Rietze, S., Kühner, C., & Zacher, H. (2025). Umweltfreundliches Verhalten am Arbeitsplatz: Ökologisch nachhaltige Organisationen gestalten [Pro-environmental behavior at the workplace: Designing environmentally sustainable organizations]. Springer. (208 pages, ISBN: 978-3-662-70699-2, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-70700-5)
Zacher, H. (2024). The good working life: Experiencing satisfaction, meaningfulness, and psychological richness in organizations. Palgrave Macmillan. (137 pages, ISBN: 978-3-031-77220-7, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77221-4)
Rudolph, C. W., Zacher, H., Scheibe, S. (Eds., 2018). Advances in research on age in the workplace and retirement. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Media. doi:10.3389/978-2-88945-393-1
Zacher, H. (in press). The psychology of aging and work: A review of key research topics and future directions. In D. Gerstorf & C. Hoppmann (Eds.), Handbook of the Psychology of Aging (10th ed.). Elsevier.
Zacher, H. (in press). Erfülltes Arbeiten: Wie umfassendes Wohlbefinden bei der Arbeit entsteht. In J. Mangelsdorf (Ed.), Lehrbuch Positive Psychologie. Beltz.
Griep, Y., Kraak, J. M., Rudolph, C. W., & Zacher, H. (in press). Generation gap or research trap? A critical examination of generation research in social exchange theory. In M.-R. Diehl, J. Coyle-Shapiro, & R. Cropanzano (Eds.), Handbook of social exchange theory. Edward Elgar.
Zacher, H. & Batthacharjee, A. (in press). Successful ageing in the changing world of work. In N. Fouad, B. van der Heijden, & D. Scholarios (Eds.), Research handbook of vocational behavior. Edward Elgar.
Zacher, H. (in press). An expanded multilevel perspective on retirement. In M. Wang (Ed.), Oxford handbook of retirement (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197699584.003.0011
Rudolph, C. W. & Zacher, H. (in press). Leveraging open science to conduct high-quality research. In N. Bowling, A. Zhou, & M. Shoss (Eds.), How to conduct and publish high-quality research in industrial-organizational psychology. Edward Elgar.
Koziel, R. J., Hüffmeier, J., Zacher, H., & Rudolph, C. W. (2026). Precarious work and the basic income. In M. Hudson & B. Piccoli (Eds.), Handbook on precarious work pp. 330-350). Edward Elgar.
Stein, M., Kühner, M., & Zacher, H. (2026). Exploring the hidden connections between organizational environmental sustainability and employee well-being. In P. D. Harms & C.-H. Chang (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and well-being (Vol. 23, pp. 91–127). Bingley, UK: Emerald.https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-355520260000023004
Zacher, H. & Rudolph, C. W. (2025). Aging and employee misfit. In J. Billsberry & D. L. Talbot (Eds.), Employee misfit: Theories, perspectives, and new directions (pp. 47-64). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8208-9_3
Rudolph, C. W. & Zacher, H. (2025). Methodological perspectives on examining ageing at work. In A. H. de Lange & T. Furunes (Eds.), Research handbook on older workers and occupational health and safety (pp. 259–278). Edward Elgar.
Rudolph, C. W. & Zacher, H. (2025). Generations and generational differences: A thought experiment. In E. F. Fideler (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of intergenerational connections (pp. 411–424). New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197750889.013.27
Friedrich, J. C., Koziel, R. J., Zacher, H., & Rudolph, C. W. (2025). The COVID-19 pandemic: Ten lessons for the future of human resource management research and practice. In B. Murray, J. Dulebohn, D. L. Stone, & K. M. Lukaszewski (Eds.), The Future of Human Resource Management (pp. 43–87). Information Age Publishing.
Zacher, H.,Hüffmeier, J., Koziel, R. J., & Rudolph, C. W. (2025). The basic income and sustainable development. In J. B. Olson-Buchanan, J. Scott, & L. Foster (Eds.), Sustainable development through the world of work: Translating insights from organizational psychology (pp. 265–279). New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197786161.003.0022
Zacher, H. (2024). Wie kann „Gerechtigkeit“ im Kontext des Altersübergangs verstanden werden? In M. Brussing & H. M. Hasselhorn (Hrsg.), Gerechtigkeit im Altersübergang: Stand, Perspektiven und Rollen der Forschung (Studie 2024/8, S. 85–87). DIFIS – Deutsches Institut für Interdisziplinäre Sozialpolitikforschung. https://www.difis.org/publikationen/publikation/95
Zacher, H. & Bordia, P. (2024). Generativity and leadership in organizations. In F. Villar, H. L. Lawford, & M. W. Pratt (Eds.), The development of generativity across adulthood (pp. 135–150).https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191966309.003.0008
Rosing, K. & Zacher, H. (2023). Ambidextrous leadership: A review of theoretical developments and empirical evidence. In R. Reiter-Palmon & S. Hunter (Eds.), Handbook of organizational creativity: Leadership, interventions, and macro level issues (2nd ed., pp. 51–70). New York: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-91841-1.00013-0
Zacher, H. & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2023). Organizational theory, analysis, and development. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 377–396). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Gielnik, M. M. & Zacher, H. (2023). Entrepreneurship. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 360–376). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Schmitt, A. & Zacher, H. (2023). Work motivation and self-regulation. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 289–304). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Rigotti, T. & Zacher, H. (2023). Work attitudes, organizational justice, and the employment relationship. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 272–288). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Ohly, S. & Zacher, H. (2023). Work design. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 204–217). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Wendsche, J. & Zacher, H. (2023). Work analysis. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 184–203). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Niessen, C. & Zacher, H. (2023). Positive organizational psychology. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 165–183). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Dettmers, J. & Zacher, H. (2023). Work stress and well-being. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 110–128). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Wiese, B. & Zacher, H. (2023). Work-nonwork interface. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 93–109). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Hirschi, A. & Zacher, H. (2023). Vocational choices and career development. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 78–92). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Bipp, T. & Zacher, H. (2023). Individual differences at work. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 63–77). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Zacher, H. (2023). Metatheories of work, organizational, and business psychology. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 26–41). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Zacher, H. & Lehmann-Willenbrock, N. (2023). Introduction to work, organizational, and business psychology. In H.Zacher& N. Lehmann-Willenbrock (Eds.), Work, organizational, and business psychology: An introductory textbook (pp. 11–25). Stuttgart, Germany: Kohlhammer.
Zacher, H. (2022). Subjective views of aging at work and in the retirement transition. In Y. Palgi, A. Shrira, & M. Diehl (Eds.), Subjective views of aging: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 347–363).Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11073-3_19
Rudolph, C. W. & Zacher, H. (2022). Research on age(ing) at work has “come of age”. In H. Zacher & C. W. Rudolph (Eds.), Age and work: Advances in theory, methods, and practice (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series, pp. 3–24). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003089674-2
Rosing, K. & Zacher, H. (2022). Integration of paradoxical age-related actions at work. In H. Zacher & C. W. Rudolph (Eds.), Age and work: Advances in theory, methods, and practice (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series, pp. 80–97). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003089674-7
Zacher, H. & Rudolph, C. W. (2021). Managing aging and age-diverse workforces. In E. F. Fideler (Ed.), The Rowman & Littlefield handbook on aging and work (pp. 131–148). London, United Kingdom: Rowman & Littlefield.
Rauvola, R. S., Rudolph, C. W., & Zacher, H. (2021). Handling time in contemporary occupational stress and well-being research: Considerations, examples, and recommendations. In P. D. Harms, P. L. Perrewé, & C.-H. Chang, & (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and well-being (Vol. 19, pp. 105–135). Bingley, UK: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-355520210000019006
Zacher, H. (2021). Wellbeing and age in organisational life. In T. Wall, C. Cooper, & P. Brough (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of organisational wellbeing (pp. 41–55). London, United Kingdom: Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529757187
Zacher, H. (2021). Affective consequences of proactivity. In K. Z. Peng & C.-H. Wu (Eds.), Emotion and proactivity at work: Prospects and dialogues (pp. 285–312). Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529212655.ch012
Marcus, J., Rudolph, C. W., Zacher, H. (2020). An ecological systems framework on work and aging. In D. L. Stone, J. H. Dulebohn, & K. M. Lukaszewski (Eds.), Diversity and inclusion in organizations (pp. 193–222). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Rudolph, C. W. & Zacher, H. (2020). Managing employees across the lifespan. In B. J. Hoffman, M. K. Shoss, & L. A. Wegman (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of the changing nature of work (pp. 425–445). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108278034.020
Zacher, H. & Rudolph, C. W. (2020). How a dynamic way of thinking can challenge existing knowledge in organizational behavior. In Y. Griep & S. D. Hansen (Eds.), Handbook on the temporal dynamics of organizational behavior (Vol. 1, pp. 8–25). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788974387.00009
Zacher, H. (2020). Career development of refugees. In J. A. Athanasou & H. N. Perera (Eds.), International handbook of career guidance (pp. 359–384). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25153-6_17
Zacher, H., Mensmann, M., & Gielnik, M. M. (2019). Ageing and entrepreneurship: A psychological perspective. In M. Backman, C. Karlsson, & O. Kekezi (Eds.), Handbook on entrepreneurship and aging (pp. 228–245). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788116213.00016
Rauvola, R. S., Rudolph, C. W., & Zacher, H. (2019). Career counseling for middle-aged and older adults. In J. G. Maree (Ed.), Handbook of innovative career counselling (pp. 307–331). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22799-9_18
Zacher, H., Rudolph, C. W., & Rauvola, R. S. (2019). Career counseling to manage the transition to bridge employment and retirement. In J. G. Maree (Ed.), Handbook of innovative career counselling (pp. 173–192). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22799-9_11
Zacher, H. & Kunzmann, U. (2019). Wisdom in the workplace. In R. J. Sternberg, H. C. Nusbaum, & J. Glück (Eds.), Applying wisdom to contemporary world problems (pp. 255–292). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20287-3_10
Zacher, H., Rudolph, C. W., & Baltes, B. B.(2019). An invitation to lifespan thinking. In B. B. Baltes, C. W. Rudolph, & Zacher, H.(Eds.). Work across the lifespan (pp. 1–14). New York: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812756-8.00001-3
Rudolph, C. W., Zacher, H., & Baltes, B. B.(2019). Looking forward: A new agenda for studying work across the lifespan. In B. B. Baltes, C. W. Rudolph, & Zacher, H.(Eds.). Work across the lifespan (pp. 605–623). New York: Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812756-8.00026-8
Bohlmann, C. & Zacher, H. (2018). Supporting employees with caregiving responsibilities. In R. Burke & A. Richardsen (Eds.), Creating psychologically healthy workplaces (pp. 431–451). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788113427.00031
Zacher, H. & Bissing-Olson, M. J. (2018). Between- and within-person variability in employee pro-environmental behaviour. In V. K. Wells, D. Gregory-Smith, & D. Manika (Eds.), Research handbook on employee pro-environmental behaviour (pp. 128–147). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786432834.00013
Zacher, H. (2018). Berufliche Veränderungen: Wenn Erwerbstätige sich neu orientieren [Occupational changes: When workers reorient themselves]. In S. Kauffeld & D. Spurk (Eds.), Handbuch Laufbahnmanagement und Karriereplanung (pp. 585–607). Berlin, Germany: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45855-6_14-1
Zacher, H. (2018). Organizations. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of lifespan human development (pp. 1556–1558).Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.n582
Zacher, H. (2018). Leadership. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of lifespan human development (pp. 1255–1257). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781506307633.n472
Hertel, G. & Zacher, H. (2018). Managing the aging workforce.In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. K. Sinangil (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of industrial, work and organization psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 3: Managerial psychology and organizational approaches, pp. 396–428). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473914964
Zacher, H. & Frese, M. (2018). Action regulation theory: Foundations, current knowledge, and future directions. In D. S. Ones, N. Anderson, C. Viswesvaran, & H. K. Sinangil (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of industrial, work and organization psychology (2nd ed., Vol. 2: Organizational psychology, pp. 80–102). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473914957
Schulz, H., Buchhester, S., & Zacher, H. (2018). Keine Angst vor Kennzahlen – aber vor Selbstbetrug wird gewarnt. In D. Matusiewicz, V. Nürnberg, & S. Nobis (Eds.), Gesundheit und Arbeit 4.0: Wenn Digitalisierung auf Mitarbeitergesundheit trifft (pp. 267–279). Heidelberg, Germany: medhochzwei.
Zacher, H. & Rudolph, C. W. (2017). Successful aging at work and beyond: A review and critical perspective. In S. Profili, A. Sammarra, & L. Innocenti (Eds.), Age diversity in the workplace: An organizational perspective (pp. 35–64). Bingley, UK: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1877-636120170000017004 Emerald Literati Award in 2018 for Outstanding Author Contribution
Rudolph, C. W. & Zacher, H. (2017). Myths and misconceptions about leading generations: Setting the record straight. In T. A. Scandura & E. Mourino (Eds.), Leading diversity in the 21st century (Ch. 9, pp. 243–278). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Frese, M., Rank, J., & Zacher, H. (2017). Action regulation theory. In S. G. Rogelberg (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Vol. 1, 2nd ed., pp. 13–15). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Bertolino, M., Zacher, H., & Kooij, D. T. A. M.(2017). Proactivity and aging at work. In N. A. Pachana (Ed.), Encyclopedia of geropsychology (Vol. 3, pp. 1862–1869). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_284-1
Rietzschel, E. F. & Zacher, H. (2017). Workplace creativity, innovation, and age. In N. A. Pachana (Ed.), Encyclopedia of geropsychology (Vol. 3, pp. 2523–2529). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-082-7_202
Zacher, H., Rudolph, C. W. & Reinicke, C. (2017). Caregiving, organizational support, and employee strain and well-being. In R. Burke & L. Calvano (Eds.), The sandwich generation: Caring for oneself and others at home and at work (Ch. 6, pp. 129–151). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364969.00014
Greaves, C., Parker, S. L., Zacher, H. & Jimmieson, N. L. (2017). Resource effects in the caregiving process. In R. Burke & L. Calvano (Eds.), The sandwich generation: Caring for oneself and others at home and at work (Ch. 5, pp. 99–125). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364969.00012
Zacher, H. & Kirby, G. (2016). Remaining time. In S. K. Whitbourne (Ed.), The encyclopedia of adulthood and aging (Vol. 3, pp. 1193–1197). Chichester, UK: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118521373.wbeaa059
Zacher, H. & Steinvik, H. R. (2016). Workplace age discrimination. In S. K. Whitbourne (Ed.), The encyclopedia of adulthood and aging (Vol. 3, pp. 1467–1471). Chichester, UK: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118521373.wbeaa061
Norton, T. A., Zacher, H., & Ashkanasy, N. M. (2015). Pro-environmental organizational culture and climate. In J. Barling & J. L. Robertson (Eds.), The psychology of green organizations (pp. 322–348). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199997480.003.0014
Zacher, H., Clark, M., Anderson, E. C., & Ayoko, O. B. (2015). A lifespan perspective on leadership. In P. M. Bal, D. T. A. M. Kooij, & D. M. Rousseau (Eds.), Aging workers and the employee-employer relationship (pp. 87–104). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08007-9_6
Zacher, H., Feldman, D. C., & Schulz, H. (2014). Age, occupational strain, and well-being: A person-environment fit perspective. In P. L. Perrewé, J. Halbesleben, & C. C. Rosen (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and well-being (Vol. 12, pp. 83–111). Bingley, UK: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-355520140000012002
Scheibe, S. & Zacher, H. (2013). A lifespan perspective on emotion regulation, stress, and well-being in the workplace. In P. L. Perrewé, J. Halbesleben, & C. C. Rosen (Eds.), Research in occupational stress and well-being (Vol. 11, pp. 163–193). Bingley, UK: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3555(2013)0000011010
Lievens, F., Van Hoye, G., & Zacher, H. (2012). The recruiting and hiring of older workers. In J. W. Hedge & W. C. Borman (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of work and aging (pp. 380–391). New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195385052.013.0121
Zacher, H. & Gielnik, M. M. (2012). Locus of control. In M. R. Marvel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of new venture management (pp. 313–315). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218571