Wolfgang Mayrhofer
o.Univ.Prof. Mag.Dr.rer.soc.oec. Wolfgang Mayrhofer
Curriculum Vitae
o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mayrhofer is Full Professor and head of the Interdisciplinary Institute of Management and Organisational Behaviour, WU Vienna, Austria. He previously has held full-time positions at the University of Paderborn, Germany, and at Dresden University of Technology, Germany, and conducts research in comparative international human resource management and leadership, work careers, and systems theory and management and has received national and international awards for outstanding research and service to the academic community.
Among others, Wolfgang Mayrhofer serves as editorial or advisory board member of several international journals and is a research fellow at the Simon Fraser University Centre for Global Workforce Strategy (Vancouver, Canada), and a member of the academic advisory board of AHRMIO, the Association of Human Resource Management in International Organizations. With his collaborators, he has published 33 books and (co-)authored more than 240 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.
As certified systemic consultant (Heidelberg) Wolfgang regularly consults with organisations in the for-profit and non-profit world and is a specialist in outdoor-training through sailing in the area of leadership and team development (www.championSHIPs.at)
Book (monograph)
2018 | Gunz, Hugh, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2018. Rethinking Career Studies. Facilitating Conversation Across Boundaries with the Social Chronology Framework. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Read more |
2008 | Titscher, Stefan, Meyer, Michael, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2008. Organisationsanalyse. Konzepte und Methoden. Wien: facultas wuv (UTB). Read more |
2006 | Erten, Christiane, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Seebacher, Uwe, Strunk, Guido. 2006. Personalmanagement und Führungskräfteentwicklung. Zahlen - Fakten - Praktische Konsequenzen. Wien: Linde. Read more |
2006 | Zauner, Alfred, Heimerl, Peter, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Meyer, Michael, Nachbagauer, Andreas, Payr-Praschak, Susanne, Schmidtmayr, Hartmut. 2006. Von der Subvention zum Leistungsvertrag. Neue Koordinations- und Steuerungsformen und ihre Konsequenzen für Nonprofit-Organisationen - eine systemtheoretische Anlayse. Bern: Haupt. Read more |
2005 | Weber, Wolfgang, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Nienhüser, W., Kabst, R. 2005. Lexikon Personalwirtschaft. 2. Auflage. Stuttgart: Schäffer Poeschel. Read more |
1998 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hermann, Anett, Dunkel, Manuela, Lindner, Doris. 1998. Handbuch für den Auslandseinsatz von Mitarbeitern in der deutschen Bekleidungsindustrie (2 Bd.). Köln: Eigenverlag (Bekleidungstechnische Schriftenreihe der Forschungsgemeinschaft Bekleidungsindustrie e.V.). Read more |
1996 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 1996. Mobilität und Steuerung in international tätigen Unternehmen. Stuttgart: Schäffer Poeschel. Read more |
1993 | Weber, Wolfgang, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Nienhüser, W. 1993. Grundbegriffe der Personalwirtschaft. Stuttgart: Schäffer Poeschel. Read more |
1992 | Weber, Wolfgang, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Nienhüser, W., Rodehut, M., Rüther, B. 1992. Betriebliche Entscheidungsprozesse im Weiterbildungsbereich. München, Mehring: Hampp. Read more |
1989 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 1989. Trennung von der Organisation. Wiesbaden: Deutscher Universitätsverlag Wiesbaden. Read more |
Edited book (editorship)
2022 | Altman, Yochanan, Neal, Judi, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2022. Workplace Spirituality. Making a Difference. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. Read more |
2020 | Gunz, Hugh, P., Lazarova, Mila, B., Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2020. The Routledge Companion to Career Studies. Milton Park: Routledge. Read more |
2018 | Brewster, Chris, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Farndale, Elaine, Hrsg. 2018. Handbook Of Research On Comparative Human Resource Management. 2 Ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. Read more |
2015 | Maybe, Chris, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2015. Developing Leadership. Questions Business Schools Don´t Ask. Los Angeles et al. Sage Publications. Read more |
2015 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Furtmüller, Gerhard, Kasper, Helmut, Hrsg. 2015. Personalmanagement, Führung, Organisation. 5. Auflage. Wien: Linde Verlag. Read more |
2012 | Briscoe, J. P., Hall, D. T., Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2012. Careers Around the World. Individual and Contextual Perspectives. New York, Oxon: Routledge. Read more |
2012 | Brewster, Chris, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2012. Handbook of Research On Comparative Human Resource Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. Read more |
2010 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Meyer, Michael, Titscher, Stefan, Hrsg. 2010. Praxis der Organisationsanalyse. Anwendungsfelder und Methoden (Practice of organizational analysis. Areas of application and methods). Wien: WUV. Read more |
2009 | Kasper, Helmut, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2009. Personalmanagement - Führung - Organisation. 4. Wien: Linde. Read more |
2006 | Larsen, H.H., Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2006. Managing human resource in Europe. A thematic approach. London: Routledge. Read more |
2005 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Iellatchitch, Alexandre, Hrsg. 2005. Globalisierung und Diffusion. Frankfurt am Main, London: IKO-Verlag. Read more |
2005 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Kühlmann, T. M., Stahl, Günter, Hrsg. 2005. Internationales Personalmanagement - Neue Aufgaben, neue Lösungen. München, Mering: Hampp. Read more |
2005 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Meyer, Michael, Steyrer, Johannes, Hrsg. 2005. Macht?Erfolg?Reich?Glücklich? Einflussfaktoren auf Karrieren. Wien: Linde. Read more |
2005 | Kasper, Helmut, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Hrsg. 2005. Personální management Rízení Organizace. Prag: Linde. Read more |
2004 | Brewster, C., Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Morley, M., Hrsg. 2004. European human resource management - Evidence of convergence?. London: Butterworth-Heinemann. Read more |
Journal article
2022 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Gunz, Hugh. 2022. From Wallflower to Life and Soul of the Party: Acknowledging Time¿s Role at Center Stage in the Study of Careers. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 1-43. Read more |
2022 | Thang, Nguyen Ngoc, Rowley, Chris, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Phuong Anh, Nguyen Thi. 2022. Generation Z job seekers in Vietnam: CSR-based employer attractiveness and job pursuit intention. Asia Pacific Business Review. 1-19. Read more |
2022 | Hajro, Aida, Zilinskaite, Milda, Gibson, Cristina, Baldassari, Paul, Franklin, Kevin, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Brewster, Chris, Brannen, Mary Yoko. 2022. Movement of People across Borders: Transdisciplinary Research to Meet the Challenges in Migration, Business, and Society. Academy of Management Discoveries. (April) Read more |
2021 | Pernkopf, Katharina, Latzke, Markus, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2021. Der Mix macht¿s: (Karriere-)Websites, Arbeitgeberbewertungen und Employer Branding. PERSONALquarterly (früher: Personal: Zeitschrift für Human Ressource Management). (2), 42-47. Read more |
2021 | Pernkopf, Katharina, Latzke, Markus, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2021. Effects of Mixed Signals on Employer Attractiveness: A Mixed-Method Study Based on Signalling and Convention Theory. Human Resource Management Journal. 31 (2), 392-413. Read more |
2021 | Biron, Michal, De Cieri, Helen, Fulmer, Ingrid, Lin, Veronica Cai-Hui, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Nyfoundi, Margarita, Sanders, Karin, Shipton, Helen, Sun, James Jian Min. 2021. Structuring for innovative responses to human resource challenges: A skunk works approach. Human Resource Management Review. 31 (2), 1-16. Read more |
2021 | Biemann, Torsten, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Koch-Bayram, Irmela. 2021. ¿Embedded in Context: How Time and Distance Affect the Convergence of Personnel Selection Practices¿. Human Resource Management Journal. 1-22. Read more |
2021 | Briscoe, Jon P., Ka¿e, Robert, Dries, Nicky, Dysvik, Anders, Unite, Julie A., Adeleye, Ifedapo, Andresen, Maike, Apospori, Eleni, Babalola, Olusegun, Bagdadli, Silvia, Çakmak-Otluoglu, K. Övgü, Casado, Tania, Cerdin, Jean-Luc, Cha, Jong-Seok, Chudzikowski, Katharina, Dello Russo, Silvia, Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra, Fei, Zhangfeng, Gianecchini, Martina, Gubler, Martin, Hall, Douglas T., Imose, Ruth, Ismail, Ida Rosnita, Khapova, Svetlana, Kim, Najung, Lehmann, Philip, Lysova, Evgenia, Madero, Sergio, Mandel, Debbie, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Milikic, Biljana Bogicevic, Mishra, Sushanta, Naito, Chikae, Nikodijevi¿, Ana D., Reichel, Astrid, Saher, Noreen, Saxena, Richa, Schleicher, Nanni, Schramm, Florian, Shen, Yan, Smale, Adam, Supangco, Vivien, Suzanne, Pamela, Taniguchi, Mami, Verbruggen, Marijke, Zikic, Jelena. 2021. ¿Here, There, & Everywhere: Development and Validation of a Cross-Culturally Representative Measure of Subjective Career Success¿. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 1-71. Read more |
2020 | Gubler, Martin, Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra, Andresen, Maike, Mandel, Debbie, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Lehmann, Philip, Schleicher, Nanni Elisabeth, Schramm, Florian. 2020. Are teachers 'same same but different'? - The meaning of career success across occupations. Teacher Development. 23 1-20. Read more |
2020 | Andresen, Maike, Apospori, Eleni, Gunz, Hugh, Suzanne, Pamela Agata, Tangiuchi, Mami, Lysova, Evgenia I., Adeleye, Ifedapo, Babalola, Olusegun, Bagdadli, Silvia, Bakuwa, Rhoda, Bogi¿evi¿ Miliki¿, Biljana, Bosak, Janine, Cha, Jong¿Seok, Briscoe, Jon P., Chudzikowski, Katharina, Cotton, Richard, Dello Russo, Silvia, Dickmann, Michael, Dries, Nicky, Dysvik, Anders, Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra, Fei, Zhangfeng, Ferencikova, Sonia, Gianecchini, Martina, Gubler, Martin, Hackett, Denisa, Hall, Douglas T., Jepsen, Denise, Kadriye Çakmak¿Otluo¿lu, Övgü, Ka¿e, Robert, Khapova, Svetlana, Kim, Najung, Lazarova, Mila, Lehmann, Philip, Madero, Sergio, Mandel, Debbie, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Mishra, Sushanta Kumar, Naito, Chikae, Nikodijevi¿, Ana D., Parry, Emma, Reichel, Astrid, Rozo Posada, Paula Liliana, Saher, Noreen, Saxena, Richa, Schleicher, Nanni, Shen, Yan, Schramm, Florian, Smale, Adam, Unite, Julie, Verbruggen, Marijke, Zikic, Jelena. 2020. Careers in context: An international study of career goals as mesostructure between societies¿ career¿related human potential and proactive career behaviour. Human Resource Management Journal. 30 (3), 365-391. Read more |
2020 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Smale, Adam, Briscoe, Jon, Dickmann, Michael, Parry, Emma. 2020. Laying the Foundations of International Careers Research. Human Resource Management Journal. 30 (3), 327-342. Read more |
2020 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Meyer, Michael. 2020. Zwischen Medizin und Gift. Über dysfunktionale Folgen von Transparenz in Organisationen. zfo - Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation. 89 (3), 152-157. Read more |
2019 | Gooderham, Paul N., Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Brewster, Chris. 2019. A framework for comparative institutional research on HRM. International Journal of Human Resource Management. 30 (1), 5-30. Read more |
2019 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Gooderham, Paul, Brewster, Chris. 2019. Context and HRM: Theory, Evidence, and Proposals. International Studies of Management and Organization. 49 (4), 355-371. Read more |
2019 | Schneidhofer, Thomas, Latzke, Markus, Kattenbach, Ralph, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Schramm, Florian. 2019. Die einzige Veränderung im (Karriere-)Leben ist eine Konstante? PERSONALquarterly (früher: Personal: Zeitschrift für Human Ressource Management). (02), 10-15. Read more |
Chapter in edited volume
2022 | Altman, Yochanan, Koll, Johannes, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Müller-Camen, Michael, Schneebaum, Alyssa. 2022. Contours of Workplace Antisemitism: Initial Thoughts and a Research Agenda. In: Confronting Antisemitism from Perspectives of Philosophy and Social Sciences: An End to Antisemitism! Hrsg. Armin Lange, Kerstin Mayerhofer, Dina Porat, Lawrence H. Schiffman, 125-154. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. Read more |
2022 | Altman, Yochanan, Koll, Johannes, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Müller-Camen, Michael, Schneebaum, Alyssa. 2022. Contours of Workplace Antisemitism: Initial Thoughts and a Research Agenda. In: Confronting Antisemitism from Perspectives of Philosophy and Social Sciences, Hrsg. Armin Lange, Kerstin Mayerhofer, Dina Porat, Lawrence H. Schiffman, 125-154. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. Read more |
2022 | Meyer, Michael, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2022. Selecting a sample. In: The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Design, Hrsg. Uwe Flick, 273-289. London: Sage Publications. Read more |
2022 | Neal, Judi, Altman, Yochanan, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2022. The past, present and future of workplace spirituality. In: Workplace Spirituality. Making a Difference, Hrsg. Altman, Yochanan, Neal, Judi, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, 3-20. Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. Read more |
2021 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Brewster, Chris, Pernkopf, Katharina. 2021. Convergence in Human Resource Management. In: The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Approaches to Human Resource Management, Hrsg. Emma Parry , Michael J. Morley , and Chris Brewster, 367-393. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Read more |
2021 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Rapp, Marco Leander. 2021. HRM in different countries. In: Research Handbook on HRM in the Public Sector, Hrsg. Steijn, B. & Knies, E. 307-322. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. Read more |
2021 | Krebs, Benjamin P., Wach, Bernhard A., Wehner, Marius C., Reichel, Astrid, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Sender, Anna, Staffelbach, Bruno, Ligthart, Paul. 2021. Human Resource Management in the Germanic Context. In: The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Approaches to Human Resource Management, Hrsg. Emma Parry , Michael J. Morley , and Chris Brewster, 177-208. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Read more |
2021 | Gooderham, Paul, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2021. Individual-Level Rewards and Appraisal: The Influence of Context. In: The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Approaches to Human Resource Management, Hrsg. Emma Parry , Michael J. Morley , and Chris Brewster, 503-519. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Read more |
2021 | Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra, Latzke, Markus, Pernkopf, Katharina, Zellhofer, Dominik, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Steyrer, Johannes. 2021. Refugees¿ Career Capital and its Short- and Long-Term Transferability. In: Flucht und Asyl - internationale und österreichische Perspektiven, Hrsg. Sievers, Wiebke; Bauböck, Rainer; Reinprecht, Christoph, 149-163. Wien: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Read more |
2021 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Steinbereithner, Martin, Rapp, Marco Leander, Reiss, Lea Katharina, Zellhofer, Dominik. 2021. Religion and career success. A country-comparative study. In: Reimagining Faith and Management. The Impact of Faith in the Workplace, Hrsg. Pio, E., Kilpatrick, R., Pratt, T. 17-31. London: Routledge. Read more |
2021 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Pernkopf, Katharina, Reiss, Lea Katharina. 2021. Self-initiated expatriates at different life and career stages: The meaning of families and their impact on the expatriation and repatriation experiences of self-initiated expatriates. In: Self-Initiated Expatriates in Context. Recognizin Space, Time, and Context, Hrsg. Maike Andresen, 110-133. New York and London: Routledge. Read more |
2021 | Briscoe, Jon P., Dickmann, Michael, Hall, Douglas T., Parry, Emma, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2021. The 5C group: Developing and sustaining a cross-cultural team. In: Handbook of Research Methods in Careers, Hrsg. Murphy, Wendy; Tosti-Kharas, Jennifer, 55-72. Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA, USA: Elgar. Read more |
2021 | Sender, Anna, Staffelbach, Bruno, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2021. The Profile of the Human Resource Management Direc tor: One Size Fits All? In: The Oxford Handbook of Contextual Approaches to Human Resource Management, Hrsg. Emma Parry , Michael J. Morley , and Chris Brewster, 605-630. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Read more |
2020 | Gunz, Hugh, P., Lazarova, Mila, B., Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2020. Career studies: A continuing journey. In: The Routledge Companion to Career Studies, Hrsg. Gunz, Hugh P., Lazarova, Mila B., Mayrhofer, W. 1-8. Milton Park: Routledge. Read more |
2020 | Schneidhofer, Thomas, Hofbauer, Johanna, Meyer, Michael, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2020. In us we trust? Fields, networks, and the translation of context into organizations ¿ The case of banking careers in Austria. In: Volume in honor of professor Nancy Papalexandris: An anthology of Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior and Special issues in Management, Hrsg. Eleanna Galanaki, Eirini Nikandrou, Leda Panayotopoulou, 487-502. Athens: Editions Benou. Read more |
Paper presented at an academic conference or symposium
2021 | Rapp, Marco Leander, Brewster, Chris, Gooderham, Paul, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2021. Context, institutions, and HRM ¿ the case of non-standard work arrangements. A review and an agenda. VHB Kommission Personalwirtschaft Herbstworkshop, Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 16.09-17.09. Read more |
2021 | Rapp, Marco Leander, Reiss, Lea Katharina, Bosak, Janine, Go¿tautaite, Bernadeta, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2021. Divine occupation? Religious practices and work engagement across different contexts. VHB Kommission Personalwirtschaft Herbstworkshop, Düsseldorf, Deutschland, 16.09-17.09. Read more |
2021 | Hajro, Aida, Kohlenberger, Judith, Maier, Gunther, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Zilinskaite, Milda. 2021. The many faces of migration. A view across disciplines. 60th ERSA Congress, Online, United Kingdom, 24.08-27.08. Read more |
2020 | Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2020. Career aspirations, career trajectories and career success ¿ A cohort comparative panel study. 1st Careers Division Community Conference, Wien, Österreich, 15.02.2020. Read more |
2020 | Reiss, Lea Katharina, Schiffinger, Michael, Rapp, Marco Leander, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2020. Intersectional inequality at all times? A longitudinal two-cohort study of class and gender based income disparities in careers. EGOS Annual Meeting (virtual), Hamburg, Deutschland, 02.07.-04.07. Read more |
2020 | Reiss, Lea Katharina, Schiffinger, Michael, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Rapp, Marco Leander. 2020. Intersectionality Effects of Socioeconomic Origin and Gender on Careers: Looking at Women of Lower Socioeconomic Origins. 1st Careers Division Community Conference, Vienna, Österreich, 14.02.-15.02. Read more |
2020 | Reiss, Lea Katharina, Schiffinger, Michael, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Rapp, Marco Leander. 2020. Social Inequalities in Careers: Effects of Social Class Origin and Gender on Career Success. Academy of Management Annual Meeting (virtual), Vancouver, Kanada, 07.08.-11.08. Read more |
2020 | Lazarova, Mila, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Cotton, Rick, De Vos, Ans, Dimitrova, Mihaela, Dysvik, Anders, Forrier, Anneleen, Gunz, Hugh, Kozhevnikov, Andrew, Louisgrand, Nathalie, Reiss, Lea Katharina, Shaffer, Margaret, Dickmann, Michael, Casado, Tania. 2020. Teaching about Careers in Turbulent Times. 1st Careers Division Community Conference, Vienna, Österreich, 14.2.-15.2. Read more |
2019 | Reiss, Lea Katharina, Schiffinger, Michael, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2019. A counterintuitive twist to intersectionality in careers: interfering effects of socioeconomic origin and gender on income disparities. AKempor Annual Meeting, Hamburg, Deutschland, 26.09. Read more |
2019 | Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Schiffinger, Michael. 2019. Career aspirations and work values in transition: Macro-economic, socialization and life course effects . 37 th International Labour Process Conference 2019, Wien, Österreich, 24.04.-26.04. Read more |
2019 | Heslin, Peter, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang, Schiffinger, Michael, Eggenhofer-Rehart, Petra, Latzke, Markus, Reichel, Astrid, Steyrer, Johannes, Zellhofer, Dominik. 2019. Still Relevant? An Updated Meta-Analysis of Classic Career Success Predictors. 79th Academy of Management Meeting, Boston, MA, Vereinigte Staaten/USA, 09.08.-13.08. Read more |
2019 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2019. Time is of the essence. Conceptualizations of time and career studies. Friday Seminar, Oslo, Norwegen, 11.11. Read more |
2018 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2018. Beyond treehuggers and do-gooders? Steps towards Societally Responsible HRM. Newcastle University Business School Research Seminar, Newcastle, Großbritannien, 27.11. Read more |
2018 | Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2018. Career. A helpful perspective on individual and organizational life. FFoQSI Winter Retreat, Forchtenstein, Österreich, 27.02. Read more |
2018 | Pernkopf, Katharina, Glinsner, Barbara, Mayrhofer, Wolfgang. 2018. Conventions at work: The role of competent actors and form investments in accomplising coordination – A study on the work time reduction of hospital doctors. 34th EGOS Colloquium, Tallinn, Estland, 05.07.-07.07. Read more |