Research
In today’s dynamic business environment, the quest for competitive advantage becomes ever more difficult. Small as well as large companies need to acquire tools to systematically analyze the industrial ecosystem and consumer behavior, understand digitalization opportunities and challenges, and swiftly adapt to change. The ability to tap into knowledge pools and to integrate new ideas from diverse countries and contexts becomes a critical prerequisite for success, as companies experiment with new corporate structures, coordination and control mechanisms, and establish partnerships with stakeholders in the public and private sector.
The Institute of Management addresses these pertinent questions by conducting research that is inspired by today’s practical challenges and seeks to contribute to debates with businesses and policymakers. Our research is driven by the desire to develop new perspectives and rigorous methodologies that further inspiring and thoughtful scholarship. It spans research activities in Business Analytics, Business Law, Decision Sciences, Human Resource Management, International Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Strategy, and Sustainability.
Recent publications
Fischer, T. 2026. What explains, what works, and what we can claim: Seven cases of rigorous review research. The Leadership Quarterly.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2026.101951
Fischer, T., Dietz, J., & Antonakis, J. 2026. Leadership styles revisited: From conceptual conflation to causal explanation and practical relevance. Journal of Business Research.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116061
Dhanda, N., Ziano, I., Ching, K. H., Kwun Lan Phuong, A., Ting Lo, Y., Kin Yip, M., Jiaxin Shi, B., & Cheng, B. L. 2025. A Replication and Extension of Three Studies Investigating Escalation of Commitment and Regret Aversion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672251345021
Fischer, T. 2025. Building foundations for explanatory theory and causally trustworthy evidence-based leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 36,.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2024.101861
Fischer, T., & Alvesson, M. 2025. A Theory of Leadership Meta‐Talk and the Talking‐Doing Gap. Journal of Management Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13249
Hillebrand, L., Raisch, S., & Schad, J. 2025. Managing with artificial intelligence: An integrative framework. Academy of Management Annals, 19(1), 343–375.
https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2022.0072
Krakowski, S., Haftor, D., Luger, J., Raisch, S., & Pashkevich, N. 2025. Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: A Field Experiment. Management Science.
https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2022.03849
Langan, R., Krause, R., & Menz, M. 2025. Compromise Leadership: Competing Board Subgroups and the Appointment of a Newcomer Chair. Journal of Management, 1–26.
https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063251381323
Raisch, S., & Fomina, K. 2025. Combining Human and Artificial Intelligence: Hybrid Problem Solving in Organizations. Academy of Management Review, 50 (2), 441-464.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2021.0421
Raisch, S., & Fomina, K. 2025. Hybrid Problem-Solving with Large Language Models: A Reply to “Iterative Alternative Evaluation” and “An Assemblage Perspective”. Academy of Management Review, 50 (2), 482-484.
https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2024.0300
Schrempf-Stirling, J., & Bitar, R. 2025. From Critique to Action: A Capability Approach to Reimagining Human Rights Due Diligence. Journal of Business Ethics.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-025-06175-7
Vié, M.-S., Zufferey, N., & Coelho, L. C. 2025. A production and distribution scheduling matheuristic for reducing supply chain variations. Transportation Research Part E, 194, 103905.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2024.103905
Ziano, I., Wang, D., & Sezer, O. 2025. “I wanna thank me”: Reputational consequences of attribution locus depend on outcome valence. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2025.104789
Bocquet, R., Cotterlaz-Rannard, G., & Ferrary, M. 2024. How Do Prestigious Universities Remain at the Summit: A Bourdieusian View of their Business Models. British Journal of Management, 35(4), 2122–2136.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12819
Cailloux, J., Zufferey, N., & Gallay, O. 2024. Graph coloring approaches for a production planning problem with makespan and setup penalties in a product-wheel context. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 355, 200-222.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2024.04.015
Cotterlaz-Rannard, G., & Ferrary, M. 2024. Exploring the virtuous circle of societal value creation and capture by non-profit organizations from a Bourdieusian perspective. Public Management Review, 1–22.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2024.2402373
Das Guru, R.R., Paulssen, M. & Japutra, A. Role of Brand Attachment and Satisfaction in Driving Customer Behaviors for Durables: A Longitudinal Study. European Journal of Marketing, 58(1), 217–254.
https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-01-2022-0028
Fischer, T., Dietz, J., & Antonakis, J. 2024. A Fatal Flaw: Positive Leadership Style Research Creates Causal Illusions. The Leadership Quarterly, 35(3), Article 101771.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2023.101771
Grabski-Walls, T., & Ambos, T. C. 2024. The choices we collectively make: Orchestrating hybridity to tackle grand challenges. Journal of Management Studies.
https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13164
Jeong, J., Ghaddar, B., Zufferey, N., & Nathwani, J. 2024. Adaptive Robust Electric Vehicle Routing Under Energy Consumption Uncertainty. Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, 160, Article 104529.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2024.104529
Sasai, K., Chouinard, L. E., Power, G. J., Conciatori, D., & Zufferey, N. 2024. Accounting for Traffic Disturbance in Road Infrastructure Management: Optimal Maintenance and Rehabilitation Planning for the Society. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 183, Article 104040.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104040
Schrempf-Stirling, J., & Van Buren, H. J. 2024. The Importance of Human Rights for Management and Organization Studies. British Journal of Management, 35(3), 1127–1140.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12799
Stich, L., Ungemach, C., Fuchs, C., Spann, M., Ziano, I., & Schumpe, B. M. 2024. Transaction-level wage transparency: How fair wage disclosure affects consumer preferences. International Journal of Research in Marketing.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2024.11.006
Vives-Gabriel, J., Schrempf-Stirling, J., & Coraiola, D. M. 2024. Dealing with Organizational Legacies of Irresponsibility. Academy of Management Perspectives, 38(3).
https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2022.0126
Ziano, I., & Polman, E. 2024. Prototypes of Victims of Workplace Harassment. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672241235388
> For a complete list, please visit our Knowledge & Publications page.
Recent Ph.D. Theses
Navigating turbulent waters: The board of directors in times of crisis (Lubos, V. 2026)
Rethinking Human Rights Due Diligence: Capabilities, Participation, And Corporate Narrative In Business and Human Rights (Bitar, R. 2025)
Boards of Directors and Stakeholders (Bentele, A. 2025)
Exploring the Impact of Product Quality and Failures on Customer Behavior: An Integrated Analysis of Quality Perceptions and Prior Relationship Dynamics (Vahidi, F. 2025)
From Rhetoric to Reality: Instruments for Corporate Sustainability Integration (Elliott Carballo, R. 2025)
Knowledge Transfer Between Academia, Industry and the National Innovation System (Orsat, J. 2025)
Human-AI Collaboration in Organizations (Fomina, K. 2024)
The Role of Business in Building Peace and Democracy in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries (Croce, J.T. 2024)
A Business Model Approach of the Adaptation Process: Three Lessons from the Analysis of the Swiss Press Dynamics (Saltini, Y. 2023)
Better marketing research for a better world (Bernardic, U. 2022)
Altering societal institutions to tackle grand challenges: Three essays on change within organizations, through partnerships, and across ecosystems (Grabski, T. 2022)
Hybrid algorithms for designing production lines (Kassoul, K. 2022)
Nonprofit Business Models: A Bourdieusian Perspective (Cotterlaz-Rannard, G. 2021)
Organizing the Multinational Hybrid Organization: The Next Step in Organizing for Sustainable Value (Fuchs, S. H. 2021)
Managing, structuring and scaling innovation in international organizations (Tatarinov, K. 2021)
Multi-neighborhood local searches for industrial problems in production, transportation and distribution (Vie, M.-S. 2020)
Customers’ Experienced Product Quality: Conceptualization and Operationalization of a Multidimensional Measure of Product Quality (Das Guru, R. R. 2020)
Essays on Voluntary CEO Departure (Darouichi, A. 2020)
The Role of Stakeholder Sentiment in Strategic Decision-Making: a Behavioral Perspective (Nauhaus, S. 2020)
Artificial intelligence in organizations: strategy and decision making in the digital age (Krakowski, S. 2020)
Relevant consumer research: prediction, explanation and replication (Krefeld-Schwalb, A. 2020)
> Click here for more information on the Ph.D. in Management program.
