chen, G. & Pritchard, R. (Eds.) Work motivation: Past, Present, and Future. SIOP Frontiers Series. Hillsdale, NJ: Laurence Erlbaum Associates. | |
| Ohly, S., Sonnentag, S., & Pluntke, F. (2006). Routinization, work characteristics and the relationships with creative and proactive outcomes. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27, 257-279. | |
| Sonnentag, S., Niessen, C. & Ohly, S. (2004). Learning and Development at work. In C. L. Cooper, & I. T. Robertson (Eds.). International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chichester: Wiley. |
Talks & Presentations
| Ohly, S. & Götte, N. (2009, Mai). Suggestion-making as proactive behaviour: The role of transformational leadership. European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Santiago de Compostela, Spanien. | |
| Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (2009, Mai). The validity of peer-ratings of proactive behaviour. European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Santiago de Compostela, Spanien. | |
| Ohly, S., Spitzmuller, C., & Borg, I. (2009, Mai). Attitude towards continuous improvement: The role of job insecurity, trust, leadership and procedural justice. European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Santiago de Compostela, Spanien. | |
| Ohly, S. (2008, Juni). Suggestion making as proactive behaviour: A multi-level model. IWP conference, Sheffield, England. | |
| Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (2008, April). Mood and creativity: Evidence from an experience sampling study. 23rd SIOP conference, Anaheim, USA. | |
| Ohly, S. & Götte, N. (2007, September). Einreichen von Verbesserungsvorschlägen und anderes innovatives Verhalten: Die Rolle der Führungskraft. 5. Tagung der Fachgruppe für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Trier. | |
| Binnewies, C., Ohly, S. & Niessen, C. (2007, September). Welche Faktoren sind wichtig fǟ�?�?�??ǟ��ǽ�??���?��ǟ�?ǽ�?���ǟ�??�?��r kreative Ideen bei der Arbeit? Das Zusammenspiel von Alter und Arbeitsplatz-merkmalen. 5. Tagung der Fachgruppe fǟ�?�?�??ǟ��ǽ�??���?��ǟ�?ǽ�?���ǟ�??�?��r Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Trier. | |
| Ohly, S. (2007, August). Non-response in a daily electronic survey. Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, USA. | |
| Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (2007, August). Work characteristics, challenge appraisal, and proactive behavior: A multi-level study. Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, USA. | |
| Oreg, S., Bayazit, M., Arciniega, L. M., Armenakis, A. A., Barkauskien, R., Bozionelos, N., Fernandez, L. G., Feriae, I. Fujmoto, Y., Han, J., Hetland, H., Hrebickova, M., Kotrla, M., Mitsuhashi, H., Mlacic, B., Ohly, S., Saksvik, P. O., Saksvki, I., Srinivas, E. S., Vakola, M., Van Dam, K. (2007, August). Dispositional resistance to change across cultures. Academy of Management Meeting, Philadelphia, USA. | |
| Ohly, S., Kase, R. & Skerlavaj, M. (2007, Juni). Networks for generating and for validating ideas: The social side of creativity and innovation. QMSS conference, Prague, Tschechien. | |
| Ohly, S. & Strabac, Z. (2007, Mai). Attempts to improve work and well-being in a representative sample of working individuals in Europe: Test of the Karasek model. Vortrag beim European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Stockholm, Schweden. | |
| Ohly, S. & Fritz, C. (2007, April). Time pressure and creativity: The role of challenge. 22nd SIOP conference, New York, USA. |
PROF. FRESE
NEW APPOINTMENT
Prof. Frese has left University of Giessen to work at University of Lueneburg and National University of Singapore.
You can still download his articles under the link below.
LINKS
LATEST PUBLICATION BY OUR TEAM
TITLE
Focus on opportunities as a mediator of the relationships between business owners' age and venture growth
JOURNAL
Journal of Business Venturing
LATEST PRESENTATION BY OUR TEAM
TITLE
Die Paradoxie des Innovation Championings: Wenn Handeln und Kontext im Widerspruch stehen
DATE
September 2009
VENUE
6. Tagung der Fachgruppe Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie der DGPs, Wien