Prof. Dr. Alexandra Hauser holds a doctorate in psychology, is a trainer and systemic business coach. She has been Professor of Responsible Leadership at Munich Business School since October 2021. Her research, training and consulting focus is on leadership development (e.g. Leading in the digital age, Self-Leadership, Health-Oriented Leadership), as well as Organizational Behavior and Business Ethics.
In spring 2023, she was elected by the Senate as Vice Dean Learning and Teaching of Munich Business School where she focuses in particular on the topic "Future of Teaching" at MBS.
Prof. Dr. Alexandra Hauser studied psychology in Freiburg and earned her doctorate at the Center for Leadership and People Management of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich in the field of personnel development and leadership. After her work at the LMU, she worked at the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning at the Technical University of Munich as Head of Learning Design (Executive and Professional Education) and as an expert for professional and leadership development. She is also co-founder and shareholder of the Munich Center for Leadership GmbH. She is also a volunteer in the Human Capital Club e.V. Munich and a member of the German Psychological Society (DGPs) and the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP).
Professor for Responsible Leadership
Bachelor International Business, Master International Business, MBA General Management
(Digital) Leadership, Self-Leadership, Leadership Development, Organizational Behavior, Business Ethics
Vilser, M., Holzapfel, M., Wein, L., Schmid, E., Hauser, A., & Böhm, M. (in press). Leading from home: How different leadership styles and the quality of the relationship affect job satisfaction, stress, and organizational identification in remote work. International Journal of Organization Theory & Behavior.
Vilser, M., Holzapfel, M., Wein, L., Schmid, E., Hauser, A., & Böhm, M. (2026). Rethinking leadership in remote work: Evidence for limited effects of leadership styles and communication media on remote work satisfaction. Journal of Management Development, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-11-2025-0625
Kuonath, A., Mausz, I., Kühnel, J., Hauser, A., & Frey, D. (2025). Surface acting to adhere to neutral display rules: Psychological detachment as a protective factor. Occupational Health Science, 9, 1201–1223. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41542-025-00244-z
Fladerer, M. P., Drozdzewski, S., Hauser, A., Lermer, E., Kuonath, A., & Frey, D. (2023). Matching by value congruence for high-quality mentoring: Evidence from a student peer mentoring program. Studies in Higher Education, 48(12), 1937–1951. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2023.2217441
Militz, S., Stockkamp, M., Drozdzewski, S., Hauser, A., Lermer , E., & Frey, D. (2020). Aller Anfang ist schwer - Die Wirksamkeit von Mentoring im Studium am Beispiel des Peer-to-Peer-Mentoring Programms der LMU München. Personal- und Organisationsentwicklung in Einrichtungen der Lehre und Forschung, 2020(1+2), 38-42.
Hehnen, M., Lermer, E., Hauser, A., D'Errigo, E., & Frey, D. (2020). Mentoring als Beitrag zur Integration Geflüchteter an deutschen Universitäten am Beispiel des P2P PLUS-Mentoring-Programms der LMU München. Personal- und Organisationsentwicklung in Einrichtungen der Lehre und Forschung, 2020(1+2), 31-37.
Hauser, A. (2019). Work-Life-Challenge? Accepted! Wissenschaftler/innen und die (Un-) Vereinbarkeit von Lebensbereichen. Personal in Hochschule und Wissenschaft entwickeln, 1, 75-88.
Hauser, A., Weisweiler, S., & Frey, D. (2019). Because ‚happy sheets‘ are not enough - a meta-analytical evaluation of a personnel development program in academia. Studies in Higher Education, 45(1), 55-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2018.1509306
Doblhofer, D. S., Hauser, A., Kuonath, A., Haas, K., Agthe, M., & Frey, D. (2019). Make the best out of the bad: coping with value incongruence through displaying facades of conformity, positive reframing, and self-disclosure. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 28(5), 572-593. https://doi.org/10.1080/1359432X.2019.1567579
Hauser, A., Weisweiler, S., & Frey, D. (2018). Does the Motivational Orientation Matter? A Regulatory Focus Perspective on Work-Life Enrichment and Work-Life Conflict. International Journal Of Stress Management, 25(4), 357-376. https://doi.org/10.1037/str0000074
Spieler, I., & Hauser, A. (2018). Aus dem Gleichgewicht - die Vereinbarkeit von Lebensbereichen als Herausforderung. Psychotherapie im Dialog, 19(03), 29-33.
Böhm, M., Hauser, A., Schmid, E., Holzapfel, M., Vilser, M., & Wein, L. (2026). The dark side of digital leadership: Practical implications of the bidt project Exploitative Leadership in Digital Collaboration: Resilience for Employees, Leaders and Digital Communication Tools (ELDiCo). In A. Graf & T. Hess (Eds.), From insight to action: Practical implications from interdisciplinary bidt research projects for navigating digital change in organisations (pp. 24–29). bidt – Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation. https://doi.org/10.35067/xypq-kn77
Hauser, A., Frey, D., & Bierhoff, H.-W. (2016). Was die Psychologie im Innersten zusammenhält: Leben und Werk des Kurt Lewin. In H.-W. Bierhoff & D. Frey (Eds.), Enzyklopädie der Psychologie – Band C/VI/1 Sozialpsychologie – Selbst und Soziale Kognition (pp. 55-78). Hogrefe.
Kennecke, S., Hauser, A., & Weisweiler, S. (2016). Who Wants to Be a Mentor and Why? Factors and Motives That Drive Students’ Decision to Engage. Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2016(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.73
Holzapfel, M. F., Vilser, M., Schmid, E., Hauser, A., & Böhm, M. (2026, September 10). When Leaders Text Instead of Talk: The Role of Media-Reduced Communication, Digital Stress, and the Interplay between Leader and Follower Personality in the Emergence of Exploitative Leadership [Symposium presentation]. Symposium: Leadership Gone Wrong: Dynamics and Impacts of Destructive Behavior in Physical and Digital Work Environments at the 54th Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Luxembourg.
Hauser, A., & Schmid, E. (2023, September 15). Dancing with the devil: Copingstrategien zum Umgang mit exploitative leadership [Conference presentation]. 13. Fachgruppentagung der Fachgruppe Arbeits-, Organisations- und Wirtschaftspsychologie gemeinsam mit der Fachgruppe Ingenieurpsychologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Kassel University.
Hauser, A., & Schmid, E. (2023, April 13). Dancing with the devil – Identifying strategies to cope with exploitative leadership [Conference presentation]. Mini-Conference on Leadership and Positive Change in Organizations, NEOMA Business School, Reims, France.
Peus, C., & Hauser, A. (2021). Leading in the Digital Age. The Capco Institute Journal of Financial Transformation, 52, 34-41.
Peus, C., & Hauser, A. (2020). Herausforderung Digitalisierung – Acht Thesen für zukunftsorientiertes Führungshandeln. Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell, 2/2020, 21-26.
Mausz, I., Dickert, T., Hauser, A., Kuonath, A., & Frey, D. (2019). Untersuchung zur Belastung am Richterarbeitsplatz in Bayern. Deutsche Richterzeitung, 19, 254-259.
Hauser, A., Weisweiler, S., & Frey, D. (2015). "Sag ich's oder besser nicht?" Warum Depressive ihre Probleme oft verschweigen. Wirtschaftspsychologie aktuell, 2, 9-12.
Frey, D., & Hauser, A. (2024). Kurt Lewin. In M. J. Eppler, O. Haas, H. Röhl, & B. Winkler (Eds.), Vordenker der Organisationsentwicklung (pp. 159–168). Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag.
Hauser, A., Knipfer, K., & Peus, C. (2021). Lebenslanges Lernen - Lebenslanger Wissens- und Kompetenzerwerb und die essentielle Rolle der Hochschulen. In P. Spiegel, A. Pechstein, A. Grüneberg, A. Ternès von Hattburg (Eds.). Future Skills - 30 zukunftsentscheidende Kompetenzen und wie wir sie lernen können. (pp. 268-273). Vahlen.
Hauser, A. (2018). Kein Sprung ins kalte Wasser: Peer-to-Peer Mentoring. In S. Pflaum & L. Wüst (Eds.). Der Mentoring Kompass für Unternehmen und Mentoren - Persönliche Erfahrungsberichte, Erfolgsprinzipien aus Forschung und Praxis (pp. 89-98). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-22530-8_4
Hauser, A. (2014). Zeitgeistphänomen Work-Life Balance. In U. Cress, F.W. Hesse & K. Sassenberg (Eds.), Wissenskollektion - 100 Impulse für Lernen und Wissensmanagement in Organisationen (pp. 71-72). Springer Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02927-2_2
Vilser, M., Holzapfel, M., Ayyaz, M., Wein, L., Böhm, M., Hauser, A., & Schmid, E. (2025). Event-Booklet ELDiCo – Führung in der digitalen Arbeitswelt: Chancen, Herausforderungen und die Rolle der KI. Wissenschaft-Praxis Austausch 2025 von ELDiCo.
Hauser, A. (2022, June 22). Wie Führung im digitalen Zeitalter (nicht) aussehen soll. Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing.
Hauser, A. (2024, May 7). ’Mit Verlaub - mir deucht, wir sind in Nöten!’ Ein mittelalterliches Rollenspiel zum Thema Konfliktlösung [Workshop]. MBS Teaching Day, Munich, Germany.
Hauser, A., & Holzapfel, M. (2024, April 16). Intro: ELDiCo Research Project: Exploitative Leadership in Digital Collaboration [Presentation]. Xchange@Lunch, Munich Business School.
Hauser, A. (2025). Freiräume für das Wesentliche schaffen [Interview by Iris Janda]. Das Gymnasium in Bayern, 2025(5), 20–21.
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