In this empirical contribution to Group. Interaction. Organization. (GIO), we examined how the incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into everyday work processes is associated with employee well-being and engagement focusing on the psychological mechanisms of trust in AI and basic need satisfaction. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory and trust-in-technology research, we...
Compliance trainings often fail to counteract the Ebbinghaus forgetting curve, and there is little scientific evidence that they sustainably prevent misconduct. Against this backdrop, the article examines whether and how different training formats can produce lasting preventive effects in organizations.The paper reports on a quasi-experimental intervention study in a large...
This article in the journal ‘Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)’ focuses on observations of team dynamics between trainee and established nursing professionals when contributing expertise within nursing facilities. In Germany, in accordance with the Nursing Professions Act, nursing professionals in training are now prioritised with cross-disciplinary personal skills (e.g...
This article in “Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)” introduces the TENSE leadership model. It starts from the premise that managers are increasingly confronted with paradoxical tensions in a dynamic and contradictory world of work. Drawing on a qualitative study with three expert groups, the paper confirms established paradoxical tensions and identifies new ones, including...
This article in the Journal “Group, Interaction, Organization” focuses on the “field-typical” characteristics of family run businesses. It identifies and explains the specific features of this type of economic organizations that evolve in the course of time through the co-evolution between an enterprise and the entrepreneurial family. The corresponding “familyness” of a variety...
Against the backdrop of increasing mental health challenges in the workplace, this study, published in the journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation., applies latent profile analysis (LPA) to identify employee profiles based on perceived work-related demands and available resources. These were grouped into empirically derived categories aligned with the conceptual framework of...
This mixed-methods study, published in the journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO), explores difficult situations arising during team and group supervision. In-depth knowledge of such situations seems to be crucial for improving the quality of supervision and gaining a better understanding of how it functions. While previous research has identified common difficult...
The aim of this article in the journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO) is to provide stakeholders in companies – such as employees, managers and works councils e.g.– with an initial orientation on how they can design hybrid work in order to better meet the requirements of human-oriented, socio-technically informed work and organizational design and integrated...
This article in the journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. investigates whether the quantity and quality of communication between employees and their leaders are related to their leaders’ StaffCare. StaffCare, a key component of the Health-oriented Leadership concept, reflects leaders’ commitment to promoting health and their awareness of employees’ needs. Previous studies...
This article in the journal “Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)” aims to show companies a practical approach to recognize the individual decision-making behavior of their employees depending on their personality traits and thus to be able to promote high-quality decisions, e.g. through a targeted design of decision-making processes as well as individually adapted support...
In this contribution to the journal “Group. Interaction. Organization.” (GIO) we take a health-oriented, salutogenic view on business process management. To close the gap regarding the relevance of business process management for well-being in organizations, we examine through which psychological mechanism healthy business processes can enhance employee well-being. Based on the...
This article in the journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO) ex amines the relationship between personality traits and resilience in emergency medical services. Emergency service personnel are regularly exposed to high levels of psychological stress in their day-to-day work. In this context, psychological resilience is crucial for coping with stress and challenging...
Efficiency pressure, globalization, and advancing digitalization: The impacts of transformation processes as well as current socio-economic and technical developments present industrial companies with particular challenges. These dynamics can hinder the effective implementation of workplace health promotion programs. At the same time, maintaining the health of employees...
The present article in the journal “Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. Zeitschrift für Angewandte Organisationspsychologie (GIO)” investigates the longitudinal relationship between instrumental leadership, happiness at work, and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) among organizational newcomers. Leaders have a strong impact on the affective experience and performance of...
In this conceptual contribution to the journal “Group. Interaction. Organization.” (GIO) the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into work processes and its impact on employee psychological well-being is examined, particularly focusing on the dimensions of positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment as proposed by the PERMA model. Since...
Der Praxisbericht in der Zeitschrift Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO) dokumentiert und reflektiert den Einsatz digitaler Interventionen im Rahmen einer Organisationskulturanalyse in drei kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen unterschiedlicher Branchen. Anlass der Fallstudien ist ein Forschungsprojekt zur Unterstützung von Onboarding-Prozessen. Ein wichtiger Fokus liegt dabei...
This study, published in the journal Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO), explores the use of a social robot in outpatient addiction counseling for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD). Through a participatory approach, an intervention was developed, and a prototype was created, focusing on crisis intervention and resilience-building exercises. The prototype was...
This article from the journal Gruppe. Interaction. Organization. shows how many and which process steps of a psychosocial risk assessment can be digitised in a meaningful and cost-effective way and how this can be done with the participation of the entire workforce in hybrid settings. This case study presents a digitalised PRA process in an organization with 1220 employees, in...
Knowledge workers, whose optimal performance necessitates periods of deep, uninterrupted focus, are confronted with significant challenges in today’s work environment. Their roles demand not only uninterrupted focus but also active collaboration and communication with their peers, often through the very digital tools that disrupt their focus. Drawing on Self-Determination Theory...
Der vorliegende Beitrag in der Zeitschrift „Gruppe – Interaktion – Organisation“ soll ein Modell des organisationalen Übens entwickeln und vorstellen. In der Praxis der Organisationsentwicklung und des organisationalen Lernens spielt Üben eine zentrale Rolle. Neue Prozesse müssen ebenso geübt werden, wie die Nutzung neuer Materialien oder die Einhaltung neuer Regeln und Vorgaben...
Hybride Arbeitsmodelle werden langfristig die Arbeitswelt in der Wissensarbeit prägen. Mit der erweiterten örtlichen und zeitlichen Flexibilität verändern sich die Anforderungen an eine menschengerechte Arbeitsgestaltung und einen effektiven Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz. Ziel dieses Beitrags in der Zeitschrift GIO ist es, einen humanzentrierten und arbeitswissenschaftlich...
Dieser Artikel der Zeitschrift Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO) beschreibt die Entwicklung und Evaluation des TeamChecks als digitales Tool zur Teamanalyse und Teamentwicklung. Als digitales Tool eignet er sich insbesondere für virtuelle und hybride Teams, die bereits ganz oder teilweise digital zusammenarbeiten. Er kann aber auch von face-to-face Teams genutzt werden...