Dear all.The Institute for Human Resource Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, is hiring a senior research fellow for a 3 years position. We are looking for a candidate who would like to conduct empirical research within the framework of an international research project on organizational energy in corporations: The "Organizational Energy Program".See below and the attachement for the position announcement (apologies for cross-posting). Please forward to those who also might be interested. Thanks very much, and best wishes.Bernd
The University of St. Gallen
Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management
St. Gallen, Switzerland
The Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management (I.FPM), University of St. Gallen, Switzerland is seeking a Senior Research Fellow (non-tenure track) for a three-year appointment starting Fall 2007. Primary activities: Conducting empirical research within the framework of an international research project on energy in corporations: the "Organizational Energy Program (OEP)." Teaching is not a requirement, yet is possible at undergraduate, master's, and executive education level.
Qualifications: We invite applicants who 1) show potential for publishing research in top-tier journals, 2) demonstrate excellence in (quantitative) research methods, 3) enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team, and 4) have an earned doctorate in organizational behavior, management, organizational psychology, or related fields at the time of appointment.
Application and deadlines: Applicants are asked to send their application including cover letter and CV until September 30, 2007 to: Prof. Heike Bruch University of St. Gallen, Institute for Leadership and Human Resources (I.FPM), Dufourstrasse 40a, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland; FAX: +41 71 224 23 74; Heike.Bruch@unisg.ch. Please address all other questions regarding the position to Dr Bernd Vogel at bernd.vogel@unisg.ch or +41 71 2242377.
The University of St. Gallen and the I.FPM: The university was established in 1898. Today, it is among Europe's leading business universities. The education it provides has earned international accreditation (EQUIS and AACSB). The university is also well-known for its basic as well as its applied research. It is crucially influenced by its 30 plus institutes of which the I.FPM is one. The I.FPM is primarily devoted to further the fields of leadership, board management, and human resource management. Its contributions are rooted in a combination of strong basic research and the emphasis on application in management practice. For more information about the IPFM, please visit www.ifpm.unisg.ch.
The Organizational Energy Program: In 2001, the I.FPM initiated the OEP. The OEP involves large scale quantitative and in depth case research in global companies as well as a number of small and medium size companies. Examples of research questions include: What is organizational energy? How does organizational energy develop over time? What are antecedents and consequences of organizational energy? What is the role of leadership for energizing organizations? The team consists of Prof. Bruch and a team of academic researchers from Europe and the United States. For more details, please visit www.oep.ifpm.unisg.ch.
Selected publications and working papers from the research program:
Bruch, H., Cole, M. S., & Vogel, B. (2007). Linking productive organizational energy to firm performance and individuals' satisfaction. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
Bruch, H. & Ghoshal, S. (2003). Unleashing organizational energy. MIT Sloan Management Review, 45: 45-51.
Bruch, H., Vogel, B. & Cole, M. S. (2006), Productive organizational energy: A collective level model and empirical testing. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Cole, M. S., Bruch, H., & Vogel, B. (2005). Development and validation of a measure of organizational energy. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings. In Weaver, K. M. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643 (Carolyn Dexter Award for Best International Paper Organizational Behavior Division, Academy of Management, 2005).
Cole, M. S., Bruch, H., & Vogel, B. (2006). Emotion as mediators of the relations between perceived supervisor support and psychological hardiness on employee cynicism. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27: 463-484.
Poralla, S., Bruch, H. & Walter, F. (2007). Goal commitment and transformational leadership: The role of productive organizational energy. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
Walter, F. & Bruch, H.(2007). Organizational structure and transformational leadership climate. Paper presented at the Academy of Management Meeting in Philadelphia, PA.
Walter, F., & Bruch, H. (in press). The positive group affect spiral: A dynamic model of the emergence of positive affective similarity in work groups. Journal of Organizational Behavior.
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Dr. Bernd Vogel
University of St. Gallen
Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management
Dufourstrasse 40a
CH-9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
phone 0041-71-2242377
fax 0041-71-2242374
www.ifpm.unisg.ch
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