In its anniversary year, the magazine Personalwirtschaft not only celebrates half a century of innovation and development in the field of Human Resources, but also honors visionary personalities who have decisively contributed to shaping this discipline.
We are particularly proud that two of these influential personalities are closely associated with our institute: Prof. Dr. Heike Bruch, Director of IFPM, and her predecessor, Prof. em. Dr. Rolf Wunderer, both outstanding university HR researchers, are among the 50 HR thought leaders honored by Personalwirtschaft in its anniversary year. Congratulations!
We also congratulate the 48 other pioneers whose innovative work has sustainably influenced the HR industry. In the current article by Personalwirtschaft, you can read who these HR thought leaders are.
Since the 1970s, the theory of human resource management has developed as an indispensable part of business administration, with strong impulses from adjacent fields such as organizational theory and economic psychology. Heike Bruch’s research interests include energy and speed in organizations, inspiring leadership, New Work Transformation, healthy high performance, and the self-leadership of executives. At our institute in St.Gallen, we conduct research on current issues related to Leadership, New Work, and HRM 4.0.
Link to the Personalwirtschaft article from May 8, 2024: Our List: 50 HR Thought Leaders from 50 Years
Prof. Dr. Heike Bruch, Leadership expert, Professor at the Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management at the University of St.Gallen since 2001
Since the founding of Personalwirtschaft in 1974, many individuals have shaped HR work in Germany. The magazine honors 50 of them as thought leaders in its anniversary year.
Prof. em. Dr. Rolf Wunderer, Founder and Head of the Institute for Leadership and Human Resource Management at the University of St.Gallen (until 2002), HR bestseller author