Fabian Tingelhoff

(Information Systems Ethics)

I research how immersive platforms and artificial intelligence can protect the people they see.

Tenured Assistant Professor in Information Systems Ethics
EMLV Business School, Paris

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  • Sep 2026ICIS 2026 accepts “Decolonizing Digital Dialogues”, a critical theory analysis of large language models, with J.J. Marga.
  • Sep 2026HICSS 2027 accepts a paper on immersive compassionate AI for healthcare workers in dementia care, with T. Gleich and S.M. Schöbel.
  • Sep 2026Joined EMLV Business School in Paris as Tenured Assistant Professor in Information Systems Ethics.
  • Jul 2026Defended my dissertation “Enframing Experience and Exploitation: Immersive Platforms as Entangled Emerging Technology” at the University of St.Gallen.

(00) FocusVirtual reality headsets record how people move and where they look. Language models and AI agents now speak and act on their behalf. My research develops design knowledge that helps organizations create value with these technologies while protecting the well-being and autonomy of the people who use them.

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Fabian Tingelhoff is a Tenured Assistant Professor in Information Systems Ethics at EMLV Business School in Paris. He investigates how immersive platforms shape the structures of technology-mediated ecosystems and, consequently, organizational strategies, and how immersive technologies and artificial intelligence can be designed and used ethically, with a focus on user emancipation and well-being. His work appears in the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, the Journal of Information Technology and California Management Review, and he presents at leading conferences such as ICIS and the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. The Association for Information Systems awarded him its Entrepreneurial Innovation Fellowship. He received his PhD in Management and Information Systems from the University of St.Gallen and was a visiting graduate researcher at Stanford University and the University of Cambridge.

Academic path

(01)Recognition

Selected recognition

4th

Ranked jointly fourth worldwide in 2025 for first-authored articles in the eight leading journals of the information systems field

Source: AIS Research Rankings, Basket of Eight ↗

€301k

in research funding, fellowships and scholarships since 2016, including €147k as principal investigator

Funding record ↓

14

peer-reviewed publications: seven journal articles and seven conference papers, including work in the Journal of Strategic Information Systems, the Journal of Information Technology and California Management Review

All 16 publications ↓

Honors, fellowships and awards

  • 2026Jointly fourth worldwide for first-authored articles in the AIS Basket of Eight journals, 2025AIS Research Rankings
  • 2025Top 5 Papers, Digital Marketing & Social Media trackEMAC Annual Conference
  • 2025Nominee, Herb Simon Best Paper AwardDESRIST
  • 2024–26PhD Entrepreneurial Innovation FellowshipAssociation for Information Systems, funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
  • 2023Best Paper Award, Metaverse categoryAIRSI The Metaverse Conference
  • 2022–26PhD FellowshipKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
  • 2019Interdisciplinary prize for the best final thesis among seven universitiesEconomic Research Foundation Koblenz

(02)Research

Two research streams

In both streams, I develop design knowledge for joint value creation between organizations and the people who use their technologies.

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Research stream 01

Immersive platforms

Immersive platforms record how people move and where they look. I study how these platforms shape the structures of technology-mediated ecosystems and, consequently, organizational strategies, and I develop design theory for immersive platforms that emancipate their users. Current projects examine how VR meditation spaces can enhance mindfulness and mental well-being, and develop a VR avatar that depicts the symptoms of dementia so that nurses and doctors can practice communicating with their patients.

Design theoryPlatform ecosystemsMental well-beingVirtual influencersHealthcare training

Tokens in orbit: analysis of the paper “A Guide for Structured Literature Reviews in Business Research” (Journal of Information Technology, 2025). Orange marks key terminology.

Research stream 02

Artificial intelligence

Organizations increasingly let language models and AI agents speak and act on their behalf. Drawing on critical theory and sociomateriality, I examine how the materiality of large language models produces hegemonic biases that undermine value creation for organizations and individuals, and how interface design can empower users to counter these biases. A second line of work advances research methods with AI while upholding academic integrity, from a guide to generative AI in structured literature reviews to a taxonomy of AI tools for scientific work.

Large language modelsCritical theoryHegemonic biasAgentic AIResearch integrity

How I work

  1. 01Prescriptive

    Technology companies often put profit and diffusion ahead of user well-being. I develop design theories that mitigate the social and economic harms of emerging technologies while preserving their useful features.

    Critical design research · design science research · interview and diary studies

  2. 02Exploratory

    Existing theories often miss how quickly new digital technologies, particularly AI, change organizations. I develop insights that help managers and users employ these technologies well across contexts.

    Taxonomy development · case studies · grounded theory

  3. 03Foundational

    Cumulative research depends on clear definitions, concepts and methods. I define new concepts and improve methods such as design science research, design theory and literature reviews.

    Conceptual research · method development

(03)Publications

Published work

16 publications: 14 peer-reviewed and 2 in practitioner journals. 2 more manuscripts are under review at journals.

  1. 2026

    Opening Pandora's Jar and Finding Hope: A Reflective Conversation among Scholars about Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence to Support Literature Reviews

    Walsh, I., Potosky, D., Paré, G., Rousseau, D.M., Tingelhoff, F., Law, K.K., Chowdhury, A., & Li, P.

    International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management · Forthcoming

    Journal
  2. 2025

    Avoiding Virtual Dystopia: A Design Theory for Emancipatory Participatory Immersive Platforms

    Tingelhoff, F.*, & Marga, J.J.*

    The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, 34(4)

    JournalAIS Basket of EightABS 4VHB AQ1
  3. 2025

    A Guide for Structured Literature Reviews in Business Research: The State-of-the-Art and How to Integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence

    Tingelhoff, F., Brugger, M., & Leimeister, J.M.

    Journal of Information Technology, 40(1)

    JournalAIS Basket of EightABS 4VHB AQ1
  4. 2025

    Qualitative Insights into Organizational Value Creation: Decoding Characteristics of Metaverse Platforms

    Tingelhoff, F., Schultheiss, R., Schöbel, S.M., & Leimeister, J.M.

    Information Systems Frontiers, 27(2), 467–486

    JournalABS 3VHB BQ1
  5. 2025

    Logging In and Staying On: Exploring Immersive Virtual Influencers and How They Drive Consumers' Immersive Time

    Batinovic, H., Tingelhoff, F., Schöbel, S.M., & Hammerschmidt, M.

    Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 24(5)

    JournalVHB BQ1
  6. 2024

    The Diffusion of the Metaverse: How YouTube Influencers Shape Mass Adoption

    Tingelhoff, F., Klug, S., & Elshan, E.

    California Management Review, 66(4)

    JournalABS 3VHB BQ1
  7. 2023

    Overcoming Challenges to Enable the Potential of Metaverse Platforms: A Qualitative Approach to Understand Value Creation

    Schöbel, S.M., & Tingelhoff, F.

    AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, 15(1)

    JournalVHB B
  8. 2023

    Perspectives on the Metaverse: The Zeitgeist of the Future Internet

    Tingelhoff, F., & Marga, J.J.

    Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management, 15(4) · Published in German

    Practitioner journal
  9. 2022

    Design Factors for Value Maximizing Data Exchange in B2B Data Platform Ecosystems

    Tingelhoff, F., Elshan, E., & Ebel, P.A.

    HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 59(5) · Published in German

    Practitioner journal
  10. 2027

    Immersive Compassionate Artificial Intelligence: Developing a Technology to Support Healthcare Workers in Dementia Care

    Gleich, T., Schöbel, S.M., & Tingelhoff, F.

    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) · Forthcoming

    ConferenceVHB B
  11. 2026

    Decolonizing Digital Dialogues: A Critical Theory Analysis of Large Language Models

    Tingelhoff, F., & Marga, J.J.

    International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) · Forthcoming

    ConferenceVHB A
  12. 2025

    Behind the Scenes: An Empirical Exploration of Virtual Influencers' Leveraging on Immersive Platforms

    Batinovic, H., Tingelhoff, F., Schöbel, S.M., & Hammerschmidt, M.

    European Marketing Academy Conference (EMAC)

    ConferenceTop 5 Papers, Digital Marketing & Social Media track
  13. 2025

    Past Lessons, Future Directions: An Author-Informed Review of Design Science Research in Information Systems

    Reiners, S., Kipping, G., Tingelhoff, F., & Gau, M.

    International Conference on Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technology (DESRIST)

    ConferenceVHB BNominee, Herb Simon Best Paper Award
  14. 2024

    Come Closer, but Not Too Close: How Virtual Influencers Can Facilitate or Restrict Brand Experiences in the Metaverse

    Batinovic, H., Tingelhoff, F., Schöbel, S.M., & Hammerschmidt, M.

    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

    ConferenceVHB B
  15. 2023

    How Embodiment in Virtual Hybrid Meetings Affects Collaboration Experience: An Explorative Investigation

    Lennig, L., Tingelhoff, F., Hammerschmidt, M., & Schöbel, S.M.

    International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)

    ConferenceVHB A
  16. 2023

    Not Everything is a Metaverse?! A Practitioner's Perspective on Characterizing Metaverse Platforms

    Schöbel, S.M., Karatas, J., Tingelhoff, F., & Leimeister, J.M.

    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)

    ConferenceVHB B
  17. Under review

    An Explorative Mixed-Method Study on the Mental Health Potential of Immersive VR Meditation

    Tingelhoff, F., Marga, J.J., Schöbel, S.M., Meier, N.H., & Hengel, D.C.

    Journal of Business Research · Major revision, third round

    Under review
  18. Under review

    Defining and Conceptualizing Immersive Platforms

    Tingelhoff, F.

    Electronic Markets · Invited fundamentals article, major revision, second round

    Under review
  19. Working paper

    Decolonizing Digital Dialogues: Extending Communicative Action to Synthetic Speech to Develop an Emancipatory Design Theory of Large Language Models

    Tingelhoff, F., & Marga, J.J.

    Earlier versions at AOM 2026 and ICIS 2026

    Working paper
  20. Working paper

    Delegating How to Check: Agentic Execution and Portfolio Assurance in Overlapping Control Systems

    Marga, J.J., & Tingelhoff, F.

    Conceptual paper

    Working paper
  21. Working paper

    Judging Unavailable Targets Through Immersive Digital Surrogates: Representational Access and Evidentiary Support

    Tingelhoff, F., & Marga, J.J.

    Conceptual paper

    Working paper

* Equal contribution. Titles of manuscripts under review are changed to protect the blind review process.

Ratings: ABS, Chartered ABS Academic Journal Guide 2024 (grades 1 to 4*). VHB, VHB Rating 2024 of the German Academic Association for Business Research, formerly VHB-JOURQUAL (A+ to D), which also rates conference proceedings. Q1, top quartile of the SCImago Journal Rank 2025.

Google Scholar ↗ORCID ↗ResearchGate ↗

Reviewer

Journal of Management Information Systems · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · Information Systems Journal · Journal of Information Technology · Journal of Strategic Information Systems · Communications of the AIS · Information Systems Frontiers · AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction · California Management Review · Technological Forecasting & Social Change · Information Systems and e-Business Management

Conferences: ICIS · ECIS · AMCIS · HICSS · Wirtschaftsinformatik

(04)Teaching

Teaching managers

I teach future managers how to adopt digital technologies and how to govern them responsibly.

1,500+
students taught since 2019 at WHU, St.Gallen and EMLV, and online
5
courses conceptualized and designed end-to-end for EMLV Business School
12
theses supervised at the University of St.Gallen
Fabian Tingelhoff explaining workshop results next to sticky notes on a window
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EMLV Business School · course designer and instructor

  • Digital StrategyMasterMaster level · Four cohorts per semester, 25–30 students each
  • Digital InnovationMasterMaster level · Four cohorts per semester, 25–30 students each
  • International Business and InnovationBachelorBachelor level · One cohort per semester, 35–40 students
  • Technology Watch and Competitive IntelligenceFrom 2027Master level · Course design, first cohort 2027
  • E-commerce Best PracticesFrom 2027Master level · Course design, first cohorts 2027

Previously

Supervision

I supervised 12 theses at the University of St.Gallen (10 master's, 2 bachelor's) and served as peer mentor to two PhD students.

Teaching interests

AI for ManagersAI for EntrepreneursEthics and Emerging TechnologiesDigital InnovationDigital StrategyIntroduction to Scientific Work

(05)Speaking

On stage

Fabian Tingelhoff giving an invited keynote at the Stanford Initiative for Entrepreneurs' Resilience & Well-Being research workshop
Hover to scanTap to scanInvited keynote, inaugural SIER research workshop, Stanford, 2025

I give keynotes on immersive technology and AI and moderate multi-day industry conferences.

Fabian Tingelhoff moderating a conference at the WHU Campus for Supply Chain Management
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  • 2025Invited keynoteThe Potential of VR Meditation for Entrepreneurial Mental Well-BeingStanford Initiative for Entrepreneurs' Resilience & Well-Being (SIER), inaugural research workshop
  • 2025Invited keynoteA Guide for Structured Literature Reviews: Integrating AI for Better ResearchUniversity of Cambridge, Ecosystems, Platforms and Strategy Group, workshop
  • 2025Invited keynoteA Guide for Structured Literature Reviews: Integrating AI for Better ResearchGlobal Researchers Connect Series, BZ University, Pakistan
  • 2024Commencement speechHow Will Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality Impact the Future of Work?Swiss Association for Vocational Education and Training
  • 2023Invited keynoteHow Can Organizations Create User Value in the Metaverse (with E. Elshan)Information Security Society Switzerland, Annual Meeting
  • 2023Invited keynoteHow Can Organizations Create User Value in the Metaverse (with E. Elshan)Swiss Industrial Metaverse Conference
  • 2021–22Conference moderatorSupply Chain Resilience · Supply Chain 4.0 (three-day conferences)WHU Campus for Supply Chain Management
  • 2018Conference moderatorEconomy and Responsibility: Will Today's Greed Cost Us Tomorrow's Chances?forumWHU Congress

Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2024–2026: symposium, paper and poster presentations; CTO Doctoral Consortium 2024 and 2025. AIRSI The Metaverse Conference 2023 and 2024.

Fabian Tingelhoff speaking to a full audience at the St.Galler Pfalz in St.Gallen
Hover to scanTap to scanCommencement speech, St.Galler Pfalz, St.Gallen, 2024

In the press

Stanford Technology Ventures Program, News · May 2025Immersive Tech, Workplace Belonging & Psychological Safety: Highlights from the Inaugural SIER Research Workshop
LinkedIn, guest article · April 2025Incorporating Generative AI in Literature Reviews: From Status Quo to Status Pro
Berkeley Haas, Newsroom · September 2024Special issue of California Management Review dives into the metaverse
University of St.Gallen, Newsroom · August 2024How social media influencers are affecting and expanding the adoption of the metaverseDeutsch ↗

(06)Social

In the feed

What colleagues, journals and institutions share about my research on LinkedIn.

Reactions as of September 2026

(07)Path

Six institutions, one mission

Using new technologies to help people and keep them safe.

  1. 2016–2019Vallendar · Germany

    WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management

    B.Sc. in International Business Administration; undergraduate research assistant

  2. 2019–2021Milan · Italy

    Università Bocconi · CEMS

    M.Sc. in International Management (Bocconi) and CEMS Master in International Management

  3. 2021–2026St.Gallen · Switzerland

    University of St.Gallen

    PhD in Management and Information Systems (supervisor: Prof. Jan Marco Leimeister); PhD researcher and teaching associate

  4. 2025Stanford, California · United States

    Stanford University

    Visiting graduate researcher at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) and the Stanford Initiative for Entrepreneurs' Resilience & Well-Being (SIER), hosted by Prof. Riitta Katila

  5. 2025–2026Cambridge · United Kingdom

    University of Cambridge

    Visiting graduate researcher, Institute for Manufacturing (host: Prof. Florian Urmetzer)

  6. Since 2026Paris · France

    EMLV Business School

    Tenured Assistant Professor in Information Systems Ethics

  7. Industry experience: EY, cyber security in the public sector (2021) · Daimler / Mercedes-Benz, strategy of autonomous driving (2020) · Machine Ventures, Philippines (2018) · DEDIQ Private Equity (2017)
Stanford2025 · ≈9,400 km from St.GallenWHU2016–2019Bocconi2019–2021HSG2021–2026Cambridge2025–2026EMLVSince 2026

(08)Beyond research

Off the clock

Fabian Tingelhoff in a German Red Cross jacket, sitting on a first responder vehicle in front of WHU
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Voice

Three-time German a cappella champion

National titles with a choir in 2015 and 2016, and with a quartet in 2016.

Safety

Emergency service technician

German Red Cross, 2017–2018.

Team

President, Lacrosse St.Gallen

First Swiss national division, 2022–2023.

Community

Co-scholar representative

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, for Italy (2020–2021) and Switzerland (2023–2024).

Languages
German (native) · English (fluent, TOEFL iBT 119/120) · Italian (elementary)

(09) Contact

Let's talk.

I welcome research collaborations, speaking invitations and media requests.

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