- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Team Dynamics and Performance
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
- Sociology and Education Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Construction Project Management and Performance
- Corporate Management and Leadership
- Corporate Governance and Management
- Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Higher Education and Employability
- European Socioeconomic and Political Studies
- Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
ETH Zurich
2015-2024
Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology
2012-2020
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
2001-2018
University Hospital of Zurich
2013
University of Fribourg
2013
Klinik Hirslanden
2013
University of Zurich
2013
The Geneva Association
2010
University Hospital Münster
2009
Swiss Finance Institute
2005
Abstract We propose a central role for work design in understanding the effects of digital technologies. give examples how new technologies can—depending on various factors—positively and negatively affect job resources (autonomy/control, skill use, feedback, relational aspects) demands (e.g., performance monitoring), with consequences employee well‐being, safety, performance. identify four intervention strategies. First, choices need to be proactively considered during technology...
Abstract Employability is highly important to individuals in coping with job insecurity. Although many employability models have been developed, few studies tested determinants of empirically. This longitudinal study aims analyze core perceived employability. These were using a sample 465 employees (time 1) taken from four companies Switzerland and surveyed at three points time. In order include data all participants, we used multilevel analysis (level 1: time, level 2: person). Results...
Across all fields of management research, uncertainty is largely considered an aversive state that people and organizations cope with unwillingly generally aim to avoid. However, theories based on principles reduction overlook opportunities arising from creation. Building recent research in management, cognition, neuroscience, we expand current conceptualizations by introducing a model regulation where individuals employ opening closing behaviors achieve alignment between preferred...
Background Improving patient safety by training teams to successfully manage emergencies is a major concern in healthcare. Most current trainings use simulation of emergency situations practice and reflect on relevant clinical behavioural skills. We developed TeamGAINS, hybrid, structured debriefing tool for simulation-based team healthcare that integrates three different approaches: guided self-correction, advocacy-inquiry systemic-constructivist techniques. Methods TeamGAINS was...
In Brief BACKGROUND: Our goal in this study was to test the relationship between speaking up—i.e., questioning, correcting, or clarifying a current procedure—and technical team performance anesthesia. Hypothesis 1: members' higher levels of up are related performance. 2: members will react by either their procedure initiating procedural change. 3: during an earlier phase teamwork be later phase. METHODS: This prospective observational involved 2-person ad hoc anesthesia teams performing...
The quality of working life became an important topic in the 1960s and 1970s, helping to stimulate early approach evidence-based policy advocacy drawing on interdisciplinary research by social scientists. Over years it fell out limelight but much relevant, albeit fragmented, has continued. We present a case for rekindling integrated normative as one means promoting workers’ well-being emancipation. outline updated classification characteristics related analytic framework. illustrate how...
Speaking up in high-risk organizations plays a pivotal role the mitigation of errors and can make difference between life death. To date, speaking has been studied mostly within teams. However, many rely on effective collaboration across teams ad hoc multiteam systems (MTS). This study widens scope research from to MTS empirically compares mechanisms involved versus MTS-aircrews. In sample 1490 aircrew members European airline, we found that crewmembers' individual level perceptions...
Objective: This field study aimed at examining the role of anesthesia teams’ adaptive coordination in managing changing situational demands, such as nonroutine events (NREs). Background: Medical ability to adapt their teamwork (e.g., activities) demands is crucial team performance and, thus, patient safety. Whereas majority previous studies on matter have focused critical but rare events, it has recently been pointed out that effective management NREs a key challenge medical teams. Hence...
Several accidents have shown that crew members’ failure to speak up can devastating consequences. Despite decades of resource management (CRM) training, this problem persists and still poses a risk flight safety. To resolve issue, we need better understand why members choose silence over speaking up. We explored past behavior the reasons for in 1,751 members, who reported remained silent half all episodes they had experienced. Silence was highest first officers pursers, followed by...
This paper builds on and extends theory team functioning in high-risk environments. We examined 2 implicit coordination behaviors that tend to emerge autochthonously within teams: member monitoring talking the room. Focusing nonrandom patterns of behavior, we sequential room higher- lower-performing action teams working a health care environment. Using behavior observation methods, coded verbal nonverbal 27 anesthesia performing an induction general natural setting assessed performance with...
Team coordination during a simulated clean approach performed by 42 civil aviation cockpit crews was analysed. Several hypotheses regarding the adaptive use of implicit and explicit coordination, leadership heedful interrelating were tested. The results indicate adaptiveness to different levels standardisation task load general importance for good performance. Leadership seems be required mainly work phases with little standardisation. In exploratory lag sequential analyses, behaviour in...
Summary This study examined the impact of career orientation on static and dynamic relationships between job satisfaction turnover intention. Longitudinal data 255 employees were collected at three waves measurement 1 year apart. Results for orientations as a moderator differed satisfaction–turnover links. The relationship was found to be similar less negative with independent loyalty‐focused than promotion‐focused disengaged employees. Regarding change intention change, however, differed:...
In Brief Objective: We assessed the impact of a noise-reduction program in pediatric operating theatre. Background: Adverse effects from noise pollution theatres have been demonstrated. Methods: 156 operations spatially resolved, sound levels were measured before and after on basis education, rules, technical devices (Sound Ear). Surgical complications recorded. The surgeon's biometric (saliva cortisol, electrodermal activity) behavioral stress responses (questionnaires) correlated with...
Objective: In this study, we aimed to examine the effect of shared leadership within and across teams in multiteam systems (MTS) on team goal attainment MTS success. Background: Due different sometimes competing goals MTS, is required teams. Shared leadership, effectiveness which has been proven single teams, may be an effective strategy cope with these challenges. Method: We observed 84 cockpit cabin crews that collaborated form six-member aircrews ( N = 504) during standardized simulations...
Team decision-making can go wrong when individuals fear to voice suggestions or concerns higher status team members. We investigate how after-event reviews (AERs) be used promote behaviour and hierarchy-attenuating beliefs in multi-professional action teams. hypothesized that (1) lower members will speak up more following an assertiveness-specific AER (ASAER) as compared a teamwork-generic (TGAER) (2) ASAER leads stronger endorsement of than the TGAER. To test these hypotheses, we...
Abstract Current expectations are that the use of Internet Things (IoT) technologies (e.g. radio frequency identification devices (RFID) in supply chains) will improve accountability organisations. However, it remains unclear if, why and when such actually be met. This is because new not only address, but also produce demands human actors might experience difficulties satisfying these accountabilities. article presents a theoretical framework for understanding how IoT enable or constrain...