Prof. Dr. Rudolf Kerschreiter

Division of Social, Organizational and Economic Psychology
Professor
Room JK 27/214
14195 Berlin
Office hours
Please arrange an appointment - with details of your concern - via email to sowipsy@ewi-psy.fu-berlin.de. If necessary please enclose relevant documents.
For questions about courses (e.g., eligibility criteria, application requirements, exams, grades) please contact sowipsy@ewi-psy.fu-berlin.de directly.
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2019 |
Professor (W3 position, full professor, tenured) and Head of the Division of Social, Organizational and Economic Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin |
Since 2018 |
Visiting Lecturer, European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Berlin |
Since 2015 |
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2012-2017 |
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2011-2019 |
Professor (W2 position, full professor, tenured) and Head of the Division of Social, Organizational and Economic Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin |
2009-2011 |
Professor of Social Psychology (W2 – interim), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
2009
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Habilitation at the Department of Psychology and Education, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich. Venia legendi for psychology – appointed as university lecturer (Privatdozent) |
2003-2009
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Assistant Professor (C1) in the Social Psychology group (Prof. Dr. Dieter Frey), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
2003 |
Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in Social Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
2001-2007
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Several stays as visiting researcher at: Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, USA Aston Business School, Aston University, UK |
2001-2011
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Facilitator, consultant and coach for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Professional Development – executive education, coaching, and consulting |
2000-2003 |
Research Associate in the Social Psychology group, (Prof. Dr. Dieter Frey) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
2000 |
Diploma in Psychology (Dipl.-Psych.), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
Awards
2009 |
Teaching Award of the Bavarian Ministry of Education and the Arts |
2007 |
Teaching Award of the Department of Psychology and Education, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
2005 |
Burgen Scholar Award of the Academia Europaea |
Activities in the Scientific Community
Editorial Boards
Since 2020 |
Organizational Psychology Review |
Since 2017 |
German Journal of Human Research Management |
Since 2012 |
Journal of Personnel Psychology |
2009-2014 |
British Journal of Management |
Ad-hoc Reviewer
Academy of Management Review
Applied Psychology: An International Review
British Journal of Management
British Journal of Social Psychology
Diagnostica
European Journal of Psychological Assessment
European Journal of Social Psychology
European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management / Zeitschrift für Personalforschung
Group & Organization Management
Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für angewandte Organisationsforschung
Human Relations
Journal of Business Research
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Personnel Psychology / Zeitschrift für Personalpsychologie
Journal of Psychology / Zeitschrift für Psychologie
Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Management Decision
Organizational Psychology Review
Psychology of Sport & Exercise
Small Group Research
Social Psychological and Personality Science
Social Psychology / Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie
The Journal of Positive Psychology
Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie
Academic Service
Since 2011 |
Chair of the Examination Board of the Master's Degree Program in Psychology |
Since 2013 |
Member of the Faculty Council of Education and Psychology |
Since 2012 |
Member of the Development and Planing Commission of the Department of Psychology |
Since 2018 |
Member of the Curriculum Commission for the Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs in Psychology |
Since 2019 |
Member of the task force "Potential-oriented selection procedure for tenure-track professorships" at FU Berlin |
Since 2011 |
Member of various appointment and habilitation committees |
Reviewer of Grant Applications
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Prof. Kerschreiter is responsible for the following modules:
(Names of the modules are written in German in order to correspond to the course catalog)
B.-Sc. Psychology
- Module "Sozialpsychologie“
- Module "Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie“
M.-Sc. Psychology
- Modul "Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie"
- Modul "Forschungsvertiefung Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie"
- Modul "Forschungswerkstatt" (further responsible person for this module is: Arbeitsbereich Gesundheitspsychologie)
The course catalog for the current semester can be found at the following links:
2. M.Sc. Psychology
- M.Sc. Psychology: Focus on Social, Occupational, and Organizational Psychology
(former study and examination regulations) - M.Sc. Psychology: Focus on Work, Organizational, and Health Psychology
(new study and examination regulations, applying to immatriculation after 2021)
Research Focus Areas
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Leadership
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Social Identity
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Cognitive consistency
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Individual and group decision making
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Communication and cooperation in groups
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Ethics and values in organizations
Guest Editor for Special Issues
- Peus, C., Kerschreiter, R., Traut-Mattausch, E. & Frey, D. (2010). Ethics and economic success. Special Issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology.
Selected Publications
- Bracht, E. M., Monzani, L., Boer, D., Haslam, S. A., Kerschreiter, R., Lemoine, J. E., Steffens, N. K., Akfirat, S. A., Avanzi, L., Barghi, B., Dumont, K., Edelmann, C. M., Epitropaki, O., Fransen, K., Giessner, S., Gleibs, I. H., Gonz_alez, R., Laguía Gonz_alez, A., Lipponen, J., … van Dick, R. (2022). Innovation across cultures: Connecting leadership, identification, and creative behavior in organizations. Applied Psychology, 1–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12381
- Handke, L., Klonek, F. E., O’Neill, T. A., & Kerschreiter, R. (2022). Unpacking the role of feedback in virtual team effectiveness. Small Group Research, 53(1), 41-87. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964211057116
- Van Dick, R., Coordes, B. L., Lemoine, J. E., Steffens, N. K., Halsam, S. A., …, Kerschreiter, R. (2021). Identity Leadership, Employee Burnout, and the Mediating Role of Team Identification: Evidence from the Global Identity Leadership Development Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 12081. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212081
- Gerpott, F.H., & Kerschreiter, R. (2021). A conceptual framework of how meeting mindsets shape and are shaped by leader–follower interactions in meetings. Organizational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/20413866211061362
- Gerpott, F. H. & Kerschreiter, R. (2021). Wer führt hier wen und wozu führt das? Eine 3x3 Matrix (in)formeller Führung. PERSONALquarterly, 73(4), 22-27.
- Giessner, S. R., Stam, D. A., Kerschreiter, R., Verboon, D., & Salama, I. (2020). Goal-setting reloaded: The influence of minimal and maximal goal standards on task satisfaction and goal striving after performance feedback. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 228-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.08.004
- Niedeggen, M., Kerschreiter, R., & Schuck, K. (2019). Loss of control as a violation of expectations: Testing the predictions of a common inconsistency compensation approach in an inclusionary cyberball game. PLoS ONE 14(9): e0221817. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221817
- *Sixtus, F., *Wesche, J. S., Tsantila, K, & Kerschreiter, R. (2019). How positive and negative contact experiences relate to identification and acculturation of persons with a migration background: Differentiating between majority, minority, and religious group identity. European Journal of Social Psychology, 49 (5), 903-923. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2572 * co-first authorship
- Sixtus, F., Wesche, J. S., & Kerschreiter, R. (2019). Identity multiplicity, national group contact, and acculturation: The role of identity-related cognitions. Journal of Social Issues, 75, 486-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12325
- Schuck, K., Niedeggen M., & Kerschreiter, R. (2018) Violated expectations in the cyberball paradigm: Testing the expectancy account of social participation with ERP. Frontiers Psychology, 25. September 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01762
- *Sixtus, F., *Wesche, J. S., & Kerschreiter, R. (2018). Psychological and social conditions of successful migration: Review and extension of an integrative framework. Politische Psychologie / Political Psychology, 2018 (2), 332-348. * co-first authorship
- Van Dick, R., Lemoine, J., Steffens, N.K., Kerschreiter, R., Akfirat S.A., Avanzi, L., Dumont, K., Epitropaki O., Fransen, K., Gießner, S.R., Gonzales R., Kark R., Lipponen J., Markovits Y., Monzani L., Orosz G., Pandey D., Roland-Lévy C., Schuh, S., Sekiguchi, T., Song, L.S., Stouten, J., Tatachari, S., Valdenegro, D., van Bunderen, L., Vörös, V., Wong, S.I., Zhang, X., & Haslam, S.A. (2018). Identity leadership going global: Validation of the Identity Leadership Inventory (ILI) across 20 countries. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 91(4), 697-728. https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12223
- Salazar Kämpf, M.*, Liebermann, H.*, Kerschreiter, R., Krause, S., Nestler, S., & Schmukle, S. C. (2018). Disentangling the sources of mimicry: social relations analyses of the mimicry-liking link. Psychological Science, 29(1), 131-138. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797617727121 *co-first authorship.
- Van Dick, R., & Kerschreiter, R. (2016). The social identity approach to effective leadership: An overview and some ideas on cross-cultural generalizability. Frontiers of Business Research in China, 10, 363-384. https://doi.org/10.3868/s070-005-016-0013-3
- Niedeggen, M., Kerschreiter, R., Hirte, D., & Weschke, S. (2017). Being low prepares for being neglected: Verticality affects expectancy of social participation. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 24, 574-581. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1115-5
- Bekk, M., Spörrle, M., Hedjasie, R., & Kerschreiter, R. (2016). Greening the competitive advantage: Antecedents and consequences of green brand equity. Quality and Quantity, 50(4), 1727-1746. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-015-0232-y
- Diethert, A. P., Weisweiler, S., Frey, D., & Kerschreiter, R. (2015). Training motivation of employees in academia: Developing and testing a model based on the theory of reasoned action. Special Issue “Theories of Motivation and Emotion in Training Research”. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft,18(1), 29-50.
- Fleig, L., Kerschreiter, R., Schwarzer, R., Pomp, S. & Lippke, S. (2014). 'Sticking to a healthy diet is easier for me when I exercise regularly': Cognitive transfer between physical exercise and healthy nutrition. Psychology & Health, 29(12), 1361-1372. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2014.930146
- May, D., Wesche, J. S., Heinitz, K., & Kerschreiter, R. (2014). Coping with destructive leadership: Putting forward an integrated theoretical framework for the interaction process between leaders and followers. Journal of Psychology / Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 222(4), 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000187
- Steffens, N. K., Haslam, S. A., Kerschreiter, R., Schuh, S. C., & van Dick, R. (2014). Leaders enhance group members' work engagement and reduce their burnout by crafting social identity. Zeitschrift für Personalforschung / German Journal of Research in Human Resource Management, 28, 173-194. https://doi.org/10.1177/239700221402800110
- *Mojzisch, A., *Kerschreiter, R., Faulmüller, N., Vogelgesang, F., & Schulz-Hardt, S. (2014). The consistency principle in interpersonal communication: Consequences of preference confirmation and disconfirmation during collective decision making. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 106, 961-977.https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036338 * co-first authorship
- van Quaquebeke, N., Graf, M. M., Kerschreiter, R., Schuh, S. C., & van Dick, R. (2014). Ideal Values and Counter-ideal Values as Two Distinct Forces: Exploring a Gap in Organizational Value Research. International Journal of Management Reviews, 16, 211-225. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12017
- Werner, N. S., Kerschreiter, R., Kindermann, N. K., & Duschek, S. (2013). Interoceptive awareness as a moderator of affective responses to social exclusion. Journal of Psychophysiology, 27, 39-50. https://doi.org/10.1027/0269-8803/a000086
- Schyns, B., Tymon, A., Kiefer, T., & Kerschreiter, R. (2013). New ways to leadership development: A picture paints a thousand words. Management Learning, 44, 11-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507612456499
- Faulmüller, N., Mojzisch, A., Kerschreiter, R., & Schulz-Hardt, S. (2012). Do you want to convince me or to be understood? Preference-consistent information sharing and its motivational determinants. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1684-1696. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167212458707
- Kastenmüller, A., Frey, D., Kerschreiter, R., Tattersall, A. J., Traut-Mattausch, E., & Fischer, P. (2012). Perceived openness of climate during training and transfer motivation: Testing two short and simple interventions. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 64, 211-225. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2011.631711
- Schyns, B., Kiefer, T., Kerschreiter, R., & Tymon, A. (2011). Teaching implicit leadership theories to develop leaders and leadership: How and why it can make a difference. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 10, 397-408. http://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2010.0015
- Peus, C., Kerschreiter, R., Frey, D. & Traut-Mattausch, E. (2010). What is the value? Economic effects of ethically-oriented leadership. Journal of Psychology, 218, 198 – 212. https://doi.org/10.1027/0044-3409/a000030
- Faulmüller, N., Kerschreiter, R., Mojzisch, A., & Schulz-Hardt, S. (2010). Beyond group-level explanations for the failure of groups to solve hidden profiles: The individual preference effect revisited. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 13, 653-671. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430210369143
- van Quaquebeke, N., Kerschreiter, R., Buxton, A., & van Dick, R. (2010). Two Lighthouses to Navigate: Effects of Ideal and Counter-Ideal Values on Follower Identification and Satisfaction with Their Leaders. Journal of Business Ethics, 93, 293-305. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0222-x
- Kerschreiter, R., Schulz-Hardt, S., Mojzisch, A., & Frey, D. (2008). Biased information search in homogeneous groups: Confidence as a moderator for the effect of anticipated task requirements. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 679-691. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167207313934
- Mojzisch, A., Schulz-Hardt, S., Kerschreiter, R., Brodbeck, F. C., & Frey, D. (2008). Social validation in group decision making: Differential effects on the decisional impact of preference-consistent and preference-inconsistent information. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1477-1490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2008.07.012
- Mojzisch, A., Schulz-Hardt, S., Kerschreiter, R., & Frey, D. (2008). Combined Effects of Knowledge About Others' Opinions and Anticipation of Group Discussion on Confirmatory Information Search. Small Group Research, 39, 203 - 223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496408315983
- Van Dick, R., van Knippenberg, D., Kerschreiter, R., Hertel, G., & Wieseke, J. (2008). Interactive effects of work group and organizational identification on job satisfaction and extra-role behavior. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 72, 388-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2007.11.009
- Brodbeck, F. C., Kerschreiter, R., Mojzisch, A., & Schulz-Hardt, S. (2007). Group decision making under conditions of distributed knowledge: The information asymmetries model. Academy of Management Review, 32, 459-479. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2007.24351441
- Schulz-Hardt, S., Brodbeck, F. C., Mojzisch, A., Kerschreiter, R., & Frey, D. (2006). Group decision making in hidden profile situations: Dissent as a facilitator for decision quality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 1080-1093. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.91.6.1080