Voice to the focus area Psychological Analysis of Social Dynamics

Tobias Härtel

I work as…

…research associate/PhD-student at the Department of Corporate Governance/Management (BWL) at University of Osnabrück.

Here, I deal with (among others)…

...the prediction and consequences of personality traits in economic contexts.

In a current project, for example, we work on…

..., based on LinkedIn profiles of job applicants (e.g., number of skills listed, number of posts, etc.), automatically capturing their personality traits using a machine learning algorithm.

…investigating the behavioral processes and moderators in the work environment that make narcissists (less) good leaders in work groups.

I still benefit from my time as master student in Münster…

...because the ability to find, understand, and critically evaluate basic research findings on individuals, groups, and organizations occupies a central component of my research in human resource management.

The Master PASD is a perfect basis for the work in my area…

...because management is often about issues such as leading people, behavior in work teams, and the impact of organizational structures, and we urgently need more Scientist Practitioners who, instead of basing decisions on intuition and gut feeling, can understand (or even generate for themselves) relevant research findings from the subject areas taught in the focus area PASD and translate them into business practice.