Dr Hans-Joachim Wolfram
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Management
- Kingston Business School
- Kingston Hill
Associate Professor in Work Psychology
- Email:
- h.wolfram@kingston.ac.uk
About
I studied Psychology and Cultural Studies at the Humboldt-University Berlin, Germany. I received my PhD from the University of Leipzig, Germany in the area of Work and Organisational Psychology and Social Psychology. Furthermore, I acquired a psychotherapeutic qualification in Logotherapy/Existential Analysis. Before joining Kingston University, I conducted research at the University of Leipzig, Germany and for London Business School.
I have been teaching in Higher Education for more than fifteen years, I am Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and I fulfilled the role of course director for many years, especially for students on the MSc Occupational and Business Psychology. Currently, I am acting as liaison person for the collaboration between Kingston Business School and the German International School of Management and Administration (GISMA), Berlin, Germany.
I am a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol), an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (AFBPsS), a general member of its Division of Occupational Psychology, and an associate editor of 'Gender in Management: An international Journal'.
Qualifications
- BSc Psychology (overseas equivalent)
- MSc Psychology (overseas equivalent)
- Logotherapeutic/Existential analytical qualification
- PhD Applied Social Psychology and Work Psychology
- PGCert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Domains
I fulfilled the role of course director for many years, especially for students on the the MSc Occupational and Business Psychology. Currently, I am acting as liaison person for the collaboration between Kingston Business School and the German International School of Management and Administration (GISMA), Potsdam, Germany.
Course director
Courses taught
My main areas of research interest are employee well-being, diversity in the workplace, and social psychology perspectives within organisational settings (e.g., stereotyping). I am particularly interested in examining joint effects of surface-level (demographic) diversity and deep-level (psychological) diversity. For more specific examples, please see list of selected publications further down this page.
My current research is focused on 'meaning in life and at work' and, with Dr. Niki Giatras, Kingston University, 'harassment experiences and mental health'.
I have been involved with research collaboration, internationally, with Dorothee Alfermann, University of Leipzig, Germany (gender studies), Ursula Athenstaedt, University of Graz, Austria (social psychology), and Nina Mareen Junker, University of Oslo, Norway (work psychology).
I was research group coordinator of the Diversity and Inclusion Research Unit (DIRU), which sat within the business school. More information about this group, as well as an overview of former members, can be found here: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/faculty-of-business-and-social-sciences/research/diversity-and-inclusion-research-unit/. Among other things, this group contributed to Kingston University's first application for Race Equality Charter Mark (RECM) status, which was recognised by being granted a 'partial' Rose Award (an internal prize).
I am involved with doctoral research as supervisor (see further down this page for current examples) and internal examiner. Completed doctoral supervisions include:
- (with Georgy Petrov, University of London) Ali Idris Ali Amgheib: "How leadership styles and follower characteristics predict follower work outcomes in Libyan organisations"
- (with Emma Russell, University of Sussex) Gülcihan Selvi Öz: "Ambidextrous leadership as catalyst for innovation ambidexterity in established organisations: A sequential explanatory mixed-method study"
I acted as external PhD examiner for the University of Exeter (leadership studies), research grant proposal reviewer for the German Research Foundation [DFG] (social sciences), ad-hoc reviewer for various academic journals, and I am currently an associate editor of 'Gender in Management: An international Journal'.
Specialisms
- I am an associate editor of 'Gender in Management: An international Journal'.
Scholarly affiliations
- British Psychological Society (BPS), Division of Occupational Psychology (DOP): general member
- British Academy of Management (BAM), Gender in Management special Interest Group (GIMSIG): member
University responsibilities
- I fulfilled the role of course director for many years, especially for students on the MSc Occupational and Business Psychology.
- I was research group coordinator of the Diversity and Inclusion Research Unit (DIRU), which sat within the business school.
- I am acting as liaison person for the collaboration between Kingston Business School and the German International School of Management and Administration (GISMA), Potsdam, Germany.
Public and Civic roles
- I am an associate editor of 'Gender in Management: An international Journal'.
- I am a Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE) with the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS).
Publications
Meaning in life, life role importance, life strain, and life satisfaction
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, 2023, Current Psychology (42), 34, pp 29905-29917
Ethnic harassment, ethnic identity centrality, and well-being
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, Linton, Kenisha and Mcduff, Nona, 2018, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (5), 5, pp 1118-1130
Modern prejudice and strength of conjunction error : overestimating proportions of minority employees
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, 2017, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (36), 5, pp 417-436
Gender role self-concept, categorical gender, and transactional-transformational leadership: implications for perceived workgroup performance
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim and Gratton, Lynda, 2014, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies (21), 4, pp 338-353
Spillover between work and home, role importance and life satisfaction
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim and Gratton, Lynda, 2014, British Journal of Management (25), 1, pp 77-90
Stress among managers: the importance of dynamic tasks, predictability, and social support in unpredictable times
Mohr, Gisela and Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, 2010, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology (15), 2, pp 167-179
Gender-typicality of economic sectors and gender-composition of working groups as moderating variables in leadership research
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim and Mohr, Gisela, 2010, Gender in Management (25), 4, pp 320-339
Gender role self-concept, gender-role conflict, and well-being in male primary school teachers
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, Mohr, Gisela and Borchert, Jenni, 2009, Sex Roles (60), 1-2, pp 114-127
Transformational leadership, team goal fulfillment, and follower work satisfaction: the moderating effects of deep-level similarity in leadership dyads
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim and Mohr, Gisela, 2009, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies (15), 3, pp 260-274
Leadership and effectiveness in the context of gender: the role of leaders' verbal behaviour
Mohr, Gisela and Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, 2008, British Journal of Management (19), 1, pp 4-16
The relationship between leader-member exchange and outcomes as rated by leaders and followers
Schyns, Birgit and Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, 2008, Leadership and Organization Development Journal (29), 7, pp 631-646
Der Einfluss geschlechtsrollenkongruenten und -diskrepanten Gesprächsverhaltens auf die Personwahrnehmung [The impact of gender role congruent vs. discrepant communication behaviour on impression formation]
Schröter, Melani and Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, 2007, Zeitschrift für Angewandte Linguistik (46), pp 19-40
Professional respect for female and male leaders: influential gender-relevant factors
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, Mohr, Gisela and Schyns, Birgit, 2007, Women in Management Review (22), 1, pp 19-32
Gender, gender self-perceptions, and workplace leadership
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, Alfermann, Dorothee and Athenstaedt, Ursula (2020). In: Zimmermann, Klaus F., (ed.), Handbook of labor, human resources and population economics. Cham, Switzerland: Springer
Training and development for employees returning to work after parental leave
Yarker, Joanna B., Wolfram, Hans-Joachim and Junker, Nina M. (2020). In: Karanika-Murray, Maria, (eds.) and Cooper, Cary, (eds.), Navigating the return-to-work experience for new parents : maintaining work-family well-being. London, U.K.: Routledge, pp 101-112
Supporting the long-term effect of diversity practices and inclusion through trust and empowerment
Scuderi, Vittorio Edoardo, Paolillo, Anna and Wolfram, Hans-Joachim(2024). In: 33rd International Congress of Psychology, 21-26 Jul 2024 :Prague, Czech Republic
Gender harassment at work and impaired work-related well-being : the moderating effects of gender identity centrality and gender
Wolfram, Hans-Joachim and Giatras, Niki(2024). In: Division of Occupational Psychology Conference : The Value We Bring, 15-17 May 2024 :Sheffield, U.K.
A systematic literature review on how diversity practices affect job satisfaction, job performance, exit, voice, loyalty, and neglect of employees : the mediation effects of psychological empowerment and trust climate, and the moderation effect of climate for inclusion.
Scuderi, Vittorio Edoardo, Paolillo, Anna and Wolfram, Hans-Joachim(2022). In: 15th Equality Diversity Inclusion Conference (EDI) : Disruption, 22 – 24 Jul 2022 :Cape Town, South Africa
Training and development for employees returning to work after parental leave
Yarker, Joanna, Wolfram, Hans-Joachim, Junker, Nina and McDowall, Almuth(2020). In: 14th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference (EAOHP) : Promoting healthy and sustainable work, 02 - 04 Sep 2020 :Nicosia, Cyprus (Held online)
The effects of parenthood and gender on followers’ ratings of LMX quality
Junker, Nina and Wolfram, Hans-Joachim(2018). In: 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management : Improving Lives, 10-14 Aug 2018 :Chicago, Illinois, U.S.