Stefan Schulz-Hardt(mehr)


Main scientific interests and working areas

• Group decision making and group performance
• Social information processing
• Escalating commitment and the sunk-cost-effect
• Mental satiation and stress at the workplace
• Behavioral Finance


Academic career

• Studies of Psychology (University of Kiel)

• Diploma in Psychology (University of Kiel 1993)

• PhD in Psychology (Dr. phil.) (University of Kiel 1996)

• Habilitation in Psychology (University of Munich 2002

• Research assistant (University of Kiel 1993-1996)

• Post Doc and resident scientist (University of Kiel 1997-1998; University of Munich 1998-2002)

• Professorship (C3) in Social and Financial Psychology (University of Dresden, 2003-2004)

• Professorship (W3) in Industrial, Economic, and Social Psychology (University of Göttingen, 2004- present)


Scientific services

• Dean of the Biological Faculty (2007-2008)

• Associate Editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology (since 2009)

• Consulting Editor of Social Psychology (since 2007)


CRC-relevant publications

• Brodbeck, F. C., Kerschreiter, R., Mojzisch, A. & Schulz-Hardt, S. (2007). Improving group decision making under conditions of distributed knowledge: The information asymmetries model. Academy of Management Review, 32, 459-479.

• Schulz-Hardt, S., Brodbeck, F. C., Mojzisch, A., Kerschreiter, R. & Frey, D. (2006). Group decision making in hidden profile situations: Dissent as a facilitator for decision quality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 91, 1080-1093.

• Schulz-Hardt, S. & Brodbeck, F. C. (2008). Group performance and leadership. In M. Hewstone, W. Stroebe, & K. Jonas (Eds.), Introduction to Social Psychology: A European Perspective (4th edition, pp. 264-289). Oxford: Blackwell.