Prof. Dr. Jennifer Hynes

Jennifer Hynes earned a PhD in Organisational Psychology/Behaviour from Trinity College Dublin, for which she was awarded a studentship. In her PhD thesis, she investigated workaholism from a transdisciplinary multilevel perspective. Jenny also holds a Master of Education, a Master of International Economics, a Bachelor of Business Studies, and a Cambridge Certificate in teaching English to non-native speakers (CELTA). 

Her research interests lie in the area of workplace wellbeing, which entails motivation, stress, burnout, work engagement and effective ways to promote positive work psychology. She has presented at several conferences and workshops on the topic and has developed workplace wellbeing programmes for companies. More broadly, Jenny enjoys an array of topics within workplace psychology, sociology, and economics.

Jenny designs her courses with enjoyment and employability in mind. Prior to joining Berlin International University of Applied Sciences, she worked as a lecturer at Trinity College Dublin and the Marino Institute of Education. 

E-Mail: hynes@berlin-international.de

Selection of Publications and events:

2025

• Hynes, J., Ayıboğan, A. N., & Koç, H. (2025). Postgraduate student mental health: a systematic literature review of wellbeing themes and proposed solutions. The International Journal of Management Education (in press).
• Hynes, J., Koç, H. & Wagner, E.,(2025). Enhancing workplace readiness of interns: A case study at a university in Germany. European Education. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10564934.2025.2480650
• Koç, H., & Hynes, J. (2025). Designing Human-Centric Digital Workplaces: A Bibliometric Analysis of Technology-Related Stressors in Flexible Working Arrangements. In R. Deneckère, M. Kirikova, & J. Grabis (Eds.), Perspectives in Business Informatics Research: 24th International Conference, BIR 2025, Riga, Latvia, September 17–19, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing). Springer.
• Kreye, F., Hynes, J., & Koç, H. (2025). Factors and consequences of loneliness in the digital workplace: A systematic literature review and framework for empirical testing. In M. Henkel, R. Pirta, M. Kirikova, P. Forbrig, C. Møller, U. Seigerroth, K. Sandkuhl, B. Johansson, G. M. Jonathan, T. Robal, D. Kalibatiene, & J. Grundspeņkis (Eds.), BIR 2025 Workshops and Doctoral Consortium: Joint Proceedings of the BIR 2025 Workshops and Doctoral Consortium (pp. 42–51). CEUR-WS.org. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-4034/Vol-4034-paper4.pdf
• Koç, H., Hynes, J., & Acar, A. B. (2025). Organizational strategies for employee well-being: Balancing work-life demands in the tech industry. In M. Henkel, R. Pirta, M. Kirikova, P. Forbrig, C. Møller, U. Seigerroth, K. Sandkuhl, B. Johansson, G. M. Jonathan, T. Robal, D. Kalibatiene, & J. Grundspeņkis (Eds.), BIR 2025 Workshops and Doctoral Consortium: Joint Proceedings of the BIR 2025 Workshops and Doctoral Consortium (pp. 170–183). CEUR-WS.org. https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-4034/Vol-4034-paper13.pdf
• Koç, H., & Hynes, J. (in press). Organizing for well-being in the era of digital labor platforms: Examining job demands, resources, and personal contingencies of macro crowdworkers. Digital Business Journal (in press).
• Behar-Villegas, E., Mantel, P., Hynes, J., Koç, H., & Rangel, P. (2025). Irish & German Economic Links in Perspective: A Fruitful and Dynamic Bilateral Relationship. Irish Embassy in Berlin & Department of Foreign Affairs. https://assets.ireland.ie/documents/Irish_and_German_Economic_Links_in_Perspective_A_Fruitful_and_Dynamic_Bilateral_Relati.pdf

2024

• Hynes, J., & Crooke, B. (2024). Perceived Drivers of Engagement and Disengagement in Workplace Wellbeing Programmes; Qualitative Evidence from Employees in the Republic of Ireland. Humanistic Management Journal, 9, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41463-024-00173-z
• Hynes, J., & Cullinane, S.-J. (2024a). Sustainable Working and Academia: A Transdisciplinary Model of Workaholism within Higher Education. The International Journal of Educational Organization and Leadership, 31(1), 69–92. https://doi.org/10.18848/2329-1656/CGP/v31i01/69-92
• Hynes, J., & Cullinane, S.-J. (2024b). Workaholism in higher education. An exploration of the cognitive, emotional, motivational, and behavioural elements. Irish Educational Studies, 43(4), 1545–1567. https://doi.org/10.1080/03323315.2024.2394411
• Hynes, J., & Koç, H. (2024). Employee Cognitive Workaholism and Emotional Exhaustion in a Digital Workplace: What Is the Role of Organisations? Humanistic Management Journal, 9(1), 95–114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41463-023-00164-6

2023

• Hynes, J., & Crooke. (June 14-16, 2023). An exploration of perceived drivers of engagement and disengagement in workplace wellbeing programmes in the Republic of Ireland from a Resource Utilisation Theory perspective. European Academy of Management Conference (EURAM). Dublin, Ireland.
• Koç, H., & Hynes, J.(August, 10-12, 2023). Can Enterprise Architects measure technostress levels and help implement coping strategies?The Americas Conference on Information Systems, Panama city, Panama.

2022

• Lu, C, Hynes, J., & Koc, H. (August 24 & 25, 2022). Attitudes to remote working in China, Ireland, and Germany. Exploring the opportunities and challenges facing organisations from a wellbeing perspective. Irish Academy of Management Conference. Dublin, Ireland. https://iam2022.exordo.com/programme/presentations
• Dolphin, C, & Hynes, J. (January, 13, 2022). Emergency remote teaching- learning from and in a crisis. Using lessons from Irish Primary School Teachers to inform digital strategy for schools. ILTA Online Winter Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
• Hynes, J. (March, 2022). Managing Workplace Burnout. Accountancy Plus. The Official Journal of the Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland). https://www.cpaireland.ie/getattachment/Resources/CPA-Publications/Accountancy-Plus/070-CPA-March-2022-(1).pdf?lang=en-IE

2021

• Hynes, J. & Cullinane, S. J. (2021). A transdisciplinary model on workaholism within Higher Education. British Academy of Management Conference in the Cloud. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/1821/program
• Hynes, J. & Cullinane, S. J. (2021). A multilevel transdisciplinary exploration of the cognitive, emotional, motivational, and behavioural elements of workaholism in Higher Education. British Academy of Management Conference in the Cloud. https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/#/event/1821/program

2020

• Hynes, J. & Cullinane, S. J. (2020). A Qualitative Exploration of the Psychological, Social and Economic Factors Influencing Educator Workaholic Behaviour, Education Studies Association of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. http://esai.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ESAI_Booklet.pdf

2017

• Hynes, J. & Cullinane, S. J. (May 17-20, 2017). Employee Burnout under a Workaholic Manager, European Academy of Work and Organisational Psychology, Dublin, Ireland. http://www.eawop.org/ckeditor_assets/attachments/1284/final_version_abstract_book_dublin_2017.pdf?1583929929