Ulrich Leicht-Deobald
Publications
Main Focuses
New Ways of Working
Fields of research
Leadership
Teamwork
People Analytics
Education
- 2019/20: Invited Visiting Scholar, University of Groningen, School of Management, HRM & OB Research Unit
- 2018/19: Invited Visiting Scholar, INSEAD, Organizational Behavior Area
- 2017: Invited Visiting Scholar, IESE Business School, Managing People in Organizations
- 2015: Invited Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan, Center for Positive Organizations
- 2014: Invited Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research
- 2011 - 2014: Doctorate in Management, University of St.Gallen
- 2012: ICPSR Summer Program for Quantitative Methods, University of Michigan
- 2005 - 2010: Diploma in Psychology, University of Bremen
- 2009: Study abroad, London School of Economics
Professional Career
- Associate Professor for Responsible Leadership, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Trinity Business School, Ireland
- Substitute Professor (W3) in Organisational Studies, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany
- Substitute Assistant Professor (W1) in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany
- After drama school in Hamburg, Germany, engagements at Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Germany, Münchner Volkstheater, Germany, and Landestheater Detmold, Germany
Teaching Activities
- 2023: Undergraduate core course “Personal and Professional Development”, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
- 2022: “Responsible Leadership”, Custom Executive Education Program, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
- 2022/2023: “LEAD”, Executive MBA and Part-time MBA, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
- 2021: “Leading with People Analytics”, Executive MBA, Rennes School of Business
- 2020: Undergraduate elective course "People Analytics and Evidence-based Management", University of Konstanz
- 2020: Undergraduate core course "HRM and Organization”, University of Konstanz
2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021: Lecturer of graduate elective course "Foundations in Positive Organizational Scholarship", University of St.Gallen and University of Konstanz - 2019: Undergraduate elective course "Corporate Social Responsibility", University of Constance
- 2019: Graduate elective course "International Management", University of St.Gallen
- 2016-2018: Graduate core course "Human Resource Management", HHL Leipzig
- 2016-2017: Undergraduate elective course "Introduction to SPSS", University of St.Gallen
- 2015: Tutorial group "Organization & Leadership", University of St.Gallen
- 2013-2022: Undergraduate core course "Indroduction to Academic Writing", University of St.Gallen
- 2014: Teaching assistant at ICPSR Program in Quantitative Methods, University of Michigan
- 2010-2014: Teaching assistant for undergraduate core "Organization and Leadership", University of St.Gallen
- 2006-2007: Tutor for statistics, University of Bremen
Projects
- 2020 - 2024: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project in National Research Program (NRP) 77 Digital Transformation
- 2018 - 2021: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) PostDoc.Mobility Fellowship
- 2017 - 2019: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) project in National Research Program (NRP) 75 Big Data
- 2015 - 2018: Basic research fund (GFF) fellowship: "Managing boundaries within organizations"
- 2014 - 2015: Basic research fund (GFF) project: "Investigating the role of deep-level diversity"
- 2010 - 2014: Applied research project with the AUDI AG: "Organizational energy in high-performance teams"
Affiliations
- Academy of Management (AOM)
- Society for Business Ethics (SBE)
- European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP)
- European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
- German Psychology Association (DGPs)
- German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB)
Awards
- 2022: Best Paper of EURAM Organizational Behavior Team Performance Management Track
- 2018: AOM Big Data and Managing in a Digital Economy Conference Best Conference Paper Proposal Award
- 2018: Academy of Management Best Reviewer Award – GDO Division
- 2016: Academy of Management Best Paper Proceeding – OB Division
- 2015: Runner up, EAWOP conference Best Oral Paper Presentation
- 2014: Runner up, INGroup conference Best Graduate Student Paper Award
- 2014: Invited Young Researcher to the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
- 2013: Academy of Management Outstanding Reviewer Award – OB Division
- 2008-2010: Gifted fellowship of the Friedrich-Ebert Foundation
Editorial Board
- Journal of Managerial Psychology (Emerald), Associate Editor (2018-2024)
- Frontiers in Psychology (Section Organizational Psychology) (2019-2022)
Additional Information
2022-today: Member of Research Committee of Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
2022-2023: Member of Research Ethics Committee of Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
2021-today: Member of Making-Connections Committee of the Academy of Management’s (AOM) Organizational Behavior (OB) Division
2020-today: Member of Global Committee of the Academy of Management’s (AOM) Organizational Behavior (OB) Division
2019-2021: Elected Young Scholar Representative in the Chapter “Industrial, Business and Organizational Psychology” of the German Psychological Society (DGPs)
2012-2022: Elected Members of the Non-tenured Faculty's Board/Parliament, University of St.Gallen
2012-2022: Elected Non-tenured Faculty Representative of the School of Management, University of St.Gallen
2021: Representative of Non-tenured Faculty in the Senate Committee “Teaching Evaluations”, University of St.Gallen
2017/2018: Representative of Non-tenured Faculty in Steering Group Initiated by the Rectorate “Values and Development”, University of St.Gallen