Heiko Breitsohl is co-guest-editor of a recently published special issue on attendance behavior in the workplace during illness

The latest special issue of the renowned European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology was guest-edited by Heiko Breitsohl together with Sascha Ruhle (Tilburg University, NL), Carolin Dietz (Chemnitz University of Technology, DE), Luis Martinez (Universidade Nova de Lisboa, PT), and Mariella Miraglia (University of Liverpool, UK). It brings together four empirical studies that focus on topics such as leadership, AI, and social capital in the debate on sickness and attendance behavior. Read more →

25th International Marketing Trends Conference (IMTC) in Berlin

25th International Marketing Trends Conference (IMTC) in Berlin

The 25th International Marketing Trends Conference took place at ESCP Business School Berlin from January 16 to 17, 2026. This year’s conference, marking the 25th-anniversary, was held under the theme “Marketing and Chaos: Restoring Clarity, Trust, and Meaning in Turbulent Times.” The Research Group Marketing and International Management at the newly founded Department of Management was represented by Sonja Bidmon.

Moving on…

Christian Zwatz, researcher in the joint FWF-DFG Weave Project „GLASS – Global Augmented State Space Error Correction Model“ by Martin Wagner (EAOR/QED) und Dietmar Bauer (University of Bielefeld), successfully completed his PhD studies in December with his dissertation entitled “Topics On Autocorrelation Robust Testing and Spatial Models”. Congratulations!

Christian is starting as postdoc assistant at the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at the University of Vienna at the beginning of March. Christian’s move to the University of Vienna opens up exciting new paths for cooperation on current and maybe also new research topics.

Theresa Tschauko Visiting the University of Amsterdam, Nederland

As part of the Young Scientist Mentoring Programme at the Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Theresa Tschauko is currently undertaking a research stay at the University of Amsterdam. She is hosted by the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences within the Programme Group Work and Organizational Psychology.