Dr. Sebastian Störmer

Education

2014-2017

University of Goettingen, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Germany
Dr. rer. pol. in HRM (summa cum laude). Title of Dissertation: Workforce Diversity and Organizational Inclusion: Implications for Overcoming the Fault Lines and Leveraging the Potential of Employee Diversity


2010-2013

University of Bremen, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences and Faculty of Business Studies and Economics, Germany
M.Sc. in Business Psychology with Focus on Work and Identity


2012

Clark University, Dept. of Psychology, USA
Visiting Student Scholar


2007-2010

University of Bremen, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, Germany
B.Sc. in Psychology





Work Experience

Since 2017

University of Goettingen, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Germany
Assistant Professor at the Chair of HRM and Asian Business, Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Froese


2014-2017

University of Goettingen, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Germany
Research Associate at the Chair of HRM and Asian Business, Prof. Dr. Dr. Fabian Froese


2013

Jacobs University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Germany
Research Intern


2011-2012

University of Bremen, Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, Germany
Student Assistant


2010

DB ProjektBau GmbH
Internship at the Department of Personnel Management, Leipzig, Germany





Research Focus

Organizational Behavior
(International) Human Resource Management
Expatriate Management
Diversity and Inclusion



Awards and Honors

Master Thesis among top three Theses in 2013 in the Business Psychology Program of Bremen University


DAAD Promos Student Exchange Stipend


Scholarship awarded by the Small and Medium Enterprises Network of Goettingen Univ.


Travel Grant awarded by Goettingen Intern.


Travel Grant awarded by DAAD


Grant awarded by the Sheth Foundation


Winner of the Journal of Global Mobility Best Paper Award at the Standing Track of Expatriate Management at the 2017 EURAM Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom


EURAM 2017 Best Conference Paper Award


IM Division Best Paper in OB/OT/HR Award Finalist at the 2017 AOM Conference


Carolyn Dexter Award Finalist


AIB South East Asia Chapter Conference 2018 Best Paper Award of the HRM/Strategic Management Division




Memberships and Service to the Academic Community


Member of:
The Academy of International Business
The Academy of Management
The European Academy of Management
The Association of Japanese Business Studies

Associate Editor, Journal of Global Mobility (Emerald)


Ad-hoc Reviewer for:
Human Resource Management
The International Journal of Human Resource Management
Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management
The Journal of Asia Business Studies
European Journal of International Management
The Journal of Chinese Human Resource Management
Asian Business and Mangement
Asia Pacific Business Review
Misc. Conferences, e.g. Academy of Management Annual Conference; Academy of International Business Annual Conference; European Academy of Management Annual Conference


Conference Presentations and Publications


Davies, S.E., Stoermer, S., & Froese, F.J. (accepted for publication). When the going gets tough: The influence of expatriate resilience and perceived organizational inclusion climate on work adjustment and turnover intentions. The International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Selmer, J., & Stoermer, S. Being positive living abroad: The role of dispositional affectivity for expatriate spouses’ cross-cultural adjustment. Accepted at the Annual Meeting of the AIB South East Asia Chapter Regional Conference, 12/2018, Hong Kong.

Froese, F.J., Stoermer, S., & Klar, S. The best of both worlds: The benefits of dual embeddedness for repatriate knowledge transfer. Accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 08/2018, Chicago, USA.

Stoermer, S., Lauring, J., & Selmer, J. A free bird cannot always fly: The role of job autonomy, job clarity, and cultural novelty for expatriate academics’ performance. Accepted at the Annual Meeting of the European Academy of Management, 06/2018, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Bader, B., Stoermer, S., Bader, A.K., & Schuster, T. (forthcoming). Institutional discrimination of women and workplace harassment of female expatriates: Evidence from 25 host countries. The Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research.

Maharjan, M.P., Froese, F.J., & Stoermer, S. Knowledge creation of expatriate scientists: A job-demands-resources perspective. Accepted at the Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy, 12/2017, Milan, Italy.

Stoermer, S., Davies, S.E., Bahrisch, O., & Portniagin, F. (forthcoming). For sensation's sake: Differences in female and male expatriates' relocation willingness to dangerous countries based on sensation seeking. The Journal of Global Mobility: The Home of Expatriate Management Research.

Bader, B., Stoermer, S., Bader, A.K., & Schuster, T. Institutional and individual work place gender discrimination of expatriates: An empirical analysis. Accepted at the Annual Workshop of the HR division of The German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), 09/2017, Paderborn, Germany.

Stoermer, S., Haslberger, A., Froese, F.J., & Kraeh, A.L. (forthcoming). Person-environment fit and expatriate job satisfaction. Thunderbird International Business Review.

Stoermer, S., Froese, F.J., Triana, M., & Bader, A.K. Climate for inclusion's effects on inclusive behaviors and knowledge Exchange: A multi-method study. Accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 08/2017, Atlanta, USA.

Stoermer, S., Davies, S.E., & Froese, F.J. Expatriates' cultural intelligence, embeddedness and knowledge sharing: A multilevel analysis. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings.

Stoermer, S., Hitotsuyanagi-Hansel, A., & Froese, F.J. (forthcoming). Racial harassment and job satisfaction in South Africa. The moderating effects of career orientations and managerial rank. The International Journal of Human Resource Management.

Stoermer, S., & Froese, F.J. The influence of organizational inclusion climate on individuals' inclusive behavior intentions and knowledge exchange:The moderating effect of employee minority status. Accepted at the International Congress of Psychology, 07/2016, Yokohama, Japan.

Stoermer, S., & Hitotsuyanagi-Hansel, A. Racial harassment and job satisfaction - career-related variables' role. Accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 08/2016, Anaheim, USA.

Stoermer, S., & Froese, F.J. Masculinity, diversity perceptions, and knowledge exchange: Organizational context's moderating effects. Accepted at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 08/2016, Anaheim, USA.

Stoermer, S., Bader, A.K., Froese, F.J. (2016). Culture matters: The influence of national culture on inclusion climate. Cross-Cultural and Strategic Management, Vol. 23 (2), pp. 287-305.