Dr. Reto Wegmann
Lecturer
reto.wegmann @ swissibex.ch
CV
Reto Wegmann studied Computer Science at Zurich’s University of Applied Sciences, Military Affairs at the Military Academy at ETH Zurich and International Relations at FU Berlin. He achieved his doctorate on the performance of temporary organizations at University of Lucerne. His professional experience include various management positions in the private sector and in a crisis organization of the federal administration. He is member of the expert pool “security” of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit, and of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination system. His researched and published on temporary organizations, leadership, and duty of care.
Publications
- Wegmann, R. M. (2020). A grounded theory for the performance of temporary disaster response teams. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 7 (2), 155–172. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/JOEPP-04-2020-0059
- Wegmann, R. M., & Schärrer, L. (2020). Outpacing the pandemic? A factorial survey on decision speed of COVID-19 task forces. Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 7 (2), 191–202.
- Wegmann, R., & Hofstetter, Patrick. (2023). Wir können Corona viel besser, wenn wir üben. In Meyer, Martin (Ed.), Krisenmanagement Schweiz. Basel, Schweiz: NZZ Libro. Retrieved from https://www.nzz-libro.ch/martin-meyer-krisenmanagement-schweiz-978-3-907396-32-2
- Schärrer, L., & Wegmann, R. (2021). Task Forces as Silver Bullets for Crisis Management: A Case Study of an SME During COVID-19. In Al-Aali, Ebithaj & Masmoudi, Meryem (Eds.), Global Perspectives on Change Management and Leadership in the Post-COVID-19 Era (pp. 240–253). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6948-1.ch015
- Wegmann, R. M., & Newett, J. L. (2020). When Complexity Costs Lives: Secondary Goals and Compartmentalized Information in the Second World War’s Greatest Raid. In Gutmann, Martin (Ed.), Historians on Leadership and Strategy. Basel: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26090-3
- Wegmann, R. (1 September 2022). Sicherheit bei Auslandeinsätzen: Wir wollen unkompliziert helfen. Personal Schweiz, 28–29.
- Wegmann, R. (25 August 2021). Skaliertes Basteln. HR Today, (9). Retrieved from https://www.hrtoday.ch/de/article/skaliertes-basteln
- Wegmann, R. (1 June 2021). Vom Schachspieler zur Gärtnerin. Personal Schweiz, 30–31.
- Wegmann, R. (27 May 2020). Zwischen Fürsorgepflicht und Persönlichkeitsschutz. HR Today, 6. Retrieved from https://hrtoday.ch/de/article/zwischen-fuersorgepflicht-und-persoenlichkeitsschutz
- Wegmann, R. (2020). Fürsorgepflicht bei Entsendung. Personal Schweiz, 6, 22–23.
- Wegmann, R., Staffelbach, B., & Keller, D. (2019). Erfolgreicher Start für das Programm der Uni Luzern und der HKA. Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift, 185 (01/02), 8–10.
- Wegmann, R. (26 June 2019). Von Katastrophen und Notfällen lernen. HR Today, 7. Retrieved from https://hrtoday.ch/de/article/von-katastrophen-und-notfaellen-lernen
- Staffelbach, B., Wegmann, R., & Keller, D. (2018). Führungsausbildung: Partnerschaft Universität Luzern - HKA. Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift, 184 (6), 12–14.
- Wegmann, R. (24 November 2018). Die Absurdität der Führungsmotivation. HR Today, (12). Retrieved from https://hrtoday.ch/de/article/fokus-forschung-die-absurditaet-der-%E2%80%A8fuehrungsmotivation