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Human Resources Management, Psychological Contract, Career Management, Qualitative Research

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Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Business Management

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Dr Annica Lau is a dedicated HR professional with over 15 years of experience in (international) Human Resources. She graduated from the University of Worcester and has since focused her research on the psychological contract between young professionals and organisations. Currently working for the Martin Braun-Gruppe (part of Geschwister Oetker Beteiligungen KG), Annica plays a key role in shaping the organisation's success and fostering a positive working environment. She also serves as a part-time lecturer and honorary senior research fellow, combining her academic pursuits with practical experience to bridge the gap between theory and practice.

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Lau, Annica ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755, Haist, J. and Bell, Robin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-4277 (2025) Love At First Sight? On The Creation of Young Professionals Psychological Contracts. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025 (1). ISSN 0065-0668
Rapp, M., Diefenhardt, F., Sarabi, A., Boon, C., Lau, Annica ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755, Parry, E., Jennifer, L., Duggan, J., Jooss, S., Margherita, A. and Rapp, M. (2025) The Digital Dance of HRM: New Skills, Professional Debates, and Shifting Dynamics? Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025 (1). ISSN 0065-0668
Lau, Annica ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755, Haist, J. and Hewett, R. (2025) Impact-driven scholar, reflective practitioner, or pracademic? Conceptualizing hybrid roles to bridge the research-practice gap in HRM. Human Resource Management Review, 35 (2). pp. 1-13. ISSN 1053-4822; eISSN: 1873-7889
Lau, Annica ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755, Rebehn, Christian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7359-3948, Nichol, Lynn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9889-9912 and Bell, Robin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7325-4277 (2025) GERMANY, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT IS CALLING: A LONG PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE HRM. In: 2025 Bi-Annual Psychological Contract (PC) Small Group Conference, April 7-8th 2025, Mike Ilitch School of Business, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. (Unpublished)
Lau, Annica ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755 (2025) Generationenmythos. [Video]
Kraak, J., Hansen, S., Griep, Y., Bhattacharya, S., Bojovic, N., Diehl, M., Evans, K., Fenneman, J., Memon, I., Fortin, M., Lau, Annica ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755, Lee, H., Lee, J., Lub, X., Meyer, I., Ohana, M., Peters, P., Rousseau, D., Schalk, R., Searle, R., Sherman, U. and Tekleab, A. (2024) In Pursuit of Impact: How Psychological Contract Research Can Make the Work-World a Better Place. Group & Organization Management (GOM). pp. 1-29. ISSN Print: 1059-6011 Electronic: 1552-3993
Lau, Annica ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-4755 and Bratby, M. (2023) Collecting qualitative data via video statements in the digital era. Labour and Industry: A journal of the social and economic relations of work, 34 (2). pp. 101-113. ISSN 1030-1763

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#	Item title
1.	GERMANY, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT IS CALLING: A LONG PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE HRM	689	1
2.	In Pursuit of Impact: How Psychological Contract Research Can Make the Work-World a Better Place	131	58
3.	Impact-driven scholar, reflective practitioner, or pracademic? Conceptualizing hybrid roles to bridge the research-practice gap in HRM	100	35
4.	Love At First Sight? On The Creation of Young Professionals Psychological Contracts	85
5.	Collecting qualitative data via video statements in the digital era	83	66
6.	The Digital Dance of HRM: New Skills, Professional Debates, and Shifting Dynamics?	81
7.	Generationenmythos	46

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