Prof. Dr. Alexander Benlian

Prof. Dr. Alexander Benlian

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Professor Alexander Benlian is the Director of the Endowed Chair for Information Systems & E-Services at Darmstadt University of Technology (TU Darmstadt) since 2012. His former academic position was University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), where he received his PhD and worked as Assistant Professor (Habilitand). In 2015, he received but turned down an appointment to an Endowed Chair in Information Systems (W3) from the University of Cologne. Between his PhD and assistant professorship, he worked two years as business consultant at McKinsey & Company for clients in the financial, telecommunications and software industry.

Captivated by the transformative power of digital innovation, he investigates algorithmic management's role in evolving business landscapes, from traditional to platform organizations. His research also encompasses the digital metamorphosis of the workplace and collaborative dynamics between humans and AI. His work transcends traditional boundaries, merging insights from information systems, entrepreneurship, service research, psychology, and ethics.

Prof. Benlian has cooperated with scholars and companies around the globe in several research and consulting projects. He is also a committed entrepreneurship trainer who regularly gives workshops in developing countries on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to support economic development and employment creation programs.

His research has been published in leading academic and practitioner-oriented journals like MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of Service Research, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, MIS Quarterly Executive, Harvard Business Manager, and several others. According to national and international research rankings, he is regularly among the top 1% of Information Systems scholars worldwide (see ranking results below).

Curriculum Vitae

2018-2020 Dean of the Department of Business, Law and Economics, TU Darmstadt
2017-2018 Associate/Vice Dean (Academic & Research) of the Department of Business, Law andEconomics, TU Darmstadt
since 2018 Faculty member at Goethe Business School in the Master of Digital Transformation Management
2015 Appointment to an Endowed Chair in Information Systems (W3) from the University of Cologne, declined
since 10/2015 Speaker of the Research Profile Area “Digital Transformation” at Darmstadt University of Technology
since 05/2012 Director of the Endowed Chair for Information Systems & Electronic Services at Darmstadt University of Technology (TU Darmstadt)
2008-2012 Assistant Professor at University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
2006-2008 Consultant at the Business Technology Office (BTO), McKinsey & Company
2002-2006 PhD in Information Systems at Munich School of Management, University of Munich
2002-2004 Honors Degree in Technology Management, Center for Digital Technology & Management (CDTM)
1997-2002 Diploma in Business Administration and Master of Arts in Communication Science from FernUniversität Hagen and University of Munich
Autor bzw. Koautor von über 200 Artikeln in nationalen und internationalen Journals (darunter MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, MIS Quarterly Executive, Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Journal of Service Research, Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Journal of Interactive Marketing, Decision Support Systems, Electronic Markets, Information & Management, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Journal of Business Economics (Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft), Business & Information Systems Engineering (WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK), Harvard Business Manager, Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management, HMD) und diversen Konferenz-Proceedings (ICIS, ECIS, Academy of Management Proceedings, WI, AMCIS, PACIS, HICSS, CHI, SOUPS)
Google Scholar: Link zu Alexander Benlians Profil auf Google Scholar
ResearchGate: Link zu Alexander Benlians Profil auf ResearchGate
Forschungsaufenthalte:
  • Stanford University (d.school), Santa Clara University (Leavey School of Business, Department of Operations Management & Information Systems), Google Inc.
  • Department of Information Technologies, HEC Montréal
  • Statistics and Computer Information Systems Department, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, The City University of New York
  • Department of Economics, Finance and Business Administration, Ecole de Management Lyon Business School
  • School of Information Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley, USA
  • Kogod’s Center for Information Technology and the Global Economy (CITGE), American University, Washington, D.C. im Rahmen des “Fall 2000 Washington Semester Certificate Program”
Senior Editor of European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS)
Department Editor of Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE)
Member of the Editorial Review Board of Information Systems Research and of Electronic Markets
Distinguished Board of Advisors des Emerald Journals Internet Research
Regelmäßige Gutachter-Tätigkeiten für zahlreiche internationale und nationale IS-/WI-Konferenzen (z.B. ICIS, ECIS, AMCIS, PACIS, WI, MKWI) und -Zeitschriften (z.B. MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Service Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Information & Management, Decision Support Systems, European Journal of Information Systems, International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Communications of the AIS, Electronic Markets, Wirtschaftsinformatik/Business & Information Systems Engineering, sbr)
Gutachter für die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und 'The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada' (SSHRC)
Prof. Dr. Alexander Benlian wurde von der Association for Information Systems (AIS) als AIS Distinguished Member ausgezeichnet. Das AIS Distinguished Member Programm würdigt Mitglieder, die einen bedeutenden Einfluss auf den AIS-Verband ausgeübt haben.
Auf der European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2021 wurde Alexander Benlian für seinen Artikel „Algoactivistic Practices in Ridesharing – A Topic Modeling & Grounded Theory Approach“ für den Claudio Ciborra Award Runner-Up ausgezeichnet.
Prof. Benlian ist laut Handelsblatt-Betriebswirte-Ranking 2014 der forschungsstärkste Wirtschaftsinformatik-Professor in Deutschland, Österreich und Schweiz (Platz 1).
Prof. Alexander Benlian belegt im Ranking (Beste Forschungsleistung) aller 2.346 BWL-Professoren Platz 8 und gehört damit zu den Top 1% in Deutschland, Österreich und Schweiz. Im Ranking der forschungsstärksten Wissenschaftler unter 40 Jahren kam Prof. Benlian insgesamt auf Platz 5 (Link zum Ranking: Handelsblatt-BWL-Ranking 2014, Bericht in der hoch3 2/2015 (opens in new tab))
Im internationalen Wirtschaftsinformatik-Forschungsranking basierend auf dem AIS (Association for Information Systems) Senior Scholars' Basket of Journals von 2011-2013 rangiert Prof. Benlian als einziger europäischer Forscher mit Platz 6 unter den Top 10 der weltweit forschungsstärksten Wissenschaftler (Link zum Ranking: AIS-Ranking (opens in new tab) )
2016 Auszeichnung mit dem Athene Preis für Gute Lehre durch die Carlo und Karin Giersch-Stiftung
2016 Auszeichnung mit dem '2015 Electronic Markets Paper of the Year' Award für den Artikel: Converting freemium customers from free to premium – The role of the perceived premium fit in the case of music as a service, 24(4), pp. 259-268 (zusammen mit Thomas Wagner und Thomas Hess)
2015 Auszeichnung mit dem Best Research Paper Award der ECIS 2015 in Münster, Deutschland mit dem Beitrag “The Effects of Personalization on Purchase Intentions for Online News: An Experimental Study of Different Personalization Increments” (Ausgewählt aus insgesamt 913 Einreichungen und 282 angenommenen Artikeln)
2015 Auszeichnung mit einem Stipendium der Dr. Werner Jackstädt-Stiftung zum Thema “Einflussfaktoren des dynamischen Investorenverhaltens auf Crowdfunding-Plattformen”. Kriterien für die Vergabe des Stipendiums sind die wissenschaftliche Exzellenz des Wissenschaftlers sowie die Qualität seiner Forschungsarbeit
2014 Auszeichnung mit dem Best Conference Paper Runner-Up der ICIS 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand mit dem Beitrag “Understanding the dynamic interplay of social buzz and contribution behavior within and between online platforms – Evidence from crowdfunding”
2012 Auszeichnung mit dem E-Teaching-Award der TU Darmstadt durch die Carlo und Karin Giersch-Stiftung

Publications

Publications are listed in the Research section.