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“Collaborating with similar minds may be easy, but won’t produce radical innovations.”
Research profile
Sonja Rispens is an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Her areas of expertise include organizational culture and behavior, leadership, social and organizational psychology, leadership and teamwork. Sonja’s research aims to bridge the dynamic gap between work-related conflict and optimal collaboration within as well as between organizations. Her experience in conflict management, conflict resolution, and teamwork research forms the foundation of investigating the antecedents and consequences of collaborative processes to build positive, sustainable organizations.
Under the header ‘Collaborative Capital’, Sonja is currently studying the changing nature of collaboration due to technological developments on the one hand and complex societal challenges on the other hand. She aims to develop and evaluate interventions that enable organizations, teams, and employees to effectively deal with the challenges of the future world of work.
Academic background
Sonja Rispens studied Sociology at Groningen University and obtained her PhD in Social and Organizational Psychology from Leiden University with a thesis on interdependencies within workgroups. Before joining TU/e, Sonja worked at Leiden University and the University of Twente.
Sonja is a respected author within the academic community and she publishes both in organizational psychology and management journals. Her work has received several awards and she is a member of the editorial board of Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, & Practice, International Journal of Conflict Management, and Negotiation and Conflict Management Research. In the past, Sonja has acted as an associate editor for Negotiation and Conflict Management Research and she acted as the Program Chair of the International Conflict Management Association’s yearly conference. She has given numerous presentations at various conferences and events.
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Research Output
Daily conflict and employee well-being: the moderating role of conflict detachment
Rispens, S., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Embracing diversity and inclusion in STEM universities: How workforce diversity and inclusion influence the effects of workplace demands on individual well-being and extra-role behavior
Behnke, J., Rispens, S. & Demerouti, E., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
How an inclusive age climate at work relates to well-being and performance: the mediating role of strengths’ use behavio
Peeters, M. C. W., Rispens, S. & Van der Heijden, B., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
How robots are changing work re-design
Berkers, H. A., Rispens, S. & Le Blanc, P. M., 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
How workforce diversity and inclusion influence the effects of workplace demands on individual outcomes
Behnke, J., Rispens, S. & Demerouti, E., 31 May 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Prizes
IACM Outstanding Published Article Award
Sonja Rispens (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Negotiation and Conflict Management Research Article of the Year Award
S. Rispens (Recipient) & E. Demerouti (Recipient), 11 Jul 2017
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2008
Sonja Rispens (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2014.
Sonja Rispens (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
WAOP (Dutch Association of Organizational Psychologists) Best Paper Award
Sonja Rispens (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
Activities
The consequences of conflict asymmetry for cooperation in teams and individual work attitudes.
Sonja Rispens (Speaker)Jun 2015
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk › Scientific
Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, & Practice (Journal)
Sonja Rispens (Editorial board member)2015 → 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
26th International Association of Conflict Mangement Conference
Sonja Rispens (Organiser)2013
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Conference › Scientific
Invited lecture seminar at Department of Social Psychology, Tilburg University
Sonja Rispens (Speaker)25 May 2012
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
Negotiation and Conflict Management Research (Journal)
Sonja Rispens (Editorial board member)2012 → 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity › Scientific
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Student theses
An assessment tool to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs at Vanderlande
Author: Radhakrishnan, P., 31 Dec 2015Supervisor: Kleingeld, P. (Supervisor 1) & Rispens, S. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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A study about job characteristics that (indirectly) influence organizational outcomes service quality and patient satisfaction
Author: Reijers, L., 28 Sep 2018Supervisor: Rispens, S. (Supervisor 1) & Le Blanc, P. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Change and growing SMEs: how to manage?
Author: Trommelen, R., 31 Jan 2014Supervisor: Rispens, S. (Supervisor 1) & Reymen, I. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Competency management: a self-assessment tool for competency needs analysis
Author: van der Horst, S., 30 Nov 2013Supervisor: Kleingeld, P. (Supervisor 1) & Rispens, S. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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Creativity and multi team membership: do a perception of job characteristics and team heterogeneity make a difference?
Author: Nouws, S., 31 Aug 2016Supervisor: Rispens, S. (Supervisor 1) & Gevers, J. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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