Leading People with Analytics & Trust

Antoinette Weibel is chaired professor for human resource management at the University of St. Gallen and Director at the Institute for Work and Employment Research at the University of St.Gallen.

She is President of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance at the University of St.Gallen (IMP-HSG), and a member of the Executive Committee of the Institute for Media and Communications Management (MCM-HSG) and the Institute for Business Ethics (IWEHSG) at the University of St.Gallen. Further, she has been elected to the executive board of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW).

Antoinette is a dedicated trust and motivation researcher, and has written more than 200 articles as well as three books. Together with Otti Vogt she has initiated the “good organisation research laboratory”. Topics

focused on at present are practical wisdom, flourishing, responsible leadership and good work (also in the context of AI).

Antoinette belongs to the 40 thinker HR from the D-A-CH. She is active in executive teaching, runs a small HR academy, is active as speaker and sparring partner to top management.

Georg Guttmann is Assistant Professor of International Corporate Governance at University of St.Gallen and Lecturer for Big Data Analytics and Visual Analytics. He is also the Director of Board Programmes at the Executive School where he leads a portfolio of research and practice initiatives aimed at executive committees and boards of directors of large European companies. His research focus lies in the area of strategic leadership and corporate governance. He obtained his doctorate in strategy and management from University of St.Gallen with highest distinction and was a Visiting Scholar at Singapore Management University. He is a lecturer for international corporate governance (MBA, Master) and big data analytics (Executive MBA, Bachelor).

Simon Schafheitle is Assistant Professor for Human Resource Management and Artificial Intelligence at the Department for High Tech Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of Twente, Netherlands. In this function, he devotes himself to a better understanding of datafication in the workplace and trust so that organisations can create a technology-permeated environment where people can grow and flourish. He received his doctorate summa cum laude from the University of St. Gallen in 2020, focusing on the impact of datafication technologies on 21st century workplace architectures, particularly emphasizing the dual relationship of trust and HR control. Besides, his research focuses on how datafication technology impacts control and trust configurations, how heightened states of (technology-induced) vulnerability can be addressed, and how threats to experienced meaningfulness of work can be overcome. His research commitment is interdisciplinary also involving “non-traditional” management research methods and has been published in peer-reviewed international outlets, such as Academy of Management Discoveries, Journal of Management Studies, or Journal of Business Ethics.

Isabelle Wildhaber, LL.M., is a Full Professor for Private and Business Law at the University of St. Gallen and the Executive Director of the Institute for Work and Employment Research at the University of St. Gallen (FAA-HSG). She is admitted to the Bar in Switzerland and to the Bar in New York First Department, having worked for Swiss and American law firms in Basel, New York and Frankfurt a.M. She has conducted research and published extensively on the legal implications of modern technologies at the workplace.

Boris Dzida is a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and was a member of the firm’s global Executive Committee. He is also the German head of the firm’s People & Reward practice group. His practice focuses on employee data protection and privacy, employment law in M&A transactions, and the restructuring and reorganisation of companies. He is also a lecturer at the University of Hamburg.

Alice Rickert is a responsible leadership and AI researcher at the chair of Prof. Dr. Antoinette Weibel at the University of St. Gallen. As a psychologist and systemic coach, she previously held various roles in business, primarily in the non-profit sector. She is a speaker for the Executive School of the HSG and the step stiftung e.V. in Freiburg, has been teaching at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft in Zurich and currently is an elected member of the research committee at the HSG.

Alice’s current research project delves into the fascinating realm of management algorithms and HR-Analytics. Her work delves into the transformative impact of new technologies on organizations and how to facilitate responsible decision-making in such organizations.