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Two and a half Men - The Impact of HR-Analytics on Responsible Leadership
Type
dissertation project
Start Date
2021
End Date
2025
Keywords
Responsible Leadership
Algorithmic Management
People Analytics
HR-Analytics
Mindset
Micro-Level CSR
Description
In the project "Two and a Half Men - The Impact of HR Analytics on Responsible Leadership", we investigate (1) why leaders take responsibility in the workplace and (2) how technologies (e.g., management algorithms) influence leadership and decision-making processes at the workplace.
There is increasing concern about the diverse scandals caused by unethical decisions and a lack of responsible leadership during the last decades (e.g., such as the Enron collapse). Surprisingly, the current knowledge about antecedents for responsible leadership is nevertheless spread thin across different research fields and is mainly theoretical in nature. Our previous research and interviews with practitioners have shown us that technology aggravates the issue by complicating leadership. Hence, in practice, leaders struggle to deploy technology in a responsible way.
In order to better understand responsible leadership, we have therefore structured and classified the existing knowledge from two previously separate strands of research and synthesized the findings with each other. In addition, we used existing interviews from the HR analytics context to create a preliminary framework of possible antecedents of responsible leadership for practice. The preliminary framework created will now be modified on the basis of semi-structured interviews with experts from particularly responsibility-relevant and technology-permeated contexts. In parallel, we will experimentally test the influence of individual antecedents and the impact of technology - especially management algorithms. The use of a mixed-methods approach allows us to develop a particularly deep understanding of responsible leadership and the impact of technology in order to generate scientific findings as well as practice-relevant recommendations. If you are interested in our project or the findings, please contact Alice Rickert.
There is increasing concern about the diverse scandals caused by unethical decisions and a lack of responsible leadership during the last decades (e.g., such as the Enron collapse). Surprisingly, the current knowledge about antecedents for responsible leadership is nevertheless spread thin across different research fields and is mainly theoretical in nature. Our previous research and interviews with practitioners have shown us that technology aggravates the issue by complicating leadership. Hence, in practice, leaders struggle to deploy technology in a responsible way.
In order to better understand responsible leadership, we have therefore structured and classified the existing knowledge from two previously separate strands of research and synthesized the findings with each other. In addition, we used existing interviews from the HR analytics context to create a preliminary framework of possible antecedents of responsible leadership for practice. The preliminary framework created will now be modified on the basis of semi-structured interviews with experts from particularly responsibility-relevant and technology-permeated contexts. In parallel, we will experimentally test the influence of individual antecedents and the impact of technology - especially management algorithms. The use of a mixed-methods approach allows us to develop a particularly deep understanding of responsible leadership and the impact of technology in order to generate scientific findings as well as practice-relevant recommendations. If you are interested in our project or the findings, please contact Alice Rickert.
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Method(s)
Sequential Mixed-Methods Design
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PublicationType: presentationJournal: Swiss HR Analytics
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PublicationUnleashing Employee-Employer Trust: The Uncharted Influence of Responsible Leadership in Technology-Permeated Workplaces(HICSS- 57; Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2024-01-03)
;Simon SchafheitleDespite significant interest in employee-employer trust and because of its exposed role for the successful use of technology, our current understanding of this phenomenon remains limited. Therefore, this study examines variations in the quality of employee-employer trust within technology-permeated workplaces from the employee perspective. We conducted semi-structured interviews with employees (n=15) from two salient trust cases (calculative vs. identity-based) in technology-permeated workplaces and identified leadership responsibility, employer communication, and organizational culture as critical factors shaping the trust relationships. Our findings reveal that leaders in the identity-based trust case communicate employers' values and purpose during technology deployment more effectively compared to the calculative trust case. Additionally, the responsibility orientation of leaders emerged as a pivotal factor influencing the quality of employee trust. Our data suggests that a stakeholder-oriented approach to responsibility strengthens trust in technology-permeated workplaces, while prioritizing an instrumental responsibility orientation undermines it. We contribute to trust and responsible leadership theory by providing valuable guidance for cultivating employee trust in technology-permeated workplaces.Type: conference paper -
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PublicationFuture of Work - Skill Sets of the Future( 2023-07-12)Executive Training - Exploring: What does AI mean for the Skill Set of the Future? And what will the human-technology interaction look like?Type: presentation
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PublicationResponsible Leadership in HR Analytics –Technologie zur Entscheidungsfindung im HR( 2023-06-21)Join us for an engaging webinar as we unveil the initial findings of the research project "Two and a half Men - The Impact of HR Analytics on Responsible Leadership." Explore the current state of HR analytics trends in Switzerland and the USA, and gain valuable insights into the upcoming challenges and skills required for HR technologies. We'll discuss how new technologies impact our decision-making processes and delve into the design of effective decision-making strategies that prioritize responsible and fair decision-making. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of responsible decision-making in the realm of HR analytics.Type: presentationJournal: Einladung zum Webinar über Mittag
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PublicationSymposia Contribution: My New Boss the (AI) Sociopath: Why AI calls out for Responsible Leadership Augmentation( 2024-06)Following recent technological developments, organizations and businesses across industries seek to improve effectiveness, enhance decision-making, and save resources by implementing artificial intelligence tools in the workplace. Organizational leaders who are tasked with ensuring a balance between human and artificial intelligence in the workplace as well as with promoting workforce diversity and inclusion may find artificial intelligence helpful. In this symposium, we explore how artificial intelligence shapes the way leaders lead and encourages ethical leadership. In addition, we investigate how AI tools can be implemented to promote gender equality, diversity and inclusion in future organizations and to address other grand challenges.Type: working paper