Frank Walter

Frank Walter is Professor of Business Administration specializing in Organization and Human Resources at the Faculty of Law, Business and Economics, Justus Liebig University Giessen since 2014. Previously, he served as Associate Professor (2011-2014) and Assistant Professor (2008-2011) in the Department of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior at the University of Groningen, maintaining a Visiting Research Fellow position there until 2022.

His educational background includes:

• Doctorate (Dr. oec.) from the University of St. Gallen (2004-2008)
• Guest studies at San Francisco State University, College of Business (2003-2004)
• Diploma in Administrative Sciences (Dipl. Verw.-wiss.) from the University of Konstanz (1998-2003)

Walter's research centers on Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, with pioneering work on emotions in organizations, age dynamics in leadership, and team conflict processes. His scholarship integrates psychological theory with organizational practice, examining how temporal factors, emotional regulation, and hierarchical structures influence workplace behavior. Recent work explores time pressure's dual effects on creativity and the moderating role of generativity in leadership.

Analysis of his 2020-2025 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) age-emotion interactions in leadership contexts, (2) time pressure-creativity relationships distinguishing radical versus incremental innovation, and (3) boundary management in multiteam systems. His methodological approach combines multi-level designs with longitudinal perspectives, emphasizing contextual contingencies in organizational phenomena.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Multiple Best Reviewer Awards from Academy of Management Journal and Journal of Organizational Behavior
• European Academy of Management Best Paper Award (2022)
• 7 appearances in Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (2008-2019)
• Outstanding Junior Researcher Award from University of Groningen (2009)

As an advisor and academic leader, Walter has served on editorial boards of Leadership Quarterly and Academy of Management Journal, while his self-administration roles at JLU include membership in the Faculty Council and Promotion Committee. His research program demonstrates sustained impact through high-impact publications and theoretical integration across organizational subfields.

He maintains active collaboration networks with the University of Groningen's Department of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior, with recent work involving multinational teams studying boundary-spanning behaviors in complex organizational structures.