From 22 to 25 June 2025, two papers from HUMAINE were presented at the EURAM conference in Florence.
Sophie Berretta kicked things off with her paper: ‘Bridging Ethical Considerations and Managerial Behaviour for Successful AI System Adoption’. Based on a literature review, the authors Sophie Berretta and Annette Kluge, with valuable support from Elisabeth Liedmann, derived ethical principles and corresponding practices for managerial behaviour that take into account technical, organisational and employee-related factors. 
(The preprint is already available at
under http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28324.18567).
In the subsequent session, the joint contribution by Daniel Lupp, Niklas Obermann and Uta Wilkens was presented: ‘AI governance in DAX40: A typology of organisational guidelines for self-regulation’. The focus was on the question of how large companies in Germany support the use of artificial intelligence by utilising AI guidelines. The paper presents a typology of different approaches that classify the use of guidelines along socio-technical criteria for a human-centred use of AI. 
Both presentations took place as part of the ‘AI, Big Data, Algorithmic Management and Emerging Tech in Human Resources Management, Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour’ track and thus tied in with the overarching conference theme of ‘Managing with Purpose’. 
Characterised by critical questions, valuable tips and interdisciplinary perspectives from research and practice, numerous suggestions were made for the further development of the contributions. There were also plenty of opportunities during the conference to engage in dialogue and expand the network. 
The conference was organised at the University of Florence, School of Economics and Management – and celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. An ideal setting for intensive academic dialogue in a historically and culturally impressive city. 
Competence center of the Metropole Ruhr for the human-centered development of AI solutions for the working world of the future
The HUMAINE competence center is funded by the Federal Ministry for research, technology, and space travel „Zukunft der Wertschöpfung – Forschung zu Produktion, Dienstleistung und Arbeit“” and is funded and supported by the project sponsor Karlsruhe (PTKA) (funding code: 02L19C200). The funding amounts to around €9 million over five years (04/2021-03/2026).
