Eva Straus, Ph.D.

Eva Straus, Ph.D.

Universitaetsstrasse 7

1010 Vienna, Austria

Room: D0616

T: +43-1-4277-47343
F: +43-1-4277-847343

eva.straus@univie.ac.at

Research interests

Personal values and norms, sustainability in the flexible work context, well-being and productivity during the COVID-19 crisis.

In her research, Eva investigates personal values and their impact on workplace behavior. Her primary focus is on environmentally friendly behavior in the workplace (e.g., how should HR frame goals to motivate as many employees as possible to engage in eco-friendly behavior?). She also delves into people's consumption behavior, with a particular emphasis on clothing consumption and the associated emotions (e.g., how should marketing strategies be structured to 'encourage' reduced consumption?).

Eva is an active member of the European Association of Health Psychology and the Academy of Management.

Curriculum Vitae

Eva completed her Ph.D. from March 2020 to September 2023 under the guidance of Univ.-Prof. Christian Korunka in the Department of Work and Organizational Psychology.

She completed her master's degree at Goethe University Frankfurt.

In addition to her teaching and research work, she serves as the Country Manager for Germany at the startup Project Cece – Your Fair Fashion Finder and is a partner at the Paathshala Trust NGO in India. She is a systemic consultant and is undergoing systemic therapist training in Heidelberg.

Further information can be found at u:cris and u:find.

Publications

Mühl, A., Schöllbauer, J., Straus, E., & Korunka, C. (2025). Threatening relatedness while boosting social interactions: The inconsistent effect of daily task ambiguity on daily relatedness satisfaction among remote workers. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 36, 56-79.

Straus, E., & Korunka, C. (2023). Materialistische oder altruistische Motive: Wie sollten grüne Unternehmensziele formuliert werden? In J. Fritz, & N. Tomaschek (Eds.), Partizipation : Das Zusammenwirken der Vielen für Demokratie, Wirtschaft und Umwelt (Vol. 12, pp. 127 - 143). Waxmann Verlag.

Straus, E., Unsworth, K., & Korunka, C. (2023). Acting pro-environmentally friendly: How to communicate organizational goals. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2023(1), 11581-11622.

Straus, E., Uhlig, L., Kühnel, J., & Korunka, C. (2023). Remote workers’ well-being, perceived productivity, and engagement: which resources should HRM improve during COVID-19? A longitudinal diary study. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 34(15), 2960-2990. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2022.2075235

Havranek, C., Korunka, C., Kellner, B., Kubicek, B., Wolfsberger, J., & Straus, E. (2022). Arbeit im Wandel: Hybrid Work, Workation und das Büro der Zukunft. Web publication, .

Straus, E., Van den Broeck, A., Edwards, J. R., & Korunka, C. (2022). Money or Charity: Is it Irrelevant What Employees Strive for as Long as Their Values Match? Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022(1), 11687-11742. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.11687abstract

Sailer, A., Wilfing, H., & Straus, E. (2022). Greenwashing and Bluewashing in Black Friday-Related Sustainable Fashion Marketing on Instagram. Sustainability, 14(3), Article 1494. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031494

Goldbach, N., Reif, A., Preuss, H., Röhm, M., Straus, E., Streicher, E., Windmann, S., & Oertel, V. (2020). The role of resources in the face of psychopathology. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76(3), 406-422. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22884

Korunka, C., & Straus, E. (2020). Die Arbeit im Homeoffice - Die Covid-19-Krise als Chance. Wirtschafts- und sozialpolitische Zeitschrift (WISO), 43(4), 31-48. Article 02.

Havranek, C., Korunka, C., Kellner, B., Kubicek, B., Jurceka, G., & Straus, E. (2020). Wie Covid-19 das Arbeiten in Österreich verändert. Web publication, Deloitte. https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/at/Documents/presse/Deloitte-Flexible-Working-Studie-2020.pdf