Mauren Wolff, M.Sc.

Student Consultation Hours

Currently, online consultations are available by appointment only.

Research interests

• Privacy (at work)
• Electronic performance monitoring at work
• Influences of the social context (at work)

Education

• Since 03/23 Member of the WAVE (Workplaces and Virtual Environments) Lab of Prof. Dr. Tara Behrend
• Since 2020: Doctoral Candidate at the Chair of Work and Organizational Psychology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
• 2020: Master of Science, Psychology (specialization: social interaction), Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
• 2018: Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
• 2017: Visiting ERASMUS student at Ulster University, Coleraine, UK

Professional Positions

• 10/23-12/23: Visiting Research Scholar at Michigan State University, School of Human Resources and Labor Relations, USA
• Since 03/23 Member of the WAVE (Workplaces and Virtual Environments) Lab of Prof. Dr. Tara Behrend
• Since 11/20 Research Associate in the German Research Council (DFG) Project “Digital Control in Employment Relationships“, Erlangen, Germany
• 04/20- 09/20 Scientific tutor, Department of Social Psychology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
• 10/19-03/20 Scientific Tutor, Department of Economic Psychology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
• 07/18 Co-trainer at the PLUSGreenCampus summer school “psychological aspects of sustainability”, Paris-Lodron-University Salzburg, Mittersill, Austria (cooperation partner: Blizzard Sports GmbH)
• 03/18-09/18 Internship at Lufthansa AG, cabin crews department, project: “fly greener”, Munich, Germany
• 09/15-02/17 Scientific Tutor, Department of Social Psychology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
• 03/15-02/17 Internship at the Department of Social Psychology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
• 04/14-10/14 Student Research Assistant, Chair of Cognitive and Engineering Psychology, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany

Scientific Contributions

• Wolff, M. S., Ravid, D. M., & Behrend, T. S. (2024). Guidelines for the use of electronic performance monitoring. Organizational Dynamics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2023.101026
• Tomczak, D. L., Wolff, M. S., Cairoli, C., & Behrend, T. S. (2024,  April 17-20). Cultural values predict electronic performance monitoring acceptance. [Poster Presentation]. Thiry-ninth annual Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology conference, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
• Wolff, M. S., & Niessen, C. (2023). Everything under control? The impact of electronic monitoring type and social norms on privacy and reactance. Journal of Personnel Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000338
• Niessen, C., Wolff, M. S., Abraham, M., Schnabel, C., & Wieser, L. (2023, May 24-27). Can you get used to electronic performance monitoring at work? A longitudinal study [Paper presentation]. Twenty-first annual congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Katowice, Poland.
• Wolff, M., S., Niessen, C., Abraham, M., Wieser, L., & Schnabel, C. (2022, September 10 – 15). Und wie sehen das die anderen? – Der Einfluss des sozialen Kontexts auf negative Reaktionen bei digitaler Überwachung am Arbeitsplatz [And how do the others see it? – The influence of social context on negative reactions to electronic performance monitoring at work]. [Paper presentation]. Fifty-second congress of the German Psychological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie, DGPs), Hildesheim, Germany. https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/dgps2022/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/52._DGPs-Kongress_2022_Programm_Stand20220827.pdf
• Wolff, M., S., & Niessen, C. (2022, March 6-8). Was sagen denn die Anderen dazu? – Die Effekte des sozialen Kontexts auf die Verletzung der Privatheit und Freiheit unter digitaler Kontrolle am Arbeitsplatz [What do others say about that? – The effects of social context on threat of privacy and freedom under electronic monitoring at work]. [Paper Presentation]. Privacy 2.0 – Interdisciplinary perspectives on privacy in the digital age – Scientific conference of the doctoral students of the Hans Böckler Foundation, Dresden, Germany.v_2022_04_06_programm_e.pdf (boeckler.de)
• Wolff, M., S., & Niessen, C. (2022, February). My colleagues accept it – that’s reason enough: Privacy threat, reactance, and compliance towards electronic monitoring at work? [Paper presentation; Nominated for “Best Oral Paper-Science” Award]. Twentieth annual congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Glasgow, UK. http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1625/awards_announcement_eawop_2022_legacy.pdf?1642241540