Profile: Felix

Dr. Felix Hoch
Assistant Professor

felix.hoch@uni-muenster.de
 
Schlossplatz 3
D-48149 Münster
Room 205
 
 
 
 

Dr. Felix Hoch is an Assistant Professor at the University of Münster, where he also completed his doctorate and previously completed his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Law and his Master's degree in Public Policy. In addition to the project on the 4-day week, his research focuses on the interplay of various dimensions of change in the world of work, such as diversity, virtual teams, innovation and internationalization, with a particular focus on the institutional context. His research has been recognized with a nomination for the Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar Award.

  • Vita

    Academic career

    Since 2022
    Assistant Professor
    Chair for Transformation of Work, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    03/2025 - 05/2025
    Visiting Researcher
    Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Australia

    04/2024 - 05/2024
    Visiting Researcher
    University College Dublin & Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

    04/2019 - 09/2022
    Research and Teaching Associate and PhD Student
    Institute for Organisational Economics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    10/2016 - 11/2018
    M. Sc. Public Policy
    University of Münster, Münster, Germany

  • Research Interest

    • Main focus: Diversity and Leadership in different, challenging, and changing contexts
    • Antecedents, Outcomes, and Contingencies of Female Leadersip and Gender Diversity
    • Leading Innovation and Leadership in Digital Contexts
    • Managing the Transformation to a 4-Day-Week

  • Selected Publications and Conference Proceedings

    Hoch, F., Seyberth, L., Faherty, C. M., Clinton, E., & Sharma, P. (2025). Can Women Save a Man’s World? The Influence of Gender-Discriminating Institutions on Female Family CEOs’ CSR Performance. Journal of Business Ethics, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-05952-8
    (FT50, VHB: A, AJG: 3, ABDC: 4)

    Härtel, T. M., Hoch, F., & Back, M. D. (2024). Differential Behavioral Pathways Linking Personality to Leadership Emergence and Effectiveness in Groups. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241246388
    (VHB: A, AJG: 4, ABDC: 4*)

    Hoch, F., & Lohwasser, T. S. (2023). No risk no funding? The distinct effects of institutional strength and institutional stability on venture capital investments. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 15(2), 184-211. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2023.130707
    (VHB: B)

    Lohwasser, T. S., Hoch, F., & Kellermanns, F. W. (2022). Strength in stability: A meta-analysis of family firm performance moderated by institutional stability and regime type. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 46(1), 117-158. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587211026863
    (FT50, VHB: A, AJG: 4*, ABDC: 4*)

    Hoch, F., & Seyberth, L. (2022) How Institutions Moderate the Effect of Board Gender Diversity on Firm Performance. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.219