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Elected Fellow of Trinity College Dublin (FTCD)

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Published: April 01, 2026

I am honoured to have been elected a Fellow of Trinity College Dublin (FTCD) in 2026, and grateful for the recognition of my research with the Trinity Business School Excellence in Research Award (2024, 2026).

Trinity Business School Research Impact Award 2025

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Published: June 01, 2025

My work on algorithmic management and people analytics has been recognised with the Trinity Business School Research Impact Award 2025. The underlying research has informed policy reports by the OECD, the ILO, the European Commission, and the European Parliament.

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Evaluierung und Steuerung von Teamprozessen in einem Automobilkonzern

Published in Personal Quarterly, 2012

Recommended citation: Kunze, F., Leicht-Deobald, U., Lins, N., & Bruch, H. (2012). Evaluierung und Steuerung von Teamprozessen in einem Automobilkonzern. Personal Quarterly, (4), 22–25.

The Influence of Social Network Behaviors on Energy and Engagement

Published in Difo-Druck (Doctoral Thesis), 2014

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U. (2014). The influence of social network behaviors on energy and engagement (doctoral thesis). Bamberg: Difo-Druck.

Team Boundary Management: Wie man Teams vor Überforderung schützt

Published in Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation, 2015

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Bruch, H., & Mainert, J. (2015). Team Boundary Management: Wie man Teams vor Überforderung schützt. Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation, (5), 314–318.

The Psychology of Psychic Distance: Antecedents of Asymmetric Perceptions

Published in Journal of World Business, 2016

Recommended citation: Håkanson, L., Ambos, B., Schuster, A., & Leicht-Deobald, U. (2016). The psychology of psychic distance: Antecedents of asymmetric perceptions. Journal of World Business, 51(2), 308–318.
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Team Boundary Management

Published in Alma, 2016

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U. (2016). Team Boundary Management. Alma, (2), 17.

Führung als Energiequelle

Published in Personalwirtschaft, 2016

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Kunz, J. J., & Bruch, H. (2016). Führung als Energiequelle. Personalwirtschaft, (5), 32–34.

Why Team Boundary Work Matters: A Moderated Mediation Model of Team Boundary Activities, Team Emotional Energy, and Team Innovation

Published in Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2016

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., & Lam, C. F. (2016). Why team boundary work matters: A moderated mediation model of team boundary activities, team emotional energy, and team innovation. In J. Humphreys (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seventy-sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.
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Innovation im Verborgenen: Dezentrales Innovationsmanagement durch Bootlegging-Projekte bei der AUDI AG

Published in Organisationsentwicklung, 2017

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., & Lins, N. (2017). Innovation im Verborgenen: Dezentrales Innovationsmanagement durch Bootlegging-Projekte bei der AUDI AG. Organisationsentwicklung, (1), 65–70.

Work-related Social Support Modulates Effects of Early Life Stress on Limbic Reactivity during Stress

Published in Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2018

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Bruch, H., Boenke, L., Stevense, A., Bajbouj, M., & Grimm, S. (2018). Work-related social support modulates effects of early life stress on limbic reactivity during stress. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 12(5), 1405–1418.
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Unraveling Agency Relations inside the MNC: Socialization and Second Principals in Headquarters-Subsidiary Relations

Published in Journal of World Business, 2019

Recommended citation: Ambos, B., Kunisch, S., Leicht-Deobald, U., & Schulte-Steinberg, A. (2019). Unraveling agency relations inside the MNC: Socialization and second principals in headquarters-subsidiary relations. Journal of World Business, 54(2), 67–81.
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Understanding the Formation of Psychic Distance Perceptions: Are Country-level or Individual-level Factors More Important?

Published in International Business Review, 2019

Recommended citation: Ambos, B., Leicht-Deobald, U., & Leinemann, A. (2019). Understanding the formation of psychic distance perceptions: Are country-level or individual-level factors more important? International Business Review, 28, 660–671.
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The Challenges of Algorithm-based HR Decision-Making for Personal Integrity

Published in Journal of Business Ethics, 2019

Cited in policy reports by the ILO, OECD, Eurofound, EU-OSHA, and the European Parliament (STOA); reprinted in Business and the Ethical Implications of Technology (Springer).

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Busch, T., Schank, C., Weibel, A., Schafheitle, S., Wildhaber, I., & Kasper, G. (2019). The challenges of algorithm-based HR decision-making for personal integrity. Journal of Business Ethics, 160(2), 377–392.
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Wir brauchen Anreize zur schnelleren Verbreitung von offener und reproduzierbarer Forschung

Published in Statement of the young members of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), 2020

Recommended citation: Feld, G., Giesen, C., Kubik, V., Leicht-Deobald, U., & Thielmann, I. (2020). Wir brauchen Anreize zur schnelleren Verbreitung von offener und reproduzierbarer Forschung. Statement, DGPs.

Commentary on Bal (2020): Recognizing People at Work in Their Full Humanity

Published in Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 2020

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U. (2020). Commentary on Bal (2020): Recognizing people at work in their full humanity. Zeitschrift für Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, 64(3).

No Stone Left Unturned? Towards a Framework on the Impact of Datafication Technologies on Organizational Control

Published in Academy of Management Discoveries, 2020

Recommended citation: Schafheitle, S., Weibel, A., Ebert, I., Kasper, G., Schank, C., & Leicht-Deobald, U. (2020). No stone left unturned? Towards a framework on the impact of datafication technologies on organizational control. Academy of Management Discoveries, 6(3), 455–487.
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Konflikterfahrungen bei der Vergabe von Autorinnenschaften aus der Sicht von Forscherinnen und Studierenden

Published in Diskussionsforum der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs), 2021

Recommended citation: Reiter, J., Frank, M., Schubert, A.-L., & Leicht-Deobald, U. (2021). Konflikterfahrungen bei der Vergabe von Autor*innenschaften aus der Sicht von Forscher*innen und Studierenden. Integrity and incentive systems discussion forum, DGPs.

Organizational Demographic Faultlines: Their Impact on Collective Organizational Identification, Firm Performance, and Firm Innovation

Published in Journal of Management Studies (FT-50), 2021

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Huettermann, H., Bruch, H., & Lawrence, B. (2021). Organizational demographic faultlines: Their impact on collective organizational identification, firm performance, and firm innovation. Journal of Management Studies, 58, 2240–2274.
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What it Means to Be Truly Human in Organizations: Martin Buber’s Idea of I-Thou Relations

Published in Routledge (Book Chapter), 2022

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Garrett, L., & Sandelands, L. (2022). What it means to be truly human in organizations: Martin Buber's idea of I-Thou relations. In D. Korten et al. (Eds.), Alternatives to the Theory of the Firm (pp. 217–239). Routledge.
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The Dark Sides of People Analytics: Reviewing the Perils for Organisations and Employees

Published in European Journal of Information Systems, 2022

Second most downloaded paper of EJIS in 2023 and 2024; cited in policy reports by the OECD and others.

Recommended citation: Giermindl, L., Strich, F., Christ, O., Leicht-Deobald, U., & Redzepi, A. (2022). The dark sides of people analytics: Reviewing the perils for organisations and employees. European Journal of Information Systems, 31(3), 410–435.
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Team Boundary Work and Team Workload Demands: Their Interactive Effect on Team Vigor and Team Effectiveness

Published in Human Resource Management (FT-50), 2022

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Lam, C. F., Bruch, H., Kunze, F., & Wen, W. (2022). Team boundary work and team workload demands: Their interactive effect on team vigor and team effectiveness. Human Resource Management, 61(4), 465–488.
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Algorithmic Management: Its Implications for Information Systems Research

Published in Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 2023

Cited in a policy report of the International Labour Organization (ILO, 2024).

Recommended citation: Cameron, L., Lamers, L., Leicht-Deobald, U., Lutz, C., Meijerink, J., & Möhlmann, M. (2023). Algorithmic management: Its implications for information systems research. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 52, 518–537.
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A Contingency Framework for the Performance Consequences of Team Boundary Management: A Meta-Analysis of 30 Years of Research

Published in Journal of Management (FT-50), 2025

Best Paper of the EURAM Organizational Behavior Team Performance Management Track 2022.

Recommended citation: Leicht-Deobald, U., Backmann, J., de Vries, T. A., Weiss, M., Hohmann, S., Walter, F., Van der Vegt, G., & Hoegl, M. (2025). A contingency framework for the performance consequences of team boundary management: A meta-analysis of 30 years of research. Journal of Management, 51(2), 704–747.
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Utility on the Brain: Empirical Investigation of a Utility-based Evaluation Framework on Fairness Perceptions of Algorithmic Decisions

Published in AI and Ethics, 2026

Recommended citation: Kandul, S., Hertweck, C., & Leicht-Deobald, U. (2026). Utility on the brain: Empirical investigation of a utility-based evaluation framework on fairness perceptions of algorithmic decisions. AI and Ethics, 6(29), 1–15.
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Practice Adoption in MNCs: A Multi-level Interactionist Model of Trait Activation

Published in Global Strategy Journal, 2026

Recommended citation: Kunisch, S., Leicht-Deobald, U., Laamanen, T., Steinberg, A. S., & Ambos, B. (2026). Practice adoption in MNCs: A multi-level interactionist model of trait activation. Global Strategy Journal, 1–49.
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The Dark Side of Guanxi HRM Practices: Moral Disengagement and Unethical Pro-Supervisor Behavior

Published in Journal of Business Ethics, 2026

Recommended citation: Yao, Z., Fu, N., & Leicht-Deobald, U. (2026). The dark side of guanxi HRM practices: Moral disengagement and unethical pro-supervisor behavior. Journal of Business Ethics.
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