Prof. Dr. Martin Abraham

Chair of Sociology and Empirical Social Research

Curriculum vitae

Martin Abraham studied social sciences at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), where he also earned his doctoral degree. He then worked as a research fellow at the University of Leipzig and completed his habilitation in sociology there. After a visiting professorship at LMU Munich, he accepted a full professorship in sociology and empirical social research at the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2005. He also completed research and teaching stays at the University of Arizona, Tucson, USA, and the University of Utrecht, Netherlands. Professor Abraham has been Chair of Sociology and Empirical Social Research at FAU since 2007.

His research focuses on the labor market and organizational sociology, and involves elements of both sociology and economics. His research priorities include careers, regional mobility, how reputations form, how the supplier-client relationship is socially and institutionally ingrained, and balancing family life and work.

2024

Abraham M., Nisic N., Trübner M., Walch H., Wunder A.:
The role of generalized trust and control in the employment of domestic help – An experimental case study for Germany and the UK
In: Rationality and Society 36 (2024), p. 230-253
ISSN: 1043-4631
DOI: 10.1177/10434631231213721
Wieser L., Abraham M.:
Employee acceptance of digital monitoring systems while working from home
In: New Technology Work and Employment 39 (2024), p. 109-142
ISSN: 0268-1072
DOI: 10.1111/ntwe.12280
Wolff M., White JC., Abraham M., Schnabel C., Wieser L., Niessen C.:
The threat of electronic performance monitoring: Exploring the role of leader-member exchange on employee privacy invasion
In: Journal of Vocational Behavior (2024), Article No.: 104031
ISSN: 0001-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2024.104031

2023

Abraham M., Rottmann M., Stephan G.:
Justice perceptions of sanctions for unemployed welfare recipients
In: Social Science Research 110 (2023), Article No.: 102839
ISSN: 0049-089X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2022.102839
Schels B., Abraham M.:
Adaptation to the market? Status differences between target occupations in the application process and realized training occupation of German adolescents
In: Journal of Vocational Education and Training 75 (2023), p. 722-743
ISSN: 1363-6820
DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2021.1955403

2022

Abraham M., Collischon M., Grimm V., Kreuter F., Moser K., Niessen C., Schnabel C., Stephan G., Trappmann M., Wolbring T.:
COVID-19, normative attitudes and pluralistic ignorance in employer-employee relationships
In: Journal for Labour Market Research 56 (2022), Article No.: 19
ISSN: 1867-8343
DOI: 10.1186/s12651-022-00325-4
Gniza J., Abraham M., Lehmann I., Lorek K.:
Expecting equality or efficiency? A factorial survey on the justice perception of regional redistributive policies
In: Regional Studies (2022)
ISSN: 0034-3404
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.2018129

2021

Abraham M., Damelang A., Grimm V., Neeß C., Seebauer M.:
The role of reciprocity in the creation of reputation
In: European Sociological Review 37 (2021), p. 137-154
ISSN: 0266-7215
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcaa038
Abraham M., Gniza J., Ostermann K.:
How Can Employers Signal Trustworthiness to Job Seekers? Determinants of Employer Reputation
In: Krumpal I., Raub W., Tutić A. (ed.): Rationality in Social Science, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2021, p. 269-292
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-33536-6_13

2020

Abraham M., Brenner T., Eberle J., Gniza J., Lehmann I., Wardenburg S., Wrede M.:
Gerechtigkeit schlägt Effizienz: Prinzipien der regionalen Umverteilung
In: Sozialer Fortschritt: unabhängige Zeitschrift für Sozialpolitik 69 (2020), p. 73-95
ISSN: 0038-609X
DOI: 10.3790/sfo.69.2.73
Abraham M., Lorek K., Prosch B.:
Social Norms and Commitments in Cooperatives – Experimental Evidence
In: Buskens, V., Corten, R., & Snijders, C. (ed.): Advances in the sociology of trust and cooperation: theory, experiments, and field studies, Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020, p. 319-334
DOI: 10.1515/9783110647495
Stumpf F., Damelang A., Abraham M., Ebensperger S.:
How National Institutions Shape Skilled Immigrants’ Chances of Getting Hired: Evidence from Harmonised Factorial Surveys with Employers in Germany and England
In: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie (2020)
ISSN: 0023-2653
DOI: 10.1007/s11577-020-00682-3
Stumpf F., Damelang A., Abraham M., Ebensperger S.:
How National Institutions Shape Skilled Immigrants’ Chances of Getting Hired: Evidence from Harmonised Factorial Surveys with Employers in Germany and England
In: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie online first (2020)
ISSN: 0023-2653
DOI: 10.1007/s11577-020-00682-3

2019

Abraham M.:
Arbeitszeiterfassung mobiler Beschäftigter: Organisatorische und arbeitsmarktspezifische Aspekte
In: Yvonne Lott (ed.): Arbeitszeiterfassung bei mobiler Beschäftigung: Herausforderungen und Handlungsmöglichkeiten, Düsseldorf: Hans Böckler Stiftung, Study 426, 2019, p. 17-57
Abraham M., Bähr S.:
Rational Choice – Theorie und Organisationsanalyse
In: Apelt M, Bode I, Hasse R, Meyer U, Groddeck V, Wilkesmann M, Windeler A (ed.): Handbuch Organisationssoziologie. Springer Reference Sozialwissenschaften., Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2019
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-15953-5_18-1
URL: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-658-15953-5_18-1.pdf
Abraham M., Bähr S., Trappmann M.:
Gender differences in willingness to move for interregional job offers
In: Demographic Research 40 (2019), p. 1537-1602
ISSN: 1435-9871
DOI: 10.4054/demres.2019.40.53
Abraham M., Niessen C., Schnabel C., Lorek K., Grimm V., Möslein K., Wrede M.:
Electronic monitoring at work: The role of attitudes, functions, and perceived control for the acceptance of tracking technologies.
In: Human Resource Management Journal 29 (2019), p. 657-675
ISSN: 0954-5395
DOI: 10.1111/1748-8583.12250
Abraham M., Sachse H., Damelang A.:
Die Durchlässigkeit zwischen Berufsbildung und Hochschule aus soziologischer Sicht
In: Hemkes, Barbara; Wilbers, Karl; Heister, Michael (ed.): Durchlässigkeit zwischen beruflicher und hochschulischer Bildung, Bonn: , 2019, p. 97-113
Baechmann AC., Abraham M., Huber M.:
When do firms evaluate further training measures?
In: International Journal of Manpower 40 (2019), p. 190-210
ISSN: 0143-7720
DOI: 10.1108/IJM-06-2017-0146
Damelang A., Abraham M., Ebensperger S., Stumpf F.:
The Hiring Prospects of Foreign-Educated Immigrants: A Factorial Survey among German Employers
In: Work Employment and Society 33 (2019), p. 739-758
ISSN: 0950-0170
DOI: 10.1177/0950017018809897
Drasch K., Abraham M.:
Compensating wage differentials and the labor market re-entry of mothers: Evidence from a factorial survey
(2019)
DOI: 10.31235/OSF.IO/VAP6X
URL: https://share.osf.io/preprint/4600A-B9D-88D
(online publication)

2018

Abraham M., Damelang A., Haupt A.:
Berufe und Arbeitsmarkt
In: Abraham M., Hinz T. (ed.): Arbeitsmarktsoziologie, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2018, p. 225-259
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-02256-3_7
Abraham M., Grimm V., Neeß C., Seebauer M.:
Reputation formation with competitive investors
(2018)
(Working Paper)
Abraham M., Hinz T. (ed.):
Arbeitsmarktsoziologie: Probleme, Theorien, empirische Befunde
Wiesbaden: 2018
Abraham M., Hinz T.:
Wozu Arbeitsmarktsoziologie?
In: Abraham M, Hinz, T (ed.): Arbeitsmarktsoziologie: Probleme, Theorien, empirische Befunde, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2018, p. 1-8
Abraham M., Lorek K., Richter F., Wrede M.:
Breaking the norms: When is evading inheritance taxes socially acceptable
In: European Journal of Political Economy 52 (2018), p. 85-102
ISSN: 0176-2680
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.05.003
Abraham M., Rottmann M., Stephan G.:
Sanktionen in der Grundsicherung: Was als gerecht empfunden wird.
(2018)
(anderer)
Damelang A., Haupt A., Abraham M.:
Economic consequences of occupational deregulation: Natural experiment in the German crafts
In: Acta Sociologica 61 (2018), p. 34-49
ISSN: 0001-6993
DOI: 10.1177/0001699316688513
Damelang A., Stops M., Abraham M.:
Occupations as labour market institutions: Occupational regulation and its effects on job matching and occupational closure
In: Soziale Welt - Zeitschrift für sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung und Praxis (2018), p. 406-426
ISSN: 0038-6073
DOI: 10.5771/0038-6073-2018-4-406
Dietrich H., Abraham M.:
Übergänge in Ausbildung und Arbeitsmarkt
In: Abraham M, Hinz T (ed.): Arbeitsmarktsoziologie: Probleme, Theorien, empirische Befunde, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2018, p. 77-116
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-02256-3_3
Hinz T., Abraham M.:
Theorien des Arbeitsmarktes
In: Abraham M, Hinz T (ed.): Arbeitsmarktsoziologie: Probleme, Theorien, empirische Befunde, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2018, p. 9-76
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-02256-3_2

2017

Abraham M., Grimm V.:
Reputation in Wirtschaftsbeziehungen: Empirische Befunde
In: Maurer, A. (ed.): Handbuch der Wirtschaftssoziologie, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2017, p. 257-274
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-531-19907-8_15
Abraham M., Grimm V., Lorek K., Möslein K., Niessen C., Schnabel C., Wrede M.:
To track or not to track? LASER Discussion Paper, No. 101, Erlangen-Nürnberg.
(2017)
URL: http://www.laser.uni-erlangen.de/papers/paper/297.pdf
(Working Paper)
Abraham M., Höglinger M., Liechti L.:
Die Organisation von Weiterbildung in Betrieben. Strukturen, Entscheidungsträger sowie involvierte Akteure
In: Zimmermann, Therese Jütte, Wolfgang Horvath, Franz (ed.): Arenen der Weiterbildung, Bern: hep, 2017, p. 247-260
Reichelt M., Abraham M.:
Occupational and regional mobility as substitutes: a new approach to understanding job changes and wage inequality
In: Social Forces (2017)
ISSN: 0037-7732
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sow105
Wrede M., Abraham M., Richter F., Lorek K.:
Collusive Tax Evasion and Social Norms
In: International Tax and Public Finance 24 (2017), p. 179-197
ISSN: 0927-5940
DOI: 10.1007/s10797-016-9417-0

2016

Abraham M., Bähr S.:
The role of social capital in the job-related regional mobility decisions of unemployed individuals
In: Social Networks (2016), p. 44-59
ISSN: 0378-8733
Abraham M., Grimm V., Neeß C., Seebauer M.:
Reputation formation in economic transactions
In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 121 (2016), p. 1-14
ISSN: 0167-2681
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.10.010
Damelang A., Abraham M.:
You can take (some of) it with you! A vignette study on the acceptance of foreign certificates (and ethnic inequality) in the German labor market
In: Zeitschrift für Soziologie (2016), p. 91-106
ISSN: 0340-1804
Rudel M., Görtler E., Abraham M.:
Seniorengenossenschaften
In: Zeitschrift für das gesamte Genossenschaftswesen 66 (2016), p. 25-46
ISSN: 0044-2429
DOI: 10.1515/zfgg-2016-0003
Uhl M., Rebien M., Abraham M.:
Welche Ein-Euro-Jobber werden qualifiziert? * Qualifizierungsmaßnahmen im Rahmen von Arbeitsgelegenheiten mit Mehraufwandsentschädigung für Arbeitslosengeld-II-Empfänger
(2016)
(Working Paper)