Researching time-spatial flexibility, hybrid work dynamics, and return-to-office policies.
Investigating how workspace design affects performance, collaboration, and wellbeing. Developed the theoretical framework of "room crafting" for adaptive workspace design.
Research on leadership in distributed settings, organizational culture change, and how managers adapt to new work realities.
Beyond my core research, I explore everyday questions of work – from future of work and AI to sustainability, career ambition, and workplace romance.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Fischer, A. M., Hampel, K., Kunze, F. (2026). On-Site Attendance vs. Working from Home: The State of Hybrid Work Based on the Konstanz Home Office Study. PERSONALquarterly (02/2026, p. 40-47) [in German]
Fischer, A. M. (2025). The Hybrid Work Divide: Challenges, Organizational Attitudes, and Return-to-Office Preferences. Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2025, No. 1, p. 17298). Valhalla, NY 10595: Academy of Management.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Fischer, A. M., Lauterbach, A. S., Gaudiino, M., Kunze, F. (June 2026). Performance at a Distance: A Meta-Analysis of Remote Work Usage and Intensity. European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology Conference, Helsinki, Finland
Fischer, A. M., Guillén, L., Kunze, F., Liu, Q. (May 2026). Rethinking the Return: Managers’ Preferences and the Persistence of the Hybrid Work Divide. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Leadership Symposium, Chania, Greece
Fischer, A. M., Lauterbach, A., Kunze, F. (September 2025). Making It Yours: Room Crafting for Adaptive Workspace Design. German Scientific Commission for Human Resources Conference, Hannover, Germany. *Nominated for best conference paper award.*
Fischer, A. M. (September 2025). The Hybrid Work Divide: Challenges, Organizational Attitudes, and Return-to-Office Preferences. German Scientific Commission for Human Resources Conference, Hannover, Germany
Fischer, A. M. (July 2025). The Hybrid Work Divide: Challenges, Organizational Attitudes, and Return-to-Office Preferences. Academy of Management Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark
INVITED RESEARCH TALKS
Paper presentation and discussion: “Back to the Office, Back to Discontent? Analyzing Employee Reactions to Return-to-Office Policies” at OBHR Research Seminar of Lee Kong Chian School of Business – Singapore Management University, Singapore (February 2026)
Research proposal presentation and discussion: “Future of Work” at Organization Studies Ph.D. Research Seminar – University of St.Gallen, Switzerland (May 2024)
At the Future of Work Lab, led by Prof. Florian Kunze, we explore the world of work today and tomorrow.
Learn more here.
I care about building communities around shared interests and emerging questions. That is why I co-lead the “New Ways of Working – Rethinking Time and Space” Microcommunity of the Organizational Behavior Division at the Academy of Management.
Learn more here.