Welcome to KrcmarLab
Our research group was founded in 1987 at the University of Hohenheim as the Chair for Information Systems. In 2002, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Helmut Krcmar followed the call of the Technical University of Munich. In October 2020, Helmut Krcmar became Professor emeritus and the former chair became the KrcmarLab. As a research group, KrcmarLab is embedded in the Chair for Information Systems and BPM. Currently, our team consists of 19 members and engages in a variety of research and project work on "IT for matters that matter".
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i17 @ Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2021
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The Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2021 took place in a virtual format at the beginning of January. Several papers on digital platforms, blockchain and IT workforce have been presented:
- Moving beyond the Build-or-Join Decision: A Multiple Case Study on Multi-Platform Strategies of Incumbent Firms (Hermes, Sebastian; Guhl, Rebekka; Schreieck, Maximilian; Weking, Jörg; Krcmar, Helmut)
- Who Quits Privacy-Invasive Online Platform Operators? A Segmentation Study with Implications for the Privacy Paradox (Hermes, Sebastian; Sutanrikulu, Anela; Schreieck, Maximilian; Krcmar, Helmut)
- Computing and Social Welfare: Minimizing the Societal Harm From Digital Transfor-mation While Preserving the Benefits of Innovation (Clemons, Eric; Waran, Ravi V.; Li , Victoria; Hermes, Sebastian; Schreieck, Maximilian)
- Process Automation on the Blockchain: An Exploratory Case Study on Smart Contracts (Eggers, Julia; Hein, Andreas; Weking, Jörg; Böhm, Markus; Krcmar, Helmut)
- Introduction to the Minitrack on Enterprise Blockchains (Zavolokina, Liudmila; Schwabe, Gerhard; Hein, Andreas; Krcmar, Helmut)
- Investigating the Role of Stakeholders in Agile Information Systems Development Projects: A Mixed Methods Approach (Huck-Fries, Veronika; Nothaft, Francisca; Wiesche, Manuel)
- Computer, Whom Should I Hire? – Acceptance Criteria for Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process (Laurim, Vanessa; Arpaci, Selin; Prommegger, Barbara; Krcmar, Helmut)
The conference proceedings can be found at https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/72112 .
