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Research

In this section we have compiled an overview of previous editorial activities and memberships as well as previous publications and contributions.

Editorial activities and memberships:

  • International Journal of Human Resource Management (Editorial Board: 2016 - present).
  • Association of University Teachers of Business Administration (VHB) in the Commission Organization and Human Resources
  • Academy of Management (AOM)
  • Reviewer for Journal of World Business, International Journal of Human Resource Management, International Business Review, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Employee Relations, Die Betriebswirtschaft, Management Revue
  • Editor of the Special Issue "Recruitment and Selection" 2017 of PERSONALquarterly
  • Co-editor of the Special Issue "International Human Resource Management" 2013 of PERSONALquarterly
  • Reviewer for the journal PERSONALquarterly (2011 - 2014)

Prizes and Awards:

  • Best Paper Award (EURAM) in the Big Data, Data Analytics and New Forms of Work Track of the EURAM Conference 2021 for the paper "Feeling treated fairly? Employee Reactions toward AI in Career Development Systems" (together with Alina Köchling and Sascha Ruhle).
  • Best Student Paper Award 2021 (CSEDU) for the paper "'This Student Needs to Stay Back': To What Degree Would Instructors Rely on the Recommendation of Learning Analytics?" (co-authored with Alina Köchling and Linda Mai).
  • Entrepreneurship Research Newcomer Award 2017 (G-Forum) for the paper "How counter-stereotypical information can change the beliefs and attitude towards entrepreneurship: An experimental study" (together with Rodrigo Isidor, Eva Alexandra Schmitz and Holger Steinmetz)
  • Highly Commended Paper in the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2016: "Controllers as business partners in managerial decision-making: attitude, subjective norm, and internal improvements" published in Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change (together with Sebastian Wolf, Barbara E. Weißenberger and Rüdiger Kabst)
  • Winner of the Science Slam of the Handelsblatt Annual Conference on Human Resources

Publications:

Contributions to peer-reviewed journals:

  • Yahyaoui, Y.; Jakob, E.A.; Steinmetz, H.; Wehner, M.C.; Isidor, R.; Kabst, R. (forthcoming): The Equivocal Image of Young Social Enterprises – How Self- vs. Other-Oriented Values Influence External Perceptions. Nonprofit Management & Leadership. http://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21552
  • Schmodde, L. & Wehner, M.C. (forthcoming): Employee Reactions to Leader Emotional Display Strategies in a Crisis Situation. European Management Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12555
  • Köchling, A. & Wehner, M.C. (forthcoming): Better Explaining the Benefits why AI? Analyzing the Impact of Explaining the Benefits of AI-supported Selection on Applicant Responses. International Journal of Selection and Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.12412
  • Dinh, J. M. & Wehner, M. C. (forthcoming): Crowdlending Decisions for Sustainable New Ventures: The Role of Underlying Human Values in Explaining the Heterogeneity of Crowd Investor Preferences. Journal of Cleaner Production, 379(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134602
  • Engelen, A.; Rieger, V.; Wehner, M.C.; Heidemann, F. (2022): Is Organizational Commitment to IT Good for Employees? The Role of Industry Dynamism and Concentration. Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ), 46(4), 2387-2404.
  • Wach, B.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2022): Performance Implications of the HR Business Partner Model and the Mediating Role of Internal Efficiency: A Comparison between Germany and the United Kingdom. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 30(20), 4113-4150. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2021.1943490
  • Mai, L., Köchling, A., Wehner, M.C. (2022): 'This student needs to stay back': To what degree would instructors rely on the recommendation of Learning Analytics? SN Computer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-022-01137-6
  • Köchling, A., Wehner, M.C. ; Warkocz, J. (2022):  Can I show my skills? Affective Responses to Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process. Review of Managerial Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-021-00514-4
  • Jakob, E. A.; Steinmetz, H.; Wehner, M.C.; Engelhardt, C.; Kabst, R. (2021): Like It or Not: When Corporate Social Responsibility Does Not Attract Potential Applicants. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04960-8
  • Wach, B.; Wehner, M. C.; Weißenberger, B. E.; Kabst, R. (2021): United We Stand: HR and Line Managers' Shared Views on HR Strategic Integration. European Management Journal, 39(4), 410-422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2020.09.012
  • Köchling, A., Riazy, S., Wehner, M.C., Simbeck, K. (2021): Highly Accurate, But Still Discriminatory: A Fairness Evaluation of Algorithmic Video Analysis in the Recruitment Context. Business & Information Systems Engineering, 63, 39-54. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-020-00673-w.
  • Köchling, A., Wehner, M.C. (2020): Discriminated by an algorithm: a systematic review of discrimination and fairness by algorithmic decision-making in the context of HR recruitment and HR development. Business Research 13, 795–848 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40685-020-00134-w.
  • Jakob, E. A.; Isidor, R.; Steinmetz, H.; Wehner, M. C.; Kabst, R. (2019): The Other Side of the Same Coin - How Communal Beliefs About Entrepreneurship Influence Attitudes Toward Entrepreneurship. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 112: 431-445.
  • Wach, B.A.; Wehner, M.C.; Weißenberger, B.E.; Kabst, R. (2017): Two are Better Than One: The Influence of Attitude Congruence on the Perceived Value of HR. Best Paper Proceedings of the 2017 Academy of Management (AOM), Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Wehner, M.C., Giardini, A., Kabst, R. (2015): Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Applicant Reactions: When Does Image Make a Difference? Human Resource Management, 54(6): 851-875.
  • Wehner, M.C., Schwens, C., Kabst, R. (2015): Individual-Level Experience and Organizational-Level Absoprtive Capacity: The Special Case of International New Ventures. Journal of Business Economics [Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft], 85(5): 545-568.
  • Wolf, S., Weißenberger, B.E., Wehner, M.C., Kabst, R. (2015): Controllers as Business Partners in Managerial Decision-Making: Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Internal Improvements. Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, 11(1): 24-46.
  • Wehner, M.C., Kabst, R., Meifert, M., Cunz, L.M. (2012): Der Personalverantwortliche als strategischer Partner: Persönliche Einstellung oder subjektive Norm? Journal of Business Economics [Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft], 82(9): 913-933.
  • Wehner, M. C., Giardini, A, Kabst, R. (2012): Graduates’ Reactions to Recruitment Process Outsourcing: A Scenario-Based Study. Human Resource Management, 51(4): 601-623.
  • Steinmetz, H., Schwens, C., Wehner, M. C., Kabst, R. (2011): Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Comparative HRM Research: The Cranet Project. Human Resource Management Review, 21(1): 16-26

Contributions to practice-oriented journals:

  • Simbeck, K.; Wehner, M.C., Bensberg, F.; Buscher, G. (2017): Männer gesucht? Maskuline Wortstämme in Stellenausschreibungen. PERSONALquarterly, 04/2017
  • Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R.; Meifert, M. (2017): HR im internationalen Vergleich. Personalmagazin, 2017(02): S. 14-19.
  • Krebs, B., Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2017): Wer hat hier das Sagen? Personalmagazin, 2017(02): S. 20-23.
  • Krebs, B.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2017): Nordeuropa hat's nicht nötig. Personalmagazin, 2017(02): S. 24-25.
  • Göddertz, S.; Isidor, R.; Wehner, M. (2016): Genderspezifische Eigenschaften und Statements in Stellenausschreibungen. PERSONALquarterly, 01/2016
  • Neeb, M. & Wehner, M.C. (2014): Kann Teilzeit wirklich ein sinnvolles Modell für die Zukunft sein? PERSONALquarterly, 04/2014
  • Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R.; Meifert, M. (2014): HR als strategischer Partner: Stehen wir uns selber im Weg? PERSONLquarterly, 03/2014
  • Kabst, R.; Wehner, M.C. (2013): Internationales Personalmanagement: Den kulturellen Kontext gestalten. Co-Editor des Special Issues der PERSONALquarterly, 04/2013
  • Steinmetz, H., Schwens, C., Wehner, M. C., Kabst, R.(2012): Das Cranet-Projekt: Kreuzkulturelle Vergleiche im HR-Management. PERSONALquarterly, 01/2012
  • Wehner, M. C. & Kabst, R. (2011): Bewerber wertschätzen. Personal, 63(6): 22-24.
  • Kabst, R., Meifert, M., Wehner, M. C. (2011): Eine vergessene Disziplin. Personalmagazin, 2011(04), S. 38-40.
  • Wehner, M. C., Kabst, R., Kötter, P. M. (2011): Ausgewogener Prozess. Personal, 63(4): 22-24.
  • Kabst, R., Kötter, P. M., Meifert, M., Wehner, M. C. (2010): HR Business Partner gesucht. Personal, 62(3), S. 6-9.

Collected works:

  • Kabst, R./Giardini, A./Wehner, M. C. (2009): International komparatives Personalmanagement: Evidenz, Methodik & Klassiker des "Cranfield Projects on International Human Resource Management", München/Mering ISBN: 3866183240

Contributions to collective works:

  • Krebs, B. P., Wach, B. A., Wehner, M. C., Reichel, A., Mayrhofer, W., Sender, A., Staffelbach, B., & Ligthart, P. (2021). HRM in the Germanic Context. In E. Parry, C. Brewster, & M. Morley (Eds.), Handbook on Contextual Approaches to Human Resource Management. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • Krebs, B. P. & Wehner, M. (2021). Talent Management and Performance. In I. Tarique (Ed.), Routledge Companion to Talent Management. New York, NY: Routledge.
  • Kabst, R./Wehner, M.C. (2010): Institutionalisierung der Personalentwicklung: Ist der Patient auf dem Weg der Besserung?, In: Meifert, M. (Hrsg.): Strategische Personalentwicklung, 2. Auflage, Berlin/Heidelberg 2010, S. 45-60
  • Kabst, R./Wehner, M. C. (2010): Personalmanagement der Zukunft: Quo Vadis?, in: Schwuchow, K./Gutmann, J. (Hrsg.): Jahrbuch Personalentwicklung 2010, Köln, S. 5-15
  • Kabst, R./Giardini, A./Wehner, M.C. (2009): Das Cranfield Project on International Strategic Human Resource Management: Eine Einführung, in: Kabst et al. (Hrsg.): International komparatives Personalmanagement: Evidenz, Methodik & Klassiker des “Cranfield Projects on International Human Resource Management”, München/Mering 2009, S. 5-10.

Current conference presentations:

  • Mai, L., Köchling, A., Schmodde, L., and Wehner, M. C. (2021). Teacher vs. Algorithm: Learners’ Fairness Perception of Learning Analytics Algorithms. In: Lingnau, Andreas (Hg.) (2021). DELFI 2021 - 19. Fachtagung Bildungstechnologien der GI: Hochschule Ruhr West. ISBN: 978-3-946757-03-0,  urn:nbn:de:hbz:1393-opus4-7338. S.130-145.
  • Mai, L., Köchling, A., Wehner, M.C. (2021): 'This student needs to stay back': To what degree would instructors rely on the recommendation of learning analytics. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU). (Best Student Paper Award 2021)
  • Köchling, A., Riazy, S., Wehner, M.C., Simbeck, K. (2020): Highly accurate, but still discriminatory: A fairness evaluation of algorithmic video analysis. Paper presented at the virtual Academy of Management (AOM) and European Academy of Management (EURAM).
  • Köchling, A., Wehner, M.C., Ruhle, S. (2020): Between efficiency and acceptance: AI in talent management decision and employee reactions. Paper accepted at the 16th International Human Resource Management Conference (Conference cancelled due to Covid19).
  • Wehner, M. C., Köchling, A., (2020). Learning Analytics und Diskriminierung. In: Zender, R., Ifenthaler, D., Leonhardt, T. & Schumacher, C. (Hrsg.), DELFI Tagung 2020 – Die 18. Fachtagung Bildungstechnologien der Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V..
  • Yahyaoui, Y., Jakob, E. A., Steinmetz, H., Isidor, R., Wehner, M.C. (2019): The ambivalent image of social enterprises – Human values as a source of explanation. Paper presented at the G-Forum taking place September 25-27 in Vienna. (Nominated for the Entrepreneurship Newcomer Award 2019)
  • Steinmetz, H., Wehner, M.C., Havanci, D. (2019): Bringing the customer back in: the role of customer misbehavior for emotional dissonance and distress. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 12./13. September 2019 an der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
  • Steinmetz, H., Wehner, M.C., Havanci, D. (2019): Bringing the customer back in: the role of customer misbehavior for emotional dissonance and distress. Paper presented at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) taking place June 26-28 in Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Yahyaoui, Y., Jakob, E. A., Steinmetz, H., Isidor, R., Wehner, M.C. (2019): The ambivalent image of social enterprises – Human values as a source of explanation. Paper presented at the Academy of Management (AOM) taking place August 9-13 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Szierbowski-Seibel, K., Wehner, M.C., Kabst, R. (2018): Outsourcing and excellence of core HR practices: Comparing institutional mechanisms among market economies. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 13./14. September 2018 an der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
  • Wach, B., Wehner, M.C., Kabst, R. (2018): Living the four roles of the HR business partner model - So what? Linking strategy, HR business partner, linking strategy, HR business partner, and organizational success. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 13./14. September 2018 an der Universität der Bundeswehr München.
  • Wach, B., Wehner, M.C., Kabst, R. (2018): Determinants of Ulrich’s HR Business Partner Model. Paper presented at the 15th Conference on IHRM taking place June 13-15 in Madrid.
  • Szierbowski-Seibel, K., Wehner, M.C., Kabst, R. (2018): Outsourcing and excellence of core HR practices: Comparing institutional mechanisms among market economies. Paper presented at the European Academy of Management (EURAM) taking place June 19-22 in Reykjavik, Iceland.
  • Isidor, R.; Steinmetz, H.; Schmitz, E.A.; Wehner, M.C. (2017): How counter-stereotypical information can change the beliefs and attitude towards entrepreneurship: An experimental study. Paper presented at the G-Forum taking place October 5-6 in Wuppertal.
  • Krebs, B.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2017): Determinants and Performance Consequences of Talent Management. Paper presented at British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference taking place September 5-7 in Warwick, UK.
  • Krebs, B.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2017): Talent Management and Workforce Performance: The Too-Much-Potential-Talent-Effect. Paper presented at the Divisional Paper Session at the 2017 Academy of Management Meeting (AOM) taking place August 5-9 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Wach, B.A.; Wehner, M.C.; Weißenberger, B.E.; Kabst, R. (2017): Two are Better Than One: The Influence of Attitude Congruence on the Perceived Value of HR. Paper presented at the Divisional Paper Session at the 2017 Academy of Management Meeting (AOM) taking place August 5-9 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Golubovic, S.; Wehner, M.C. (2017): HR Practices and Organisational Knowledge: Literature Review from a Different Perspective. Developmental paper accepted at British Academy of Management (BAM) Conference taking place September 5-7 in Warwick, UK.
  • Isidor, R.; Wehner, M.C.; Eickhoff, J.; Kabst, R. (2016): How Gendered Wording in Job Advertisements Influences Female Applicant Pool Quantity and Quality. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 22./23. September 2016 an der Universität Paderborn.
  • Szierbowski-Seibel, K.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2016): HR Integration, HR Strategy, and HR Partnership – Comparing the ‘Strategic Partner’ between the USA and Germany. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 22./23. September 2016 an der Universität Paderborn.
  • Wach, B.A.; Wehner, M.C.; Weißenberger, B.E.; Kabst, R. (2016): Two are better than one: the influence of attitude congruence on the perceived value of HR. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 22./23. September 2016 an der Universität Paderborn.
  • Krebs, B.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2016): Determinants of Engaging in Talent Management. Kurzpräsentation beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 22./23. September 2016 an der Universität Paderborn.
  • Golubovic, S.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2016): HR Practices and Knowledge Creation: A Literature Review and Modest Proposal for the Categories of Organisational Knowledge. Kurzpräsentation beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 22./23. September 2016 an der Universität Paderborn.
  • Isidor, R., Wehner, M.C., Eickhoff, J., & Kabst, R. (2016): How Gendered Wording in Job Advertisements Influences Female Applicant Pool Quantity and Quality. Presented at the Divisional Paper Session at the 2016 Academy of Management Meeting (AOM) taking place August 5-9 in Anaheim, CA, USA.
  • Wöstenkühler, A. C., Steinmetz, H., Wehner, M. C., & Kabst, R. (2015): Does National Culture Explain Differences in Organizational Communication? A Multilevel Analysis. Presented at the Divisional Paper Session at the 2015 Academy of Management Meeting (AOM) taking place August 7-11 in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Krebs, B. P., Wehner, M. C., & Kabst, R. (2015): The moderating effect of employee skill composition and industry skill intensity on the relationship between talent management and performance. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 24./25. September 2015 an der Universität Graz.
  • Wöstenkühler, A. C., Steinmetz, H., Wehner, M. C., & Kabst, R. (2015): Does National Culture Explain Differences in Organizational Communication? A Multilevel Analysis. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 24./25. September 2015 an der Universität Graz.
  • Golubovic, S.; Wehner, M.C.; Baum, M.; Kabst, R. (2015): Knowledge-Related HR Practices and Organizational Performance: The Mediating role of Market and Technological Knowledge among German Organisations. Präsentiert beim Herbstworkshop der Wissenschaftlichen Kommission Personalwesen am 24./25. September 2015 an der Universität Graz.
  • Krebs, B. P., Wehner, M. C., & Kabst, R. (2015): The moderating effect of employee skill composition and industry skill intensity on the relationship between talent management and performance. Präsentiert beim Colloquium on Personnel Economics (COPE) 2015 in Wien, 26.-27.03.2015.
  • Weber, H.; Wehner, M.C., Kabst, R. (2013): Institutional Determinants of Work‐Family Practices: An International‐Comparative Examination. Short Paper präsentiert auf dem Herbstworkshop der Kommission Personal in Hamburg, 19.-20. November 2013
  • Golubovic, S.; Wehner, M.C.; Baum, M.; Kabst, R. (2013): HR‐Praktiken und Innovation: Wie können Wissens‐ und Technologievorsprünge im Unternehmen generiert werden? Short Paper präsentiert auf dem Herbstworkshop der Kommission Personal in Hamburg, 19.-20. November 2013
  • Isidor, R.; Wehner, M.C.; Li, C.; Kabst, R. (2013): Institutional Pressures and Interorganizational Imitation: A Quasilongitudinal Analyses of Temporary Work in the UK and Germany. Short Paper präsentiert auf dem Herbstworkshop der Kommission Personal in Hamburg, 19.-20. November 2013
  • Isidor, R.; Wehner, M.C.; Kabst, R. (2012): Stereotypische Persönlichkeitseigenschaften in Stellenausschreibungen und Bewerberreaktionen - eine Szenariostudie. Short Paper präsentiert auf dem Herbstworkshop der Kommission Personal in Hamburg, 27.-28. September 2012
  • Wehner, M.C., Giardini, A., Kabst, R. (2012): Recruitment Process Outsourcing and Applicant Reactions: Does Image Make a Difference? Paper presented at the 11th World Congress of the International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM), June, 26th-29th, 2012, University of Limerick, Ireland
  • Wehner, M. C., Giardini, A., Kabst, R. (2011). Applicant Reactions to Outsourcing of the Recruitment: Does Corporate Image Compensate for Negative Applicant Reactions? Paper presented at the 9. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung (AKempor) in Duisburg, 03.-04. November 2011.
  • Wehner, M. C., Kabst, R., Meifert, M., Cunz, L. M. (2011). Der Personalverantwortliche als „Strategic Architect“: Persönliche Einstellung oder subjektive Norm? Paper presented at the Herbstorkshop der Kommission Personal in Rauischholzhausen, 29.-30. September 2011.
  • Wehner, M. C., Schwens, C., Kabst, R. (2011): The Moderating Effect of Individual Experience on Firm Level Absorptive Capacity in the Context of International New Ventures. Paper Development Workshop at Copenhagen Business School, 01. April 2011.
  • Wehner, M.; Schwens, C.; Kabst, R. (2010): Cultural Determinants of HRM practices: A Multilevel Analysis among 21 Countries. Kurzbericht auf dem Herbstorkshop der Kommission Personal in Rauischholzhausen.
  • Wehner, M. C. & Giardini, A. (2009): Effects of Outsourcing HR Recruitment Practices on the Attraction to Organizations and the Job Acceptance Intention. Paper accepted for the 35th EIBA Conference in Valencia, Spain.
  • Wehner, M. C., Schwens, C., Kabst, R. (2008): Learning Behaviour of Young Technology Firms in Foreign Markets: An Empirical Analysis of a Path Model. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Conference November, 6th/7th, 2008 in Dortmund, Germany.
  • Wehner, M. C., Schwens, C., Kabst, R. (2008): Learning Behaviour of Young Technology Firms in Foreign Markets: An Empirical Analysis of a Path Model. Paper presented at the 34th EIBA Conference in Tallinn, Estonia.
  • Wehner, M. C., Schwens, C., Kabst, R. (2008): Learning Behaviour of Young Technology Firms in Foreign Markets: An Empirical Analysis of a Path Model. Paper presented at the 6. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung (Akempor) in Rauischholzhausen.

Other publications:

  • Wehner, M. C. (2012): Forging the Link between Indviduals and Organizations: Four Essays in Human Resource Management Focusing on International Experience, Business Partnering, and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. Kumulative Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. rer. pol.) des Fachbereichs Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
  • Kabst, R., Wehner, M.C. (2011): Methodology of the Cranet Survey - International Executive Report 2011, Cranfield

 

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