Annika Schowalter (M.Sc.)
Contact
Markusplatz 3, Room M3/01.19
Tel.: +49 951 863 1793
E-Mail: annika.schowalter(at)uni-bamberg.de
Annika Schowalter joined the Professorship of Work & Organizational in April 2019 as a research associate. Since December 2021 she has had a doctoral scholarship from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes). Her research focuses on leadership, including causal methods in leadership research and the successful management of changes. After receiving her bachelor‘s degree in Psychology at the University of Bamberg, she earned her master’s degree in Psychology – Work, Economy, and Society at the University of Mannheim.
Short Bio
10/2023 - 12/2023
University of Bamberg, Professorship of Work & Organizational Psychology
Research associate (Project LeA)
12/2021 - 12/2023
University of Bamberg, Professorship of Work & Organizational Psychology
PhD student receiving a doctoral scholarship from the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
04/2019 - 11/2021
University of Bamberg, Professorship of Work & Organizational Psychology
Research associate
09/2016 - 01/2019
Master’s degree in Psychology (M.Sc.) – Work, Economy, and Society at the University of Mannheim
01/2017 - 11/2018
SAP SE, Walldorf
Working student and thesis student in personnel development and change management
11/2015 - 05/2016
Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen
Internship in personnel and organizational development
10/2012 - 09/2015
Bachelor‘s degree in Psychology (B.Sc.) at the University of Bamberg
10/2013 - 07/2014
University of Bamberg
Statistics tutor
02/2014 - 04/2014
BMW Research and Technology GmbH, Munich
Research internship in the specialized department Connected Drive MMI
05/2013 - 06/2013
University of Bamberg, Department of General Psychology and Methodology
Research internship
09/2011 - 08/2012
Klinik Hohe Mark, Oberursel
Voluntary Year of Social Service (psychiatric care)
Professional Society Memberships
- German Psychological Society (DGPs)
- European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
- Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP)
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
Schowalter, A. F., & Volmer, J. (2023). Are the effects of servant leadership only spurious? The state of research on the causal effects of servant leadership, recommendations, and an illustrative experiment. The Leadership Quarterly, Article 101722. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101722 (the full article can be downloaded at: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1i1RP3kWknyeYc)
Zyberaj, J., Seibel, S., Schowalter, A. F., P?tz, L., Richter-Killenberg, S., & Volmer, J. (2022). Developing sustainable careers during a pandemic: The role of psychological capital and career adaptability. Sustainability, 14(5), Article 3105. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14053105
Schowalter, A. F., & Volmer, J. (2022). More illusion than reality? A review of the state of research on the causal effects of servant leadership, recommendations, and an exemplary study. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.6536
Schuesslbauer, A.F., Volmer, J., & G?ritz, A.S. (2018). The goal paves the way: Inspirational motivation as a predictor of career adaptability. Journal of Career Development, 45, 489-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/0894845317718348
Conference proceedings
Schowalter, A. F. & Volmer, J. (2023, September). (Nur) steter Tropfen h?hlt den Stein? Der Zusammenhang zwischen Servant Leadership und Ersch?pfung der Mitarbeitenden im Krisenkontext [Does (only) constant dropping wear away a stone? The relationship between servant leadership and employee exhaustion in a crisis context]. In K. Klasmeier, A. Krick, M. Diebig, A. Macamo (Chairs), Führung und Gesundheit - Symposium 1: Führungsstile im Blick [Leadership and health - Symposium 1: Leadership styles in focus] [Symposium]. 13th conference of the Sections of Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology and of Engineering Psychology (German Society for Psychology), Kassel, Germany.
Schowalter, A. F. & Volmer, J. (2023, May). Are the effects of servant leadership only spurious? The state of research on the causal effects ofservant leadership and an illustrative experiment [Presentation]. 23rd EAWOP Congress, Katowice, Poland.
Schowalter, A. F., R?der, E. S., & Volmer, J. (2022, December). On the trail of causality regarding ethical leadership: Recommendations and a methodological review [Presentation]. 20th International Studying Leadership Conference, Brighton, UK.
Schowalter, A. F. (2022, October). Dienend durch die Krise: Hilft Servant Leadership Mitarbeitenden im Umgang mit Ver?nderungen? [Serving through the crisis: Does servant leadership help employees deal with changes?] [Presentation]. PhD students forum of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes), Cologne, Germany.
- Schowalter, A. F. & Volmer, J. (2022, September). Servant and crisis manager? The association of servant leadership with employees' adaptivity and proactivity and the mediating mechanisms [Presentation]. 52nd Conference of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs), Hildesheim, Germany.
Gaugigl, A., Jalili, D., & Schowalter, A. F. (2022, September). Are you servant first? Validation of a situational judgment test of servant leadership [Poster]. 52nd Conference of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs), Hildesheim.
Schuesslbauer, A. F., Kohnke, O., & Burger, A. M. (2020, May). The effect of affective and cognitive reactions on change readiness over time [Poster]. 35th Annual SIOP Conference, Austin, TX, United States. https://doi.org/10.20378/irb-51196
Kadel, P., Arenth, N., Erdmann, L., Fr?hlich, S., Grünewald, J., Schü?lbauer, A., et al. (2018, September). Lach dich mutig: Humortraining als Intervention bei Pr?sentationsangst [Humor training as an intervention concerning public speaking anxiety] [Poster]. 51st Conference of the German Society for Psychology (DGPs), Frankfurt, Germany.