Werner Nienhüser

Werner Nienhüser - Curriculum Vitae

Werner Nienhüser, Faculty of Economics, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 11 45141 Essen, Germany. Email: werner.nienhuese[ät]uni-duisburg-essen.de | werner.nienhueser[ät]gmail.com

Research Interests

I focus on theoretically based, empirical analyses in the field of employment relations, human resource management and organization studies. In particular I am interested in power in organizations, worker participation (codetermination), the causes and consequences of different types of HRM-Strategies, in the relationship between HRM and industrial relations, and in different forms of atypical employment.

Citizenship: German

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
1995-3/2022 Professor (Chair of Work, Human Resource Management and Organization), University of Duisburg-Essen

Visiting Fellowships

Visiting Scholar, Department of Employment Relations (respectively Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources), Griffith University Brisbane: March 2004, March 2006, February 2007, March 2009, March 2011, March 2013

Professional Society Affiliations

German Industrial Relations Association (GIRA)
International Labour and Employment Relations Association (ILERA)
German Academic Association for Business Research (member of the sections HRM, organizations, university governance, methodology)
World Economics Association (WEA)

Editor and Member of Advisory Boards of academic journals

Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) (2008-2012) (Editor-in-Chief)
Industrielle Beziehungen. Zeitschrift für Arbeit, Organisation und Management (Advisory Board 2002-2010; Editor-in-Chief 2013-)
Management Revue (Advisory Board)
Sozialer Fortschritt (Advisory Board)
Book Series "Empirische Personal- und Organisationsforschung" (Rainer Hampp-Verlag) (Co-Editor)
Book Series "Schriften zur europäischen Arbeits- und Sozialpolitik" (Nomos-Verlag) (Co-Editor)
Book Series "Kommunikation in Organisationen: Studien zu Sprache, Interaktion und Diskurs in * professionellen Kontexten" (VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften) (Co-Editor)
Book Series “Work, Organization, and Employment” (Springer) (Editorial Board)

Reviewer for academic journals

Expertises and reports for academies and foundations

DFG (German Research Foundation) | Österreichischer Akkreditierungsrat (Accreditation of Austrian Universities) | Hans-Böckler-Foundation | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)

Appointments

Chair of the Section Human Resource Management (German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB)) (2005-2007)
Executive Committee German Industrial Relations Association (GIRA) (2011-)
Advisory Board Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (2008-2018)
Executive Board Institute for Work, Skills and Training (IAQ) (2007-)
Supervisory Board Georgsmarienhütte Holding GmbH (2007-2017)
University Board (University of Duisburg-Essen (2012-2022)

Recent (since 2010) publications (in English language only) in refereed journals and book chapters

Nienhüser, W.; Warhurst, C. (2018): Comparative Employment Relations: Definitional, Disciplinary and Development Issues. In: Brewster, C.; Mayrhofer, W. (Hg.): Handbook of Research in Comparative Human Resource Management. 2. Aufl., Aldershot: Edward Elgar, S. 200-222.
Hoßfeld, Heiko / Nienhüser, Werner (2016): Determinants of the Perceived Bargaining Power of Works Councils – Results of an Empirical Investigation in 1000 German Firms. In: The Winnower: Online am 20.5.2016, https://thewinnower.com/papers/4639-determinants-of-the-perceived-bargaining-power-of-works-councils-results-of-an-empirical-investigation-in-1000-german-firms (PDF des Beitrags zum download)
Nienhueser, Werner (2016): Free verbal associations – measuring what people think about employee participation. In: Townsend, Keith; Loudoun, Rebecca; Lewin, David (Eds.): Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods on HRM: Innovative Techniques. Edward Elgar, S. 179-190.
Nienhueser, Werner (2014): Socio-economic Research in Personnel versus Personnel Economics. In: Forum for Social Economics, DOI: 10.1080/07360932.2014.961498
Nienhüser, Werner (2014): Works Councils. In: Adrian Wilkinson, Jimmy Donaghey, Tony Dundon und Richard B. Freeman (Hg.): Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Press, S. 247–263 (Auszüge aus dem Beitrag).
Works Councils. In: Adrian Wilkinson, Jimmy Donaghey, Tony Dundon und Richard B. Freeman (Hg.) 2014: Handbook of Research on Employee Voice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Press, S. 247–263.
Peetz, D.; Murray, G.; Nienhüser, W. 2013: The New Structuring of Corporate Ownership. In: Globalizations, 10: 711–730.
Societal Prerequisites and Consequences of Human Resource Management. In: Management Revue. Special Issue: Societal Embeddedness of Human Resource Management Practices and Strategies, 2013, 24: 5–11.
Nienhüser, W.; Warhurst, C.: Comparative Employment Relations. In: Brewster, C.; Mayrhofer, W. (Hg.): Handbook of Research in Comparative Human Resource Management. Aldershot: Edward Elgar 2012, 211-238.
Empirical Research on Human Resource Management as a Production of Ideology. In: Management Revue, 2011, 22: 367–393.
Nienhueser, W.; Hossfeld, H. (2011): The Effects of Trust on the Preference for Decentralized Bargaining: An Empirical Study of Managers and Works Councillors. In: SAGE Open, published online 5 October 2011.
Keller, B.; Nienhüser, W.: Regulating Employment Relations, Work and Labour Laws. International Comparisons between Key Countries. Special Issue (Editors: Greg J. Bamber and Philippe Pochet). Bulletin of Comparative Labour Relations. Austin 2010 u.a. (every section about Germany).
Barry, M, Nienhüser, W. 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.

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