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Hybrid Teamwork has emerged as an omnibus term for teams with members who switch between remote and on-site work and has become a critical aspect of modern work environments. But what exactly characterizes hybrid teamwork and how is it different to what we already know? Find out more by checking out the publication (open access) here

New publication in the „Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication“ by Vanessa Begemann, Lisa Handke and Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock Informal interactions are vital in daily workplace communication, shaping performance, well-being, and collaboration in organizations. In light of the ongoing trend of remote and hybrid work, supporting remote informal communication (RIC) is crucial. Adopting a socio-technical systems perspective, the authors employed semi-structured interviews to identify enabling and constraining factors related to RIC and discuss their results in terms of their practical implications for effectively facilitating RIC in organizations.

New publication in 'Information and Learning Science' by Frederike Henning, Jenny S. Wesche, Lisa Handke and Rudolf Kerschreiter. The COVID-19 pandemic created a strong impetus for the deployment of virtual mentoring programs (VMPs). In a qualitative study with 200 participants, the authors explored potential mentors’ and mentees’ motivation to participate in a virtual mentoring program, even in post-pandemic times. The article concludes with practical recommendations for the effective design of virtual mentoring programs.

On 05 July 2024 at 1 pm, Lisa Handke will give a virtual talk of 30 minutes on the topic of 'Understanding and improving problems in virtual meetings' as part of the NUEDIGITAL Festival. In her presentation, she will take a closer look at virtual meetings. She will provide scientific explanations of typical challenges and possible solutions.

Prof. Dr Lisa Handke is delighted to receive the Schoeller Fellowship and thanks the Schoeller Research Centre for Business and Society for funding her research project on behaviour-based feedback in virtual meetings. At the award ceremony on 13 June, Lisa Handke received the award for her research project, which focuses on improving virtual meetings. The aim of the project is to develop a feedback intervention, based on the recording of meeting behaviour and its direct feedback to participants.

In her publication (together with Prof. Patricia Costa, ISCTE-IUL Lisbon and Prof. Jennifer Feitosa, Claremont McKenna College), Lisa Handke demonstrates the validity and reliability of the Team Perceived Virtuality Scale in 5 studies with a total of more than 2,000 teams. The aim of the scale is to measure virtual collaboration beyond structural factors (such as geographical distance and the use of specific communication technologies).

Prof Dr Lisa Handke, junior professor of business psychology at FAU WiSo, introduces herself. She specialises in team solidarity despite physical distance. In the interview, she talks about her research, her favorite place at the FAU and what she does when she's not on the road as a professor.