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Dominik Vogel

Professor of HRM and Organization in the Public Sector

Harz University of Applied Sciences

Biography

I am a Professor of Human Resource Management and Organization in the Public Sector at the Harz University of Applied Sciences, Germany. My research focuses on the motivation of public employees, what makes leadership in the public sector successful, how citizens interact with public administrations, and how public organizations manage performance.

Interests

  • Motivation of public employees
  • Leadership in the public sector
  • Interaktion of citizens and administration
  • Performance Management in the public sector

Education

  • PhD in Public Management, 2016

    University of Potsdam (Germany)

  • MA Public Administration, 2011

    University of Potsdam (Germany)

  • BA Public Policy and Management, 2008

    University of Konstanz (Germany)

Projects

Digital­ization of the Public Sector

How can the digital transformation of the public sector succeed?

Implicit Citizenship Theories

Which implicit conceptions about typical or ideal characteristics of citizens do public employees have?

Leadership in the public sector

What is effective leadership in the public sector and what effects does it have?

Motivation of public employees

What motivates public employees in their daily work?

Performance Management in the public sector

How can public administrations’ performance be managed and how are performance information used?

Interaction between Citizens and Administration

How do citizens interact with public administrations and how do they form an opinion about the administration?

Open Science

My open science activities

Research methods

Application and teaching of innovative research methods.

Recent & Upcoming Talks

How open is public administration research and what should we change to be more open?

Invited talk about open science practices in public administration research.

The relevance of HRM and leadership for administrative modernization

Teaching

I am teaching research-oriented and introductory courses on public management for bachelor and master students at the University of Hamburg.

I regularly teach the following courses at the University of Hamburg:

  • Research seminar “Behavioral Public Administration” (Master’s)
  • International and European Public Administration (Master’s)
  • Theoretical and practical aspects of public & nonprofit management (Bachelor’s)

Furthermore, I teach the course “Human Resource Management” of the master’s programm Nonprofit-Management & Governance at the University of Muenster.

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