Education
Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, University of Sheffield
Magistra rerum naturalium (MSc) in Psychology, University of Vienna
Karoline
Strauss
Associate
Professor,
Department
Management
Biography
Research Associate, Institute of Work Psychology, University of Sheffield
Lecturer (equiv. of Assistant Professor) in Work Psychology, Management
School, University of Sheffield
Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour, Warwick Business School,
University of Warwick
Research Areas
Contact
Mail:
strauss@essec.edu
Avenue Bernard
Hirsch.
BP 50105
95021 Cergy Pontoise
cedex
FRANCE
My research centers around two broad themes that evolve from my
fascination with how individuals and organizations deal with the uncertainty
of the future. My resesarch on future work selves explores how individuals
create the future in their mind and will through processes of mental time
travel and episodic prospection. In my work on proactive behavior I
investigate individuals' agentic attempts to influence both their own future,
and the future of their organization. Exploring these processes provides
insights into how individuals contribute to organizational effectiveness in
uncertain environments through foresight and the creation of change; and
how they ensure their future employability and create sustainable careers
that align with their values.
Organisational Behaviour, Psychology, Human Resource Management
Publications
Academic Publications
Articles
"Organizational ambidexterity and the hybrid middle manager: The case of
patient safety in UK hospitals" (N. Burgess, K. Strauss, G. Currie, G. Wood),
Human Resource Management, Dec 2015, Vol. 54, p. S87-S109
"Hope and optimism in the face of change: Contributions to task adaptivity"
(K. Strauss, K. Niven, C. Mcclelland, B. Cheung), Journal of Business and
Psychology, Dec 2015, Vol. 30, Issue 4, p. 733-745
"Intervening to enhance proactivity in organizations: Improving the present or
changing the future" (K. Strauss, S. Parker), Journal of Management
"Building and sustaining proactive behaviors: The role of adaptivity and job
satisfaction" (K. Strauss, M. Griffin, S. Parker, C. Mason), Journal of
Business and Psychology, Mar 2015, Vol. 30, Issue 1, p. 63-72
"Hope in the early career: Mediating effects of work motivation on
performance and turnover intentions in swiss adolescent apprentices" (D.
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Valero, A. Hirschi, K. Strauss), Journal of Career Development, Jan 2015,
Vol. 42, Issue 5, p. 381-395
"Future Work Selves: How salient hoped-for identities motivate proactive
career behaviors" (K. Strauss, M. Griffin, S. Parker), Journal of Applied
Psychology, Mar 2012, Vol. 97, Issue 3, p. 580-589
"Making things happen: A model of proactive motivation. Journal of
Management" (S. Parker, U. Bindl, K. Strauss), Journal of Management, Apr
2010, Vol. 36, Issue 4, p. 827-856
"Proactivity directed toward the team and organization: The role of
leadership, commitment, and role-breadth self-efficacy" (K. Strauss, M.
Griffin, A. Rafferty), British Journal of Management, Sep 2009, Vol. 20, Issue
3, p. 279-291
Book Chapters
An identity-based perspective on proactivity: Future work selves and beyond.
In: Proactivity at Work (with C. Kelly). : Routledge Organization and
Management Series, Parker, S. K., Bindl, U. K.. 2016
Effective and sustained proactivity in the workplace: A self-determination
theory perspective. In: The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement,
Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory (with S. Parker). : Oxford
University Press, Gagné, M.. 2014, p. 50-72
The people make the place, and they make things happen: Proactive
behavior at work. In: Relationships in organisations: A work psychology
perspective (with J. Farrell). : Palgrave Macmillan, Cooper-Thomas, H. ,
Morrison, R.. 2013, p. 107-136
Other Activities
Awards and Distinctions
September 2014
Research in Human Fatigue in the Workplace (w. S. Payne, WMG;
University of Warwick Staff Research Network (EPSRC-funded); £1000)
August 2012
ESRC National Centre for Research Methods Bursary for Training (£710)
September 2011 - Feburary 2012
Enhancing employee performance and well-being by boosting leader mood
(Sheffield Management School Research Stimulation Fund - Principal
Investigator; £6.234)
October 2009 - September 2011
Enhancing the positive mental health of employees: The Active Workforce
Initiative (British Occupational Health Research Foundation - acting Principal
Investigator after departure of the original grant holder, Professor Sharon
Parker, in January 2010; £83.368)
Scientific Activities
Editorial Board Membership
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Journal of Applied Psychology, American Psychological Association
British Journal of Management, Wiley
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Wiley
Conference Presentations
"Sealing the deal: The role of employee motives and leader emotions", (with
Y. Rofcanin, T. Kiefer). Academy of Management Annual Meeting,
Vancouver, BC, 11 Aug 2015
"How leaders stimulate day-level proactivity: Effects of need satisfaction and
job complexity", (with C. Uri, C. Axtell). Academy of Management Annual
Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 11 Aug 2015
"A 'serious' perspective on leisure-work enrichment", (with C. Kelly).
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 10 Aug 2015
"How i-deals build resources to facilitate reciprocation: The mediating role of
positive affective states in the relationship between i-deals and
supervisor-rated outcomes", (with Y. Rofcanin, T. Kiefer). Academy of
Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 05 Aug 2014
"Making my desired future happen: A future work self intervention to
enhance proactive behavior at work", (with S. Parker). Academy of
Management Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 04 Aug 2014
"Proactivity in occupational safety: A goal regulation perspective", (with M.
Curucuto, C. Axtell). Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Lake Buena
Vista, FL, 13 Aug 2013
"How proactive employees engage in job crafting and improve their
engagement: The role of affect", (with A. Van Den Broeck, E. Vanbelle).
Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 13 Aug
2013
"The personal cost of proactive behavior: Moderating effects of controlled
motivation", (with S. Parker, D. O'shea). Academy of Management Annual
Meeting, Lake Buena Vista, FL, 13 Aug 2013
"A self-concordance perspective on proactivity in organizations", Academy of
Management Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 06 Aug 2012
"Intervening to enhance eudaimonic well-being in the workplace: The Active
Workforce Initiative", (with S. Parker). Academy of Management Annual
Meeting, Boston, MA, 06 Aug 2012
"Ideal and feared future work selves: Implications for feedback seeking and
feedback monitoring", Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston,
MA, 06 Aug 2012
"Anticipation and identity: Future selves as a source of proactive goals",
(with S. Parker). Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 11
Aug 2010
"Motivating proactive behavior to achieve a sustainable career: The power of
the future work self", (with M. Griffin, S. Parker). Academy of Management
Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 10 Aug 2010
"Ideal and feared future work selves: The influence of hope on
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future-oriented identities", (with S. Hershcovis). Academy of Management
Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, 10 Aug 2010
Consulting and Other Activities
Professional Service
- Plagiarism panel, Warwick Business School
- Consulting editor, British Journal of Management
- Consulting editor, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (
- Guest editor, International Journal of Management Reviews Special Issue
on Translation-based perspectives in management and organization studies,
w. D. Spyridonidis, G. Currie, S. Heusinkveld, and A. Sturdy
- Chair of the Scientific Committee of the 2012 IWP International Conference
on Work, Well-being and Performance
- Ad-hoc reviewer for journals including Journal of Applied Psychology,
Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of
Management Studies, Human Relations, Current Directions in Psychological
Science, and Human Resource Manangement (US)
- Ad-hoc reviewer for the Economic and Social Research Council (UK),
Research Foundation Flanders - FWO (Belgium)
Professional Membership
Academy of Management, Higher Education Academy, Chartered Institute of
Personnel and Development
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