Dr. Holger Steinmetz
Research and Teaching
Holger Steinmetz is an industrial psychologist with a methodological focus. His focus is on structural equation modelling and causal inference, meta-analyses and machine learning. He is also involved in questions of industrial psychology, entrepreneurship and cross-cultural research. In teaching, he is responsible for the methodological training in the Master of Business Administration and holds the lecture "Statistics Refresher". In the summer semester, he also offers the module in the free elective area "Business Analytics", which deals with the application of machine learning in a business context. From winter semester 2025, the Master's module "AI and sustainability" is also planned, which deals with the application of anlytial approaches and data in areas of sustainability.
CV
| Ab 2022 | Senior lecturer at the chair for corporate management |
| 2019-2021 | Head of the "Big Data in Psychology" department at the Leibniz Institute for Psychology |
| 2017-2018 | Scientific director of the "Paderborn Unit for Research on Entrepreneurship" (PURE) |
| 2013-2018 | Research assistant and lecturer at the Chair of International Business at Paderborn University |
| 2008-2013 | Research assistant and lecturer at the Department of Business Administration, Chair of Human Resources, SMEs and Entrepreneurship at the University of Giessen |
| 2006-2008 | Research assistant in the Department of Work and Organisational Psychology at the University of Giessen |
| 2002-2005 | Research assistant in DFG project "Mobilzeit" at the University of Giessen |
| Seit 2007 | Self-employed part-time consultant (consulting with a scientific/methodological focus) |
| 2002-2007 | Doctorate in industrial psychology, University of Giessen |
| 1994-2001 | Studied psychology with a minor in medicine at the University of Giessen |
| 1988-1989 | Administrative assistant in the social welfare office in the Friedrichsdorf city administration |
| 1985-1988 | Apprenticeship as an administrative assistant in the Friedrichsdorf municipal administration |
Scientific publications in specialised journals
Gnad, M., Steinmetz, H., Moritz, A., Block, J., Lasch, F. (in press). Contextual predictors of social and ecological considerations in entrepreneurship: A country-level explorative machine learning approach. Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung und Praxis.
Lorenzen, S., Gerken, M., Steinmetz, H., Block, J., Hülsbeck, M., Lux, F. S. (in press). Environmental sustainability of family firms: a meta-analysis of handprint and footprint. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587231221799
(article, working paper version, data set)
Teetzen, F., Klug, K., Steinmetz, H., & Gregersen, S. (2023). Organizational health climate as a precondition for health-oriented leadership: expanding the link between leadership and employee well-being. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1181599. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1181599
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Willeke, T., Block, J., Johann, M., Lambrecht, D., Steinmetz, H., & Wunnam, I. (2023). 18. Patent data and how it can be matched to (family) firm data: an example and a guideline. Research Handbook on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Family Firms, 370.
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Yahyaoui, Y., Jakob, E. A., Steinmetz, H., Wehner, M. C., Isidor, R., & Kabst, R. (2023). The equivocal image of young social enterprises—How self- versus other-oriented values influence external perceptions. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 33(4), 755-781. https://doi.org/10.1002/nml.21552
(Article)
Steinmetz, H., & Block, J. (2022). MASEM: New tricks of the trade. Management Review Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00293-6
(Article)
Schmidt, P., Gordoni, G., Ajzen, I., Beuthner, C., Davidov, E., Silber, H., Steinmetz, H., & Weiß, B. (2022). Twitter Users’ Privacy Behavior: A Reasoned Action Approach. Social Media + Society, 8(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221126085
(Article)
Burgard, T. & Steinmetz, H. (2022). Evidence in management science related to psychology. Benefits, tools, and an example of a community-augmented meta-analysis. Management Review Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00270-z
(Article, dataset)
Block, J., Hansen, C., Steinmetz, H. (2022). Are family firms doing more innovation output with less innovation input? A replication and extension. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.
(Working paper version, dataset)
Batzdorfer, V., Steinmetz, H., Biella, M., & Alizadeh, M. (2021). Conspiracy theories on Twitter: emerging motifs and temporal dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Data Science and Analytics, 23, 45-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41060-021-00298-6
(Article)
Hansen, C., Steinmetz, H. & Block, J. (2021). How to conduct a meta‑analysis in eight steps: a practical guide. Management Review Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-021-00247-4
(Article)
Jakob, E.A., Steinmetz, H., Wehner, M.C., Engelhardt, C., & Kabst, R. (2021). Like It or not: When corporate social responsibility does not attract potential applicants. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04960-8
(Article)
Rosman, T., Kerwer, M., Steinmetz, H., Chasiotis, A., Wedderhoff, O., Betsch, C., & Bosnjak, M. (2021). Will COVID-19-related economic worries superimpose virus-related worries, reducing nonpharmaceutical intervention acceptance in Germany? A prospective pre-registered study. International Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12753
(Article, R code)
Bittermann, A., Batzdorfer, V., Müller, S. M., & Steinmetz, H. (2021). Mining Twitter to Detect Hotspots in Psychology. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 229(1), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000437
(Article, R code)
Steinmetz, H., Isidor, R., & Bauer, C. (2021). Gender Differences in the Intention to Start a Business: An Updated and Extended Meta-Analysis. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 229(1), 70–84.
(Article, dataset, R code)
Steinmetz, H., Bosnjak, M., & Isidor, R. (2020). Meta-analytische Strukturgleichungsmodelle: Potenziale und Grenzen illustriert an einem Beispiel aus der Organisationspsychologie [Meta-analytical structural equation modelling: Potentials and limitations illustrated with an example from organizational psychology]. Psychologische Rundschau, 71, 111-118.
(Article)
Steinmetz, H., Batzdorfer, V., & Bosnjak, M. (2020). The ZPID lockdown measures dataset for Germany. ZPID Science Information Online, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3019
Batzdorfer, V., Steinmetz, H., & Bosnjak, M. (2020). Big Data in der Radikalisierungsforschung. Psychologische Rundschau, 71(2), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000480
(Article)
Batzdorfer, V., & Steinmetz, H. (2020). Reviewing radicalization research using a network approach. Journal for Deradicalization(23), 45-95.
(Article)
Jakob, E. A., Isidor, R., Steinmetz, H., Wehner, M. C., & Kabst, R. (2019). The other side of the same coin–How communal beliefs about entrepreneurship influence attitudes toward entrepreneurship. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 112, 431-445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2018.12.007
Heim, E., Steinmetz, H., Zeigenfuse, M. D., Maercker, A., & Margraf, J. (2018). The circular structure of values: The case of China. International Journal of Psychology, 53(5), 339-348. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12390
(Article)
Weber, P., Steinmetz, H., & Kabst, R. (2017). Trust in politicians and satisfaction with government–a reciprocal causation approach for european countries. Journal of Civil Society, 13(4), 392-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/17448689.2017.1385160
Steinmetz, H., Knappstein, M., Ajzen, I., Schmidt, P. & Kabst, R. (2016). How effective are behavior change interventions based on the theory of planned behavior? A three-level meta-analysis. Journal of Psychology, 224(3), 216-233. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000255
(Article)
Schneid, M., Isidor, R., Steinmetz, H., & Kabst, R. (2016). Age diversity and team outcomes: A quantitative review. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31(1), 2-17. doi.org/10.1108/JMP-07-2012-0228 (Article)
Zapkau, F., Schwens, C., Steinmetz, H., & Kabst, R. (2015). Disentangling the effect of prior entrepreneurial exposure on entrepreneurial intention. Journal of Business Research, 68(3), 639–653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.08.007
(Article)
Isidor, R., Steinmetz, H., Schwens, C., & Kabst, R. (2014). Linking transaction cost and social exchange theory to explain strategic alliance performance: A meta-analytic structural equation model. International Journal of Strategic Business Alliances, 3, 140–167. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSBA.2014.062333
(Manuscript)
Steinmetz, H. (2013). Analyzing observed composite differences across groups: Is partial measurement invariance enough? Methodology, 9(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1027/1614-2241/a000049
(Article)
Haus, I., Steinmetz, H., Isidor, R., & Kabst, R. (2013). Gender effects on entrepreneurial intention: A meta-analytical structural equation model. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 5(2), 130-156. doi.orghttps://doi.org/10.1108/17566261311328828
Steinmetz, H., Isidor, R., & Baeuerle, N. (2012). Testing the circular structure of human values: A meta-analytical structural equation modeling approach. Survey Research Methods, 6(1), 61-75. https://doi.org/10.18148/srm/2012.v6i1.5096
(Article)
Steinmetz, H., Schwens, C., Wehner, M. C., & Kabst, R. R. (2011). Conceptual and methodological issues in comparative HRM research: The cranet project. Human Resource Management Review, 21(1), 16-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2010.09.008
Steinmetz, H., Park, Y.-K., & Kabst, R. (2011). The relationship between needs and job attitudes in South Korea and Germany. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 26(7), 623-644. https://doi.org/10.1108/02683941111164517
(Article)
Steinmetz, H., Davidov, E., & Schmidt, P. (2011). Three approaches to estimate latent interaction effects: Intention and perceived behavioral control in the theory of planned behavior. Methodological Innovations Online, 6(1), 95-110. https://doi.org/10.4256/mio.2010.0030
(Article)
Haun, S., Steinmetz, H., & Dormann, C. (2011). Objective work–nonwork conflict: From incompatible demands to decreased work role performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 79(2), 578-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2011.05.001
Steinmetz, H., & Schmidt, P. (2010). Subjective health and its relationship with working time variables and job stressors: Sequence or general factor model? Work & Stress, 24(2), 159-178. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2010.489784
Steinmetz, H., Schmidt, P., Tina-Booh, A., Schwartz, S. H., & Wieczorek, S. (2009). Testing Measurement invariance using multigroup CFA: Differences between educational groups in human values measurement. Quality and Quantity, 43 (4), 599-616. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-007-9143-x
(Article)
Steinmetz, H., Frese, M., & Schmidt, P. (2008). A longitudinal panel study on antecedents and outcomes of work-home interference. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 73, 231-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2008.05.002
König, C., Steinmetz, H., Frese, M., Rauch, A., & Wang, Z.-M. M. (2007). Scenario-based scales measuring cultural orientations of business owners. Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 17(2), 211-239. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87910-7_9
Book chapters and books
Steinmetz, H. (2014). Lineare Strukturgleichungsmodelle – Eine Einführung mit R. In Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungsmethoden, 2. Auflage, hrsg. von M. Spieß & W. Matiaske. München: Rainer Hampp-Verlag.
Steinmetz, H. (2010). Estimation and comparison of latent means across cultures. In P. Schmidt, J. Billiet, & E. Davidov (Eds.), Cross-cultural analysis: Methods and applications (pp. 85–116). Oxford: Routledge.
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