Dr. Denise Vesper

Vesper, D., & König, C. J. (in press). Understanding the individual-level consequences of strikes: A systematic review and future research directions. Journal of Management, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063261466952

Kares, F., Vesper, D., Schäpers, P., & König, C. J. (in press). Seeing what you believe: Effects of political congruence bias and methodological quality on psychology students' evaluations of scientific credibility. European Journal of Psychology Open, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1024/2673-8627/a000110 (PDF)

Vesper, D., Schäpers, P., & König, C. J. (in press). Discrimination is not OK, but…: When is discrimination based on political orientation considered justified? Journal of Personnel Psychology, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000392 (PDF) 

Vesper, D., & Zacher, H. (in press). Uncertain jobs, certain votes? Examining the relations of job insecurity, union attitudes and political behavior. Journal of Social and Political Psychology.

Vesper, D., Mönke, F., Regh, T. S. D., Schäpers, P., & König, C. J. (in press). Evaluating political bias in recruitment: Effects of extreme vs. moderate affiliations. Journal of Business and Psychology, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-025-10096-7 (PDF) - Auszeichnung “Editor Commendation”

König, C. J., Husain, Z., Vesper, D., & Bajwa, N. ul H. (2026). Using system justification theory to explain the support of migrant sponsorship in Gulf countries (kafala). Journal of International Migration and Integration, 27(2), 1061-1085. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-025-01333-2 (PDF)

Vesper, D. (2026). A European perspective on I-O psychology and organized labor. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 19(2), 147-149. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2026.10073 

Vesper, D., König, C. J., & Klimek, J. (2026). Impact of system justification on protest support: Insights from two experimental studies. Current Psychology, 45(4), Article 441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09109-2 (PDF)

Vesper, D., König, C. J., Nichter, T., & Sandmann, K. (2026). Differences in hireability ratings based on political orientation, gender, and ethnicity. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 34(1), Article e70049. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsa.70049 (PDF)

Vesper, D., Selenko, E., Bernhard-Oettel, C., De Witte, H., Fasbender, U., Hüffmeier, J., Hughes, I. M., Klug, K., König, C. J., Mönke, F. W., Shoss, M. K., & Van Hootegem, A. (2026). Open questions in the work-politics nexus: What work and organizational psychology can offer. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1026/0932-4089/a000472 (PDF) 

Zacher, H., Vesper, D., & Rudolph, C. W. (2026). Person-group political orientation fit: Relations with workplace friendships, job satisfaction, organizational identification, and turnover intentions. Collabra: Psychology, 12(1), Article 155694. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.155694 (PDF)

Vesper, D., Zickar, M. J., O’Brien, L., O’Neill, R., Dollard, M. F., Flynn, K., Fletcher, K. A., Stephenson, K., Ahr, T., Jost, A., Somerville, K., & Barling, J. (2025). Occupational health and labor unions. Occupational Health Science, 9(3), 835-864. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-025-00233-2 (PDF)

Vesper, D., & König, C. J. (2025). Measurement equivalence of the English, German, and French versions of the Strike Attitude and Behavioral Reactions Scale (SABeRS). European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 41(4), 291–299. https://doi.org/10.1027/1015-5759/a000807 (PDF)

Vesper, D., König, C. J., & Bajwa, N. ul H. (2025). How to become a knowledge entrepreneur: Development and validation of training. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 15(7), 186-198. https://doi.org/10.1108/heswbl-09-2024-0283 (PDF)

Vesper, D., Grzymala-Moszczynska, J., König, C. J., Martínez-Iñigo, D., Sverke, M., & Zickar, M. J. (2024). One opportunity of antiwork: Bringing unions (back) to the I-O table. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 17(1), 70–74. https://doi.org/10.1017/iop.2023.80

Vesper, D., König, C. J., & Pöschel, L. (2024). Justice sensitivity’s impact on strike outcomes in Germany and France. European Review of Applied Psychology, 74(5), Article 101008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erap.2024.101008

Vesper, D., & König, C. J. (2023). Differences in strike attitudes and behavioral reactions among British, German, and French samples. Workers of the World, 1(11), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8384487

Vesper, D., & König, C. J. (2022). Ever thought about strikes? Development of a scale to assess attitudes to strikes. Journal of Business and Psychology, 37(6), 1275-1298. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10869-022-09801-7

Vesper, D., König, C. J., Siegel, R. & Friese, M. (2022). Is use of the General System Justification Scale across countries justified? Testing its measurement equivalence. British Journal of Social Psychology, 61(3), 1032-1049. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12520 (PDF)

Müller, R., Müller-Polyzou, R., Hörauf, L., Bashir, A., Karkowski, M., Vesper, D., & Gärtner, S. (2018). Intuitive Bedienung laserbasierter Montageassistenz. ZWF Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb, 113(6), 363-368. https://doi.org/10.3139/104.111922

Vesper, D. & König, C. J. (2023). Do French and German cross-border workers differ in their strike attitudes and willingness to strike? In F. Clement, R. Belkacem, I. Pigeron-Piroth, & C. Wille (Eds.), Le travail frontalier en Europe: Réalités et défis (pp. 161-172). Larcier.