Sandra Ohly
Biographic Data
| ID | 4969796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandra Ohly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandra |
| FAMILY NAME | Ohly |
| SIGNATURE | OHLY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kassel |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6818-7519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Empathy in leadership communication: Experimental evidence from two vignette studies on AI's role in message improvement and observers' perceptions
The increasing availability of generative AI tools raises the question of whether they can meaningfully support leadership communication. One use case discussed in the literature is AI’s potential to enhance empathetic communication. Yet little is known about whether leaders are willing to use AI’s support or how observers interpret such communication. This research examines the topic from two complementary perspectives using two vignette-based e…
Relationships between human energy and work‐related constructs: A meta‐analysis
The concept of human energy (HE) is embedded in various theories and has been widely studied in organizational psychology research. This meta‐analysis aims to examine a nomological network of individual HE at work and to investigate whether relationships between conceptualizations of HE, such as vigor and vitality, assessed with different measures, show comparable patterns of associations with work‐related constructs. Moreover, we compared this n…
Diary studies, a double‐edged sword? An experimental exploration of possible distortions due to daily reporting of social interactions
Diary studies on social interactions are increasingly common in management research. Yet due to the high demands involved, participants may experience burden and respond by showing insufficient effort responding (IER). Moreover, repeated reflection on the variables of interest may change individuals' perceptions of their work, thereby compromising the benefits of diary studies. We investigated these two effects in a sample of 444 participants in …
Exploring the Engaged Worker over Time—A Week-Level Study of How Positive and Negative Work Events Affect Work Engagement
Although work events can be regarded as pivotal elements of organizational life, only a few studies have examined how positive and negative events relate to and combine to affect work engagement over time. Theory suggests that, to better understand how current events affect work engagement (WE), we have to account for recent events that have preceded these current events. We present competing theoretical views on how recent and current work event…
German Professors’ Motivation to Act as Peer Reviewers in Accreditation and Evaluation Procedures
Acting as a reviewer is considered a substantial part of the role-bundle of the academic profession (quality assurance (QA) and quality enhancement (QE) role). Research literature about peer review, for example, for journals and grants, shows that acting as a peer reviewer adds to an academic’s reputation. However, little is known about academics’ motivation to act as reviewers. Based on self-determination theory, the multidimensional work motiva…
Promoting Creativity at Work – Implications for Scientific Creativity
Creativity is the generation of novel and useful ideas. Organizations, including universities and other research institutions, need to develop novel and useful products to satisfy constantly evolving customer needs. Furthermore, organizational procedures and processes develop over time, and continuous improvements in processes contribute to organizational efficiency. Thus, the development of novel and useful ideas in relation to products, procedu…
Persistent Work-related Technology Use, Recovery and Well-being Processes: Focus on Supplemental Work after Hours
Thriving on challenge stressors? Exploring time pressure and learning demands as antecedents of thriving at work
In the conceptualization of thriving at work, it is emphasized that employees' learning and vitality are two equally important components of thriving and that thriving is facilitated by contextual features and available resources. In this study, we examined the effects of two challenge stressors (time pressure and learning demands) on thriving at work. Based on the literature on challenge and hindrance stressors, we proposed that challenge stress…
Diary Studies in Organizational Research: An Introduction and Some Practical Recommendations
In recent years, researchers in work and organizational psychology have increasingly become interested in short-term processes and everyday experiences of working individuals. Diaries provide the necessary means to examine these processes. Although diary studies have become more popular in recent years, researchers not familiar with this method still find it difficult to get access to the required knowledge. In this paper, we provide an introduct…
Work characteristics, challenge appraisal, creativity, and proactive behavior: A multi‐level study
Work characteristics such as time pressure and job control can be experienced as a challenge that is positively associated with performance‐related behaviors. Using experience‐sampling data from 149 employees, we examined the relationships between these work characteristics and creativity and proactive behavior on a daily level. Results from multilevel analyses indicate that time pressure and job control are perceived as challenging, and that cha…
Routinization, work characteristics and their relationships with creative and proactive behaviors
Researchers have claimed that routinization hinders creativity. However, empirical evidence for this assumption is sparse. In this study, we argue that routinization may be beneficial for creativity and related behavior due to available resources that can be used to develop new ideas while working. We examine the relationship between routinization and four work characteristics (job control, job complexity, time pressure, and supervisor support) o…
Thriving on challenge stressors? Exploring time pressure and learning demands as antecedents of thriving at work
In the conceptualization of thriving at work, it is emphasized that employees' learning and vitality are two equally important components of thriving and that thriving is facilitated by contextual features and available resources. In this study, we examined the effects of two challenge stressors (time pressure and learning demands) on thriving at work. Based on the literature on challenge and hindrance stressors, we proposed that challenge stress…
Work characteristics, challenge appraisal, creativity, and proactive behavior: A multi‐level study
Work characteristics such as time pressure and job control can be experienced as a challenge that is positively associated with performance‐related behaviors. Using experience‐sampling data from 149 employees, we examined the relationships between these work characteristics and creativity and proactive behavior on a daily level. Results from multilevel analyses indicate that time pressure and job control are perceived as challenging, and that cha…
Routinization, work characteristics and their relationships with creative and proactive behaviors
Researchers have claimed that routinization hinders creativity. However, empirical evidence for this assumption is sparse. In this study, we argue that routinization may be beneficial for creativity and related behavior due to available resources that can be used to develop new ideas while working. We examine the relationship between routinization and four work characteristics (job control, job complexity, time pressure, and supervisor support) o…
Diary studies, a double‐edged sword? An experimental exploration of possible distortions due to daily reporting of social interactions
Diary studies on social interactions are increasingly common in management research. Yet due to the high demands involved, participants may experience burden and respond by showing insufficient effort responding (IER). Moreover, repeated reflection on the variables of interest may change individuals' perceptions of their work, thereby compromising the benefits of diary studies. We investigated these two effects in a sample of 444 participants in …
German Professors’ Motivation to Act as Peer Reviewers in Accreditation and Evaluation Procedures
Acting as a reviewer is considered a substantial part of the role-bundle of the academic profession (quality assurance (QA) and quality enhancement (QE) role). Research literature about peer review, for example, for journals and grants, shows that acting as a peer reviewer adds to an academic’s reputation. However, little is known about academics’ motivation to act as reviewers. Based on self-determination theory, the multidimensional work motiva…
Promoting Creativity at Work – Implications for Scientific Creativity
Creativity is the generation of novel and useful ideas. Organizations, including universities and other research institutions, need to develop novel and useful products to satisfy constantly evolving customer needs. Furthermore, organizational procedures and processes develop over time, and continuous improvements in processes contribute to organizational efficiency. Thus, the development of novel and useful ideas in relation to products, procedu…
Routinization, work characteristics and their relationships with creative and proactive behaviors
Researchers have claimed that routinization hinders creativity. However, empirical evidence for this assumption is sparse. In this study, we argue that routinization may be beneficial for creativity and related behavior due to available resources that can be used to develop new ideas while working. We examine the relationship between routinization and four work characteristics (job control, job complexity, time pressure, and supervisor support) o…
Work characteristics, challenge appraisal, creativity, and proactive behavior: A multi‐level study
Work characteristics such as time pressure and job control can be experienced as a challenge that is positively associated with performance‐related behaviors. Using experience‐sampling data from 149 employees, we examined the relationships between these work characteristics and creativity and proactive behavior on a daily level. Results from multilevel analyses indicate that time pressure and job control are perceived as challenging, and that cha…
Diary Studies in Organizational Research: An Introduction and Some Practical Recommendations
In recent years, researchers in work and organizational psychology have increasingly become interested in short-term processes and everyday experiences of working individuals. Diaries provide the necessary means to examine these processes. Although diary studies have become more popular in recent years, researchers not familiar with this method still find it difficult to get access to the required knowledge. In this paper, we provide an introduct…
Persistent Work-related Technology Use, Recovery and Well-being Processes: Focus on Supplemental Work after Hours
Thriving on challenge stressors? Exploring time pressure and learning demands as antecedents of thriving at work
In the conceptualization of thriving at work, it is emphasized that employees' learning and vitality are two equally important components of thriving and that thriving is facilitated by contextual features and available resources. In this study, we examined the effects of two challenge stressors (time pressure and learning demands) on thriving at work. Based on the literature on challenge and hindrance stressors, we proposed that challenge stress…
Promoting Creativity at Work – Implications for Scientific Creativity
Creativity is the generation of novel and useful ideas. Organizations, including universities and other research institutions, need to develop novel and useful products to satisfy constantly evolving customer needs. Furthermore, organizational procedures and processes develop over time, and continuous improvements in processes contribute to organizational efficiency. Thus, the development of novel and useful ideas in relation to products, procedu…
Exploring the Engaged Worker over Time—A Week-Level Study of How Positive and Negative Work Events Affect Work Engagement
Although work events can be regarded as pivotal elements of organizational life, only a few studies have examined how positive and negative events relate to and combine to affect work engagement over time. Theory suggests that, to better understand how current events affect work engagement (WE), we have to account for recent events that have preceded these current events. We present competing theoretical views on how recent and current work event…
German Professors’ Motivation to Act as Peer Reviewers in Accreditation and Evaluation Procedures
Acting as a reviewer is considered a substantial part of the role-bundle of the academic profession (quality assurance (QA) and quality enhancement (QE) role). Research literature about peer review, for example, for journals and grants, shows that acting as a peer reviewer adds to an academic’s reputation. However, little is known about academics’ motivation to act as reviewers. Based on self-determination theory, the multidimensional work motiva…
Diary studies, a double‐edged sword? An experimental exploration of possible distortions due to daily reporting of social interactions
Diary studies on social interactions are increasingly common in management research. Yet due to the high demands involved, participants may experience burden and respond by showing insufficient effort responding (IER). Moreover, repeated reflection on the variables of interest may change individuals' perceptions of their work, thereby compromising the benefits of diary studies. We investigated these two effects in a sample of 444 participants in …
Empathy in leadership communication: Experimental evidence from two vignette studies on AI's role in message improvement and observers' perceptions
The increasing availability of generative AI tools raises the question of whether they can meaningfully support leadership communication. One use case discussed in the literature is AI’s potential to enhance empathetic communication. Yet little is known about whether leaders are willing to use AI’s support or how observers interpret such communication. This research examines the topic from two complementary perspectives using two vignette-based e…
Relationships between human energy and work‐related constructs: A meta‐analysis
The concept of human energy (HE) is embedded in various theories and has been widely studied in organizational psychology research. This meta‐analysis aims to examine a nomological network of individual HE at work and to investigate whether relationships between conceptualizations of HE, such as vigor and vitality, assessed with different measures, show comparable patterns of associations with work‐related constructs. Moreover, we compared this n…
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (5 works) · Work (physics (5 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Creativity (3 works) · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (3 works) · Engineering (3 works)