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The Diginomics Research Group (https://www.uni-bremen.de/graduiertengruppe-diginomics), is entering its next cohort. A total of 4 doctoral researcher positions will be filled (starting October 1st at the earliest). Interested in researching the topic "Still Human-Made? The Ambivalence of Automation…

Time: 1 July 2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Alida Volkmer, TUM School of Management

Title: "False Confidence, Real Consequence: The Impact of Misplaced Certainty on Social Media News Sharing"

Alida Volkmer of the TUM School of Management will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag…

Time: 24.06.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Johannes Berendt, Hochschule Hannover

Title: "The Benefits of Brand Humility"

Johannes Berendt of Hochschule Hannover will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 17.06.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Burkhardt Funk, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

Title: "GUT-IS – Towards a Grand Unified Theory of Constructs in Information Systems"

Burkhardt Funk of the Leuphana University of Lüneburg will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 10.06.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Christian Katzenbach, ZeMKI – University of Bremen

Title: "From Social Media to Generative AI: Controversies and Challenges in Platform Governance"

Christian Katzenbach of ZeMKI – University of Bremen will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics…

Time: 03.06.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Lisa Handke, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

Title: "Navigating Team Dynamics in Hybrid Work"

Lisa Handke of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 27.05.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Sarah Stanske, University of Bremen

Title: "Futuphobia: How Fear of the Future Shapes Strategic Activity"

Sarah Stanske of the University of Bremen will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 06.05.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Stefanie Habersang, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

Title: "Digital Resistance of the Weak – How Organizations (May) Resist Big Tech"

Stefanie Habersang of Leuphana University of Lüneburg will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 29.04.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Julia Backmann, University of Münster

Title: "Beyond Self-Reports: Wearables in Germany’s 4-Day Workweek Study"

Julia Backmann of the University of Münster will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 22.04.2026, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Christoph Rosenkranz, University of Cologne

Title: "Developers’ Job Crafting and Individual Work Outcomes in Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Information Systems Development"

Christoph Rosenkranz of the University of Cologne will give a talk during the…

The Diginomics Research Group is recruiting a new PhD cohort to study the future of work under the shared theme: “Still made by humans? – The ambivalence of automation and augmentation.”

Time: 21.01.2026, 12:00 pm, WiWi2 F4090

Speaker: Jochen Koch, European University Viadrina

Title: "Speaking Ideas into Being: The Interactional Emergence of Novelty in AI Startups"

Jochen Koch of European University Viadrina will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 14.01.2026, 12:00 pm, online (via Zoom)

Speaker: Milad Mirbabaie

Title: "Understanding and Improving Validity in LLM-based Analyses in Information Systems Research"

Milad Mirbabaie will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

On Wednesday, 10 December, the Diginomics Graduate Group held its annual Winter Workshop at the Forum am Domshof (Raum 60005) in Bremen. The event brought together doctoral researchers from the third cohort as well as senior researchers and supervisors for an afternoon of structured project…

Time: 03.12.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 

Speaker: Raoul Kübler, ESSEC Business School Paris 

Title: "Tuning into the Hateverse: The Dynamics between Conspiracy Theories, Hate Speech, and Offensive Language Usage" 

Raoul Kübler of ESSEC Business School Paris will give a talk during the upcoming…

 Time: 26.11.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 

Speaker: Sylvia Hubner-Benz, Paderborn University 

Title: "One Size Fits None: When Diverse Entrepreneurial Journeys Meet Digital Tech" 

Sylvia Hubner-Benz of Paderborn University will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 12.11.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Cornelius Puschmann, University of Bremen Title: "Social Media Influencers as Mediators of Political Information? Findings from Two Studies Using Automated Tracking" Cornelius Puschmann of the University of Bremen will give a talk during the upcoming…

Time: 05.11.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Nicolas Zacharias, Friedrich Schiller University Jena Title: "Using LLMs as Sentiment Analyzers to Predict Review Helpfulness: A Multistudy Approach to Open the Black Box" Nicolas Zacharias of Friedrich Schiller University Jena will give a talk during…

Time: 22.10.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Björn Niehaves, University of Bremen Title: "AI Transformation (Management) in the Public Sector" Björn Niehaves of the University of Bremen will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

The Diginomics Summer Conference 2025 took place on June 25, 2025, at the Bremen Chamber of Commerce (IHK). Organized by the Diginomics group at the University of Bremen, the conference brought together researchers and professionals to discuss current developments in digital business and society.

Time: 02.07.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Marco Mandolfo, TU Mailand Title: "Beyond Self-Reported: The Contribution of Neuroscience to Managerial Practice" Marco Mandolfo of TU Mailand will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

The Diginomics Summer Conference 2025 will take place in five days, on June 25, 2025, at the Bremen Chamber of Commerce (IHK).

Theme: Digital Business: Digital Society – Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations

This conference provides a platform for scholars to present and discuss…

Time: 18.06.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Jan Klostermann, Universität zu Köln Title: "Influencer Topic Variety and Consumer Engagement" Jan Klostermann of Universität zu Köln will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Prague, Czech Republic From 21–24 May 2025, the 22nd European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology (EAWOP) Congress took place in Prague, bringing together researchers and professionals to discuss how work environments are evolving in response to digitalization, social shifts, and…

Time: 11.06.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Simon Hensellek, TU Dortmund Title: "Beyond Coding: An External Enablement Perspective on Low-Code Entrepreneurship" Simon Hensellek of TU Dortmund will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

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The European Marketing Academy (EMAC), established in 1975, is a professional association for scholars engaged in marketing theory and research. With more than 1,000 members from over 50 countries, EMAC provides a key platform…

The Diginomics team spoke with Prof. Dr. Felix Eggers during his visit to Bremen on December 11, 2024. We discussed his academic path from preference measurement to digital business models, his views on AI in marketing research, and advice for early-career scholars.

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The Diginomics team met with Prof. Dr. David Bendig during his recent visit to Bremen, where he presented his work at our Brownbag seminar. We discussed his academic journey, research interests, and insights on current trends in entrepreneurship and innovation.

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Time: 04.06.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Alexander Kock, TU Darmstadt Title: "Social Influence on Idea Development in Online Communities" Alexander Kock of TU Darmstadt will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 14.05.2025, 12:00 pm, Zoom Speaker: Judith Simon, Universität Hamburg Title: "Trustworthy AI? On the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence" Judith Simon of Universität Hamburg will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 23.04.2025, 12:00 pm, F4090 Speaker: Maximilian Meiler, TU Dresden Title: "Using Large Language Models for Financial Advice" Maximilian Meiler of TU Dresden will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

The Diginomics Summer Conference 2025 will take place on June 25, 2025, at the Bremen Chamber of Commerce (IHK). The conference focuses on the impact of digitalization on business and society, exploring opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations.

Researchers are invited to submit…

Time: 30.10.2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Marc Eulerich, University of Duisburg-Essen Title: "Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify Fraud Risks: Unique Evidence from Novice and Experienced Auditors" Marc Eulerich of University of Duisburg-Essen will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics…

Time: 22.01.2025, 12 pm, F4090 Speaker: Nils Urbach, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences Title: "Digital Innovation in the Public Sector: A Resourcing Perspective on How the Public Sector Collaborates with the Private Sector" Nils Urbach of Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences will give a…

Time: 15.01.2025, 12 pm, F4090 Speaker: Hannes Datta, Tilburg University Title: "The Impact of Matching Seller Descriptions and Customer Reviews on Sales in Online Marketplaces" Hannes Datta of Tilburg University will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 08.01.2025, 12 pm, F4090 Speaker: David Bendig, University of Münster Title: "The Relevance of the Chief Information Officer for Technology- and Market-based Digital Innovation" David Bendig of University of Münster will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 11.12.2024, 12 pm, F4090 Speaker: Felix Eggers, Copenhagen Business School Title: "Researching Consumer AI Interactions with Large Language Models (LLMs)" Felix Eggers of Copenhagen Business School will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

An enlightening insight into the fundamental evolution of a research project was provided through the presentation titled "Supporting AI-Based Innovations – A Journey of a Qualitative Study" delivered by Professor Dr. Tobias Röth on 23rd October 2024. At the center of the discourse was the research…

Diginomics colleagues, Anna Christ and Christopher Johnson, recently attended two separate stakeholder events related to Corporate Digital Responsibility, which is the focus of their respective theses. The first event was “Digital Ethics 2.0 Navigating Ethics in the Age of Generative AI”, hosted by…

Time: 20.11.2024, 12 pm, F4090 Speaker: Abayomi Baiyere, Copenhagen Business School Title: "Fake News & True News Judgement: The Persuasive Effect of Discursive Evidence in Judging Veracity" Abayomi Baiyere of Copenhagen Business School will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag…

The Diginomics team caught up with Stefan during his recent visit to Bremen where he presented his work at our Brownbag seminar. We quizzed him on the route he took to find his intellectual home including the key milestones and challenges he has faced along the way.

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Time: 13.11.2024, 12 pm, F4090 Speaker: Stefan Mayer, University of Tübingen Title: "The True Face of Trustworthiness: Does Perceived Facial Trustworthiness Predict Trustworthy Behavior?" Stefan Mayer of University of Tübingen will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: October 23, 2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Tobias Röth, University of Bremen

Title: “Supporting AI-Based Innovations – Journey of a Qualitative Study”

Tobias Röth from University of Bremen will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

The 1st Diginomics Summer Conference was a resounding success! On the 3rd of July 2024, we welcomed participants to the state-of-the-art facilities at DIGITAL HUB INDUSTRY Bremen. We were even treated to a guided tour, to experience the full scale of the technical and networking facilities DHI has…

The 1st Diginomics conference will take place on July 3rd starting at 11am at Digital Hub Industry. Their offices and technical facilities are located on Konrad-Zuse-Straße 6a – please make your way to the “Maschinenraum” by 11am for reception and registration.

Register your participation here.

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We are delighted to announce the 1st Diginomics mini-conference, which will take place on the 3rd July 2024 at the University of Bremen. Our conference is primarily aimed at early stage researchers looking to gain further experience in conference submission and presentation processes including the…

Time: 26. June 2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Fabiola Gerpott, Otto Beisheim School of Management

Title: It’s Significant! …Or Not? Registered Reports: A New Route to Publishing Rigorous Research in Management & OB

Fabiola Gerpott of the Otto Beisheim School of Management will give a talk during the…

Time: 12. June 2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Sebastian Lins, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Title: Investigating the Emergence and Consequences of Consumer Skepticism toward Web Seals

Sebastian Lins of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag…

Time: 29. May 2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Petyo Budakov, XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences

Title: Crafting Sustainable Mobile Experiences: A UI/UX Design Exploration for Knowledge Exchange Using IDEO's Human Centered Design Process

Petyo Budakov of the XU Exponential University of…

Time: 15. May 2024, 12 pm, WiWi1 A1070

Speaker: Frank Kirchner, DFKI GmbH

Title: AI Based Robotics

Frank Kirchner of the DFKI GmbH will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 08. May 2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Lara Lobschat, Maastricht University

Title: Breaking Through the Ad Clutter: The Role of Viewability and Ad Characteristics

Lara Lobschat from the Maastricht University will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 17. January 2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Annabelle Hofer, University of Cologne

Title: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Precariousness within the Traditional and the Online Labor Market

Annabelle Hofer of the University of Cologne will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag…

Time: 10. January 2024, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Anna-Sophie Ulfert-Blank, Eindhoven University of Technology

Title: Would you trust an AI colleague? Disentangling trust in human-AI teaming

Anna-Sophie Ulfert-Blank of the Eindhoven University of Technology will give a talk during the upcoming…

Time: 13. December 2023, 12 pm, Zoom

Speaker: Ashish Verma, Indian Institute of Science (IISC)

Title: Understanding Dynamics of Spiritually Motivated Crowd: An application of multi-source data from World's largest Human Gathering, Kumbh Mela

Ashish Verma of the Indian Institute of Science (IISC)…

Last week, the Diginomics Research Group met for a Winter Workshop. After a short onboarding event by the representatives of the scientific staff of our faculty, all new PhD students of the third cohort presented their project progress so far. Each PhD student received feedback from the supervisors.…

Time: 22. November 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Ulrike Schultze, University of Groningen

Title: Managing the Flexibility-Stability Paradox in Digital Platforms through Practices of Flexibilization and Practices of Stabilization

Ulrike Schultze of the University of Groningen will give a talk during…

Time: 25. October 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Maren Becker, ESCP Europe

Title: Indulge in Redemption? When and Why Customers Uptrade in Cashback Loyalty Programs

Maren Becker of the ESCP Europe will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 24. October 2023, 4 pm, A1020

Speaker: Qingwei Wang, University of Cardiff

Title: The Morning After: Late-night TV Shows and the Stock Market

Qingwei Wang of the University of Cardiff will give a talk during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 12 July 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Alexander Bleier, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Title: Revisiting SEA Effectiveness: Evidence from Remarketing Lists for Search Ads (RLSA)

Alexander Bleier of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management will give a talk on „Revisiting SEA…

Time: 28 June 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Shuai Yuan, University of Amsterdam

Title: Leveraging textual data extracted from social media for research purposes in OBHRM

Shuai Yuan of the University of Amsterdam will give a talk on „Leveraging textual data extracted from social media for research…

Time: 21 June 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Roman Briker, Maastricht University

Title: The mind and the machine: The interplay between AI algorithms and workers' social cognition

Roman Briker of the Maastricht University will give a talk on „The interplay between AI algorithms and workers' social…

Time: 07 June 2023, 12 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Lauri Wessel, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

Title: Designing for digital transformation in a society of smartness: Conceptual Cornerstones, Design Implications, and the road ahead

Lauri Wessel of the European University Viadrina…

Time: 31 May 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Fred Niederman, Saint Louis University

Title: Translating the experience of editing a journal into practical tips about the IS field and about publishing

Fred Niederman of the Saint Louis University will give a talk on „Translating the experience of…

Time: 24 May 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Matthias Klumpp, University of Bremen / Politecnico di Milano

Title: Industry 5.0: Benefits, Challenges and Customer Communication

Matthias Klumpp of the Politecnico di Milano will give a talk on „Industry 5.0: Benefits, Challenges and Customer…

Time: 17 May 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Markus Langer, Philipps-University Marburg

Title: "It is just a machine - why should it be unfair?" Expectations regarding algorithmic fairness in personnel selection

Markus Langer of the Philipps-University Marburg will give a talk on „'It is just a…

Time: 28 April 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Thomas Scholdra, University of Cologne

Title: Trick or Treat? The Stock Market Impact of Fake Reivews

Thomas Scholdra of the University of Cologne will give a talk on „Trick or Treat? The Stock Market Impact of Fake Reviews“ during the upcoming…

Time: 21 April 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Dirk Hovorka, The Universiy of Sidney

Title: Where are These Futures of Which We speak?

Dirk Hovorka of The University of Sidney will give a talk on „Where are These Futures of Which We speak?“ during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 8 February 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Daniel Vrankar, University of Bremen

Title: Rocket Science and Innovation Spillovers

Daniel Vrankar of  University of Bremen will give a talk on „Rocket Science and Innovation Spillovers“ during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar

Time: 1 February 2023, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Dr. Ann Hipp and Enno Kohlisch, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group, IW Köln

Title: The Drivers of Digitalization in German Regions

Dr. Ann Hipp of  University of Bremen and Enno Kohlisch of IW Köln will give a talk on „The Drivers of…

Time: 18 January 2023, 12 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Antonia Sureth and Dr. Jens Nachtwei, HU Berlin

Title: The Future of Work, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation Psychological Implications for Employees

Antonia Sureth and Dr. Jens Nachtwei of HU Berlin will give a talk on „The Future of Work,…

Time: 11 January 2023, 12:00 pm, F4090

Speaker: Dr. Dominik Gutt, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Title: Do Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) Affect Prices of Physical Products? Evidence from Trading Card Collectibles

Dr. Dominik Gutt of Rotterdam School of Management will give a talk…

Time: 21 December 2022, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Sina Häusler, University of Bremen

Title: The Right of Access to Personal Data Are Employees Sufficiently Protected?

Sina Häusler of the University of Bremen will give a talk on „The Right of Access to Personal Data Are Employees Sufficiently…

Time: 14 December 2022, 12 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Otto Kässi, ETLA Economic Research, Oxford Internet Institute

Title: Labor Market Effects of Service Offshoring: Synthetic Control Approach with High Dimensional Microdata

Dr. Otto Kässi of the ETLA Economic Research will give a talk on „Labor…

Time: 7 December 2022, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Steffen Günther, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Cryptocurrencies - Non-Standard Errors in Asset Pricing Research

Steffen Günther of the University of Bremen will give a talk on „Cryptocurrencies - Non-Standard Errors in Asset…

Time: 30 November 2022, 12 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Jérémie Haese, University of Lausanne

Title: Entry into Open Source: Evidence from Web Browsers

Jérémie Haese of the University of Lausanne will give a talk on „Entry into Open Source: Evidence from Web Browsers“ during the upcoming Diginomics…

Time: 23 November 2022, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Dr. Katharina Klug, University of Bremen

Title: On Healthy (Self -)leadership in the Context of Workplace Flexibility

Dr. Katharina Klug of the University of Bremen will give a talk on „On Healthy (Self -)leadership in the Context of Workplace…

Time: 16 November 2022, 3 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Wei Zhou, University of Arizona

Title: Exploitation and Exploration: Improving Search Precision on E commerce Platforms

Wei Zhou of the University of Arizona will give a talk on „Exploitation and Exploration: Improving Search Precision on E commerce…

Time: 9 November 2022, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Matthies Hesse, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Natural Language Processing

Matthies Hesse of the University of Bremen will give a talk on „Natural Language Processing“ during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

Time: 2 November 2022, 12 pm, F4090

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Paul Hünermund, Copenhagen Business School

Title: Causal Discovery Algorithms in Strategic Management Research

Prof. Dr. Paul Hünermund of the Copenhagen Business School will give a talk on „Causal Discovery Algorithms in Strategic Management…

Lars Hornuf, Maik Eisenbeiß and Sven Hartmann have published a new article on "Social Media Marketing for Equity Crowdfunding: Which Posts Trigger Investment Decisions?" in Finance Research Letters.

Based on 26,883 investment decisions, the authors Maik Eisenbeiß, Sven Hartmann and Lars Hornuf…

Time: 26 October 2022, 12:15 pm, F4090

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Benjamin Müller, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Stop and Smell the Rose: Integrating Conceptualizations of Digital Inequality to Achieve Digital Equality

Prof. Dr. Benjamin Müller of the University of Bremen, will…

Time: 19 October 2022, 12 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Kohei Kawaguchi, The Honk Kong University of Science and Technology

Title: An Empirical Model of Mobile App Competition

Kohei Kawaguchi of the Honk Kong University of Science and Technology, will give a talk on „An Empirical Model of Mobile App…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf has published a new article in the Review of Managerial Science under the title " Paralyzed by Shock: The Portfolio Formation Behavior of Peer-to-Business Lending Investors " The article emerged in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Gregor Dorfleitner and Dr. Martina Weber.

Time: 13 July 2022, 12 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Jermain Kaminski, Maastricht University

Title: Opportunities and Pitfalls of Applied Machine Learning in Entrepreneurship Research  

Dr. Jermain Kaminski from Maastricht University will give a talk on „Opportunities and Pitfalls of Applied Machine…

On June 17, 2022, Matheus Leusin defended his dissertation entitled "Technological Change and Absorptive Capacity: An Evolutionary Perspective of Artificial Intelligence" and was awarded his doctorate. In his cumulative dissertation, he deals in three empirical studies with the worldwide emergence…

Time: 6 July 2022, 12 pm, A1100

Speaker: Lisa-Marie Seyfried, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: (Artificial) Empathy in Digital Communication

Lisa-Marie Seyfried of the University of Bremen, will give a talk on „(Artificial) Empathy in Digital Communication “ during the…

Prof. Dr. Aseem Kinra, Fabian Siekmann and Prof. Dr. Herbert Kotzab have published a new working paper "Social media analytics in operations and supply chain management: Opportunities, challenges and paradoxes".

Prof. Dr. Dorothy Leidner at the Diginomics Brownbag Seminar

Time: 29 June 2022, 5:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dorothy Leidner, Baylor University

Title: Digitalization with Dignity

Prof. Dr. Dorothy Leidner of Baylor University, will give a talk on „Digitalization with Dignity“ during…

Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf and his former PhD student Dr. Kirsten Hillebrand received the «Best Paper Award» for their study of data philanthropy at the EURAM Conference.

Time: 22 June 2022, 12:00 pm, A1100

Speaker: Charlotte Pietschmann, Diginomics Research Group, University of Bremen

Title: Self-Quantification: Definition, Evolution and Perspectives

Charlotte Pietschmann of the University of Bremen, will give a talk on „Self-Quantification: Definition, Evolution…

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Hans-Dietrich Haasis and Hapsatou have published a new working paper entitled "Digital Transformation of Maritime Supply Chains Focusing on Ocean Shipping, Port Management and Hinterland Connection".

Time: 15 June 2022, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Lauri Wessel, European University Viadrina

Title: A Processual Approach to Data Quality: 'Task-based Tuning' in a Professional Organization.

Lauri Wessel of the European University Viadrina, will give a talk on „ A Processual Approach to Data…

Time: 8 June 2022, 12:00 pm, A1100

Speaker: Daniel Metko, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Machine Learning Goes Global: Cross-Sectional Return Predictability in International Stock Markets

Daniel Metko of the University of Bremen, will give a talk on „Machine Learning Goes…

David Karpa, Prof. Dr. Torben Klarl and Prof. Dr. Michael Rochlitz have published a new working paper under the title "Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance, and Big Data".

Time: 1 June 2022, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Jean-Victor Alipour, ifo Institut – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

Title: The Future of Remote Work – What We Can Learn From Job Postings

Jean-Victor Alipour of ifo Institut – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, will give a talk on…

Time: 25 May 2022, 12:00 pm, A1100

Speaker: Olga Masyutina, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: What Determines Public Support for Big Data Governance Solutions? Experimental Evidence from Russia

Olga Masyutina of the University of Bremen will give a talk on „What Determines…

Steffen Günther, Tobias Glas and Prof. Dr. Thorsten Poddig have published a new working paper entitled "Asset Pricing in Digital Assets".

Time: 18 May 2022, 4:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Alessandro Acquisti, Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University

Title: Behavioral Advertising and Consumer Welfare: An Empirical Investigation

Prof. Dr. Alessandro Acquisti of Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University will give a talk on…

Time: 11 May 2022, 12:00 pm, A1100

Speaker: David Karpa, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance and Behavior

David Karpa of the University of Bremen will give a talk on „ Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance and Behavior“ during the upcoming…

Dr. Christian Fieberg, Matthies Hesse, Prof. Dr. Thomas Loy and Daniel Metko have published a new working paper entitled "Machine Learning in Accounting Research".

Time: 4 May 2022, 11:00 am via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bernd Carsten Stahl, De Montfort University

Title: Artificial Intelligence for a Better Future - An Ecosystem Perspective on the Ethics of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies

Prof. Dr. Bernd Carsten Stahl of De Montfort University will…

Leon Marquardt at the Diginomics Brownbag Seminar

Time: 27 April 2022, 12:00 pm, A1100

Speaker: Leon Marquardt, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Expanding Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Boundaries with Digital Architecture: A Resource Perspective

Leon Marquardt of the…

Time: 20 April 2022, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Christian Peukert, HEC Lausanne

Title: Facebook Shadow Profiles      

Prof. Dr. Christian Peukert from the HEC Lausanne, will give a talk on „Facebook Shadow Profiles“ during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

If you are…

Prof. Dr. Maik Eisenbeiss, Sven A. Hartmann and Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf have published a new working paper entitled "Social Media Marketing for Equity Crowdfunding: Which Posts Trigger Investment Decisions?".

Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf and Dr. Sonja Mangold have published a new working paper entitled "Digital Dark Nudges".

Prof. Dr. Jörg Freiling, Leon Marquardt and Tatevik Reit have published a new working paper entitled "Virtual Business Incubators: A Support for Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas?".

Prof. Dr. Kristina Klein, Prof. Dr. Maik Eisenbeiss, Maik Dulle, Nastaran Taherparvar, Mirko Wiemann und Jan Wiezorrek have published a new working paper entitled "Marketing in a Digital World".

Dr. Denis Pijetlovic and Professor Dr. Georg Müller-Christ have published a new working paper under the title "HumanRoboLab: Experiments with Chatbots in Management Education at Universities".

Professor Dr. Vera Hagemann and Dr. Katharina Klug have published a new working paper entitled "Human Resource Management in a Digital Environment".

Time: 2 February 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Eliza Stenzhorn, University of Bremen 

Title: Reputation Portability and Platform Competition

Eliza Stenzhorn of the University of Bremen, will give a talk on „Reputation Portability and Platform Competition“ during the upcoming Diginomics…

First book in the new Diginomics book series - Advanced Studies in Diginomics and Digitalization- published under the title: "Asset Pricing and Investment Styles in Digital Assets: A Comparison with Traditional Asset Classes".

The book series ‘Advanced Studies in Diginomics and Digitalization’…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf and Daniel Vrankar have published a new working paper titled "Hourly Wages in Crowdworking: A Meta-Analysis".

Time: 19 January 2022, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Do Retail Investors Value Environmental Impact? A Lab-in-The-Field Experiment with Crowdfunders       

Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf, member of the Diginomics Research Group at…

Time: 12 January 2022, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sabrina Jeworrek, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

Title: Alone at Home: The Impact of Social Distancing on Norm-consistent Behavior      

Prof. Dr. Sabrina Jeworrek from the Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), will…

Time: 5 January 2022, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Julia Kensbock, University of Bremen

Title: E-Working, Loneliness, and the Role of Personality         

Prof. Dr. Julia Kensbock of the University of Bremen, will give a talk on „E-Working, Loneliness, and the Role of Personality“ during…

Time: 22 December 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Daniel Metko, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: The Relevance of Accounting Information and the Cross-Section of Equity Market Returns          

Daniel Metko of the University of Bremen, will give a talk on „The Relevance of…

Time: 15 December 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Vili Lehdonvirta, University of Oxford

Title: Are We Moving Towards a Borderless Labour Market? National Institutions vs. Digital Platforms for Remote Work

Prof. Dr. Vili Lehdonvirta of the University of Oxford, will give a talk on „…

Time: 8 December 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Michael Rochlitz, University of Bremen, Diginomics Reaseach Group

Title: Artificial Intelligence, Surveillance, and Big Data

Prof. Dr. Michael Rochlitz of the University of Bremen, will give a talk on „Artificial Intelligence,…

Today Professor Lars Hornuf presents his research project Do Retail Investors Value Environmental Impact? at the 2nd CEFGroup Climate Finance Symposium at Otago Business School.

Are investors willing to give up a higher return if the investment generates positive environmental impact? Lars Hornuf…

Time: 1 December 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Daniel Schnurr, University of Passau

Title: Data Donations for Digital Contact-Tracing: Short- and Long-term Effects of Monetary Incentives

Dr. Daniel Schnurr of the University of Passau, will give a talk on „Data Donations for Digital…

Last week Professor Lars Hornuf presented his project Lock-in Effects in Online Labor Markets at the CESifo Area Conference on the Economics of Digitization 2021  in München.

Together with his coauthors Fabrizio Ciotti und Eliza Stenzhorn, Professor Lars Hornuf analyzes the role of lock-in…

Time: 24 November 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Terry Gregory, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Title: How Do Workers Adjust When Firms Adopt New Technologies?

Dr. Terry Gregory of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), will give a talk on „How Do Workers Adjust When Firms Adopt New…

Time: 17 November 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Timm Teubner, TU Berlin

Title: Considerations on Reputation Portability

Prof. Dr. Timm Teubner of TU Berlin, will give a talk on “Considerations on Reputation Portability” during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar.

If you are…

Time: 10 November 2021, 12:00 pm, WiWi2 F4090 and via Zoom

Speaker: Michèle Rieth, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Adaptable Automation

Michèle Rieth, research associate at the Chair of Business Psychology & Human Resource and member of the Diginomics Research Group, will…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf has published a new working paper under the title "Lock-In Effects in Online Labor Markets." The article emerged in collaboration with his PhD student Eliza Stenzhorn and Fabrizio Ciotti from UCLouvain.

The article reports on an investigation of the role of lock-in…

On November 4th, Professor Lars Hornuf presented his research project Do Retail Investors Value Environmental Impact? at the Sustainable Finance Research Seminar of the University of Zurich.

Are investors willing to give up a higher return if the investment generates positive environmental impact?…

Time: 3 November 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Christian Hildebrand, University of St.Gallen

Title: Dehumanization in the IoT: Experiential Consequences of Syntactically Constricted Human-Machine Interaction

Prof. Dr. Christian Hildebrand of University of St.Gallen will give a…

Today, Professor Lars Hornuf will present his research project „The Social Dilemma of Big Data“ at the Workshop on "AI & FINANCE“ at Goethe-University Frankfurt.

By implementing an online experiment among 1,696 US citizens together with his co-author Kirsten Hillebrand, he finds that individuals…

Time: 27 October 2021, 12:00 pm, WiWi2 F4090 and via Zoom

Speaker: Matthies Hesse, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Accounting - From Micro to Macro

Matthies Hesse, research associate at the Professorship Management Accounting and Information Systems and member of the…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf has published a new article in the Journal of Business Ethics under the title "Disentangling Crowdfunding from Fraudfunding." The article emerged in collaboration with Prof. Douglas Cumming from Florida Atlantic University, Professor Dr. Denis Schweizer und Dr. Moein Karami…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf has published a new article in the Journal of Technology Transfer under the title "Are sustainability-oriented investors different? Evidence from equity crowdfunding." The article emerged in collaboration with his PhD student Eliza Stenzhorn and Dr. Tim Vintis from the…

Time: 20 October 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Franco Mariuzzo, University of East Anglia

Title: Platform Competition in the Tablet PC Market: The Effect of Application Quality

Dr. Franco Mariuzzo of the University of East Anglia will give a talk on "Platform Competition in the Tablet PC…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf has published a new article in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal under the title "Marketplace lending of small- and medium-sized enterprises." The article emerged in collaboration with Prof. Douglas Cumming from Florida Atlantic University. The Strategic…

Today Professor Lars Hornuf presents his research project Do Retail Investors Value Environmental Impact? at the European Alternative Finance Research Conference at Utrecht University.

Are investors willing to give up a higher return if the investment generates positive environmental impact? Lars…

Today Professor Lars Hornuf presents his project Lock-in Effects in Online Labor Markets at the Research Seminar of the SKEMA Business School in Paris.

Together with his coauthors Fabrizio Ciotti und Eliza Stenzhorn, Professor Lars Hornuf analyzes the role of lock-in exploitation and the impact of…

Lars Hornuf takes part as a podium guest at the event The bank in your pocket - fast, digital and young.

The Hans Böckler Foundation supports Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf’s and Dr. Ass. Jur. Sonja Mangold’s new research project on "Platform work and data protection in a national and international perspective: market players, problem areas, regulatory requirements." The project, which is carried out in…

Today Professor Lars Hornuf presents his research project Do Retail Investors Value Environmental Impact? at the annual meeting of the IFABS-International Finance and Banking Society at the University of Oxford.

Are investors willing to give up a higher return if the investment generates positive…

On August 24th and 25th, Theresa Kück will attend the doctoral workshop series “New Frontiers in Finance” of the European Finance Association (EFA). The topic of this year is “FinTech – Blockchains & Cryptocurrency 2021.” The aim of the workshop is to study the new FinTech area of digital currency…

In the course of increasing digitalization, the collection, processing and analysis of data are becoming more and more a basis for technical progress and prosperity. Data has become the new “oil” of our digitized world, which enables new business models and innovations to flourish. The development…

Time: 14 July 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: The Social Dilemma of Big Data: Donating Personal Data to Promote Social Welfare

Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf, member of the Diginomics Research Group at the University of Bremen…

Time: 7 July 2021, 02:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Mica Endsley, SA Technologies

Title: Situation Awareness and Decision Making in the Real World: Information Attack, Social Media and Cognitive Resistance

Dr. Mica Endsley, president of SA Technologies will give a talk on "Situation Awareness and…

Time: 30 June 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Aseem Kinra, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: An Unstructured Big Data Approach for Country Logistics Performance Assessment in Global Supply Chains

Prof. Dr. Aseem Kinra, member of the Diginomics Research Group at…

Time: 23 June 2021, 9:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Sharon Parker, Ph.D. Curtin University, Future of Work Institute

Title: The Digital Agenda: A SMART Work Design Perspective

Prof. Sharon Parker, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and Professor of Organisational Behavior at Curtin…

Time: 16 June 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Fabian Siekmann, University of Bremen

Title: DigiLoOp - Digital Decision Support for Logistics & Operations Management

Fabian Siekmann, research associate at the Chair of Global Supply Chain Management and member of the Diginomics Research Group at…

Time: 9 June 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Janis Cloos, Clausthal University of Technology

Title: Acceptance of Data Sharing in Smartphone Apps from Key Industries of the Digital Transformation

Janis Cloos of Clausthal University of Technology will give a talk on  "Acceptance of Data Sharing…

Time: 2 June 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp, University of Bremen

Title: The “Life Cycle” of Pioneer Communities: The Emergence and the Decline of the Quantified Self and Maker Movements

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hepp of University of Bremen will give a talk on "The 'Life…

Time: 26 May 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Igor Asanov, University of Kassel

Title:  Showing Life Opportunities: Increasing Opportunity-Driven Entrepreneurship and STEM Careers Through Online Courses In Schools

Dr. Igor Asanov of University of Kassel will give a talk on “Showing Life…

Time: 19 May 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Daniel Metko and Gül Yüksel, University of Bremen, Diginomics Research Group

Title: Deep Learning in Predicting Takeover Targets

Daniel Metko, research associate at the Chair of Business Administration and Gül Yüksel, research associate at the Chair…

Time:  12 May 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker:  Prof. Dr. Jan Recker, University of Hamburg

Title:  From Lock-in to Transformation: A Morphogenetic Theory of Emerging Technology and Organizing

Prof. Dr. Jan Recker of University of Hamburg will give a talk on “From Lock-in to Transformation: A…

Time: 5 May 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Debarshee Bhardwaj, University of Bremen

Title: Developing Theoretical Perspectives Towards Dynamic Performance Management System Using Library Research and Machine Learning Techniques

Debarshee Bhardwaj of University of Bremen will give a talk on…

Time: 28 April 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Tobin Hanspal, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business

Title: Self-Control, Robo-Advice, and Borrowing Decisions: Evidence from Field Experiments

Dr. Tobin Hanspal of WU Vienna University of Economics and Business will give a talk on…

Time: 21 April 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Maximilian Horn, University of Bremen

Title: Investors‘ Financial Attitudes and Robo-Advice: A Research Design

Maximilian Horn of University of Bremen will give a talk on “Investors‘ Financial Attitudes and Robo-Advice: A Research Design” during…

A new article from Diginomics project "Securities Offerings Through Initial Coin Offerings“ by Professor Lars Hornuf, Theresa Kück and Armin Schwienbacher from SKEMA Business School is published in the journal Small Business Economics. The authors of the article, titled "Initial Coin Offerings,…

Time: 14. April 2021, 4 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dong Jun Wu, Georgia Tech

Title: IT Knowledge Spillovers, Absorptive Capacity, and Productivity: Evidence from Enterprise Software

Prof. Dr. Dong Jun Wu from Georgia Institute of Technology will give a talk on „IT Knowledge Spillovers,…

Today, Professor Lars Hornuf will present two ongoing research projects at the Data Science Forum, which illustrate the methods and data used in state-of-the-art business research. Does it matter for business success how prominent an investor is? Together with his coauthor Professor Daniel Blaseg…

Heute präsentiert Professor Lars Hornuf sein Forschungsprojekt „Das soziale Dilemma von Big Data“ auf der ITM Distinguished Guest Speaker Series am Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business.

Topic: Decentralized Economy of Things – Nucleus for Tomorrows Cross-Company Collaboration?

Date and time: 09.03.2021, 6 pm

Location: Online (Zoom)

On March 9, 2021 the Diginomics Research Group of the University of Bremen hosts Tobias Kölbel, Researcher (PhD) Economy of Things at Bosch. Tobias…

Time: 17 February 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Fabrizio Ciotti, Université Catholique de Louvain and Eliza Stenzhorn, Universität Bremen

Title: Lock-in effects in online labor markets

Fabrizio Ciotti of Université Catholique de Louvain and Eliza Stenzhorn, research associate at the Chair…

Time: 10 February 2021, 12:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Paul P. Momtaz, UCLA Anderson School of Management and House of Finance, Frankfurt

Title: The Economics of Crypto Funds

Prof. Dr. Paul P. Momtaz of UCLA Anderson School of Management and House of Finance, Frankfurt will give a talk…

Keynote-Speech by Dr. Thieß Petersen at the 1st Diginomics Conference.

Time: 3 February 2021, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Theresa Kück, Diginomics Group, University of Bremen

Title: Initial Coin Offerings: a systematic literature review based on topic modeling

Theresa Kück, research associate at the Chair for Business Administration, in particular Financial…

Today, the 1st Diginomics Conference took place online. Seven Diginomics foci and results of nine individual Diginomics projects were presented and discussed within the research group.

The highlight of the day was the presentation of Dr. Thieß Petersen, author of the book „Diginomics verstehen –…

Time: 27 January 2021, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Carsten Sørensen, London School of Economics and Political Science

Title: Let’s talk digital infrastructure: the digital reordering of rights, networks and community

Dr. Carsten Sørensen of London School of Economics and Political Science …

On Tuesday, January 19, Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf gives a talk about "Playing the Angel: Decomposing the Value of Early-Stage Investors" at the Finance Research Seminar at TU Munich.

Time: 20. January 2021, 4 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Markus Pelger, Stanford University

Title: Deep Learning in Asset Pricing

Prof. Dr. Markus Pelger from Stanford University will give a talk on „Deep Learning in Asset Pricing“ during the upcoming Diginomics Brownbag Seminar. The event is…

Time: 13 January 2021, 4:00 pm, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Fehrler, University of Bremen, Socium

Title: Committee decision-making under the threat of leaks

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Fehrler of University of Bremen will give a talk on “Committee decision-making under the threat of leaks”…

Time:  6 Jan 2021, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Thanos Papadopoulos, University of Kent

Title: Supply Chain Management Aspects and Data Analytics Practices for Emergency Situations: a study of the UK Retail Sector

Prof. Dr. Thanos Papadopoulos from University of Kent will give a talk on…

Time: 16 December 2020, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Hapsatou, Diginomics Group, University of Bremen

Title: Digitalization of management of information flow in the supply chain of retail companies in Cameroon

Hapsatou, PhD student at the Chair of Maritime Business and Logistics and member of…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf has joined the FIRM advisory board. The Frankfurt Institute for Risk Management and Regulation (FIRM) was founded in 2009 and is an important network in the financial and regulatory environment, in which almost all major credit institutions in Germany participate. FIRM…

Time: 9 December 2020, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Jan F. Klein, Tilburg University

Title: Quantified self and self-tracking technologies: an application in health care

Dr. Jan F. Klein from Tilburg University will give a talk on “Quantified self and self-tracking technologies: an…

On Friday, December 4, Professor Lars Hornuf will present the paper "Are Sustainability-Oriented Investors Different? Evidence from Equity Crowdfunding" at the at the 4th Social Impact Investments International Conference. The paper was written in collaboration with PhD students Eliza Stenzhorn and…

Time: 2 December 2020, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Maik Eisenbeiß, Diginomics Group and markstones Institute, Universität Bremen

Title: Modern forms of digital advertising

Prof. Dr. Maik Eisenbeiß of markstones Institute at University of Bremen and member of the Diginomics Research…

Time: 25. November 2020, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Florian Töpfl, University of Passau

Title: Publics as authoritarian input institutions: How digital criticism contributes to the stabilization of non-democratic rule

Prof. Dr. Florian Töpfl of University of Passau, will give a talk…

Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf will present his paper "How Community Managers Affect Online Idea Crowdsourcing Activities” at the CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Digitization 2020. In associated working paper, he investigates with his coauthor Prof. Dr. Sabrina Jeworrek from IWH Halle, whether and to…

 On November 11, 2020, Dr. Milan Klus gave a talk in the Diginomics Brownag Seminar on "Starting New by Fitting In: FinTech Startup Endorsements by Analysts". Dr. Milan Klus is research associate at the Chair for Business Administration, in particular Financial Services and Financial Technology and…

On December 1, 2020, the Diginomics Research Group of the University of Bremen hosts Dr Michael Engel, Head of Data & AI Product Management at VW Financial Services. The event is co-organized by BREMEN.AI Data Lounge and the Data Science Center.

Topic: AI Product Management

Dr Engel will give an…

In the weekly series on the future of banks and FinTech, Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf was a studio guest at the TV show "buten und binnen" on November 7, 2020, where he spoke with moderator Lea Reinhart.

Time: 11. November 2020, 12:00 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker, Prof. Dr. Evren Eren, Prof Dr. Richard Sethmann and Carl Philipp Wrede, NorShiP (North-German Research School for Information Security, Computer Forensics and Privacy)

Title: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy from an…

On Wednesday, November 4, Professor Lars Hornuf will present the paper "Are Sustainability-Oriented Investors Different? Evidence from Equity Crowdfunding" at the Finance Accounting und Insurance Seminar at the University of Hamburg. The paper was written in collaboration with PhD students Eliza…

Time: 4. November 2020, 11:30 am, via Zoom

Speaker: Jun.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Morana, Saarland University

Title: Designing process guidance systems supporting individual’s process knowledge and process execution

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Morana of Saarland University will give a talk on "Designing…

Time: 28. October 2020, 12:00, via Zoom

Speaker: Daniel Metko, Diginomics Group, University of Bremen

Title: Machine learning in stock return prediction

Daniel Metko, PhD student and member of the Diginomics Research Group, will give a talk on "Machine learning in stock return prediction"…

Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf has published a new article in Technological Forecasting and Social Change under the title "Protecting investors in equity crowdfunding: An empirical analysis of the small investor protection act." The article emerged in collaboration with Dr. Maximilian Goethner and Dr.…

On Wednesday, October 7, Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf will give a talk at the Center for Advanced Management Studies of LMU Munich. He will present the paper "Disentangling Crowdfunding from Fraudfunding," which he wrote in collaboration with Douglas Cumming from Florida Atlantic University and Moein…

On Tuesday, October 6, Professor Lars Hornuf will present his paper "Paralyzed by Shock: The Portfolio Formation Behavior of Peer-to-Business Lending Investors" at the 4th European Alternative Finance Research Conference. The paper was written in collaboration with Professor Dr. Gregor Dorfleitner…

On Tuesday, September 29, Professor Lars Hornuf will give a lecture and discussion on the topic "Cooperation between FinTechs and Banks" at the advisory board meeting 02/2020 "Gesellschaft für Risikomanagement und Regulierung e.V." at the Frankfurt School. In addition to Professor Hornuf, Dr.…

The radio format "Hintergrund" deals with current political, economic and social issues. In the current issue from September 19th, Professor Lars Hornuf talks about the current development of the German FinTech market and the collaps of Wirecard.

A related article was recently published in the ifo…

Matheus Leusin, Jutta Günther and Björn Jindra together with Martin Möhrle published a new article on “Patenting patterns in Artificial Intelligence: Identifying national and international breeding grounds” in the journal “World Patent Information”.

The paper identifies countries at the forefront…

On Thursday, September 3, Professor Lars Hornuf will present the paper "Are Sustainability-Oriented Investors Different? Evidence from Equity Crowdfunding" at the University of Southern Denmark. The paper was written in collaboration with PhD students Eliza Stenzhorn and Tim Vintis.

"In this…

On September 2nd, Professor Lars Hornuf will give a lecture on fintech and data privacy as part of the conference "Digitalization of Financial Services" organized by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband) in Berlin. During the seminar, participants will…

On Thursday, August 6th, Professor Dr. Lars Hornuf will give a lecture at the Singapore Management University on Fintech and Data Privacy. As part of the "AI in Finance: Privacy and Data Protection Sectorial Dialogue" seminar, he will present several publications, in which he, among other things,…

On June 25, 2020 the University of Bremen hosted a workshop about using the “Orbis” database for scientific purposes. The workshop addressed PhD students of the Diginomics Group and the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics (Faculty 7) in general. It was initiated by Uwe Staroske (SuUB) together…

Date and time: 01. July 2020,  12:15 to 13:45 Uhr, via Zoom

Presenter: Abayomi  Baiyere (Assistant Professor, PhD), Copenhagen Business School 

Title: Digital X and Digital Practice

On Wednesday, 01. July 2020, the Diginomics group is pleased to welcome Abayomi  Baiyere (Assistant Professor,…

In a short impulse presentation during the virtual edition of the Future Trade 2020, Prof. Kristina Klein shed light on the topic of addressing the senses in a digitized environment.

Time: 03.06.2020, from 12:15 to 13:45 Uhr, via Zoom

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Daniel Fürstenau, Freie Universität Berlin

Title: Generativity and Growth in Digital Platforms

On Wednesday, 03.06.2020, the Diginomics group is pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Daniel Fürstenau from Freie Universität Berlin with…

As an activity within the graduate group “Diginomics” and in cooperation with the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek (SuUB) Bremen, we organize a workshop in a webinar format to introduce to "Orbis" database (Bureau van Dijk (BVD), Moody’s Analytics). "Orbis" is a great data source and analyzing…

As a replacement for the on-site workshop "Experimental Design & Methods" with Ximena Garcia-Rada (Harvard Business School), we have now arranged for an online workshop on the topic.

Members of the Diginomics Group and graduates of our faculty have the opportunity to discuss their experimental…

Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf has published a new article in Small Business Economics together with Todor Lohwassers and Milan Klus (both WWU Münster) as well as Prof. Dr. Armin Schwienbacher (Skema Business School).

The paper “Understanding the (Negative and Positive) Effects of Gamification for Companies” of Prof. Klein (together with three co-authors from the University of Cologne) has been published as MSI Report in the MSI Working Paper Series.

In collaboration with Jörn Block (University of Trier), Alexander Groh (Lyon Business School), Tom Vanacker (Universiteit Gent) and Silvio Vismara (Università degli Studi di Bergamo), Lars Hornuf has served as guest editor for a special issue and published an editorial in Small Business Economics.…

On Friday, March 27, 2020, Lars Hornuf from the Chair of Business Administration, especially Financial Services and Financial Technology, presented the working paper “How Do Banks Interact with Fintech Startups?,” which he co-authored with Milan Klus, Todor Lohwasser and Armin Schwienbacher, at a…

The workshop "Experimental Design & Methods" with Ximena Garcia-Rada, which was originally scheduled for April 23/24, 2020, has been postponed to a later date. We will inform about the catch-up date in time.

The research paper of Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf and Theresa Kück in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Armin Schwienbacher (SKEMA Business School) has been posted in the Oxford Business Law Blog. The blog is run by the Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford and reaches more than 20,000 readers from over 170…

Time and place: 23.01.2020 from 12:15 bis 13:45 Uhr, room F4090, WiWi2 building.

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Melanie Arntz, ZEW Mannheim and University of Heidelberg.

Title: Automation, Employment, and Wages: Is This Time Different?

On Thursday, 23.01.2020, the Diginomics group is pleased to welcome…

Date: April 23 to 24, 2020, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: WiWi 1 building, A 1050/1060

Instructor: Ximena Garcia-Rada

Program: Download PDF Program

Register: diginomics@uni-bremen.de

The Diginomics Graduate Group together with the BreLAB will organize a workshop given by Ximena Garcia-Rada…

Time and place: 08.01.2020 from 12:15 to 13:45, room F4090, WiWi2 building.

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Martin Spann, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.

Title: Location Based Targeting

The Diginomics group is looking forward to welcoming Prof. Dr. Martin Spann from the LMU Munich as the first guest…

On December 12, Prof. Youngjin Yoo from Case Western Reserve University will give a lecture on "AI as Information Infrastructure and the Future of Firms" at the Diginomics Brownbag seminar. This will be followed by a workshop on further development of research papers.

From 25 to 29 November 2019, Matheus E. Leusin attended the doctoral course "An applied introduction to machine learning for social science and humanities scholars" at Aalborg University in Denmark. The course offered some useful insights into the concepts and fields of application in the context of…

The research work of Lars Hornuf and Theresa Kück in collaboration with Armin Schwienbacher (SKEMA Business School) on "Initial Coin Offerings, Information Disclosure, and Fraud" is now available as a working paper. In the paper, they conclude that in some cases in ICOs disclosure on the Github…

The event "Digitalization in Project Management" was held on 28 November and attended by many interested participants. Prof. Lauri Wessel began the event with an introduction of the Diginomics Graduate Group and the Diginomics Research Talks series. The intended transfer between science and industry…

Time and place: 27.11.2019 from 12:15 to 13:45, room F4090, WiWi2 building.

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christoph Merkle, Kühne Logistics University.

Title: Algorithm Aversion in Financial Investing

Prof. Dr. Christoph Merkle from the Kühne Logistics University will be our next guest lecturer at the…

In the interview, Professor Hornuf talks about so-called FinTechs, data protection and why Facebook can also be a bank.

The next event of the speaker series "Diginomics Research Talks" will take place in the Enercon building at 17:15 on Thursday, November 28, 2019. This time the topic is: "Digitization in project management."

Time and place: 13.11.2019 from 12:15 to 13:45, room F4090, WiWi2 building.

Speaker: Dr. Moritz Heiden, Senior Investment Expert, Munich Re.

Title: Investor vs. Investment Return: The Curious Case of Systematic Investment Strategies

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Moritz Heiden from Munich Re at…

Torben Klarl has published an article in Energy Economics, the leading journal for energy economics, on estimating the elasticity of emissions over the business cycle. Based on rolling regressions and a regime-change model, the author finds evidence for a regime dependent emission elasticity for the…

A new article on economic growth in the context of the increasing automation of production processes by Torben Klarl has appeared in the renowned journal “Economics Letters”. With his co-author, he presents a growth model that assumes irreversibility in the investment decision capital vs. automation…

On 7th November Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf will be speaking at the FinForward conference, which is part of the biggest German fintech event: FintechWeek. This year’s conference topic is “Don't Be Afraid Of German Angst”. Lars Hornuf will be talking about “Regulators to the rescue – what fears and…

On Wednesday, October 30, 2019, Dr. Veronica Hoch, Academic Councillor at the Ruhr-University Bochum, will give a lecture on "Application of Artificial Intelligence for the Assessment of Legal Issues in the Corporate Sector" at the Diginomics Brownbag seminar.

On October 18, 2019, Matheus Eduardo Leusin and Björn Jindra presented their working paper at the workshop "The Economics and Management of AI Technologies" in Strasbourg, France. The working paper analyses how the development of a particular General Purpose Technology may be influenced by different…

On Thursday, October 24, 2019, Prof. Dr. Lars Hornuf gave a presentation on "Changing the financial world: Bitcoin, Libra, and government cryptocurrencies" at the 2nd FinTech Meetup. The conference was organized by the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship at the Munich University of Applied…

On September 27, 2019, Matheus Eduardo Leusin presented the research results of the paper "Patenting Patterns in Artificial Intelligence: Identifying National and International Greenhouses." The paper, co-authored with Jutta Günther, Björn Jindra and Martin G. Möhrle, examines the concepts of…

The speaker series "Diginomics Research Talks" opens today, October 22, 2019, with the topic of "Work 4.0" - Social Workplace: The example of the DIGILAB innovation projects". The DIGILAB innovation project (an initiative of the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Europe) shows how students…

On Tuesday, October 15, 2019, Diginomics doctoral student Theresa Kück presented her working paper "Initial Coin Offerings, Information Disclosure, and Fraud" at the European Alternative Finance Research Conference. The paper is co-authored with Lars Hornuf (also Diginomics) and Armin Schwienbacher…

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, Dr. Michael Koch, Assistant Professor at Aarhus University, will give a lecture on "Robots and Firms" at the Diginomics Brownbag seminar.

The speaker series "Diginomics Research Talks" will open with a topic of "Work 4.0" - Social Workplace: The example of the DIGILAB innovation projects". The event will be held in the WFBeta in the Kontorhaus Passage in Bremen on October 22, 2019.

In the current issue of ifo Schnelldienst, Prof. Dr. Hornuf comments on the blockchain-based payment system "Libra", which the social media group Facebook wants to introduce.

Prof. Dr. Vera Hagemann gave two presentations of her current research results at the autumn workshop of the Scientific Commission on Personnel at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich. On Thursday, September 12, 2019, she talked about "Mental Workload in Digitalized Work Contexts - Empirical…

The Ph.D. Network is a cooperation between universities and research institutes from Germany and Denmark as well as the Inter-University-Center Dubrovnik Croatia. The common goals are to establish, develop and consolidate a network for doctorate degree courses.

During the last weeks, the planning for the Brownbag seminar in the upcoming winter semester 2019/2020 was in full swing. An overview of speakers and dates can be found here. Furthermore, the Brownbag seminar in the next semester will feature lectures on exciting topics of digitalization by both…

The Diginomics group will begin a new series of events in the upcoming winter semester. In various events, topics of digitalization will be discussed with people from science, business, and politics. More information can be found here.