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Research| 29.11.2019

International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) is around the corner!

One of the perks of the pre-Christmas season is the annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS).

Research| 29.11.2019

Professor Wessel speaks at Diginomics Research Talks

On November 28th, the Diginomics Research Group and the Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement organized a workshop on “Digital Project Management” at the Enercon Building in central Bremen.

Bookcover Microfoundations of Institutions — © Emerald Publishing Limited

Microfoundations| 21.11.2019

Research in the Sociology of Organizations (RSO) double volume “Microfoundations of Institutions” is published!

Our double volume in Research in the Sociology of Organization (RSO) on “Microfoundations of Institutions” is finally available for purchase

Prof. Dr. Wessel 'Cheffrühstück' 2019 — © Universität Bremen / Lehmkühler Fotografie

Research| 29.10.2019

Smart Services at 'Cheffrühstück'

Professor Lauri Wessel gave a talk at on Smart Services at the ‘Cheffrühstück’ by introducing our paper on dementia home care that is forthcoming in Information Systems Journal.

Research| 25.09.2019

New Paper Accepted for Publication in Information Systems Journal

Coauthored with Prof. Davidson (Hawaii) and interdisciplinary colleagues from the Charité Berlin the article builds on 140 interviews in order to theorize in depth how persons and smart technology mutually configure practices.

Research| 23.09.2019

New Paper Accepted for 40th International Conference on Information Systems

The paper, which was co-authored with colleagues from France, explores a persistent problem that many health care organizations face during digital transformation.

Prof. Barrett, Prof. Oborn, and Prof. Wessel in Cambridge — © Lauri Wessel

20.05.2019

Lauri Wessel visits Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge

Lauri Wessel visited Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge from May 13th until May 17th in order to advance a research project together with professors Michael Barrett (Judge Business School), Eivor Oborn (Warwick Business School), and Martin Gersch (Freie Universität Berlin). The...

18.12.2018

Prof. Wessel wins „Best Reviewer“ Award at International Conference on Information Systems!

Professor Lauri Wessel has received the “Best Reviewer” award at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2018 in San Francisco! ICIS is the globally leading conference on the management of information systems and digital technology. ICIS’ proceedings are ranked “A”.

Group photo of our workshop at WU Vienna — © Lauri Wessel

Microfoundations| 18.10.2018

Recap of fourth meeting in Vienna (September 20th & 21st)

We felt very welcomed and thank WU Vienna for the generous support of the workshop!

Microfoundations| 08.08.2018

New research on the microfoundations of institutions in the Academy of Management Review!

Derek Harmon, Thomas Roulet, and network member Patrick Haack are commenting on the microfoundations paper by Ivano Cardinale and suggest that advancing our understanding of the microfoundations of institutions requires an explicit focus on how social action operates across multiple levels of...