Institute of Information Systems and Digital Business (IWI-HSG)

With five chairs, the Institute of Information Management (IWI-HSG) is one of the largest institutes at the University of St.Gallen. We have been researching business models and the application of digital technologies for more than 30 years. We always place people at the centre of our work. 

In addition to research, teaching is very important to us. We offer courses at all levels and supervise numerous theses. The success of our young academics is proof of our research and teaching performance.

Research Talks

Mon
26.08.
09:00
-
12:00
2024
Info events

Research Seminar: Theory, Theory Building and Theoretical Contribution

Prof Dr Daniel Schlagwein will be at the HSG in HS2024 as a visiting professor of the SoM. In this context, he is offering a research seminar on "Theory, Theory Building and Theoretical Contribution", to which HSG-researchers interested in the topic are invited. The workshop explores the foundational concepts of “theory” in Information Systems (IS) and business and organizational research more widely.
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Daniel Schlagwein
Location:
Seminarraum 52-6120
Wed
30.10.
10:00
-
11:30
2024
Info events

Dr. Niclas Kannengiesser: Practitioner Motives to Use Different Hyperparameter Optimization Methods

Dr. Niclas Kannengiesser is a postdoctoral researcher with the critical information systems infrastructures research group at the KIT and currently a visiting researcher at the University of Zurich. In his presentation, he will deal with the topic of Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) - a topic that can also be exciting from a business perspective. He will show how practitioners can benefit from AutoML and provide an outlook on decentralized machine learning processes and the role of AutoML in such processes.
Speaker:
Dr. Niclas Kannengiesser
Location:
Seminarraum 52-5210
Mon
04.11.
11:00
-
12:30
2024
Info events

Prof. Dr. Kevin Bauer: Knowing (not) to know: XAI, task delegation, and human metaknowledge

Kevin Bauer is Assistant Professor of E-Business and E-Government at the University of Mannheim, and starting in 2025, he will be Professor for Game-Theoretic and Causal AI in Business and Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt. In his talk, Kevin Bauer presents the findings of a paper that explores whether Explainable AI (XAI) can improve human metaknowledge and thereby enhance delegation efficiency in human-AI collaborations.
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Kevin Bauer
Location:
Seminarraum 52-6120
Thu
12.12.
11:00
-
12:15
2024
Info events

Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess (LMU): Beyond the Digital Transformation? Towards an Integrated Model of Digital Change of Companies

Thomas Hess is Full Professor of Information Systems and Management at the LMU Munich School of Management and director of the Institute for Digital Management and New Media. His research focuses on the potential of digital technologies for the value creation and the management structure of companies. In his research talk, he presents the results of an interpretative case study, on the basis of which the process of digital change of a European media group was analyzed.
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess
Location:
Seminarraum 52-6120
north