About

I am a tenure-track assistant professor of Management at the University of Mannheim, Germany. My research asks how leaders can build fairer, more collaborative, and more inclusive organizations at a time when societal divides, technological disruption, and organizational change are putting leadership to the test.

Drawing on organizational behavior, I study questions such as: How do leaders navigate diversity and political polarization in their teams? How does hybrid work reshape inclusion and well-being? And how do organizations lead change in ways that bring people along rather than leave them behind?

My work has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Human Relations, and Harvard Business Review among others. My research has been featured on various news outlets, including MarketWatch, Morningstar, ZEIT, Süddeutsche, ZDFheute, and Handelsblatt. I received national and international awards for my research, such as the Schmalenbach-Preis 2020 for the best dissertation in business administration and Best Paper Awards from the Academy of Management’s DEI, OB,and HR divisions.

I teach Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership, Teamwork, and Change Management at the Bachelor and Master level and supervise theses in these areas. Here is my homepage at University of Mannheim.