Zacher, H., & Unsworth, K. L. (Eds., 2026, in press). Environmental sustainability in the workplace: Advances in theory, methods, and practice (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series). Oxford University Press.
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. (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. (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. Frontiers Media. https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-88945-393-1
Zacher, H. (in press). Altern in der Arbeitswelt: Herausforderungen und Chancen. In A.-K. Klemm & B. Meyer (Eds., 2026), BKK Gesundheitsreport 2026, Themenschwerpunkt „Gesund und länger arbeiten?“
Zacher, H. (in press). Erfülltes Arbeiten: Wie umfassendes Wohlbefinden bei der Arbeit entsteht. In J. Mangelsdorf (Ed.), Lehrbuch Positive Psychologie. Beltz.
Zacher, H., & Unsworth, K. L. (in press). Industrial and organizational psychology and the grand challenge of environmental sustainability. In H. Zacher & K. L. Unsworth (Eds.), Environmental sustainability in the workplace: Advances in theory, methods, and practice (SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197817322.003.0002
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. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-27490-9.00012-9
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
Zacher, H., & Bhattacharjee, A. (2026). Successful ageing in the changing world of work. In N. Fouad, B. van der Heijden, & D. Scholarios (Eds.), Research handbook on vocational behavior (pp. 138–151). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035322633.00020
Griep, Y., Kraak, J. M., Rudolph, C. W., & Zacher, H. (2026). 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 (pp. 459–473). 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. 331–352). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035308347.00031
Stein, M., Kühner, C., & 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). Emerald.https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-355520260000023004
Rudolph, C. W., & Zacher, H. (2025). Leveraging open science to conduct high-quality research. In N. A. Bowling, M. K. Shoss, & Z. E. Zhou (Eds.), How to conduct and publish high-quality research in industrial-organizational psychology (pp. 348–360). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035307746.00032
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). 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). 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 (Eds.), 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). Oxford Academic. 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Sage. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.4135/9781529757187.n4
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 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). 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 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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 Karriere und Laufbahnmanagement (pp. 585–607). 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).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). 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). Sage. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.4135/9781473914964.n19
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). Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473914957.n7
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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781452218571.n124
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