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Panel discussion at Sparkasse Bremen

Panel discussion of Sparkasse Bremen on network organizations

Upon invitation of Sparkasse Bremen, Dr. Julian Decius, head of Organizational Psychology, participated in a panel discussion on "Sparkasse as a Network Organization" as part of the "Umdenkwerkstatt" on topics of "New Work" and "New Learning" on May 03, 2022. Together with Pranjal Kothari (Board…


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Article published on informal learning in higher education

Informal learning takes place not only in the workplace, but in all areas of life – even in environments that are rather formally structured. Little has been known, however, about informal learning among students at universities, outside of traditional courses. The article by Dr. Julian Decius,…


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Research stay at Maastricht University

In March/April 2022, Dr. Julian Decius spent six weeks as a visiting scholar at Maastricht University (School of Business and Economics). The research stay took place at the invitation of Prof. Dr. Simon Beausaert. The main goals of the stay were to plan future research collaborations, to sit in on…


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Practice transfer: Article on informal learning in the ABWF Bulletin

The German ?Arbeitsgemeinschaft betriebliche Weiterbildungsforschung“ (ABWF) regularly publishes the ABWF Bulletin. For the current issue, Dr. Julian Decius has summarized the first two scientific articles of his PhD thesis on the measurement and promotion of informal workplace learning among…


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Receipt of the Award for Outstanding Dissertations of Paderborn University

As part of the anniversary event "50 Years Paderborn University" on March 13, 2022, Dr. Julian Decius was honored with the award for excellent dissertations of Paderborn University. The award was presented during the ceremony by Prof. Dr. Johannes Bl?mer, Vice President for Research and Young…


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Second BDP talk on "New Learning"

At invitation of the Aachen-Cologne Regional Group of Business Psychology of the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP), Dr. Julian Decius gave another talk on the topic "New Learning in the Company" on March 11, 2022. This was a continuation of the lecture from last November. In the…


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New publication: Leadership and learning in the workplace

Leadership research and organizational learning research seem to be still poorly linked. In order to contribute to this intersection, Dr. Julian Decius, together with a research team around Dr. Muhammed Qamar Zia from the University of Karachi (Pakistan), investigated the question of what role…


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A new model for New Learning

“New Work requires New Learning” – this claim appears repeatedly in academia and practice. But what exactly is New Learning? Until now, there has been no conceptual framework for the prerequisites and processes associated with New Learning. Together with Prof. Dr. Timo Kortsch, Dr. Hilko Paulsen and…


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Publication on success conditions for technology transfer

It is often a challenge to transfer new technological achievements from research into practice. Dr. Frederic Hilkenmeier, Christian Fechtelpeter and Dr. Julian Decius have empirically investigated how technology transfer can succeed, using data from the leading-edge cluster it's OWL. For this…


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BDP talk on "New Learning"

At invitation of the Aachen-Cologne Regional Group of Business Psychology of the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP), Dr. Julian Decius gave a talk on "New Learning in the Company – What is really 'new' about it?" on November 12, 2021. The virtual keynote covered the development…


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Learning processes over time

This topic focuses on how (informal) learning behavior in organizations changes over days, weeks, and months. Moreover, we analyze the dynamics of work-related learning and how learning trajectories differ between employees.

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Designing work contexts

The goal of this thematic focus is to examine conducive conditions for work-related learning, employability, and organizational development, both by managers (e.g., shaping learning culture) and by employees (e.g., job crafting).

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New Work requires New Learning

This topic is dedicated to the question of how employees in dynamic work environments can be empowered to learn "what they really, really want" in a self-directed way. The "Learning Opportunities Perception Potential", which helps employees to grasp learning opportunities, is considered crucial here.