Dr. Manuela Morf
CV
Manuela Morf is a lecturer at the University of Lucerne and a researcher at the Military Academy (MILAC) at ETH Zurich. Her teaching and research focus on leadership, self-management, human resource management, and research methodology.
Manuela Morf earned her PhD in Management from the University of Zurich and deepened her knowledge in work psychology during a stay at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She then led several research projects at the Center for Human Resource Management (CEHRM) at the University of Lucerne. Among others, she developed a training app using a participatory approach to enhance people's skills for flexible work arrangements (such as project work or freelancing). Currently, she is researching what leaders need to lead effectively and how they can successfully shape and transform organizations.
Her accomplishments include grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation, publications in international journals and outlets for practitioners, and a certificate in higher education didactics. More information can be found on Manuela Morf's profiles on ORCID and LinkedIn.
Projects
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Career success 4.0: An event-based intervention study among gig workers
2020–2021 -
Leader Tracker: Explaining Weekly Leadership Behaviour
2018–2020 -
Effective Leadership in in Humanitarian Institutions
2019–2020 -
Leadership Communication in Healthcare
2016–2019 -
Improving the well-being and career outcomes of temporary agency workers: A two-perspective examination of employability-enhancing practices
2016–2018 -
Self-Regulatory Cycles in Balancing Individual Abilities and Job Demands
2016–2018
Publications
- Humm, J., Doden, W., Feierabend, A., Morf, M., Arnold, A., Grote, G., & Stafflebach, B. (2016). Schweizer HR-Barometer 2016: Loyalität und Zynismus. Zürich: ETH Zürich und Universität Zürich.
- Doden, W., Morf, M., Arnold, A., Feierabend, A., Grote, G., & Staffelbach, B. (2014). Schweizer HR-Barometer 2014: Arbeitsleben und Job Crafting. Zürich: ETH Zürich und Universität Zürich.
- Feierabend, A., Tschopp, C., Arnold, A., Doden, W., Morf, M., Grote, G., & Staffelbach, B. (2012). Schweizer HR-Barometer 2012: Fehlverhalten und Courage. Zürich: ETH Zürich und Universität Zürich.
- Morf, M., & Bakker, A. B. (2022). Ups and downs in transformational leadership: A weekly diary study. European Management Journal. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2022.12.007
- Sender, A., Morf, M., & Feierabend, A. (2021). Aiming to Leave and Aiming to Harm: the Role of Turnover Intentions and Job Opportunities for Minor and Serious Deviance. Journal of Business and Psychology, 36, 449–460. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-020-09685-5
- Morf, M., Bakker, A. B., & Feierabend, A. (2019). Bankers closing idiosyncratic deals: Implications for organisational cynicism. Human Resource Management Journal, in press, 29 (4), 585–599. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3635765
- Gloor, J. L., Morf., M., Paustian-Underdahl, S., & Backes-Gellner, U. (2018). Fix the Game, Not the Dame: Restoring Equity in Leadership Evaluations. Journal of Business Ethics, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3861-y
- Morf, M., Feierabend, A., & Staffelbach, B. (2017). Task variety and counterproductive work behavior. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 32 (8), 581–592. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3515838
- Morf, M. C., Arnold, A., & Staffelbach, B. (2014). The double psychological contracts of temporary agency workers. Employee Relations, 36 (6), 708–726. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3515840
- Tschuor, C., Raptis, D. A., Morf, M. C., Staffelbach, B., Manser, T., & Clavien, P.-A. (2014). Job satisfaction among chairs of surgery from Europe and North America. Surgery, 156 (5), 1069–1077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.013
- Morf, M. (2013). Doppeltes Commitment: Wem fühlen sich Temporärangestellte zugehörig? In Bruno Staffelbach (Ed.), HR Spotlights: Geistesblitze zur Personalführung (pp. 51–59). Zürich: Neue Züricher Zeitung.
- Morf, M. (2013). E-Empfehlung: Qualität durch Xing, LinkedIn, Facebook & Co.? In Bruno Staffelbach (Ed.), HR Spotlights: Geistesblitze zur Personalführung (pp. 158–159). Zürich: Neue Züricher Zeitung.
- Morf, M., Hürlimann, M., & Sender, A. (1 November 2024). Mehr als nur ein Zahlenlieferant: HR ist unerlässlicher Partner bei der Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung. PersonalSchweiz, (9), 34–36.
- Morf, M., & Feierabend, A. (2024). Was wir vom Sportsegeln über Team-Resilienz lernen können. HR Today, (1), 51 ff.
- Morf, M. (2022). Beförderungen: Die Freude vergeht nach einem Jahr. HR Today, 3, 61 ff. Retrieved from https://hrtoday.ch/de/article/befoerderungen-die-freude-vergeht-nach-einem-jahr
- Sender, A., & Morf, M. (2022). Wenn flexible Talente ins Unternehmen zurückkommen. HR Today. Retrieved from https://www.hrtoday.ch/de/article/wenn-flexible-talente-ins-unternehmen-zurueckkommen-festanstellung-vs-freelancer
- Christian Gartmann, M., Bodenmann, H., & Morf, M. (2021). Gesundheit fördern in der Pandemie. personalSCHWEIZ, (Dezember), 28–29.
- Morf, M. (14 February 2021). Ich bin dann mal weg. HR Today, (3), 57 ff. Retrieved from https://www.hrtoday.ch/de/article/flexible-urlaubspolitik-fokus-forschung
- Morf, M. (2021). Mikromanagement und Involvement: Eine Gratwanderung. HR Today, (10), 57 ff.
- Virtuelle Teamarbeit, neue Führungsrealitäten. (2019). HR Today, 9, 65 ff.
- Keine Zeit fur Change Management. (2018). HR Today, (10). Retrieved from https://www.hrtoday.ch/de/article/change-management-studie-mitarbeiterkapazitaet
- Morf, M. (1 November 2017). Was HR Analytics leisten kann. HR Today, 11. Retrieved from https://www.hrtoday.ch/de/article/was-hr-analytics-leisten-kann
- Morf, M. (14 March 2017). Kritische Mitarbeiterstimmen - Was Führungskräfte noch lernen müssen. HR Today, 1, 42.
- Morf, M. (2016). Wie sich die Wertschätzung von HR-Services steigern lässt. HR Today, 6, 46.
- Morf, M. (2015). Weg von „Old Stars“ und „Young Talents“. HR Today, 5, 42.
- Morf, M. (2014). Zwischen Hochstapelei und Kompetenz. HR Today, 3, 42.
- Morf, M. (2012). Social Media verleihen der Mitarbeiterempfehlung Schubkraft. HR Today, 3, 14–15.
Achievements
- Getting what they have asked for: Testing a proactivity intervention among temporary agency workers. Lecture, 19th EAWOP Congress, European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Turin, 2019
- Transformational leadership: A weekly diary study on the role of human resource practices, job resources, and prosocial motivation. Lecture, 19th EAWOP Congress, European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Turin, 2019
- Job Insecurity in the Face of Attributions: How the Macroeconomic Context Shapes Employees’ Trust in Their Employer. Lecture, 19th EAWOP Congress, European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Turin, 2019
- Team Design with (Female) Leaders in Mind: Restoring Equity in Leadership Evalua tions. Lecture, 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Academy of Management, Atlanta, 2017
- Volition of temporary agency workers as a predictor of agency commitment: The role of agency support? Lecture, 77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Academy of Management, Atlanta, 2017
- Coping with Job Boredom: A Theoretical Perspective. Lecture, 32nd Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, Luzern, 2017
- If Leaving is not an option: The role of unemployment rates in the relationship between turnover intentions and organizational deviance. Lecture, Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Academy of Management, Atlanta, 2017
- Effects of Underload and Overload on Job Satisfaction and Stress: How Important is Job Tenure? Lecture, 76th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Academy of Management, Anaheim, 2016
- Unintended Effects of Removing Tasks: Linking task variety to counterproductive work behaviour. Lecture, Annual 15th European Academy of Management Conference, European Academy of Management, Warsaw, 2015
- With a little help from afar: Examining the effect of agency support on temporary employees’ well-being. Lecture, Workshop on Research Advances in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management, Université Paris Dauphine, DRM-Management & Organisation, Paris, 2015
- Task variety and counterproductive work behaviour: The role of employee expectations. Lecture, 29th Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management, 29th Workshop on Strategic Human Resource Management, Corsica, 2014
- When employers fail to provide sufficient work stimulation. Lecture, Workshop ‘Understanding Employee Dishonesty Behaviours in the Workplace’,, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, 2013
- Fit für Führung? Evidenz-basierte Einsichten, wie Sie Führungskräfte fördern. Kick-off speech, 21. Netzwerktreffen des Center für Human Resource Management (CEHRM), Center für Human Resource Management (CEHRM), Luzern, 2019
- Introduction in R: Getting ready to join the R community. Presentation, Research Meeting, Organisational Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 2017
- Job design and well-being in different institutional settings. Presentation, Academy of Management, Human Resource Division Doctoral Colloquium, Academy of Management, Vancouver, 2014
- Employees’ Reactions to Job Boredom: An Examination of Buffers. Presentation, Annual 14th European Academy of Management Conference, Doctoral Colloquium, Valencia, 2014
