Professor Andreas Wihler

About me:

After graduating in psychology, he completed his dissertation at the University of Bonn with focus on Industrial- and Organizational Psychology. During that time he was also guest researcher at the Judge Business School in Cambridge, UK. Before joining the University of Exeter, he was Assistant Professor of Organizational Behaviour at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Andreas’ research falls at the intersection of organizational politics, leadership, and individual differences. Thus, his research focuses on perceptions and consequences of both positive and negative leader behaviours as well as employee proactivity. He is also interested in the effects of personality and motivation on job performance and career success. Andreas works in international research collaborations with various organizations around the globe.

Andreas has received funding for his research from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the DFG (German Research Foundation). Furthermore, he got awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for a 12-month project on the role of personal assistants in leadership interactions.

His research has been published in journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behaviour, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, and Leadership Quarterly.