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
Thu
21.11.
11:00
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12:30
2024
Info events

Prof. Dr. Isabel Fischer: Navigating Resistance in Disruptive Contexts: Using Action Design Research to Develop an AI-Based Formative Feedback Tool

Isabel Fischer is an Associate Professor (Reader) of Responsible Digital Innovation and Education at the University of Warwick in the UK. In her Research Talk she explores the use of Action Design Research (ADR) to develop an in-house AI-based formative feedback tool over four iterative cycles between 2019 and 2024.
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Isabel Fischer
Location:
Seminarraum 52-6120
Wed
04.12.
13:30
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15:00
2024
Info events

Dr. Edona Elshan: Future Nostalgia: Balancing Innovation and Legacy Systems in Low-Code Integration

The rapid development of digital technologies requires the renewal of fundamental IT infrastructures to maintain competitiveness. In her research, Edona Elshan analyses the integration of low-code development platforms (LCDPs) into existing IT landscapes and addresses the various obstacles.
Speaker:
Dr. Edona Elshan
Location:
Seminarraum 52-6120
Thu
12.12.
11:00
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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