Anne Richter
Principal Researcher
E-mail: anne.richter@ki.se
Visiting address: Widerströmska huset, Tomtebodavägen 18A, 17165 Solna
Postal address: C7 Lärande, Informatik, Management och Etik, C7 MMC Augustsson, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- I am a senior researcher specializing in work and organizational psychology.
My research focuses on understanding organizational change on different
levels. More specifically, I am interested in understanding the
implementation and change processes and particularly leadership that can
facilitate these processes. Moreover, I am interested in intervention design
and evaluation and I have a strong focus on work environment research, where
I have been investigating work stressors such as job insecurity [1] as well
as their mechanisms.
I also run a research project on the [2]implemention [3] and evaluation of
the activity based office [4] at GIH and collaborate in a research program
(NOWSTARS [5]-New Organization of Work in Self-employment, Temporary Agency,
Academia, and Retail in Sweden) hosted by Stockholm University, where I
investigate job insecurity in Swedish academic.
Please find my complete publication list under 'Documents' below.
*2014*
Global Bridges to Advance Health Care Research Careers for Junior Researchers
*2012*
Post doctoral fellowship AFA (Arbetsmiljö Post dok)
*2009 *
ICPSR scholarship from the Swedish national data service
*2017*
Docent/Associate Professor in Psychology, Stockholm University
*2011*
PhD in Psychology, Stockholm University, Department of Psychology
PhD thesis: Job Insecurity and Its Consequences: Investigating Moderators,
Mediators [6]and [7] Gender [8]
*2007*
Licensed Psychologist with a specialization in work and organizational
psychology and medicine, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Department of
Psychology, Germany
[1] http://su.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:453238/FULLTEXT01.pdf
[2] http://www.gih.se/OM-GIH/Press-och-media/Pressmeddelanden/Hur-paverkas-vi-av-aktivitetsbaserat-kontor/
[3] http://www.gih.se/OM-GIH/Press-och-media/Pressmeddelanden/Hur-paverkas-vi-av-aktivitetsbaserat-kontor/
[4] http://www.gih.se/OM-GIH/Press-och-media/Pressmeddelanden/Hur-paverkas-vi-av-aktivitetsbaserat-kontor/
[5] https://psychology.su.se/nowstars/english/
[6] http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-63877
[7] http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-63877
[8] http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-63877
Research
- *Leadership during implementation*
Healthcare organizations need to undergo changes constantly to adopt the
newest technologies and implement evidence-based methods 1 in order to secure
the best quality care, patient safety and cost efficiency as required by the
Health and Medical Services Act (1982:763). Therefore, successful
implementations are in particular important for these organizations. One key
factor that affects the implementation success is leadership. However,
besides the importance of leadership, we know little about how and which
leadership is important in implementation.
In my research I focus on the investigation of effective leadership behavior
during an implementation process. A leadership training is developed focusing
on strengthening leadership behaviors of line managers. This research has
been conducted in collaboration with Centrum för [1]epidemiologi [2] och
samhällsmedicin [3](CES).
/Grants related to this reserach:/
* Leadership- Key to successful implementation in healthcare (AFA AFA dnr:
140114) PI: Anne Richter
Read more about this project in Swedish media:
Suntarbetsliv 2014 [4]
Suntarbetsliv 2018 [5]
Vårdfokus 2018 [6]
Read more about the products with developed as part of the project as well as
find the invitation to participate in the leadership training. [7]
Watch a short filmclip about the implementation leadership (iLead)
intervention [8]
*Work environment*
Organizational changes have resulted in increased occupational stress, which
has not only affected the workforce negatively in terms of health and work
outcomes, but at the same time organizations are affected through decreased
productivity and increased costs that arise with the decreased well-being of
their employees. When translating this occupational stress into hard
financial facts, it has been found that stress at work is one of the most
costly factors for organizations, the society as well as insurance companies.
One of the stressors that has contributed to an increase in stress levels and
a decrease of the working environment quality is job insecurity, which has
been defined as the uncertainty about the future employment and/or employment
conditions.
In my reserach I focus on the investigation of mechanisms that consist of
inter-individual differences in the employees’ reaction to job insecurity
as well as to study the factors that connect job insecurity to its negative
outcomes in order to get a more holistic understanding of this important
phenomenon as well as make job insecurity research applicable in
organizations.
/Grants related to this reserach:/
* Identification of individual and organizational mechanisms of job
insecurity. (FORTE dnr 2012-0947) PI: Anne Richter
* Positive psychology in the context of job insecurity (AFA arbetsmiljö
[9]post doc [10] 2011 [11])
Läs mer här. [12]
The Swedish healthcare sector is one of the sectors where gender
segregation is most visible with over 90% female employees. Reports have over
and over shown the alarming fact that women have been on sick leave more
frequently and longer. In the search for the causes of this societal problem
working
conditions in the female dominated sectors have been identified as
problematic. Another problem in health care are the continuous changes to
employees' work practices for patientsto receive updated and high quality
care. However, 2/3 of these changes fail, resulting in negative consequences
for patients, employees and organizational efficiency. Hence, there are two
challenges health care needs to approach to create sustainability, where a)
changes in work practices are realized to provide high quality care, but at
the same time b) where employees can maintain a good health. This is the
target of a new project we work on.
/Grants related to this reserach:/
* Investigating and creating sustainable change in Swedish health care
[13](FORTE dnr 2016-07182)
Read more about this project in Swedish media:
FORTE [14]
*Research visits*:
*2015*
Department of Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany.
Collaboration with Kathleen Otto
*2014*
Department of Psychology, KU Leuven, Belgium. Collaboration with Hans De
Witte, Tinne Vander Elst
*2013*
Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences (DBOS), Claremont Graduate
University (CGU), USA.
Collaboration with Stewart Donaldson and Meghana (Meg) Rao
*2010*
Department of Psychology, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Collaboration
with Saija Mauno, Anne Mäkikangas and Ulla Kinnunen
[1] http://ces.sll.se/
[2] http://ces.sll.se/
[3] http://ces.sll.se/
[4] https://www.suntarbetsliv.se/forskning/organisatorisk-och-social-arbetsmiljo/nya-vardmetoder-stressar-kan-utbildning-hjalpa/
[5] https://www.suntarbetsliv.se/forskning/ledarskap-och-organisation/chefer-fick-trana-pa-forandringsarbete/
[6] https://www.vardfokus.se/webbnyheter/2018/april/motiverande-chefer-viktigt-for-att-forandringar-ska-lyckas/
[7] https://www.folkhalsoguiden.se/amnesomraden1/implementering-och-utvardering/implementering1/kort-fakta-om-implementering-och-utvardering/leda-implementering/
[8] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSrLt2d83KM
[9] https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/miljonstipendium-till-ung-arbetsmiljoeforskare-805523
[10] https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/miljonstipendium-till-ung-arbetsmiljoeforskare-805523
[11] https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/miljonstipendium-till-ung-arbetsmiljoeforskare-805523
[12] https://www.suntarbetsliv.se/forskning/ledarskap-och-organisation/forsta-arbetsmiljostipendiet-till-forskare-i-psykologi/
[13] https://forte.se/app/uploads/2017/04/kvinnodominerade-sektorer-webb-02.pdf
[14] https://forte.se/artikel/sjukvarden-behover-hallbar-forandring/
Articles
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2024
- Article: ANNALS OF WORK EXPOSURES AND HEALTH. 2023;67(4):462-472
- Article: ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR. 2022;54(6):971-1004
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(6):3489
- Article: ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING. 2022;35(2):171-189
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT. 2022;22(1):40-58
- Article: JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH. 2021;136:580-591
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;18(17):9084
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;30(3):415-427
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;12:655881
- Article: WORK AND STRESS. 2020;34(4):406-417
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(19):E6939-6939
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. 2020;50(4):1126-1145
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(4):E1200-1200
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(1):e033227
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:712
- Article: SAFETY SCIENCE. 2019;120:25-31
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2019;19(1):287
- Article: WORK AND STRESS. 2019;33(1):22-40
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2018;18(1):963
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT. 2018;11(4):245-259
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK. 2018;48(5):1447-1468
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2018;8(6):e021992
- Journal article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2018;3(1)
- Article: ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY. 2018;39(1):48-63
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. 2017;53(3):349-368
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2016;11:108
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. 2016;10:75
- Article: SLEEP. 2015;38(7):1129-1136
- Article: PSYCH JOURNAL. 2015;4(2):98-111
- Article: INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. 2015;88(1):103-112
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;23(6):816-829
- Article: WORK AND STRESS. 2014;28(2):143-164
- Article: CAREER DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2013;18(5):484-502
- Article: ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEMOCRACY. 2010;31(2):265-280
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All other publications
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2023;30:S58
- Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE. 2023;30:S58
- Review: JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY. 2022;27(2):240-257
- Review: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2021;16(1):93
- Corrigendum: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS. 2021;15(1):46
- Book chapter: GENDERED NORMS AT WORK: ALIGNING PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. 2021;p. 63-82
- Book chapter: PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHTS FOR UNDERSTANDING COVID-19 AND WORK. 2020;p. 124-149
- Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2019;16(14):E2536-2536
- Book chapter: ORGANIZATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2018;p. 42-67
- Book chapter: ORGANIZATIONAL INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. 2018;p. 220-236
- Book chapter: THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO WELLBEING AT WORK. 2017;p. 332-344
Grants
- Resebidrag: ’11th International Conference of Occupational Stress and Health: Protecting and Promoting Total Worker Health’Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 March 2013 - 30 May 2013