Doctoral researcher and lecturer
Consultation
Academic Career
Since 12/2016: Doctoral researcher and lecturer at the Chair of Human Resource Management (Prof. Dr. Barbara Sieben) at the Department of Humanities and Social Science, Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
10/2010 – 11/2016: Student Assistant at the Chair of Human Resource Management (Prof. Dr. Barbara Sieben) at the Department of Humanities and Social Science, Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Academic Education
10/2013 – 11/2016: Master of Science Economic Science FernUniversität in Hagen
Master: Dienstleistungs-Luxusarbeit: Die Rolle von Emotionen, Schichten und Gender
10/2009 – 09/2013: Bachelor of Science Business Administration – Freie Universität Berlin
Bachelor: Paradoxien von Luxusarbeit. Eine empirische Studie zum First Class Service im Luftverkehr
Further Academic Education
04/2021: “Introduction to SPSS – Program Interface of the Statistical Software and Analysis Methods of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics”, led by Dr. Elke Goltz at Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces (4 days)
04/2019: VHB-ProDok „Qualitative research methods“, Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft e.V., Prof. Dr. Jana Costas and Prof. Dr. Markus Reihlen (4 days)
06/2017: Forschungswerkstatt „Intersectional Multi-level analysis in research practice“, Kathrin Ganz, Jette Hausotter and Prof. Dr. Gabriele Winker, Hamburg University of Technology (3 days)
Work Experience
03/2007 – 09/2022 : Flight Attendant Deutsche Lufthansa AG
12/2006 – 01/2015: Service at Cassiopeia Berlin
12/2006 – 02/2007: Assistant Manager of the Breakfast-service at The Mandala Management GmbH am Potsdamer Platz
Education and Training
2004 – 2006: Apprenticeship Hotel Management at “The Mandala Management GmbH” Berlin
2004: Higher education entrance qualification (A-levels) Goethe Oberschule Gymnasium Berlin
Main Research Interests
Service work, especially luxury work
Gender, Diversity & Inclusion Management
Emotions- und aesthetic labor
Critical Management Studies
My dissertation project:
Diversity and (in)equality in organizations: A critical perspective on doing differences
Bernauer, V. S., & Kornau, A. (2024). E-voice in the digitalised workplace. Insights from an alternative organisation. Human Resource Management Journal, 34(2), 369-385. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12460
Bernauer, V. S. (2023). Reflections on the evolution of a long-term study of airline cultures: An interview with Albert J. Mills and Jean Helms Mills. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 42(4), 469-479. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-09-2021-0237
Bernauer, V. S., Bhati, A., & Thirumaran, K (2023). Guest editorial: (In)equalities in hospitality and tourism – Exploring diversity and equity issues. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 42(4), 465-468. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-05-2023-37
Bernauer, V. S., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2023). “You can call me Susan!” Doing gendered-class work in luxury service encounters. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 42(4), 494-511. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-10-2021-0272
Kornau, A., Bernauer, V. S., Mucha, A., Rastetter, D., Schmucker, S., & Sieben, B. (2022). Editorial. Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt: Hindernisse und Chancen mit Blick auf Chancengleichheit, Diversität und Inklusion [Editorial. Digitalization of work: Barriers and benefits for equality, diversity and inclusion]. Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und -management, 7(1), 3-7. https://doi.org/10.3224/zdfm.v7i1.01
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2017). Dienstleistungsarbeit im Luxussegment: Die Rolle von Emotionen, Schichtzugehörigkeit und Geschlecht [Service Work in the luxury sector: The role of emotions, social class and gender]. Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und -management, 2(1), 77-81. https://doi.org/10.3224/zdfm.v2i1.11
Bernauer, V. S., Bhati, A., & Thirumaran, K (Eds.) (2023). Special issue: (In)equalities in hospitality & tourism – Exploring diversity and equity issues. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 42(4).
Kornau, A., Bernauer, V. S., Mucha, A., Rastetter, D., Schmucker, S., & Sieben, B. (Hrsg.) (2022). Schwerpunktthema „Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt: Hindernisse und Chancen mit Blick auf Chancengleichheit, Diversität und Inklusion“ [Special Issue “Digitalization of work: Barriers and benefits for equality, diversity and inclusion”]. Zeitschrift für Diversitätsforschung und -management, 7(1).
Book chapters:
Swart, M. P., Bernauer, V. S., & Thirumaran, K. (2024). Women’s education in tourism entrepreneurship. Trends and issues emerging from Africa. In A. M. Morrison, & D. Buhalis (Eds), Routledge Handbook of Trends and Issues in Tourism. Sustainability, Planning and Development, Management, and Technology (pp. 220-231). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003291763-22
Swart, M. P., Bernauer, V. S., & Thirumaran, K. (2024). Women’s entrepreneurship in the hospitality and tourism industry: A systematic literature review and future research directions. In M. P. Swart, W. Cai, E. C. L. Yang, & A. N. Kimbu (Eds.), Routledge Handbook on Gender in Tourism. Views on Teaching, Research and Praxis (pp. 270-288). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003286721-24
Bernauer, V., & Mucha, A. (2019). Reflexion von Diversität im Kontext der Hochschullehre in einer explorativen Lernumgebung – Erfahrungen aus einem hochschuldidaktischen Workshop [Reflecting on diversity in the context of university teaching in an exploratory learning environment – Experiences from a university didactic workshop]. In C. Schomaker & M. Oldenburg (Hrsg.), Forschen, Reflektieren, Bilden. Forschendes Lernen in der diversitätssensiblen Hochschulbildung [Studying, reflecting, educating. Research-based learning in diversity-sensitive higher education] (S. 88-100). Schneider.
Conference proceedings:
Klarsfeld, A., Rajendran, D., Benschop, Y., Bernauer, V., Dahanayake, P., Mahalingam, R., Merriweather Woodson, T.J., Nkomo, S.M., Rodriguez, J.K., Van Den Brink, M.C.L., Verloo, M., & Woods, D. (2019). Exploring the relationship between intersectionality and inclusion: A research agenda. Academy of Management Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2019.14145symposium
Book reviews:
Bernauer, V., & Kornau, A. (2020). Rezension von [Review of]: Jungwirth, Ingrid / Bauschke-Urban, Carola (Hrsg.): Gender and Diversity Studies, European Perspectives. Opladen. Barbara Budrich 2019. Erziehungswissenschaftliche Revue 19(3). https://www.klinkhardt.de/ewr/978384740549.html
Presentations of peer-reviewed conference papers:
Bernauer, V. S., Joecks, J., Reimer, T., & Tamm, G., (2023, July). Lesbian leaders – Surfing the rainbow to the top. 39th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Cagliari.
Kornau, A., & Bernauer, V. S. (2022, October): Navigating boundaries of inclusion. Practices and inherent tensions. 12th International Workshop on Human Resource Management, Cádiz.
Kornau, A., & Bernauer, V. S. (2022, September): Negotiating boundaries of diversity and inclusion. Practices and inherent paradoxes. Autumn Workshop of the Section Personnel in the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Berlin.
Bernauer, V. S., Tamm, G., Joecks, J., & Reimer, T. (2022, August). The diversity of gay leaders: Superpower or curse? 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Seattle (hybrid).
Bernauer, V. S., Joecks, J., Reimer, T., & Tamm, G. (2022, March). Dealing with sexual orientation as an invisible stigma in organizations. 24th Colloquium on Personnel Economics (COPE), Aarhus.
Kornau, A., & Bernauer, V. S. (2021, September). An explorative case study of diversity and inclusion in alternative organizations. Workshop of the Section Organization in the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Lueneburg (virtual).
Bernauer, V. S., & Kornau, A. (2020, September). Inclusion through e-voice? An explorative case study of an internet collective. Autumn Workshop of the Section Personnel in the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Duesseldorf.
Bernauer, V., & Kornau A. (2020, July). An explorative case study of diversity and inclusion in alternative organizations. 36th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Hamburg (virtual).
Bernauer, V. (2019, August). Just beauties of the skies? An intersectional perspective on first class flight attendants. 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Boston.
Bernauer, V. (2018, September). Just beauties of the skies? An intersectional perspective on first class flight attendants. Autumn Workshop of the Section Personnel in the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Munich.
Bernauer, V. (2018, July). An intersectional perspective on service workers in the luxury sector. 34th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Tallinn.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2017, December). Emotions in luxury work: Their connection to class and gender. 12th Asia Pacific Symposium on Emotions in Worklife (APSEW), Melbourne.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2017, October). Emotions in luxury work: Their connection to class and gender. 5th Workshop of the Critical Organization Research Forum, Duisburg-Essen.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2017, September). Emotions in luxury work: Their connection to class and gender. Autumn Workshop of the Section Personnel in the German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB), Paderborn.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2017, July). Emotions in luxury work: Their connection to class and gender. 33rd European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium, Copenhagen.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2016, January). Service work in the luxury sector: The role of emotions, class and gender. Symposium „State, Work, and Affects“, Vienna.
Organization of scientific workshops:
Thirumaran, K, & Bernauer, V. S. (2020, December). Paper Hackathon: Equity issues in hospitality & tourism (H&T). Exploring (in)equalities. 8th International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) Biennial Conference, Jakarta & Singapore (hybrid). https://itsaconference2020.com/paper-hackathon/
Bernauer, V. S., Bhati, A., & Thirumaran, K. (2020, August). Professional Development Workshop (PDW): Equity issues in hospitality & tourism (H&T). Exploring (in)equalities (Panellists: J. Helms Mills, A. J. Mills, D. Nickson, R. Ortlieb, A. Schneider, A. Trupp, & C. Warhurst). 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Vancouver (virtual). https://my.aom.org/Program2020V/ > Program Session: 449
Bernauer, V. S., Joecks, J., Reimer, T., & Tamm, G. (2020, August). Professional Development Workshop (PDW): Sexual orientation & leadership. Constraints & vehicles for aspiring LGB leaders (Panellists: R. A. Berkley, T. Köllen, S. Pichler, R. Trau, & J. Webster). 80th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM), Vancouver (virtual). https://my.aom.org/Program2020V/ > Program Session: 28
Other presentations at scientific conferences and workshops:
Swart, M. P., Bernauer, V. S., & Thirumaran, K. (2022, July): Women’s entrepreneurship in the hospitality and tourism industry: A systematic literature review and future research directions. Virtual Research Seminar Series of the Asia Pacific Centre for Hospitality Research (APCHR) (virtual).
Tamm, G., Bernauer, V. S., Reimer, T., & Joecks, J. (2021, November). Keynote: The diversity of gay leaders – justice league extended. 9th Prout at Work Conference (virtual). https://konferenz.proutatwork.de/konferenz-2021/
Bernauer, V. (2018, September). Social inequalities or privileges in the skies?! An intersectional perspective on first class flight attendants. Conference and Network Meeting of Diversity Researchers from the D-A-CH Regions, Munich.
Bernauer, V. (2018, September). Paper discussion: Social inequalities or privileges in the skies?! An intersectional perspective on first class flight attendants. Conference and Network Meeting of Diversity Researchers from the D-A-CH Regions (PhD Workshop), Munich.
Bernauer, V. (2018, July). Paper discussion: Luxury work, gender and diversity. 34th European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) Colloquium (PhD Workshop), Tallinn.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2018, February). Gender stereotyping in luxury work: Their influence on emotions and class. University-Industry Workshop Knowledge Management & Gender, Potsdam.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2017, December). Paper discussion: Emotions in luxury work: Their connection to class and gender. Emotions and Cognitions in the Rough (ECR) Workshop of the 31st Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Melbourne.
Bernauer, V. (2017, September). Paper discussion: An intersectional perspective on service workers in the luxury sector. Conference and Network Meeting of Diversity Researchers from the D-A-CH Regions (Diversity-PhD Workshop), Goettingen.
Bernauer, V., Sieben, B., & Haunschild, A. (2016, September). Service work in the luxury sector: The role of emotions, class and gender. Conference and Network Meeting of Diversity Researchers from the D-A-CH Regions, Hannover.
Bernauer, V. (2016, September). Paper discussion: Service work in the luxury sector: The role of emotions, class and gender. Conference and Network Meeting of Diversity Researchers from the D-A-CH Regions (PhD Workshop), Hannover.
Fundraising
DAAD, German Academic Exchange Service: Travel subsidy in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
BKS, Böttcher-Kongress-Stipendium: Travel subsidy in 2017
Ad-Hoc-Reviewer
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal
Human Resource Management Journal
Personnel Review
Urban Planning
Networks and Affiliations
AOM – Academy of Mangement
EFAS – Economics Feminism and Science
EGOS – European Group of Organization Studies
EMONET – Emotions Network
Netzwerk Gender Studies, DIW Berlin
VHB – German Academic Association for Business Research, Sections Personnel (PERS), Organization (ORG) and Service Management (DLM)
Lectureship at Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces
- Supervision of Bachelor- and Master Theses, since 2017
- Lectures in Human Resources within the Bachelor and Master Program “Education Sciences”:
- Bachelor, Functions and Tools of Human Resource Management 1-3 (2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20)
- Bachelor, Introduction to Scientific Work in Educational Sciences 1-2 (2022)
- Master, Research Perspectives Labor, Employees and Organizations (2021 and 2022)
- Master, Research Seminar Labor, Human Resources and Organization 1-2 – International Human Resource Management (2021)
Lectureships at other Institutions
04/2022 – 07/2022 Block seminar: „Introduction to Human Resource Management”, Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, Germany
06/2021 – 07/2021 Block seminar: „Introduction to Human Resource Management”, Pädagogische Hochschule Weingarten, Germany
02/2019 Block seminar: „Gender and Diversity Awareness at Management and Executive Level“, Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Suderburg, Germany
Workshops and Further Education for Specialists and Executives
09/2023 Conception and conduction: Trainee-Executive Workshop (2 days) „Equal Opportunities and Diversity“ at the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium (BMF)), as part of the trainee program of the Centre for Postgraduate Education at Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg with Dr. Angela Kornau
09/2021 Conception and conduction: Executive Workshop (2 days) „Diversity and Equal Opportunities“ at the German Air Fore Technical Training Centre in Faßberg, Germany with Dr. Angela Kornau, https://www.hsu-hh.de/weiterbildung/workshop-zur-chancengerechtigkeit
09/2021 Conception and conduction: Executive-Workshop (1 day) „Leading diversity, leading digitally“ Leadership@Helmholtz kompakt with Prof. Dr. Barbara Sieben, Sylt, Germany https://www.hsu-hh.de/hrm-pol/fuehrungskraefte-workshop-leading-diversity-leading-digitally-leadershiphelmholtz-kompakt-2021
06/2018 Conception and conduction: Workshop „Gender and Diversity in University Lectures“ at the 6th Diversity Day, Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces with Dr. Anna Much
Further Education at the Centre for Postgraduate Education of the Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces
- Course Coordination of the Master Program „Leading Diversity“, (M-LeaD), 2019 – 2020
- Lectures in Master Programs
10/2019 – 03/2020 Conception and conduction: M-LeaD „Master’s Module“
07 – 09/2019 Conception and conduction: M-LeaD Module „Diversity Management Instruments“
09/2019 M-LeaD Module examination: „Research Workshop Diversity“
01/2019 Guest lecturing (2 days): „Diversity – From Politics to Programmatic History of Origins, Conceptions, and Classifications in Science and practice“ (module „Diversity Management“), Master program „Leadership in Medicine”
08/2018 Guest lecturing (1 day): „Presentation of an Example of Qualitative Research“ (part of the seminar „Communication and Conversational Skills/Qualitative Research Methods“), Master program „Leadership in Medicine”
Other Workshops
04/2016 Conception and conduction: Workshop „We are [deivörs]! Explore Diversity“ at the Girls Day, Helmut Schmidt University – University of the Federal Armed Forces with Beatrice Anhalt und Dominique Langner
Letzte Änderung: 11. April 2024