Stephan Baraldi
PhD, Assistant Professor
Research interests
My main research areas are positioned within work- and organizational psychology, focusing on change processes, work climate, and status. My interests also extend to other areas such as sociological paradigms in the study of organizations and social cognition.
Publications
Find Baraldi's recent abstracts in the Annual Report database.
Doctoral thesis
Baraldi, S. (2008). Unions Mergers in Times of Restructuring: A Psychological Approach. Department of Psychology, Stockholm University.
Articles
Baraldi, S., Jawaid Kalyal, H., Berntson, E., Näswall, K., & Sverke, M. (2010). The Importance of Commitment to Change in Public Reform: An Example from Pakistan. Journal of Change Management, 10(4), 347-368.
Willander, J., & Baraldi, S. (2010). Development of a New Clarity of Auditory Imagery Scale. Behavior Research Methods, 42(3), 785-790.
Jawaid Kalyal, H., Berntson, E., Baraldi, S., Näswall, K., & Sverke, M. (2010). The Moderating Role of Employability on the Relationship between Job Insecurity and Commitment to Change. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 31, 327-344.
Baraldi, S., Sverke, M., & Chaison, G. (2010). Absorptions in times of restructuring: the importance of attitude toward merger in predicting post-merger attachment levels. Industrial Relations Journal, 41(1), 52-73.
Baraldi, S., Sverke, M., & Chaison, G. (2008). Getting Members On Board: Democratic Issues in Union Merger Negotiations. Employee Relations Journal, 30, 221-236.
Baraldi, S., M. Sverke., & Chaison, G. (2006). The Difficulty of Implementing Union Mergers: Investigating the Role of Members' Merger Orientation. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 27, 485 - 504.
Hellgren, J., Baraldi, S., Falkenberg, H., & Sverke, M. (2006). Bolagisering och privatisering inom den svenska sjukvården: Hur är det att jobba som läkare på sjukhus med olika driftsformer? Läkartidningen, Nr. 26-27, Vol. 103, 2040-2044.
Baraldi, S., & Sverke, M. (2005). Facket och det moderna arbetslivet: TriOs uppgång och fall. Arbetsliv & Arbetsmarknad, årg. 11, nr 1, 5-21.
Reports
Rönnbäck, A., de Verdier, K., Winberg, A., & Baraldi, S. (2010). Att delta på lika villkor? Den punktskriftsläsande elevens möjligheter till delaktighet i klassrummet. Rapport utgiven av Specialpedagogiska Skolmyndigheten (SPSM).
Näswall, K., Baraldi, S., Richter, A., Hellgren, J., & Sverke, M. (2006). The Salaried Employee in the Modern Working Life: Threats and Challenges (Technical report on the sample, data collection, and measurement properties of the instruments). SALTSA Report No 3:2006. Stockholm: National Institute for Working Life & SALTSA. (ISSN: 1404-790X).
Baraldi, S., Sverke, M., & Chaison, G. (2006). It's Been a Hard Day's Work: Exploring the Hardships of Union Mergers. Reports from the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 2006, No. 867.
Baraldi, S., & Sverke, M. (2003). White-collar union mergers: Motives, barriers and effects. Non-response analysis of questionnaire data 2002. Reports from the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, 2003, No. 866.
Book chapters
Hellgren, J., Sverke, M., Falkenberg, H., & Baraldi, S. (2005). Physicians' work climate at three hospitals under different types of ownership. In C. Korunka & P. Hoffmann (Eds.), Change and quality in human service work (pp. 47-66). München und Mering: Reiner Hampp Verlag.
Conference presentations
Baraldi, S., Hansen, N., Falkenberg, H., & Richter, A. (2010). Den medierande effekten av arbetsplatsdemokrati på statusrelaterade ojämlikheter i arbetsattityder. Paper presented at the National conference in Work and Organizational Psychology, 27-28 September 2010, Lund, Sweden.
Hansen, N., Berntson, E., & Baraldi, S. (2010). Är privatisering ett verktyg för att öka vårdpersonalens empowerment? En studie med longitudinell personansats. Poster presented at the National conference in Work and Organizational Psychology, 27-28 September 2010, Lund, Sweden.
Baraldi, S., Sverke, M., & Chaison, G. (2007). Getting Members on Board: Democratic Issues in Union Merger Implementation. Paper presented at XIII. European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), 9-12 May 2007, Stockholm, Sweden.
Baraldi, S., Montgomery, H., & Montgomery, W. (2005). Overconfidence in Predictions of Binary Sequences: A Consequence of Probability Matching? Paper presented at 20th Research Conference on Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (SPUDM20), 22-24 August, 2005, Stockholm, Sweden.
Baraldi, S., Sverke, M., & Chaison, G. (2005). The Mediating Effect of Merger Attitude on the Relationship Union Commitment - Vote Intention. Paper presented at XII. European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP), 12-15 May 2005, Istanbul, Turkey.
Baraldi, S. (2004). The Success and Failure of Union Mergers: Exploring the Role of Members' Merger Attitudes. Paper presented at 28th International Congress of Psychology, 8-13 August 2004, Beijing, China.
Montgomery, H., Baraldi, S., & Nordström, M. (2004). Unexpected Effects and Failures of Attempts to Promote Reconciliation in a Political Issue. Paper presented at International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) Twenty-Seventh Annual Meeting, 15-18 July 2004, Lund, Sweden.
Göransson, S., Baraldi, S., & Näswall, K. (2003). Organizational Change: Winners and Losers. Poster presented at VIIIth European Conference on Organizational Psychology and Health Care, 8-11 October 2003, Vienna, Austria.
Sverke, M., Göransson, S., Baraldi, S., & Öhrming, J. (2003). Work Attitudes, Turnover Intention, and Well-being in Swedish Emergency Hospitals: Comparing a Public Administration Unit with a For-profit and a Non-profit Company. Paper presented at VIIIth European Conference on Organizational Psychology and Health Care, 8-11 October 2003, Vienna, Austria.
Baraldi, S., Sverke, M., & Näswall, K. (2003). Human Service Work and Union Structural Change: Predicting Member Attitudes Towards Union Mergers. Poster presented at VIIIth European Conference on Organizational Psychology and Health Care, 8-11 October 2003, Vienna, Austria.
Teaching experiences
I've been teaching at the university since 2003, mainly in the fields of social psychology, organizational psychology, and introductory statistics and methodology for the social sciences.
Academic degrees
Doctoral degree in Psychology, Stockholm University, 2008.
Masters' degree in Psychology, Stockholm University, 2003.
Postgraduate in Music (Konzertexamen), Cologne University of Music, Cologne, 1997.
Bachelor in Music (Künstlerischen Abschlussprüfung), Cologne University of Music, Cologne, 1996.
Masters of Fine Arts (MFA), Gothenburg University, 1994.
Music
As can be seen from my academic degrees, I have a history of music. Before getting involved in psychology and science, I was a classical guitarist. I (to make a very long story short) was first trained in Sweden and Italy, after that I took my postgraduate exam in classical guitar at the University of Cologne, Germany, where I studied with Prof. Thomas Müller-Pering. Please feel free to download the sound files and check out what it sounded like when I used to play...
Preludio (mp3, 4.5 MB)
Capricho Arabe (mp3, 13 MB)
Julia Florida (mp3, 11 MB)
Valse op.8, no 4 (mp3, 10 MB)
Nowadays, I only play my Stratocaster now and then since I'm also a devoted blues fan...
