Prof. Dr. Kai Fischbach
Kai Fischbach has been President of the University of Bamberg since October 1, 2020. He was previously Chair of Information Systems and Social Networks at the Faculty of Information Systems and Applied Computer Science.
After studying mathematics and social sciences, he completed his doctorate at the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, and worked as a research assistant at the University of Cologne and the University of Siegen. He gained experience abroad as a visiting researcher at the Sloan School’s Center for Collective Intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, USA), the Department of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, USA) and the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University (GSU, USA).
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Academic Functions (selected)
| 2017-2020 | Chair of the Senate of the University of Bamberg |
| 2017-2020 | Deputy Chair of the University Council, University of Bamberg |
2015-2020 | Chair of the Doctoral Committee of the Faculty of Information Systems and Applied Computer Sciences, University of Bamberg |
| 2017-2020 | Board Member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Netzwerkforschung (German Society for Network Studies) |
| 2015-2017 | Dean of the Faculty of Information Systems and Applied Computer Sciences, University of Bamberg |
Selected Publications
- Fischer-Preßler, D.; Eismann, K.; Pietrowski, R.; Fischbach, K.; Schoder, D. (forthcoming): Information Technology and Risk Management in Supply Chains. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management.
- Fischer-Preßler, D.; Schwemmer, C.; Fischbach, K. (2019): Collective Sense-making in Times of Crisis: Connecting Terror Management Theory with Twitter User Reactions to the Berlin Terrorist Attack. Computers in Human Behavior, 100.
- Klein, D; Marx, J.; Fischbach, K. (2018): Agent-Based Modeling in Social Science, History, and Philosophy. An Introduction. Historical Social Research 43(1).
- Gloor, P.; Woerner, S.; Schoder, D.; Fischbach, K.; Fronzetti Colladon, A. (2018): Size Does Not Matter – In the Virtual World: Comparing Online Social Networking Behaviour with Business Success of Entrepreneurs. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing 10(4).
- Gloor, P.; Fischbach, K.; Gluesing, J.; Riopelle, K.; Schoder, D. (2018): Creating the Collective Mind through Virtual Mirroring Based Learning. Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal, Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal 32(3).
- Zylka, M.; Fischbach, K. (2017): Turning the Spotlight on the Consequences of Individual IT Turnover: A Literature Review and Research Agenda. ACM SIGMIS Database: the DATABASE for Advances in Information Systems 48(2).
- Tilly, R.; Posegga, O.; Fischbach, K.; Schoder, D. (2017): Towards a Conceptualization of Data and Information Quality in Social Information Systems. Business & Information Systems Engineering, 59(1).
- Posegga, O.; Fischbach, K. (2017): Soziotechnische Netzwerke und Digitale Spurendaten. Soziologie: Forum der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie. 46(1).
- Spiegel, O.; Abbassi, P.; Zylka, M.; Schlagwein, D.; Fischbach K.; Schoder, D. (2016): Business Model Development, Founders' Social Capital, and the Success of Early-Stage Internet Startups: A Mixed-Method Study. In: Information Systems Journal 26(5).
- Zuchowski, O.; Posegga, O.; Schlagwein, D.; Fischbach, K. (2016) Internal Crowdsourcing: Conceptual Framework, Structured Review and Research Agenda. In: Journal of Information Technology 31(2).
- Beck, R.; Rai, A.; Fischbach, K.; Keil, M. (2015): Untangling Knowledge Creation and Knowledge Integration in Enterprise Wikis. In: Journal of Business Economics 85(4).
- Gensler, S.; Völckner, F.; Egger, M.; Fischbach, Kai; Schoder, D. (2015): Listen to Your Customers: Insights into Brand Image Using Online Consumer-Generated Product Reviews. In: International Journal of Electronic Commerce 20(1).
- Schoder, D.; Putzke, J.; Metaxas, T.P.; Gloor, P.A.; Fischbach, K. (2014): Information Systems for "Wicked Problems" - Research at the Intersection of Social Media and Collective Intelligence. In: Business & Information Systems Engineering 6(1).
- Tilly, Roman; Fischbach, Kai; Schoder, Detlef (2015): Mineable or Messy? Assessing the Quality of Macro-level Tourism Information Derived from Social Media. In: Electronic Markets - The International Journal on Networked Business 25(3).
- Schoder, D.; Putzke, J.; Metaxas, T.P.; Gloor, P.A.; Fischbach, K. (2014): Information Systems for "Wicked Problems" - Research at the Intersection of Social Media and Collective Intelligence. In: Business & Information Systems Engineering 6(1).
- Winter, R.; Legner, C.; Fischbach, K. (2014): Introduction to the Special Issue on Enterprise Architecture Management. Information Systems and e-Business Management 12(1).
- Simon, D.; Fischbach, K.; Schoder, D. (2014): Enterprise Architecture Management and its Role in Corporate Strategic Management. Information Systems and e-Business Management 12(1).
- Putzke, J.; Fischbach, K.; Schoder, D.; Gloor, P. (2014): Cross-cultural Gender Differences in the Adoption and Usage of Social Media Platforms – An Exploratory Study of Last.FM. In: Computer Networks 75 (Part B)
- Posegga, O.; Zylka, M.P.; Putzke, J.; Fischbach, K.; Schoder, D. (2014): Understanding the Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability. An Exploratory Study. International Journal of Organisational Design and Engineering 3(3/4).
- Simon, D.; Fischbach, K.; Schoder, D. (2013): Integrating IT Portfolio Management with Enterprise Architecture Management. Enterprise Modelling and Information Systems Architectures 8(2).
- Simon, D.; Fischbach, K.; Schoder, D. (2013): An Exploration of Enterprise Architecture Research. Communications of the Association for Information Systems 32(1).