Prof. Dr. Werner Nienhueser
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
University of Duisburg-Essen
Universitaetsstr. 11
45141 Essen, Germany
email: werner.nienhueser[at]uni-due.de
Phone: ++49-201-183-2260, Fax: (49) 201-183-2283
- List of Publications here
- For a more detailed CV in English language of Werner Nienhueser please click here or on the picture.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 1983: M.A., Master of Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), University of Paderborn, Germany
- 1988: PhD (Dr. rer.pol.), Business Administration, University of Paderborn, Germany
- 1994: Habilitation (Business Administration), University of Paderborn, Germany
Professional Employment
- 1984-1985: Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Mannheim
- 1985-1990: Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Paderborn
- 1990-1993: Assistant Professor, University of Paderborn
- 1993-1994: DFG Research Fellow
- 1994-1995: Professor of Public Management, Human Resource Management and Organisation, University of Konstanz
- 1995-present: Professor (Chair) of Work, Human Resource Management and Organization, University of Duisburg-Essen
Recent (selected) publications (in English language) in refereed journals
- Coordinated Market Economy/ Liberal Employment Relations: Low Cost Competition in the German Aviation Industry. In: International Journal of Human Resource Management, 2010, Vol. 21, Issue 2: 214-229 (with Michael Barry).
- (Ed., with Axel Haunschild and Richard Weiskopf): Power in Organizations - Power of Organizations. Management Revue, Special Issue, Vol. 20, No. 4. München, Mering 2009 (the editorial and all articles are downloadable, thanks to Rainer Hampp Verlag; (Editorial).
- The Effects of Different Types of Works Councils on Bargaining Outcomes. Results of an Empirical Study. In: Economic and Industrial Democracy, 2009, Vol. 30(3): 372–400
- Resource Dependence Theory – How Well Does It Explain Behavior of Organizations? In: Matiaske, M.; Leblebici, H.; Kabst, R. (Eds.): Resources and Dependencies. Management Revue (Special Issue), Vol. 19., Issue 1+2: 9-32, 2008
- Effects of the 'Principle of Non-Discrimination“ on Temporary Agency Work – Compensation and Working Conditions of Temporary Agency Workers in 15 European Countries. Industrial Relations Journal (2006), 37 (1): 64-77 (with Wenzel Matiaske)
- (Ed.) Flexible Work – Atypical Work – Precarious Work. Management Review, Special Issue, Vol. 16, No. 3. München, Mering 2005
Please find a complete list of my publications here.
Research
I focus on theoretically based, empirical analyses in the field of employment relations, organization and human resource management. In particular I am interested in the causes and consequences of different types of HRM-Strategies, in the relationship between HRM and industrial relations,in different forms of atypical employment and in power in and of organizations.
Teaching
I teach courses in
- Human Resource Management
- Industrial Relations
- Research Methods in HRM and Organisations
- Organisations
- Management
Professional Society Affiliations
- Member of the advisory board of the Hans Boeckler Foundation
- "Vertrauensdozent of the Hans Boeckler Foundation
- Chairman of "hbs-forschungsnetzwerks personal, arbeit, organisation" (financed by the Hans Boeckler Foundation)
- Member of the supervisory board Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH (since 2007)
- Executive Committee German Industrial Relations Association (GIRA)
- Member of University Committees ("Vertrauenskommission zur Vergabe von besonderen Leistungsbezügen"; Gleichstellungskommission), University of Duisburg-Essen
- Executive Committee of the Institute for Work, Skills, and Training (IAQ)
- Advisory board Werkstatt für Organisations- und Personalforschung
- Member of German Academic Association for Business Research (member of the sections HRM, organizations, university governance, methodology) (VHB); International Labour and Employment Relations Association (Ilera) (ILERA); Verein für Socialpolitik; European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
Editor and Member of Advisory Boards of academic journals
- Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) (2008-) (Editor-in-Chief)
- Industrielle Beziehungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management (Advisory Board) (- 2010)
- Management Revue (Advisory Board)
- Sozialer Fortschritt (Advisory Board)
- Series "Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung" (Rainer Hampp-Verlag) (Co-Editor)
- Series "Schriften zur europäischen Arbeits- und Sozialpolitik" (Nomos-Verlag) (Co-Editor)
- Series "Kommunikation in Organisationen: Studien zu Sprache, Interaktion und Diskurs in professionellen Kontexten" (VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften) (Co-Editor)
Expertises for academic journals
- International Journal of Human Resource Management
- Economic and Industrial Democracy
- European Management Journal
- management revue
- Die Betriebswirtschaft
- Zeitschrift für Personalforschung
- Industrielle Beziehungen
- Zeitschrift für Arbeitsmarktforschung
- Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation (zfo)
- Sozialer Fortschritt
Expertises and reports for academies and foundations
- Österreichischer Akkreditierungsrat (Accreditation of Austrian Universities)
- Hans-Böckler-Foundation
- DAAD
- DFG (German Research Foundation)
Appointments
- Chair of the Section Human Resource Management (German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB)) (2005-2007)
- Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (Advisory Board)
- Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) (Member of the Executive Board)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH (since 2007)
