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Prof. dr. Naomi Ellemers

Distinguished University Professor 
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Social and Behavioural Sciences
Martinus J. Langeveldgebouw
Heidelberglaan 1
Kamer H 1.38
3584 CS Utrecht

Prof. dr. Naomi Ellemers

Distinguished University Professor
Social and Behavioural Sciences
+31 30 253 4575
n.ellemers@uu.nl
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Research areas

Books

  • Ellemers, N., Pagliaro, S. , & Van Nunspeet, F. (2023). International Handbook of the Psychology of Morality. Routledge.
  • Ellemers, N., & De Gilder, D. (2022). The moral organization: Key issues, analyses and solutions. Cham: Springer publishers.
  • Ellemers, N. (2017). Morality and the regulation of social behavior: Groups as moral anchors. Milton Park, UK: Routledge. This book was identified as a ‘revolutionary book’ and ‘provocative study', https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2018/12/28/de-mens-wil-te-allen-tijde-moreel-deugena3127165

 

Key Publications

  • Ellemers, N & de Gilder, D 2024, 'Overcoming unintended consequences of social impact accountability: How to avoid counterproductive responses of individuals and groups in organizations', Social Issues and Policy Review, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 194-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/sipr.12100

  • Ellemers, N, Pagliaro, S & van Nunspeet, F 2023, What is right and what is wrong relates to who you are and where you belong: Unpacking the psychology of morality. in The Routledge International Handbook of the Psychology of Morality. Routledge, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003125969-1

  • Ellemers, N & de Gilder, D 2022, Organisational Identification: Revisiting Mael & Ashforth’s ‘Alumni and their Alma Mater’ Study. in Organisational Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies. Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies, SAGE Publications Sage UK: London, England, pp. 75-96.

  • Ellemers, N., & Chopova, T. (2021). The social responsibility of organizations: Perceptions of organizational morality as a key mechanism explaining the relation between CSR activities and stakeholder support. Research in Organizational Behavior, 41, 100156.
  • Ellemers, N. (2021). Science as collaborative knowledge generation. British Journal of Social Psychology, 60, 1-28. Landmark article.
  • Ellemers, N., & Van Nunspeet, F. (2020). Neuroscience and the social origins of (im)moral behavior: How neural underpinnings of social categorization and conformity affect every day (im)moral behavior Current Directions in Psychological Science, 29, 513-520.
  • Ellemers, N., Fiske, S., Abele, A.E., Koch, A., & Yzerbyt, V. (2020). Adversarial alignment enables competing models to engage in cooperative theory-building, toward cumulative science. Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, 117, 7561-7567.
  • Ellemers, N., & De Gilder, D. (2020). Categorization and identity as motivational principles in intergroup relations. Social Psychology: Handbook of Basic Principles (pp 452-472). Third edition. P. Van Lange, E.T. Higgins, & A. Kruglanski (Eds.) New York: Guilford Press.
  • Ellemers, N., Van der Toorn, J., Paunov, Y., & Van Leeuwen, T. (2019). The psychology of morality: A review and analysis of empirical studies published from 1940 through 2017. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 23, 332-366. In the last six months of 2019, this paper was the most read article of this journal (Journal impact factor 9.903).
  • Ellemers, N. (2018). Morality and social identity. In: M. Van Zomeren & J. Dovidio (Eds.). The Oxford Handbook of the Human Essence (pp. 147-158). Oxford Library of Psychology, Oxford University Press.
  • Ellemers, N. (2018). Gender stereotypes. Annual Review of Psychology, 69, 275-298. This paper was one of the top-ten most downloaded articles of all 1200+ reviews published by Annual Reviews in 2018, in 2019 it was the most downloaded article published in Annual Review of Psychology, in 2020 it was in the top-ten of most downloaded articles in the Annual Reviews series.
  • Ellemers, N., & Rink, F. (2016). Diversity in work groups. Current Opinion in Psychology, 11, 49-53.
  • Ellemers, N., & Van der Toorn, J. (2015). Groups as moral anchors. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 6, 189-194.
  • Ellemers, N., & Barreto, M. (2015). Modern discrimination: How perpetrators and targets interactively perpetuate social disadvantage. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 3, 142-146.
  • Ellemers, N. (2014). Women at work: How organizational features impact career development. Policy Insights from Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 1, 46-54.
  • Ellemers, N., Pagliaro, S., & Barreto, M. (2013). Morality and behavioural regulation in groups: A social identity approach. European Review of Social Psychology, 24, 160-193.
  • Ellemers, N., Sleebos, E., Stam, D., & de Gilder, D. (2013). Feeling included and valued: How perceived respect affects positive team identity and willingness to invest in the team. British Journal of Management, 24, 21-37.
  • Ellemers, N., (2013). Connecting the dots: Mobilizing theory to reveal the big picture in social psychology (and why we should do this). European Journal of Social Psychology, 43,1-8. This paper was commissioned by the journal editors for its flagship Agenda series.
  • Ellemers, N., & Jetten, J. (2013). The many ways to be marginal in a group. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 17, 3-21.
  • Ellemers, N., & Van den Bos, K. (2012). Morality in groups: On the social-regulatory functions of right and wrong. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 878-889.
  • Ellemers, N., Rink, F., Derks, B., & Ryan, M. (2012). Women in high places: When and why promoting women into top positions can harm them individually or as a group (and how to prevent this). Research In Organizational Behavior, 32, 163-187.
  • Ellemers, N. (2012). The group self. Science, 336, 848-852. This paper was invited for a special issue on human conflict.
  • Ellemers, N., Pagliaro, S., Barreto, M., & Leach, C.W. (2008). Is it better to be moral than smart? The effects of morality and competence norms on the decision to work at group status improvement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95 (6), 1397-1410.
  • Ellemers, N., & Rink, F. (2005). Identity in work groups: The beneficial and detrimental consequences of multiple identities and group norms for collaboration and group performance. Advances in Group Processes, 22, 1-41.
  • Ellemers, N., De Gilder, D., & Haslam, S.A. (2004). Motivating individuals and groups at work: A social identity perspective on leadership and group performance. Academy of Management Review, 29, 459-478.
  • Ellemers, N., Spears, R., & Doosje, B. (2002). Self and social identity. Annual Review of Psychology, 53, 161-186.
  • Ellemers, N., De Gilder, D., & Van den Heuvel, H. (1998). Career-oriented versus team-oriented commitment and behavior at work. Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 717-730.
  • Ellemers, N., Spears, R., & Doosje, B. (1997). Sticking together or falling apart: Group identification as a psychological determinant of group commitment versus individual mobility. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 123-140.
  • Ellemers, N., Van Rijswijk, W., Roefs, M., & Simons, C. (1997). Bias in intergroup perceptions: Balancing group identity with social reality. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 23, 186-198.
  • Ellemers, N. (1993) The influence of socio-structural variables on identity enhancement strategies.
    European Review of Social Psychology, 4, 27-57.

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