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Professor Ilke Inceoglu

Professor Ilke Inceoglu

Professor in Organisational Behaviour & HR Management, Director of the Exeter Centre for Leadership

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Ilke Inceoglu is Professor of Organisational Behaviour and HR Management at the University of Exeter Business School and Director of the Exeter Centre for Leadership. Previously Ilke was at Surrey Business School, University of Surrey, and SHL, a global psychometric testing and management consultancy company. In her last role at SHL as Managing Scientist R&D she directed the research and product development of the UK R&D Team and was responsible for SHL's personality and motivation assessment tools. Her work also focused on the product development for the assessment of leadership potential and employee engagement to increase employee engagement, retention and performance.

Ilke received her PhD in Organizational Psychology from the Ludwig Maximilans University Munich. She is a Chartered Psychologist, a Chartered Scientist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS). She is also a BPS certified test user for Occupational Testing and an SHL certified trainer for Occupational Testing.

Her research focuses on employee well-being and work behaviour and her recent projects have examined the relationship between leadership and employee well-being and the impact of technology on well-being at work. Her research interests also include the assessment of work motivation, personality and performance and career development and transitions (e.g. work motivation and age). She has published in leading journals such as Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Vocational Behaviour, Organizational Research Methods, International Journal of Management Reviews, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Applied Psychology, European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Human Resource Management and Work, Employment and Society.

Nationality: German

Qualifications

MA (Hons), MPhil, PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS, CSci

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Research interests

  • Leadership and health/well-being
  • Technology and well-being at work 
  • Job design, well-being and work behaviour
  • Digital transformation and impact on employees

Key publications | Publications by category | Publications by year

Publications by category

Journal articles

Inceoglu I, Arnold KA, Leroy H, Lang J, Stephan U (In Press). FROM MICROSCOPIC TO MACROSCOPIC PERSPECTIVES AND BACK THE STUDY OF LEADERSHIP AND HEALTH/WELL-BEING. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Inceoglu I (In Press). How abduction can help produce timelier technology research. Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Wood S, Michaelides G, Inceoglu I, Niven K, Kelleher A, Hurren E, Daniels K (2022). Satisfaction with one's job and working at home in the COVID‐19 pandemic: a two‐wave study. Applied Psychology DOI.
Sparr JL, Wihler A, Ellen BP, Inceoglu I, Li Z, Rieg J (2022). Uncovering the Social and Emotional Aspects of Leadership and Followership. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1). DOI.
Wood SJ, Michaelides G, Inceoglu I, Hurren ET, Daniels K, Niven K (2021). Homeworking, Well-Being and the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Diary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7575-7575. Abstract. DOI.
Lee A, Inceoglu I, Hauser O, Greene M (2020). Determining Causal Relationships in Leadership Research Using Machine Learning: the Powerful Synergy of Experiments and Data Science. The Leadership Quarterly, NA, NA-NA. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Selenko E, McDowall A, Schlachter S (2018). (How) do Work Placements Work? Scrutinizing the Quantitative Evidence for a Theory-Driven Future Research Agenda. Journal of Vocational Behavior DOI.
Inceoglu I, Thomas G, Chu C, Plans D, Gerbasi A (2018). Leadership behavior and employee well-being: an integrated review and a future research agenda. Leadership Quarterly DOI.
Ryan AM, Reeder MC, Golubovich J, Grand J, Inceoglu I, Bartram D, Derous E, Nikolaou I, Yao X (2017). Culture and Testing Practices: is the World Flat?. Applied Psychology, 66(3), 434-467. Abstract. DOI.
Brown A, Inceoglu I, Lin Y (2017). Preventing Rater Biases in 360-Degree Feedback by Forcing Choice. Organizational Research Methods, 20(1), 121-148. Abstract. DOI.
Cropley M, Plans D, Morelli D, Sütterlin S, Inceoglu I, Thomas G, Chu C (2017). The Association between Work-Related Rumination and Heart Rate Variability: a Field Study. Front Hum Neurosci, 11 Abstract.  Author URL. DOI.
Schlachter S, Mcdowall A, Cropley M, Inceoglu I (2017). Voluntary Work-related Technology Use during Non-work Time: a Narrative Synthesis of Empirical Research and Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews Abstract. DOI.
Warr P, Inceoglu I (2017). Work Orientations, Well-Being and Job Content of Self-Employed and Employed Professionals. Work, Employment and Society, 32(2), 292-311. Abstract. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Selenko E, McDowall A, Schlachter S (2016). (How) Do Work Placements Work? Scrutinizing the Quantitative Evidence with a Systematic Review. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016(1). DOI.
Joubert T, Inceoglu I, Bartram D, Dowdeswell K, Lin Y (2015). A comparison of the psychometric properties of the forced choice and likert scale versions of a personality instrument. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 23(1), 92-97. Abstract. DOI.
Warr P, Inceoglu I (2015). Job features, job values, and affective strength. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24(1), 101-112. Abstract. DOI.
Warr P, Bindl UK, Parker SK, Inceoglu I (2014). Four-quadrant investigation of job-related affects and behaviours. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 23(3), 342-363. Abstract. DOI.
He J, Bartram D, Inceoglu I, van de Vijver FJR (2014). Response Styles and Personality Traits: a Multilevel Analysis. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45(7), 1028-1045. Abstract. DOI.
Bywater J, Affourtit M, Inceoglu I (2013). Moving a monolith: Cultural change and the Chinese work personality. , 5(1), 9-12. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Segers J, Bartram D (2012). Age-related differences in work motivation. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 85(2), 300-329. Abstract. DOI.
Segers J, Inceoglu I (2012). Exploring supportive and developmental career management through business strategies and coaching. Human Resource Management, 51(1), 99-120. Abstract. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Bartram D (2012). Global Leadership: the Myth of Multicultural Competency. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 5(2), 216-218. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Bartram D (2012). Global Leadership: the Myth of Multicultural Competency. INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY-PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 5(2), 216-218. Author URL.
Warr P, Inceoglu I (2012). Job engagement, job satisfaction, and contrasting associations with person-job fit. J Occup Health Psychol, 17(2), 129-138. Abstract.  Author URL. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Warr P (2011). Personality and job engagement. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 10(4), 177-181. Abstract. DOI.
Segers J, Vloeberghs D, Henderickx E, Inceoglu I (2011). Structuring and Understanding the Coaching Industry: the Coaching Cube. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(2), 204-221. DOI.
Segers J, Vloeberghs D, Henderickx E, Inceoglu I (2011). Structuring and understanding the coaching industry: the coaching cube. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(2), 204-221. Abstract. DOI.
Segers J, Inceoglu I, Vloeberghs D, Bartram D, Henderickx E (2010). Erratum to "Protean and boundaryless careers: a study on potential motivators" [Journal of Vocational Behavior 37 (2) (2008) 212-230]. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77(1), 154-155. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Segers J, Bartram D, Vloeberghs D (2009). Age differences in work motivation in a sample from five northern European countries. Zeitschrift fur Personalpsychologie, 8(2), 59-70. Abstract. DOI.
Segers J, Inceoglu I, Vloeberghs D, Bartram D, Henderickx E (2008). Protean and boundaryless careers: a study on potential motivators. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73(2), 212-230. Abstract. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Bartram D (2007). The validity of personality questionnaires: the importance of the criterion measure. Zeitschrift fur Personalpsychologie, 6(4), 160-173. Abstract. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Franzen U, Backmund H, Gerlinghoff M (2000). Personality disorders in patients in a day-treatment programme for eating disorders. European Eating Disorders Review, 8(1), 67-72. Abstract. DOI.

Chapters

Hartlaub D, Inceoglu I, Hernandez Bark AS, Kark R (2023). Is it Stressful at the Top?. In  (Ed) Organizational Stress and Well-Being, 93-122. DOI.
Roe RA, Inceoglu I (2016). Measuring States and Traits in Motivation and Emotion. In  (Ed) The ITC International Handbook of Testing and Assessment, 63-88. DOI.
Ryan AM, Inceoglu I, Bartram D, Golubovich J, Grand J, Reeder M, Derous E, Nikolaou I, Yao X (2015). Trends in testing: Highlights of a global survey. In  (Ed) Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Assessment: Contemporary Issues for Theory and Practice, 136-153.
Segers J, Inceoglu I, Finkelstein L (2014). The age cube of work. In  (Ed) Generational Diversity at Work: New Research Perspectives, 11-36. DOI.
Fleck S, Inceoglu I (2010). A comprehensive framework for understanding and predicting engagement. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement: Perspectives, Issues, Research and Practice, 31-42.
Fleck S, Inceoglu I (2010). Chapter 3: a Comprehensive Framework for Understanding and Predicting Engagement. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Fleck S (2010). Chapter 6: Engagement as a Motivational Construct. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Fleck S (2010). Engagement as a motivational construct. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement: Perspectives, Issues, Research and Practice, 74-86.

Conferences

Inceoglu I, Thomas G, Chu C, Plans D, Gerbasi A (2018). Leadership behavior and employee well-being: an integrated review. the Institute of Work Psychology International Conference. 19th - 22nd Jun 2018.
Inceoglu I, Segers J, Bartram D, Vloeberghs D (2008). Age differences in work motivation.  Author URL.
Inceoglu I, Gasteiger RM, Anderson N, Bartram D, Port R, Zibarras L, Woods S (2008). Are conscientious individuals less innovative? on the interplay of personality and innovation potential.  Author URL.
Inceoglu I, Warr P, Bartram D (2008). Personality and work values.  Author URL.

Publications by year

In Press

Inceoglu I, Arnold KA, Leroy H, Lang J, Stephan U (In Press). FROM MICROSCOPIC TO MACROSCOPIC PERSPECTIVES AND BACK THE STUDY OF LEADERSHIP AND HEALTH/WELL-BEING. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology
Inceoglu I (In Press). How abduction can help produce timelier technology research. Industrial and Organizational Psychology

2023

Hartlaub D, Inceoglu I, Hernandez Bark AS, Kark R (2023). Is it Stressful at the Top?. In  (Ed) Organizational Stress and Well-Being, 93-122. DOI.

2022

Wood S, Michaelides G, Inceoglu I, Niven K, Kelleher A, Hurren E, Daniels K (2022). Satisfaction with one's job and working at home in the COVID‐19 pandemic: a two‐wave study. Applied Psychology DOI.
Sparr JL, Wihler A, Ellen BP, Inceoglu I, Li Z, Rieg J (2022). Uncovering the Social and Emotional Aspects of Leadership and Followership. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1). DOI.

2021

Wood SJ, Michaelides G, Inceoglu I, Hurren ET, Daniels K, Niven K (2021). Homeworking, Well-Being and the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Diary Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(14), 7575-7575. Abstract. DOI.

2020

Lee A, Inceoglu I, Hauser O, Greene M (2020). Determining Causal Relationships in Leadership Research Using Machine Learning: the Powerful Synergy of Experiments and Data Science. The Leadership Quarterly, NA, NA-NA. DOI.

2018

Inceoglu I, Selenko E, McDowall A, Schlachter S (2018). (How) do Work Placements Work? Scrutinizing the Quantitative Evidence for a Theory-Driven Future Research Agenda. Journal of Vocational Behavior DOI.
Inceoglu I, Thomas G, Chu C, Plans D, Gerbasi A (2018). Leadership behavior and employee well-being: an integrated review. the Institute of Work Psychology International Conference. 19th - 22nd Jun 2018.
Inceoglu I, Thomas G, Chu C, Plans D, Gerbasi A (2018). Leadership behavior and employee well-being: an integrated review and a future research agenda. Leadership Quarterly DOI.

2017

Ryan AM, Reeder MC, Golubovich J, Grand J, Inceoglu I, Bartram D, Derous E, Nikolaou I, Yao X (2017). Culture and Testing Practices: is the World Flat?. Applied Psychology, 66(3), 434-467. Abstract. DOI.
Brown A, Inceoglu I, Lin Y (2017). Preventing Rater Biases in 360-Degree Feedback by Forcing Choice. Organizational Research Methods, 20(1), 121-148. Abstract. DOI.
Cropley M, Plans D, Morelli D, Sütterlin S, Inceoglu I, Thomas G, Chu C (2017). The Association between Work-Related Rumination and Heart Rate Variability: a Field Study. Front Hum Neurosci, 11 Abstract.  Author URL. DOI.
Schlachter S, Mcdowall A, Cropley M, Inceoglu I (2017). Voluntary Work-related Technology Use during Non-work Time: a Narrative Synthesis of Empirical Research and Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews Abstract. DOI.
Warr P, Inceoglu I (2017). Work Orientations, Well-Being and Job Content of Self-Employed and Employed Professionals. Work, Employment and Society, 32(2), 292-311. Abstract. DOI.

2016

Inceoglu I, Selenko E, McDowall A, Schlachter S (2016). (How) Do Work Placements Work? Scrutinizing the Quantitative Evidence with a Systematic Review. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2016(1). DOI.
Roe RA, Inceoglu I (2016). Measuring States and Traits in Motivation and Emotion. In  (Ed) The ITC International Handbook of Testing and Assessment, 63-88. DOI.

2015

Joubert T, Inceoglu I, Bartram D, Dowdeswell K, Lin Y (2015). A comparison of the psychometric properties of the forced choice and likert scale versions of a personality instrument. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 23(1), 92-97. Abstract. DOI.
Warr P, Inceoglu I (2015). Job features, job values, and affective strength. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 24(1), 101-112. Abstract. DOI.
Ryan AM, Inceoglu I, Bartram D, Golubovich J, Grand J, Reeder M, Derous E, Nikolaou I, Yao X (2015). Trends in testing: Highlights of a global survey. In  (Ed) Employee Recruitment, Selection, and Assessment: Contemporary Issues for Theory and Practice, 136-153.

2014

Warr P, Bindl UK, Parker SK, Inceoglu I (2014). Four-quadrant investigation of job-related affects and behaviours. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 23(3), 342-363. Abstract. DOI.
He J, Bartram D, Inceoglu I, van de Vijver FJR (2014). Response Styles and Personality Traits: a Multilevel Analysis. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 45(7), 1028-1045. Abstract. DOI.
Segers J, Inceoglu I, Finkelstein L (2014). The age cube of work. In  (Ed) Generational Diversity at Work: New Research Perspectives, 11-36. DOI.

2013

Bywater J, Affourtit M, Inceoglu I (2013). Moving a monolith: Cultural change and the Chinese work personality. , 5(1), 9-12. DOI.

2012

Inceoglu I, Segers J, Bartram D (2012). Age-related differences in work motivation. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 85(2), 300-329. Abstract. DOI.
Segers J, Inceoglu I (2012). Exploring supportive and developmental career management through business strategies and coaching. Human Resource Management, 51(1), 99-120. Abstract. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Bartram D (2012). Global Leadership: the Myth of Multicultural Competency. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 5(2), 216-218. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Bartram D (2012). Global Leadership: the Myth of Multicultural Competency. INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY-PERSPECTIVES ON SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 5(2), 216-218. Author URL.
Warr P, Inceoglu I (2012). Job engagement, job satisfaction, and contrasting associations with person-job fit. J Occup Health Psychol, 17(2), 129-138. Abstract.  Author URL. DOI.

2011

Inceoglu I, Warr P (2011). Personality and job engagement. Journal of Personnel Psychology, 10(4), 177-181. Abstract. DOI.
Segers J, Vloeberghs D, Henderickx E, Inceoglu I (2011). Structuring and Understanding the Coaching Industry: the Coaching Cube. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(2), 204-221. DOI.
Segers J, Vloeberghs D, Henderickx E, Inceoglu I (2011). Structuring and understanding the coaching industry: the coaching cube. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(2), 204-221. Abstract. DOI.

2010

Fleck S, Inceoglu I (2010). A comprehensive framework for understanding and predicting engagement. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement: Perspectives, Issues, Research and Practice, 31-42.
Fleck S, Inceoglu I (2010). Chapter 3: a Comprehensive Framework for Understanding and Predicting Engagement. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Fleck S (2010). Chapter 6: Engagement as a Motivational Construct. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement. DOI.
Inceoglu I, Fleck S (2010). Engagement as a motivational construct. In  (Ed) Handbook of Employee Engagement: Perspectives, Issues, Research and Practice, 74-86.
Segers J, Inceoglu I, Vloeberghs D, Bartram D, Henderickx E (2010). Erratum to "Protean and boundaryless careers: a study on potential motivators" [Journal of Vocational Behavior 37 (2) (2008) 212-230]. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77(1), 154-155. DOI.

2009

Inceoglu I, Segers J, Bartram D, Vloeberghs D (2009). Age differences in work motivation in a sample from five northern European countries. Zeitschrift fur Personalpsychologie, 8(2), 59-70. Abstract. DOI.

2008

Inceoglu I, Segers J, Bartram D, Vloeberghs D (2008). Age differences in work motivation.  Author URL.
Inceoglu I, Gasteiger RM, Anderson N, Bartram D, Port R, Zibarras L, Woods S (2008). Are conscientious individuals less innovative? on the interplay of personality and innovation potential.  Author URL.
Inceoglu I, Warr P, Bartram D (2008). Personality and work values.  Author URL.
Segers J, Inceoglu I, Vloeberghs D, Bartram D, Henderickx E (2008). Protean and boundaryless careers: a study on potential motivators. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73(2), 212-230. Abstract. DOI.

2007

Inceoglu I, Bartram D (2007). The validity of personality questionnaires: the importance of the criterion measure. Zeitschrift fur Personalpsychologie, 6(4), 160-173. Abstract. DOI.

2000

Inceoglu I, Franzen U, Backmund H, Gerlinghoff M (2000). Personality disorders in patients in a day-treatment programme for eating disorders. European Eating Disorders Review, 8(1), 67-72. Abstract. DOI.

External positions

  • Associate Editor: Organizational Psychology Review, Journal of Personnel Psychology
  • Editorial Board Member: Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Journal of Management Studies
  • External Examiner for the MSc Organisational Behaviour and MSc Work Psychology & Business, Aston Business School (2017-2021)

My teaching emphasises evidence-based learning and management, connecting rigorous science with practice. My teaching has focused on, for example, how to conduct fair and effective recruitment and selection processes in organisations and how to engage employees so that they can perform to the best of their potential and enjoy their work. 

Modules

2022/23