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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 Publications

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Vogel, R., Vogel, D., Liegat, M. C., Hensel, D. (2025). From social categorization to implicit citizenship theories: Advancing the socio‐cognitive foundations of state–citizen interactions. Public Administration Review, 85(2): 402–418.

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Ternovski, J., Jilke, S., Keppeler, F., Vogel, D. (2025). Financial Incentives for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA network open, 8(2): e2458542.

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Vogel, D., Döring, M., Sievert, M. (2024). Motivational signals in public sector job advertisements and how they relate to attracting and hiring candidates. Public Management Review, 26(10): 2868–2900.

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Kroll, A., Mehta-Kroll, A., Vogel, D. (2024). Mitigating Neighborhood Stigma: Examining Strategies of Relating and Reframing. American Review of Public Administration, 54(6): 555–567.

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Liegat, M. C., Hensel, D., Vogel, D., Vogel, R. (2024). Aggressions and associations: How workplace violence affects what public employees think of citizens. Public Administration, 102(1): 222–248.

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Recent & Upcoming Talks

In peer-reviewed research we trust? How trustworthy is (public) management research?

18. November 2020 13:30 PM — 15:00 PM University of Mannheim (online)
Project Project

In peer-review we trust? On the trustworthiness of quantitative (public-) management research

10. July 2020 08:15 AM University of Hamburg
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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.
03. February 2020 16:00 PM — 16:00 PM Department of Political Science
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The relevance of HRM and leadership for administrative modernization

24. October 2019 17:00 PM — 21:00 PM Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Room 1.14, Berliner Tor 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
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Leadership and leadership research in the public sector.

29. April 2019 Timmendorfer Strand, Germany
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Teaching

I am teaching introductory and advanced courses on human resource management in the public sector at the Harz University of Applied Sciences.

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