Prof. Dr. Julia Backmann
Professor and Chair holder

• Vita

  Academic Career

  Since 08/2022 
  Professor and Chair for Transformation of Work
  Chair for Transformation of Work, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

  Since 08/2022 
  Co-Director Research Center for Business Transformation
  ChanCe - Research Center for Business Transformation, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

  Since 10/2024 
  Director Research Institute for Textile and Clothing
  Research Institute for Textile and Clothing, University of Münster, Münster, Germany

  01/2019 - 07/2022
  Assistant Professor, Management Subject Area
  University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland

  03/2014 - 12/2018
  Assistant Professor, Head of the Institute: Professor Dr. Martin Hoegl
  Institute for Leadership and Organization, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, Germany

  08/2016
  Visiting Researcher
  German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo/Japan

  03/2015
  Visiting Researcher
  University of Western Australia, Perth/Australia

  01/2012 - 02/2014
  Research and Teaching Assistant, Head of the Institute: Professor Dr. Martin Hoegl
  Institute for Leadership and Organization, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, Germany

  02/2013 - 04/2013
  Visiting Researcher
  The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

  11/2009 - 12/2011
  Research and Teaching Assistant
  WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Strategy and Organization Group,
  Chair of Leadership and Human Resource Management, Koblenz, Germany
  Chair: Professor Dr. Martin Hoegl

  08/2018 - 07/2021
  Habilitation
  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU), Munich, Germany

  11/2009 - 02/2014
  Doctoral Studies (Dr. rer. pol.; summa cum laude)
  WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany

  09/2006 - 09/2007
  Master of Science, Focus: Human Resource Management (Distinction)
  Master Thesis: “An Empirical Study to Validate the Importance of Engagement and its Relation to Job Characteristics in a Cross-National Context”
  LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England

   

  Professional Career

  10/2007 - 12/2012 (not actively employed since 11/2009)
  Analyst/Management Consulting
  Accenture GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Research Interest

  • Flexible work models and their impact on productivity, well-being, and inclusion
  • The transformation of teamwork in a digital and boundaryless world
  • Artificial intelligence as a catalyst reshaping organizations, leadership, and collaboration
  • Navigating and accelerating organizational change in dynamic environments
  • Harnessing diversity—cultural, gender, political—as a driver of innovation and resilience

• Selected Publications and Conference Proceedings

  Alavi, S., Weiss, M., Backmann, J., Vomberg, A., & Desernot, C. (forthcoming) The Impact of Transparency-Inducing Management Information Systems Use on Employees’ Daily Work Performance. Information Systems Research. https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2021.0337

  Hundschell, A., Backmann, J., Tian, A. W., & Hoegl, M. (2025). Leader Inclusiveness and Team Resilience Capacity in Multinational Teams: The Role of Organizational Diversity Climate. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 46(3), 369-384.  https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2829

  Leicht, Deobald, U., Backmann, J., de Vries, T. A., Weiss, M., Walter, F. Van der Vegt, G. S., & Hoegl, M. (2025) A Contingency Framework for the Performance Consequences of Team Boundary Management: A Meta-Analysis of 30 Years of Research, Journal of Management,  51(2), 704-747. https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063231206107

  Backmann, J., Wimmer, J., Mortensen, M., Hartmann, S., Hoegl, M., & Peuss, C. (2024) A Resource-Based View on Individual Absorption in the Context of Multiple Team Memberships, Organization Science, 35(4), 1203-1570. https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2021.14929

  Hartmann, S., Backmann, J., Newman, A., Brykman, K. M., & Pidduck, R. J. (2022) Psychological Resilience of Entrepreneurs: A Review and Agenda for Future Research, Journal of Small Business Management, 60(5): 1041-1079. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2021.2024216

  Kanitz, R., Huy, Q. N., Backmann, J., & Hoegl, M. (2022) No Change is an Island: How Interferences between Change Initiatives Evoke Inconsistencies That Undermine Implementation, Academy of Management Journal, 65(2): 683-710. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2019.0413

  Backmann, J., Kanitz, R., Tian. A. W., Hoffmann, P., & Hoegl, M. (2020) Cultural Gap Bridging in Multinational Teams, Journal of International Business Studies, 51: 1283-1311. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-020-00310-4

  Grass., A., Backmann, J., & Hoegl, M. (2020) From Empowerment to Team Adaptability: Exploring and Conceptualizing the Continuous Agile Team Innovation Process, Journal of Product Innovation Management, 37(4): 324-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12525

  Weiss, M., Razinskas, S., Backmann, J., & Hoegl, M. (2018). Authentic Leadership and Leaders’ Mental Well-being: An Experience Sampling Study. The Leadership Quarterly. 29(2): 309-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2017.05.007

  Backmann, J., Hoegl, M., & Cordery, J. L. (2015). Soaking it up: Absorptive Capacity in Interorganizational New Product Development Teams. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 32(6): 861–877. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12295