dr. Christina Meyers

Bio

I am Christina Meyers, an assistant professor at the department of Human Resource Studies. I investigate organizational approaches to talent management, with the aim of uncovering how organizations can build on individual talent in an effective, yet sustainable way. That means that I am not only interested in exploring how talent management contributes to individual and organizational performance, but also in exploring how it fosters individual well-being, health, and growth across the career-span. I am particularly interested in inclusive approaches to talent management, which build on positive psychology and the underlying assumption that all individuals possess valuable and unique patterns of strengths or talents. Currently, I am working on projects regarding the collective use of strengths is teams, the role of employee proactivity in talent management, and the socialization of talented employees.

Subjects

• Work, Well-being and Performance
• Work, Well-being and Performance
• Research in Human Resource Studies
• Seminar Human Resource Studies FALL
• Work and health psychology

Recent publications

1. Strengthening personal growth - The effects of a strengths interventi…

   van Woerkom, M., & Meyers, M. C. (2019). Strengthening personal growth: The effects of a strengths intervention on personal growth initiative. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 92(1), 98-121.

2. Het verlagen van werkdruk - Positieve, preventieve en proactieve inte…

   Kroon, B., Meyers, M. C., & van Woerkom, M. (Accepted/In press). Het verlagen van werkdruk: Positieve, preventieve en proactieve interventies. Gedrag en Organisatie, 1-4.

3. Hard work or hard-wired? - The nature-nurture debate on talent

   Meyers, C., & Bal, A. (Accepted/In press). Hard work or hard-wired? The nature-nurture debate on talent. In I. Tarique (Ed.), Companion to talent management Routledge.

4. Organizational support for strengths use, work engagement, and contex…

   Meyers, M. C., de Reuver, R. S. M., Kooij, T. A. M., Kroon, B., & van Woerkom, M. (Accepted/In press). Organizational support for strengths use, work engagement, and contextual performance: The moderating role of age. Applied Research in Quality of Life.

5. Perceived organizational support for the use of employees’ strengths …

   Meyers, M. C., Adams, B. G., Sekaja, L., Buzea, C., Cazan, A-M., Gotea, M., ... van Woerkom, M. (2019). Perceived organizational support for the use of employees’ strengths and employee well‑being: A cross‑country comparison. Journal of Happiness Studies.