University of St.Gallen

Innovation adoption across regions: psychological openness and the early diffusion of digital platforms

Early regional adoption is crucial for platform-enabled innovations because their viability depends on enough people within a region adopting them to generate network effects. Existing research on regional innovation diffusion explains early adoption largely through demographic,...

All in the same boat? Exploring the micromechanics of transition phases in hybrid teams

This study examines the micromechanics of transition phases in hybrid teams, focusing on how team behavioral processes and cognitive states evolve over time and how they are influenced by guided team-reflexivity. Drawing on Marks et al.’s team process framework, we conceptualize...

Selection and screening in cyber insurance markets

Abstract This paper studies how information frictions shape demand, screening, and contract design in the U.S. cyber insurance market. I develop a framework in which firms sort into coverage based on latent cyber risk while insurers screen using coarse signals and manage residual...

How to boost disability confidence in organizations? A framework with strategies and best practices for managers

Many managers aspire to build inclusive workplaces but often lack disability confidence, i.e. clarity about what inclusion requires, how to act and how to avoid mistakes. Drawing on data from over 70,000 employees in Germany, Switzerland, and beyond, we introduce the St. Gallen I...

The enabling and constraining effects of workplace accommodations on the careers of people with disabilities

This study uncovers a paradox in the use of workplace accommodations by exploring their unintended consequences on the career advancement decisions of people with disabilities. Drawing on 30 interviews with German employees across a range of disabilities, we examine how accommoda...

Mind the Trust Gap: Identifying (Mis)alignments in Teacher-Student Views Toward Control and Agency in K-12 Classroom AI

As Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technologies have been integrated into school classrooms where multiple stakeholders (with different roles) interact with each other, it is critical to deeply understand stakeholder views in the classroom. In particular, prior work has not fu...

The Intelligence Form Space: Mathematical Core of a Theory of Ontological Form Spaces

This paper develops the mathematical core of Intelligence Form Space Theory. Its point of departure is the hypothesis that intelligent organization can be described as a modal order of stably realizable forms, and that it does not coincide with any particular physical, biological...

Augmenting Expertise in Organizational Foresight: The Role of GenAI in Collaborative Settings

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the transformative potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in organizational foresight by examining not only whether human−AI collaboration occurs, but how different collaboration designs shape foresight quality. As organizations n...

Machine learning integrated explainable artificial intelligence in predicting toxicities of enfortumab vedotin in urothelial carcinoma: an exploratory study

Background Enfortumab vedotin (EV) therapy for advanced urothelial carcinoma is limited by adverse events (AEs). Early identification of high-risk patients is needed. This proof-of-concept study evaluated whether machine learning (ML) with explainable AI (SHAP) could predict EV t...

Combining Implementation and Data Sciences to Accelerate Evidence Integration into Healthcare – ImpleMATE

Background The translation of research evidence into routine healthcare practice is often slow and inconsistent, even timely implementation can significantly improve patient outcomes. While implementation science offers strategies to close this gap, current approaches are frequen...

Data‐Driven Procurement for Managing Crises: Lessons From a European Automotive Manufacturer

ABSTRACT Global crises and persistent uncertainty have exposed the vulnerability of supply chains. Procurement departments, traditionally focused on cost optimization, are increasingly required to act as strategic orchestrators of supply chains. This paper examines a data‐driven...

The Intelligence Form Space: Mathematical Core of a Theory of Ontological Form Spaces

This paper develops the mathematical core of Intelligence Form Space Theory. Its point of departure is the hypothesis that intelligent organization can be described as a modal order of stably realizable forms, and that it does not coincide with any particular physical, biological...

Consumption and saving patterns in Switzerland: new evidence based on administrative tax data

Abstract We use administrative data on income and wealth of taxpayers in the canton of Bern to impute consumption based on the budget constraint. We validate the imputed consumption and use the panel data on consumption, income and wealth to provide stylized facts on consumption...

The effect of the respiratory rate on mechanical power and patient outcomes – a systematic review

INTRODUCTION: Mechanical power (MP) is associated with worse clinical outcomes. Respiratory rate (RR) is a key component of MP. The aim of this systematic review was to assess whether, among mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients, a low versus high RR is associated with diffe...

Deep learning aging marker from retinal images unveils sex-specific clinical and genetic signatures

Abstract Retinal fundus images offer a non-invasive window into systemic aging. Here, we fine-tune a foundation model (RETFound) to predict chronological age from color fundus images in 71,343 participants from the UK Biobank, achieving a mean absolute error of 2.85 years. The re...

The Trade–Security Loop: How Economic Ties and Defense Alliances Co‐Evolve

ABSTRACT The relationship between international trade and security cooperation has re‐emerged as a central concern in global political economy, international relations, and international business scholarship. While research examines the effects of trade on peace and the economic...

How considered interests evolve in deliberation: evidence from Swiss citizens’ juries

Abstract Citizens increasingly demand involvement in policymaking, driving the rise of participatory processes like deliberative minipublics. This article introduces a novel longitudinal survey measure to determine the extent to which citizens are more considerate of others’ inte...

Ruling In and Ruling Out Sepsis Using Likelihood Ratios of a Host Response Assay

Overview: SeptiCyte RAPID is an FDA-cleared gene expression test that quantifies host immune response to aid in the diagnosis of sepsis. The test yields a score (the SeptiScore) ranging from 0–15, distributed across four bands (1–4) based on increased likelihood of sepsis. Each b...

Sarah Purser and the development of Ireland’s public art museums

The painter Sarah Purser (1848–1943) was an indomitable figure in the Irish cultural scene of her day. She played a significant role in two of Dublin’s art museums, the Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (now Hugh Lane Gallery) and the National Gallery of Ireland (NGI). A close frie...

Diabetes Mellitus and Long-Distance Running: A Systematic Review

BACKGROUND: Athletes with diabetes increasingly participate in endurance running, benefiting from physiological adaptations and technological advances like continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for glycemic control. So far, no comprehensive review summarizing the current knowledge...