Publications

Articles

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (in press). Your strengths are calling: Preliminary results of a strengths-based online-intervention to increase calling. Journal of Happiness Studies. doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9692-y

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2015). The relationships of character strengths with coping, work-related stress, and job satisfaction. Frontiers in Psychology, 6: 165. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00165

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2014). The role of character strengths for task performance, job dedication, interpersonal facilitation, and organizational support. Human Performance, 27, 183-205. doi:10.1080/08959285.2014.913592

Ruch, W., Martínez-Martí, M. L., Proyer, R. T., & Harzer, C. (2014). The Character Strengths Rating Form (CSRF): Development and initial assessment of a 24-item rating scale to assess character strengths. Personality and Individual Differences, 68, 53-58. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.042

Harzer, C., & Weber, M. (2013). Character strengths matter: A cross-national perspective on schooling. Communiqué (National Association of School Psychology), 42(3), 10-11.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2013). The application of signature character strengths and positive experiences at work. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14, 965-983. doi:10.1007/s10902-012-9364-0

Ruch, W., Harzer, C., & Proyer, R. T. (2013). Beyond being timid, witty, and cynical: Big Five personality characteristics of gelotophobes, gelotophiles, and katagelasticists.International Studies in Humour, 2, 24-42. doi:10.5167/uzh-81159

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012). When the job is a calling: The role of applying one’s signature strengths at work. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 7, 362-371. doi:10.1080/17439760.2012.702784

Ruch, W., & Harzer, C. (2010). Charakterstärken: Grundlagen, Messung, Befunde und die Relevanz für die Arbeit [Character strengths: Basics, measurement, research, and role at work]. Punktum, 3, 8-10.

Ruch, W., Harzer, C., Proyer, R. T., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2010). Ways to happiness in German-speaking countries: The adaptation of German paper-pencil and online version of the Orientations to Happiness Scale. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 26, 224-231. doi:10.1027/1015-5759/a000030

Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., Harzer, C., Park, N., Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2010). Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS): Adaptation and validation of the German version and the development of a peer-rating form. Journal of Individual Differences, 31, 138-149. doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000022

Books

Harzer, C. (2008). Eltern als formelle Diagnostiker: Wie gut eignen sich Eltern als TestleiterInnen bei der Intelligenztestung ihrer Kinder? [Parents as formal diagnosticians: To what extent are parents able to assess their children’s intelligence?]. Saarbrücken, Germany: Vdm Verlag.

Scherf, T., Holodynski, M., Buschkämper, S., Harzer, C., & Tankowski, I. A. (2002). Bericht über die Evaluation der Lehrveranstaltungen an der Abteilung für Psychologie der Universität Bielefeld im Sommersemester 2002 [Report about the evaluation of the courses offered in the spring term 2002 at the Department of Psychology of the University of Bielefeld]. Bielefeld, Germany: University of Bielefeld.

Book Chapters

Harzer, C. (accepted). The eudaimonics of human strengths and virtues: The relations between character strengths and well-being. In J. Vittersø (Ed.), Handbook of eudaimonic wellbeing. Berlin, Germany: Springer.

Harzer, C., Weber, M., & Huebner, E. S. (accepted). School as a positive learning and working environment. In S. J. Lopez, & C. R. Snyder, The Oxford handbook of positive psychology (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Weber, M., Harzer, C., Huebner, E. S., & Hills, K. J. (2015). Measures of life satisfaction across the lifespan. In G. J. Boyle, D. H. Saklofske, & G. Matthews (Eds.), Measures of personality and social psychological constructs (pp. 101-130). New York, NY: Academic Press. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-386915-9.00005-X

Ruch, W., & Harzer, C. (2012). Positive Psychologie [Positive psychology]. In K. Kaudelka, & G. Kilger (Eds.), Das Glück bei der Arbeit: Über Flow-Zustände, Arbeitszufriedenheit und das Schaffen attraktiver Arbeitsplätze (p. 109-119). Bielefeld, Germany: transcript-Verlag.

Harzer, C. (2011). Charakterstärken und ihr Zusammenhang mit Berufen und Interessen [Character strengths and their relations to vocations and interests]. In D. Jungo, W. Ruch, & R. Zihlmann (Eds.), Das VIA-IS ("Values in Action Inventory of Strengths"), ein Instrument zur Erfassung von Charakterstärken. Informationen und Interpretationshilfen für die Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (2. ed., pp. 30-40). Bern, Switzerland: SDBB Verlag.

Harzer, C. (2011). Profile verschiedener Berufe [Character strengths profiles of different vocations]. In D. Jungo, W. Ruch, & R. Zihlmann (Eds.), Das VIA-IS ("Values in Action Inventory of Strengths"), ein Instrument zur Erfassung von Charakterstärken. Informationen und Interpretationshilfen für die Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (2. ed., pp. 40-44). Bern, Switzerland: SDBB Verlag.

Harzer, C. (2008). Charakterstärken und ihr Zusammenhang mit Berufen und Interessen [Character strengths and their relations to vocations and interests]. In D. Jungo, W. Ruch, & R. Zihlmann (Eds.), Das VIA-IS ("Values in Action Inventory of Strengths"), ein Instrument zur Erfassung von Charakterstärken. Informationen und Interpretationshilfen für die Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (pp. 30-40). Bern, Switzerland: SDBB Verlag.

Harzer, C. (2008). Profile verschiedener Berufe [Character strengths profiles of different vocations]. In D. Jungo, W. Ruch, & R. Zihlmann (Eds.), Das VIA-IS ("Values in Action Inventory of Strengths"), ein Instrument zur Erfassung von Charakterstärken. Informationen und Interpretationshilfen für die Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (pp. 40-44). Bern, Switzerland: SDBB Verlag.

Harzer, C. (2008). Hinweise zu den Normen. In D. Jungo, W. Ruch, & R. Zihlmann (Eds.), Das VIA-IS ("Values in Action Inventory of Strengths"), ein Instrument zur Erfassung von Charakterstärken. Informationen und Interpretationshilfen für die Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (p. 74). Bern, Switzerland: SDBB Verlag.

Organized Symposia

Harzer, C. (Chair) (2015, June). Character strengths use at work. Symposium conducted at the Fourth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Orlando, FL, USA.

Harzer, C. (Chair) (2013, June). The influence of the application of strengths on positive individual outcomes at work and in general life. Symposium conducted at the Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Talks at Professional Conferences

Harzer, C. (2015, September). Character-strengths related person job-fit: Theoretical background, operationalization, and results from cross-sectional and intervention studies on its role for positive outcomes at work. Paper session presented at the 9th Meeting of the Section Work, Organizational, and Business Psychology of the German Psychological Society, Mainz, Germany.

Harzer, C. (2015, July). Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI): Progress report on the German adaptation of the WAMI. Paper session presented at the 13th European Conference on Psychological Assessment, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2015, June). The role of strengths use in teachers. In C. Harzer (Chair), Character strengths use at work, Symposium conducted at the Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Orlando, FL, USA.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2015, June). Building a job that is perceived as a calling by increasing the application of signature strengths at work. In L. M. Roberts (Chair), & C. McCluney (Co-Chair), Cultivating positive identities and meaning making, Symposium conducted at the 7th Biennial Positive Organizational Scholarship Research Conference, Orlando, FL, USA.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2015, May). The application of signature strengths at work leads to an increase in calling and global life satisfaction: Results of a random-assignment, placebo-controlled, web-based intervention study. In C. M. Meyers, & M. Van Woerkom, Strengths interventions in the workplace, Symposium conducted at the 17th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway.

Harzer, C. (2014, March). Acknowledging diversity in counseling: Preliminary results of an intervention targeting the use of individual signature strengths at work to increase calling in a German-speaking sample. In R. Duffy (Chair), Calling from a non-American perspective. Symposium conducted at the 2014 Counseling Psychology Conference, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Jiang, X., Siddall, J., Weber, M., Hills, K. J., Lyons, M., Otis, K., Harzer, C., & Tian, L. (2014, February). Incorporating positive psychological assessment in school psychologists practice. Mini-skills workshop presented at the NASP 2014 Annual Convention, Washington, DC, USA.

Harzer, C. (2013, September). Character strengths in teachers: Lessons learned from positive psychology. Paper session presented at the South Carolina Association of School Psychologists (SCASP) Fall Conference 2013, Columbia, SC, USA.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2013, June). Character strengths predict task performance, job dedication, interpersonal facilitation, and organizational support. In W. Oerlemans  (Chair), & M. Van Woerkom (Chair), Applying positive psychology to the workplace: New perspectives on strengths use, job crafting, self-determination and well-being at work. Symposium conducted at the Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2013, June). Work is more fun if the character fits the bill. In C. Harzer (Chair), The influence of the application of strengths on positive individual outcomes at work and in general life. Symposium conducted at the Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2013, May). Your strengths are calling: Preliminary results of a strengths-based intervention at work to increase calling. In M. Knecht (Chair), Resources in an occupational context and their relations to measures of subjective well-being. Symposium conducted at the 16th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2013, May). Theoretical background, operationalization, and first results on the role of character strengths-related person-job fit. In M. Van Woerkom (Chair), Individual strengths at the workplace. Symposium conducted at the 16th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2013, May). The relationships between character strengths and different dimensions of job performance. Paper session presented at 16th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, September). Wer gut ist, tut auch Gutes? Zum Zusammenhang von Charakterstärken und verschiedenen Dimensionen beruflicher Leistung [Being good = doing well at work? The relationships between character strengths and different dimensions of job performance]. Paper session presented at the 48th Conference of the German Psychological Society, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, June). The character strengths-related person-job fit – Theoretical background, operationalization, and first results on the role of strengths-related person-job fit. Paper session presented at the 6th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Moscow, Russia.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, June). Being good = doing well at work? The relationships between character strengths and different dimensions of job performance. Paper session presented at the 6th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Moscow, Russia.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, April). Does being good make the performance at work? The role of character strengths for task performance, job dedication, interpersonal facilitation, and organizational support. Paper session presented at the 10th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, April). The role of character strengths-related person-job fit for positive experiences at work and calling. Paper session presented at the 10th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Höfer, S., Harzer, C., Renn, D., Weber, M., & Ruch, W. (2011, August/September). International Well-Being Index: Austria, Switzerland, and Germany. Paper session presented at the 11th European Conference on Psychological Assessment (ECPA2011), Riga, Latvia.

Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., & Harzer, C. (2009, September). Studien zur Validität des deutschsprachigen Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) [Studies on the validity of the German version of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS)]. Paper session presented at the 10th Meeting of the Section Individual Differences, Personality Psychology and Assessment, University Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany.

Proyer, R. T., Ruch, W., Harzer, C., Park, N., & Peterson, C. (2009, September). The German version of the Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire. Paper session presented at the 10th European Conference on Psychological Assessment, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.

Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., Harzer, C., Park, N., Peterson, C., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2009, September). Adaptation and validation of the German version of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) and the development of a peer-rating form. Paper session presented at the 10th European Conference on Psychological Assessment, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.

Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., Harzer, C., Peterson, C., Park, N., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2009, September). Erfassung von Charakterstärken: Die deutsche Fassung des Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) [The assessment of character strengths: The German version of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS)]. Paper session presented at the 10th Meeting of the Section Individual Differences, Personality Psychology and Assessment, University Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany.

Harzer, C., Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., & Peterson, C. (2008, July). Three Orientations to Happiness – The paper-pencil and the Internet version of the German adaptation of the OTH (Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005). Paper session presented at the 4th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Rijeka, Croatia.

Harzer, C., Beermann, U., Weber, M., & Ruch, W. (2008, June). Emotion, personality, humour production, thought action repertoire, and affectivity. Paper session presented at the 8th International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter: Theory, Research and Applications, Galati, Romania.

Harzer, C., Ruch, W., Proyer, R. T., & Peterson, C. (2007, September). Three Orientations to Happiness - The German adaptation of the OTH (Peterson, Park, & Seligman, 2005). Paper session presented at the 10th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Poster Presentations at Professional Conferences

Burtscher, M. J., Harzer, C., Motowidlo, S. J., Baumann, B., & Wacker, J. (2015, May). Prosocial knowledge mitigates work strain – if there is not too much overtime. Poster session presented at the 17th European Congress of Work and Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway.

Burtscher, M. J., Harzer, C., & Motowidlo, S. J. (2015, April). Effects of prosocial knowledge on physicians‘ job satisfaction and strain. Poster session presented at the 30th Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2013, June). The application of the individually highest strengths at work fosters calling: Preliminary results of a strengths-based random-assignment, placebo-controlled online-intervention study at work to increase calling. Poster session presented at the Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Harzer, C., & Steger, M. F. (2012, September). Sinnerleben am Arbeitsplatz: Zur deutschen Adaptation des Work and Meaning Inventory [Meaning at work: The German adaptation of the Work and Meaning Inventory]. Poster session presented at the 48th Conference of the German Psychological Society, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.

Harzer, C. (2012, June). The German adaptation of the Calling Scale (Dobrow & Tosti-Kharas, 2011). Poster session presented at the 6th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Moscow, Russia.

Harzer, C., & Steger, M. F. (2012, June). Meaning at work: The German adaptation of the Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI; Steger, Dik, & Duffy, in press). Poster session presented at the 6th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Moscow, Russia.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, June). The Applicability of Character Strengths Rating Scales (ACS-RS). Poster session presented at the 6th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Moscow, Russia.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, May). Your strengths are calling: Relationships between the application of signature strengths and positive experiences at work as well as calling. Poster session presented at the LiMaDoKo 2012 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Gehlhar, M., Hauser, I., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2012, May). Your strengths are calling: Eine Interventionsstudie zur Anwendung von Charakterstärken bei der Arbeit [Your strengths are calling: An intervention study on the application of signature strengths at work]. Poster session presented at the LiMaDoKo 2012 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2011, May). Character strengths and the role of strengths-based person-work environment fit for positive experiences. Poster session presented at the LiMaDoKo 2011 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Höhn, B., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2011, May). Charakterstärken und berufliche Leistung: Zum Zusammenhang von Charakterstärken und selbstberichteter bzw. durch Vorgesetzte eingeschätzter aufgaben- und kontextbezogener Leistung [Character strengths and job performance: The relationships between character strengths and self- as well as supervisor-rated task and contextual performance]. Poster session presented at the LiMaDoKo 2011 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C., Proyer, R. T., & Ruch, W. (2010, July). Big Five personality characteristics of gelotophobes, gelotophiles, and katagelasticists. Poster session presented at the 10th International Summer School and Symposium of Humour and Laughter, Zurich, Switzerland.

Auerbach, S., Flisch, R., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2010, July). “Jeer Pressure“ exists in Canada: Does it in Switzerland? Poster session presented at the 10th International Summer School and Symposium of Humour and Laughter, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2010, May). On the relationships between character strengths and job performance. Poster session presented at the LiDoKo 2010 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Linge-Dahl, L., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2010, May). Die Vorhersage von Arbeitszufriedenheit durch Coping und Charakterstärken [Predicting of job satisfaction with coping and character strengths]. Poster session presented at the LiDoKo 2010 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Weibel, Y., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2010, May). Situationelle Einflüsse auf Charakterstärken im Berufsleben im Zusammenhang mit Einstellungen zur Arbeit und Zufriedenheit [Situational influences on character strengths at work and orientations towards one’s work and satisfaction]. Poster session presented at the LiDoKo 2010 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Auerbach, S., Flisch, R., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2010, May). “Jeer Pressure“ and Gelotophobia: How does ridiculing humor influence individual’s behavior in experiments? Poster session presented at the LiDoKo 2010 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2009, September). Trennt das VIA-IS zwischen verschiedenen Personengruppen? – Eine Validierungsstudie zum Values in Action Inventory of Strengths [Does the VIA-IS discriminate between different groups? – A validation of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths]. Poster session presented at the 10th Meeting of the Section Individual Differences, Personality Psychology and Assessment, University Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany.

Harzer, C. (2009, August). Validating the German version of the Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) – Does the German VIA-IS discriminate between extreme groups? Poster session presented at the 11th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland.

Höhn, B., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2009, August). Character strengths and satisfaction: The relationships between character strengths and satisfaction with life, and satisfaction with the studies. Poster session presented at the 11th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology, University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland.

Höhn, B., Peter, R., Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2008, September). Charakterstärken, Intelligenz und Studienerfolg - Wie hängen Charakterstärken und Intelligenz mit Studienerfolg zusammen? [Character strengths, intelligence, and academic success: The relationships of character strengths and intelligence with academic success]. Poster session presented at the LiDoKo 2008 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2008, September). Drei Wege zum Glück: Zur Reliabilität und Validität der deutschsprachigen Version des OTH von Peterson, Park und Seligman (2005) [Three Orientations to Happiness: Reliability and validity of the German version of the OTH from Peterson, Park, and Seligman (2005)]. Poster session presented at the LiDoKo 2008 (congress for master and doctoral students) of the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2008, July). Character strengths as predictors for academic success and satisfaction with studies. Poster session presented at the 4th European Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP), Rijeka, Croatia.

Harzer, C., Ruch, W., Proyer, R., & Peterson, C. (2007, September). Drei Wege zum Glück: Psychometrische Überprüfung der deutschsprachigen Version des OTH von Peterson, Park und Seligman (2005) [Three Orientations to Happiness: Reliability and validity of the German version of the OTH from Peterson, Park, and Seligman (2005)]. Poster session presented at the 9th Meeting of Section Individual Differences, Personality Psychology and Assessment, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Dörr, S., Harzer, C., & Lanzenstiel, J. (2005, May). Managerial motives and transformational leadership. Poster session presented at the International Symposium on Personality at Work, Lüneburg, Germany.

Panel Participation

Multidisciplinary Perspectives panel entitled “Promoting Well-Being for ‘All’: Next Steps for Research, Practice, and Policy” within the scope of the 31st Annual Multicultural Symposium, Theme: Social and Cultural Contexts of Positive Well-Being, April 4th 2014, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. (http://www.psych.sc.edu/31st-annual-multicultural-symposium)

Invited Talks

Harzer, C. (2013, November). Introduction to positive psychology. Lecture given at an introductory psychology lecture at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA.

Harzer, C. (2013, March). Wenn der Charakter passt, macht die Arbeit mehr Spass [Work is more fun if the character fits the bill]. Talks given at “After work exchange”, Visana Services AG in Bern (March 07th) and Zurich (March 21st).

Harzer, C. (2012, November). Glück im Arbeitsleben [Happiness at work]. Talk given at a seminar on positive psychology and what makes people more satisfied offered by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin, Germany.

Harzer, C. (2012, November). Optimismus und menschliche Stärken am Arbeitsplatz [Optimism and human strengths at work]. Talk given at a meeting of the research groups of the Swiss research center for agriculture and nature (research Station Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon ART), Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2012, May). Charakterstärken am Arbeitsplatz: Die Rolle von Charakterstärken im Arbeitskontext [Character strengths at work: The role of character strengths in the work context]. Talk given at a seminar on positive psychology in work and organizational psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2012, Mai). Charakterstärken und berufliche Leistung [Character strengths and job performance]. Talk given at the Research Colloquium of the Section on Personality and Assessment, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2012, May). Neue Ergebnisse zur Rolle von Charakterstärken im Beruf [Latest results about the role of character strengths at work]. Talk given at “Diagnostik aktuell 2012” (a conference providing postgraduate training for vocational, study, and career advisors), Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2011, May). Aktuelle Informationen aus dem Bereich Diagnostik: News zu www.charakterstaerken.org [Latest information out of the area of assessment: News about www.charakterstaerken.org]. Talk given at “Diagnostik aktuell 2011” (a conference providing postgraduate training for vocational, study, and career advisors), Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2010, May). Workshop: Charakterstärken am Arbeitsplatz (Theoretischer Hintergrund und Diskussion der teambezogenen Ergebnisse bezüglich der Charakterstärken) [Workshop: Character strengths at work (Theoretical background and discussion of results of the team regarding character strengths)]. Talk given at a team-building meeting of a division from armasuisse, Switzerland.

Harzer, C., & Ruch, W. (2010, March).Aktualisierung der VIA-IS Berufsprofile [Updates in the VIA-IS profiles of different vocations]. Talk given at the Meeting of the Committee for Assessment of the Swiss Service Center Professional Training, Bern, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2009, September). Messungen von Orientierungen zum Glück [Measuring the Orientations to Happiness]. Talk given at “Diagnostik aktuell 2009” (a conference providing postgraduate training for vocational, study, and career advisors), Zurich, Switzerland.

Harzer, C. (2008, August). Persönlichkeitsdiagnostik in der Studien- und Laufbahnberatung: VIA-IS im Berufskontext [Personality assessment in counseling: The VIA-IS in the work context]. Paper presented at the "BerTa 08" (Symposium of the Swiss Work Group on Occupational and College Student Counseling), University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.