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Professor Susanne Braun's Outputs (21)

Grandiose and vulnerable leader narcissism in context: the role of events (2024)
Book Chapter
Topakas, A., Gan, X., & Braun, S. (2024). Grandiose and vulnerable leader narcissism in context: the role of events. In B. Schyns, P. Neves, & K. Breevaart (Eds.), Research Handbook on Destructive Leadership (132-154). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035315925.00013

Narcissism is indicative of an exaggerated self-focus characterized by positive self-views, such as superiority and importance. This chapter draws on trait activation theory, situation strength and event system theory, as well as the distinction betw... Read More about Grandiose and vulnerable leader narcissism in context: the role of events.

Managing in the collective: The practice of Big Science collaborations (2023)
Book Chapter
Robinson, M., & Braun, S. (2023). Managing in the collective: The practice of Big Science collaborations. In T. Das (Ed.), Managerial Practice Issues in Strategy and Organization (1-38). Information Age Publishing

The scientific results of Big Science increasingly hit the headlines as they provide welcome hope to address a range of complex cross-border problems. However, their collaborative style governance and managerial practice have gone relatively unseen.... Read More about Managing in the collective: The practice of Big Science collaborations.

Dark personalities in the workplace (2019)
Book Chapter
Schyns, B., Braun, S., & Wisse, B. (2019). Dark personalities in the workplace. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.553

Dark Triad personality traits in the workplace comprise of the traits narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The Dark Triad and its relationships with individual and organisational variables has received increasing attention in organisational... Read More about Dark personalities in the workplace.

Authentic leadership and followers’ cheating behaviour: A laboratory experiment from a self-concept maintenance perspective (2017)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., & Hornuf, L. (2018). Authentic leadership and followers’ cheating behaviour: A laboratory experiment from a self-concept maintenance perspective. In D. Cotter-Lockard (Ed.), Authentic leadership and followership : international perspectives (215-244). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65307-5_9

This chapter presents insights into the question whether followers’ perceptions of authentic leadership attenuate cheating. From the perspective of self-concept maintenance theory, followers will cheat so long as they can maintain a positive self-con... Read More about Authentic leadership and followers’ cheating behaviour: A laboratory experiment from a self-concept maintenance perspective.

Führung und Kooperation in der modernen Arbeitswelt (2017)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., Haas, K., & Frey, D. (2017). Führung und Kooperation in der modernen Arbeitswelt. In J. Sautermeister (Ed.), Moralpsychologie : Transdisziplinäre Perspektiven (214-232). Kohlhammer

Warum wird sie nicht Führungskraft? Geschlecht und Karriereentwicklung (2017)
Book Chapter
Hentschel, P., Braun, S., & Peus, C. (2017). Warum wird sie nicht Führungskraft? Geschlecht und Karriereentwicklung. In S. Kauffeld, & D. Spurk (Eds.), Handbuch Karriere und Laufbahnmanagement (1-31). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45855-6_39-1

Frauen sind im Vergleich zu Männern gerade auf hohen Karrierestufen unterrepräsentiert. Die Frage nach dem Warum wird kontrovers diskutiert. Viele Unternehmen äußern eine Absicht, mehr Frauen in Führungspositionen zu befördern. Vor diesem Hintergrund... Read More about Warum wird sie nicht Führungskraft? Geschlecht und Karriereentwicklung.

Führung (2017)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., Frey, D., Nübold, A., & Maier, G. (2017). Führung. In H. Bierhoff, & D. Frey (Eds.), Kommunikation, Interaktion und soziale Gruppenprozesse (543-598). Hogrefe. https://doi.org/10.3139/9783446452749.006

Narcissistic leadership (2016)
Book Chapter
Braun, S. (2016). Narcissistic leadership. In A. Farazmand (Ed.), Global encyclopedia of public administration, public policy, and governance (1-9). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_1900-1

The concept of narcissistic leadership connects narcissism and approaches to leadership in organizations. Leadership concerns an intentional social influence process with the purpose of driving goal-directed action and interpersonal relationships in... Read More about Narcissistic leadership.

Conclusion: Leadership lessons from compelling contexts (2016)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., Schyns, B., & Peus, C. (2016). Conclusion: Leadership lessons from compelling contexts. In C. Peus, S. Braun, & B. Schyns (Eds.), Leadership lessons from compelling contexts (465-479). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1479-357120160000008017

In this final chapter, we summarize the core challenges to leadership in complex organizational systems as well as the lessons that we believe leaders can learn from the contributions presented in this book. Building on Complexity Leadership Theory (... Read More about Conclusion: Leadership lessons from compelling contexts.

Leadership in academia: Individual and collective approaches to the quest for creativity and innovation (2016)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., Peus, C., Frey, D., & Knipfer, K. (2016). Leadership in academia: Individual and collective approaches to the quest for creativity and innovation. In C. Peus, S. Braun, & B. Chyns (Eds.), Leadership lessons from compelling contexts (349-365). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1479-357120160000008013

This chapter summarizes the specific challenges for leadership in academia with a focus on universities, and discusses recent approaches to facilitate the development of leadership abilities in this context. Individuals and groups in academia essenti... Read More about Leadership in academia: Individual and collective approaches to the quest for creativity and innovation.

Chancengleichheit durch professionelle Personalauswahl in der Wissenschaft (Equality through professional personnel selection in academia) (2015)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., Hentschel, T., Peus, C., & Frey, D. (2015). Chancengleichheit durch professionelle Personalauswahl in der Wissenschaft (Equality through professional personnel selection in academia). In C. Peus, S. Braun, T. Hentschel, & D. Frey (Eds.), Personalauswahl in der Wissenschaft : Evidenzbasierte Methoden und Impulse für die Praxis. = Personnel selection in academia : evidence based methods and ideas for practice (30-48). Springer Verlag

Herausforderungen der Personalauswahl in der Wissenschaft: Berufungsverfahren an deutschen Universitäten (Challenges of personnel selection in German universities) (2015)
Book Chapter
Frey, D., Braun, S., & Peus, C. (2015). Herausforderungen der Personalauswahl in der Wissenschaft: Berufungsverfahren an deutschen Universitäten (Challenges of personnel selection in German universities). In C. Peus, S. Braun, T. Hentschel, & D. Frey (Eds.), Personalauswahl in der Wissenschaft : Evidenzbasierte Methoden und Impulse für die Praxis. = Personnel selection in academia : evidence based methods and ideas for practice (1-14). Springer Verlag

Führungstheorien (Leadership theories) (2015)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., & Frey, D. (2015). Führungstheorien (Leadership theories). In M. Galliker, & U. Wolfradt (Eds.), Kompendium psychologischer Theorien. = Compendium of psychological theories (133-136). Suhrkamp

Presumed incompetent: Perceived lack of fit and gender bias in recruitment and selection (2015)
Book Chapter
Heilman, M., Manzi, F., & Braun, S. (2015). Presumed incompetent: Perceived lack of fit and gender bias in recruitment and selection. In A. Broadbridge, & S. Fielden (Eds.), Handbook of gendered careers in management : getting in, getting on, getting out (90-104). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782547709.00014

Despite women’s advancement in the workplace, their representation in male-dominated fields and occupations remains distressingly low. Women now comprise about half of the workforce, but very few end up at the top levels of business organizations. In... Read More about Presumed incompetent: Perceived lack of fit and gender bias in recruitment and selection.

Group processes in organizations (2015)
Book Chapter
Braun, S., Frey, D., Brodbeck, F., & Hentschel, T. (2015). Group processes in organizations. In J. Wright (Ed.), International encyclopedia of the social & behavioural sciences (408-415). (2nd). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.73071-6

The article refers to group processes as they influence organizational functioning. The main features of groups (e.g., norms, cohesion, roles), and factors contributing to their performance are characterized. We detail well-established concepts like... Read More about Group processes in organizations.

Authentische Führung (Authentic leadership) (2015)
Book Chapter
Peus, C., Wesche, J., & Braun, S. (2015). Authentische Führung (Authentic leadership). In J. Felfe (Ed.), Trends der psychologischen Führungsforschung : neue Konzepte, Methoden und Erkenntnisse (15-26). Hogrefe

Erfolgsfaktor Personalauswahl: Talente für die Wissenschaft gewinnen (Personnel selection as a success factor: Attracting talent for science) (2014)
Book Chapter
Peus, C., Hentschel, T., & Braun, S. (2014). Erfolgsfaktor Personalauswahl: Talente für die Wissenschaft gewinnen (Personnel selection as a success factor: Attracting talent for science). In N. Hille, & B. Langer (Eds.), Geschlechtergerechte Personalentwicklung an Hochschulen. Maßnahmen und Herausforderungen (173-196). Nomos. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845254173_173

Der Wert der Werte - Zu empirischer Evidenz ethikorientierter Führung und Leistung in Unternehmen (The value of values - Empirical evidence of ethical leadership and company performance) (2014)
Book Chapter
Peus, C., & Braun, S. (2014). Der Wert der Werte - Zu empirischer Evidenz ethikorientierter Führung und Leistung in Unternehmen (The value of values - Empirical evidence of ethical leadership and company performance). In J. Sauer, & A. Cisik (Eds.), In Deutschland führen die Falschen. Wie sich Unternehmen ändern müssen (489-508). Helios Media