M. Sc. International Information Systems Management

Maximilian Valta is an external PhD student at the Chair of Information Systems, Health and Society in the Digital Age.

He completed his Bachelor's and Master's program in International Information Systems Management at the University of Bamberg. From 2017 to 2020, he was involved as a student assistant at the Chair of Information Systems and Services (ISS). As part of an Erasmus scholarship, he studied a semester at the University of Oslo with a focus on Digital Innovation and Transformation. During his Master's program, he interned at Lufthansa Systems in New York in the field of Process Optimization and Automation. Maximilian's primary occupation is as an IT Consultant at MID GmbH, specializing in Requirements Engineering, Digital Transformation, and Process Management.

In his research, Maximilian addresses the successful development, implementation, and use of digital technologies in companies, as well as the challenges arising for companies and employees (e.g. Technostress). Additionally, he focuses on user interface design and its effects on users, investigating concepts such as Digital Nudging.

His research has been published in journals such as Information Systems Journal, Information & Management, The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, and Internet Research, as well as in conference proceedings from events such as HICSS, AMCIS, and SIGMIS CPR. His research has been recognized with awards including the 2025 Best Paper Award from The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems and the Magid Igbaria Outstanding Conference Paper of the Year Award at SIGMIS CPR 2022. Maximilian has served as a reviewer for various conferences (e.g., ECIS, HICSS, AMCIS, WI) and academic journals (e.g., Information Systems Research, Internet Research).

Valta, M., Maier, C., Pflügner, K., & Weitzel, T. (2026)
Managing Technostress across the Organization: A Practical Framework for Business and IT Leaders
Information Systems Journal, (36:2), 183-198, https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.70005 (VHB-Journal-Rating: A)

Valta, M., and Maier, C. (2025)
Digital Nudging: A Systematic Literature Review, Taxonomy, and Future Research Directions
The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, (56:1), 101-125, https://doi.org/10.1145/3715966.3715973 (VHB-Journal-Rating: B) 
(2025 Best Paper Award)

Valta, M., Hildebrandt, Y., & Maier, C. (2024)
Fostering the digital mindset to mitigate technostress: An empirical study of empowering individuals for using digital technologies
Internet Research, (34:6), 2341-2369, https://doi.org/10.1108/INTR-09-2022-0766 (VHB-Journal-Rating: B)

Valta, M. (2025)
The Impact of Technostress on Individuals: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Avenues
AMCIS 2025 Proceedings. 6. aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2025/sigadit/sigadit/6

Valta, M., Menzel, J., Maier, C., Pflügner, K., Meier, M., & Weitzel, T. (2022)
Digital nudging: A systematic literature review and future research directions. 
Proceedings of the 2022 Computers and People Research Conference (SIGMIS-CPR)
(2022 Best Paper Award)

Valta, M., Pflügner, K., and Maier, C. (2021)
Guiding Companies to Reduce Technostress: A Mixed-Methods Study Deriving Practice-Oriented Recommendations
Proceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)