Prof. Dr. Anastasia Sapegina

• Research and teaching in the field of HRM and new forms of work and organization

• Qualitative and quantitative research methods

• Strategic HRM & HR Systems

• Talent Management

• HRM in New Forms of Work and Organization

• New Work

• New Forms of Leadership

• Compensation Systems

• Bachelor in Business Administration

• Master of Science in Business Administration (MScBA)

• BHRM - Introduction to Human Resource Management (Bachelor)

• SHR 2 - Strategic HRM in New Forms of Organizing (Bachelor)

• SHR 3 - New Work & HRM (Bachelor)

• WWB - Scientific Tool Box (Master)

• Strategic HRM

• Talent Management

• HR-Systems

• Compensation and Incentive Systems

• Pay-for-Performance

• New Pay

• New (Post-Heroic) Leadership

• Strategic HRM

• Future-proven HRM

• New Work

• Leadership

• Anastasia Sapegina is a Professor of HRM and new organizational forms (Tenure Track) at the Institute New Work at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH). She studied political science and public administration with a focus on management and organizational behavior at the University of Konstanz, earned her Ph.D. in Strategy and Management at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Antoinette Weibel, and subsequently worked there as a senior researcher and postdoctoral scholar. In 2022, she joined the Center of Human Resource Management at the University of Lucerne, led by Prof. Dr. Bruno Staffelbach, where she served as the associate director of the Center, a senior researcher, and a lecturer until she joined BFH in February 2025.

• 2025-current Professor (Tenure Track) of HRM and new organizational forms BFH, Institute New Work
• 2022-2025 Associate Director, Senior Researcher and Lecturer University of Lucerne, Center for Human Resource Management
• 2020-2022 Senior Researcher, Postdoc and Lecturer University of St.Gallen, Institute of Work and Employment Research
• 2018-2019 Visiting Scholar (SNF Doc.Mobility) BI Norwegian Business School, Department of Leadership and Organizational Behavior
• 2012-2020 Doctoral Resesarcher and Research Fellow University of St.Gallen, University of Konstanz
• 2013-current Lecturer University of Applied Sciences Zurich (HWZ)

• 2014-2020 Dr. oec. HSG, Ph.D. in Strategy and Management University of St.Gallen
• 2010-2012 Master of Arts, Political Science and Public Administration University of Konstanz, Germany
• 2006-2010 Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and Public Administration University of Konstanz, Germany
• 2008-2009 Erasmus Exchange Year University of Tampere, Finland

• Certificate in Higher Education
• OKR Coach
• Reviewer in (a selection):
  - Journal of Managerial Psychology
  - International Journal of Human Resource Management
  - Human Resource Management Journal

• Pletscher, M., Sapegina, A., & Collings, D. G. (2026). Navigating the talent journey: a contextual study of the evolution of talent perceptions. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 1-34. (IF: 5.9)

• Sapegina, A., & Weibel, A. (2017). The good, the not so bad, and the ugly of competitive human resource practices: A Multidisciplinary conceptual framework. Group & Organization Management, 42(5), 707-747. (IF: 3.6).

• Weibel., A. & Sapegina, A. (2019). Leistungsvariable Vergütung - Ein Instrument auf dem Prüfstand. Controlling: Zeitschrift für erfolgsorientierte Unternehmenssteuerung, 2, 4-10.

• Sapegina, A. (2025). Verlernen in Organisationen. Loslassen alter Routinen fördert die Entstehung neuer Ideen. personalSCHWEIZ, 9, 37-39.

• Sapegina, A. (2025). Agile für HR und HR für Agile: Agilität als die Fähigkeit der Stunde – auch im HR. personalSCHWEIZ, 6, 37-39

• Jacob, N., & Sapegina, A., (2024). Die dunkle Seite des Talent Management. personalSCHWEIZ, 10, 28-30.

• Sapegina, A. (2024). Responsible Leadership und «responsible HRM». Verschiedene Rollen und geteilte Führungsverantwortung. personalSCHWEIZ, 6, 40-41.

• Sapegina, A. (2023). Das Paradox der paradoxen Führung: Widersprüche und Spannungen erkennen und adressieren. personalSCHWEIZ, 4, 34–36.

• Sapegina, A. (2023). Mit agilen Tools zu mehr Teamleistung? HR Today, 2.

• Weibel, A. & Sapegina, A. (2021). Wege zu Vertrauen. Twice Magazin HKBB, 15, 4-7.

• Weibel, A, & Sapegina, A. (2020). Interner Wettbewerb: Warum er wenig förderlich ist. Human Resources Manager, Online:

• Josef, B., Sapegina, A., Back, A., & Weibel, A. (2019). Coworking aus Unternehmenssicht II: Out of Office – into the Flow?, 1 -50.

• Weibel, A. & Sapegina, A. (2018). Boni sorgen für Nebenwirkungen. Schweizer Bank, 5, 40-41.

• Sapegina, A. & Weibel, A. (2017). Competitive HR practices: Good incentive or a poisoned chalice?, HR Magazine.

• Weibel, A. & Sapegina, A. (2017). Zukunft der Arbeit: Positives Personalmanagement. PersonalSCHWEIZ, 1, 34-36.

• Frau, D. & Sapegina, A. (2025, September 1-5). Insights on the use of advanced mixed-method quasi-experimental design for datafied pay-for-performance implementation [Paper Presentation]. British Academy of Management, London.

• Sapegina A., & Solbach, J. (2024, June 24-25). “Change in compensation system and team learning behavior ‐a real‐setting longitudinal intervention study”. [Paper Presentation]. Paper Development Workshop. Journal: Personnel Psychology, King’s College London, London.

• Pletscher, M., & Sapegina, A. (2024, August 9-13). The jungle of talent journey: complexity and change in employee perceptions of being recognized as talents. [Paper Presentation]. The 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Chicago

• Sapegina, A., Weibel, A., & Loki, B. (2022, August 31 – September 02). In search of the dark horse: Development and validation of a measure of stakeholder distrust [Paper Presentation]. British Academy of Management Conference 2022, Manchester.

• Sapegina, A. & Weibel, A. (2019, November 14-15). Development and validation of a competitive HR practices measure [Paper Presentation]. 11th Biennial International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network 2019, Tilburg.

• Institute New Work

• Special Interest Group People & Organization

• HR Division of the Academy of Management (AOM HR)

• OB Division of the Academy of Management (AOM OB)

• European Academy of Management (EURAM)

• British Academy of Management (BAM)

• Swiss Positive Psychology Association (SWIPPA)

• German Association of University Professors and Lecturers (DHV)

Sapegina, A., & Weibel, A. (2017). The good, the not so bad, and the ugly of competitive human resource practices: A multidisciplinary conceptual framework. Group & Organization Management, 42(5), 707-747. (IF: 3.6, Q1)

• German - Native or bilingual proficiency
• English - Professional working proficiency
• Russian - Native or bilingual proficiency
• Finnish - Elementary proficiency

• Germany
• Switzerland
• Norway
• Finland