Alexander Benlian

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Bachelors Business Administration University of Mannheim

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Digital Transformation Strategies (2015) (1280)
Options for Formulating a Digital Transformation Strategy (2020) (814)
Opportunities and risks of software-as-a-service: Findings from a survey of IT executives (2011) (519)
Business Models (2014) (423)
Drivers of SaaS-Adoption – An Empirical Study of Different Application Types (2009) (296)
Service Quality in Software-as-a-Service: Developing the SaaS-Qual Measure and Examining Its Role in Usage Continuance (2011) (232)
Differential Effects of Provider Recommendations and Consumer Reviews in E-Commerce Transactions: An Experimental Study (2012) (228)
AI-based chatbots in customer service and their effects on user compliance (2020) (222)
Business Models (2014) (186)
How open is this platform? The meaning and measurement of platform openness from the complementors’ perspective (2015) (186)
Effects of Social Interaction Dynamics on Platforms (2016) (144)
AI-Based Digital Assistants (2019) (140)
The Role of the CIO and the CDO in an Organization's Digital Transformation (2016) (127)
The Signaling Role of IT Features in Influencing Trust and Participation in Online Communities (2011) (125)
Converting freemium customers from free to premium—the role of the perceived premium fit in the case of music as a service (2014) (120)
Web Personalization Cues and Their Differential Effects on User Assessments of Website Value (2015) (119)
Promotional Tactics for Online Viral Marketing Campaigns: How Scarcity and Personalization Affect Seed Stage Referrals (2015) (100)
Special Section: The Transformative Value of Cloud Computing: A Decoupling, Platformization, and Recombination Theoretical Framework (2018) (94)
The emergence and effects of fake social information: Evidence from crowdfunding (2016) (88)
Opening the floodgates: the implications of increasing platform openness in crowdfunding (2017) (83)
Mitigating the intrusive effects of smart home assistants by using anthropomorphic design features: A multimethod investigation (2020) (81)
Pricing of Content Services - An Empirical Investigation of Music as a Service (2010) (73)
Understanding the Dynamic Interplay of Social Buzz and Contribution Behavior within and between Online Platforms - Evidence from Crowdfunding (2014) (72)
IT Feature Use over Time and its Impact on Individual Task Performance (2015) (71)
The role of software updates in information systems continuance - An experimental study from a user perspective (2016) (68)
Anthropomorphic Information Systems (2019) (67)
Options for Transforming the IT Function Using Bimodal IT (2017) (66)
Does mutuality matter? Examining the bilateral nature and effects of CEO-CIO mutual understanding (2016) (64)
Differential effects of formal and self-control in mobile platform ecosystems: Multi-method findings on third-party developers' continuance intentions and application quality (2017) (63)
A transaction cost theoretical analysis of software-as-a-service (SAAS)-based sourcing in SMBs and enterprises (2009) (62)
Network effects on crowdfunding platforms: Exploring the implications of relaxing input control (2018) (61)
The effect of free sampling strategies on freemium conversion rates (2017) (60)
The Transformative Role of Bimodal IT in an Era of Digital Business (2017) (60)
Comparing the relative importance of evaluation criteria in proprietary and open‐source enterprise application software selection – a conjoint study of ERP and Office systems (2011) (58)
A Grounded Theory of Online Shopping Flow (2015) (57)
Theory of Knowledge for Literature Reviews: An Epistemological Model, Taxonomy and Empirical Analysis of IS Literature (2015) (55)
Reinventing the IT function: the Role of IT Agility and IT Ambidexterity in Supporting Digital Business Transformation (2017) (52)
Cognitive Biases in Information Systems Research: a scientometric Analysis (2014) (49)
Following the Crowd—Does Crowdfunding Affect Venture Capitalists’ Selection of Entrepreneurial Ventures? (2018) (49)
A configuration-based recommender system for supporting e-commerce decisions (2017) (47)
Music as a Service as an Alternative to Music Piracy? (2013) (47)
Is traditional, open-source, or on-demand first choice? Developing an AHP-based framework for the comparison of different software models in office suites selection (2011) (44)
On the Relationship Between Information Management and Digitalization (2017) (44)
The Advertising Effect of Free -- Do Free Basic Versions Promote Premium Versions within the Freemium Business Model of Music Services? (2013) (43)
Perceived IT Security Risks of Cloud Computing: Conceptualization and Scale Development (2012) (42)
The Impact of Software as a Service on IS Authority - A Contingency Perspective (2011) (41)
The Role of SaaS Service Quality for Continued SaaS Use: Empirical Insights from SaaS Using Firms (2010) (41)
Effect Mechanisms of Perceptual Congruence Between Information Systems Professionals and Users on Satisfaction with Service (2013) (40)
Escaping from the Filter Bubble? The Effects of Novelty and Serendipity on Users' Evaluations of Online Recommendations (2014) (37)
Social influence tactics in e-commerce onboarding: The role of social proof and reciprocity in affecting user registrations (2020) (36)
An Empirical Study of Volunteer Members' Perceived Turnover in Open Source Software Projects (2012) (34)
Standalone Literature Reviews in IS Research: What Can Be Learnt From the Past and Other Fields? (2016) (33)
The Risks of Sourcing Software as a Service - An Empirical Analysis of Adopters and Non-Adopters (2010) (33)
How employees gain meta-knowledge using enterprise social networks: A validation and extension of communication visibility theory (2019) (33)
Watch Me Improve—Algorithm Aversion and Demonstrating the Ability to Learn (2020) (32)
Perceived Software Platform Openness: The Scale and its Impact on Developer Satisfaction (2011) (32)
Mobile Application Quality and Platform Stickiness under Formal vs. Self-Control - Evidence from an Experimental Study (2014) (30)
A Daily Field Investigation of Technology-Driven Spillovers from Work to Home (2020) (30)
Are We Aligned…Enough? The Effects of Perceptual Congruence Between Service Teams and Their Leaders on Team Performance (2014) (30)
Motivational Drivers to Develop Apps for Social Software-Platforms: The Example of Facebook (2010) (30)
The impact of sold-out early birds on option selection in reward-based crowdfunding (2019) (29)
A Knowledge Development Perspective on Literature Reviews: Validation of a new Typology in the IS Field (2020) (28)
Nudging users into digital service solutions (2019) (28)
Buying under Pressure: Purchase Pressure Cues and their Effects on Online Buying Decisions (2015) (28)
Let’s Connect to Keep the Distance: How SMEs Leverage Information and Communication Technologies to Address the COVID-19 Crisis (2021) (25)
Blockchain and the Industrial Internet of Things: A requirement taxonomy and systematic fit analysis (2020) (24)
The "As-a-Service"-Paradigm and Its Implications for the Software Industry - Insights from a Comparative Case Study in CRM Software Ecosystems (2010) (23)
Personality Matters: How Signaling Personality Traits can Influence the Adoption and diffusion of Crowdfunding Campaigns (2016) (23)
How pull vs. push information delivery and social proof affect information disclosure in location based services (2018) (22)
"Unblackboxing" Decision Makers' Interpretations of IS Certifications in the Context of Cloud Service Certifications (2018) (21)
A contingency model for the allocation of media content in publishing companies (2007) (21)
Nudging Users Into Online Verification: The Case of Carsharing Platforms (2017) (21)
Containing COVID-19 through physical distancing: the impact of real-time crowding information (2020) (19)
A Lie Never Lives to be Old: The Effects of Fake Social Information on Consumer Decision-Making in Crowdfunding (2015) (19)
Flow Experience in Information Systems Research: Revisiting its Conceptualization, Conditions, and Effects (2014) (19)
Overconfidence in IT Investment Decisions: Why Knowledge can be a Boon and Bane at the same Time (2011) (18)
Perceived input control on online platforms from the application developer perspective: conceptualisation and scale development (2019) (18)
Strategic signaling through cloud service certifications: Comparing the relative importance of certifications' assurances to companies and consumers (2019) (17)
Multi-sided platform diffusion in competitive B2B networks: inhibiting factors and their impact on network effects (2019) (17)
Understanding Informal Control Modes on Software Platforms - The Mediating Role of Third-Party Developers' Intrinsic Motivation (2015) (16)
Bayer HealthCare Delivers a Dose of Reality for Cloud Payoff Mantras in Multinationals (2014) (15)
A Daily Field Investigation of Technology-Driven Stress Spillovers from Work to Home (2020) (15)
Of early birds and phantoms: how sold-out discounts impact entrepreneurial success in reward-based crowdfunding (2018) (15)
Provider- vs. User-Generated Recommendations on E-Commerce Websites - Comparing Cognitive, Affective and Relational Effects (2010) (15)
The Dual Role of IS Specificity in Governing Software as a Service (2012) (14)
Does Personality Matter in the Evaluation of ERP Systems? Findings from a Conjoint Study (2010) (14)
How Social Capital Facilitates Clan Control on Software Platforms to Enhance App-Developers' Performance and Success (2015) (14)
Keeping Software Users on Board - Increasing Continuance Intention Through Incremental Feature Updates (2015) (14)
The Effects of Relinquishing Control in Platform Ecosystems: Implications from a Policy Change on Kickstarter (2015) (14)
Algorithmic control and gig workers: a legitimacy perspective of Uber drivers (2021) (14)
Timing is Money - Evaluating the Effects of Early Availability of Feature Films via Video on Demand (2008) (14)
Drivers of App Installation Likelihood - A Conjoint Analysis of Quality Signals in Mobile Ecosystems (2015) (14)
The role of inter-organizational information systems in maritime transport chains (2017) (13)
Perceived IT Security Risks in Cloud Adoption: the Role of Perceptual Incongruence between Users and Providers (2014) (13)
Setting targets right! how non-rational biases affect the risk preference of it-outsourcing decision makers - an empirical investigation (2011) (13)
Algorithmic Controls and their Implications for Gig Worker Well-being and Behavior (2020) (13)
How Informal Control Modes affect Developers' Trust in a Platform Vendor and Platform Stickiness (2015) (12)
Searching for Success—Entrepreneurs’ Responses to Crowdfunding Failure (2020) (12)
Mr. and Mrs. Conversational Agent - Gender Stereotyping in Judge-Advisor Systems and the Role of Egocentric Bias (2019) (12)
Competitive Positioning of Complementors on Digital Platforms: Evidence from the Sharing Economy (2017) (12)
SoK: Still Plenty of Phish in the Sea - A Taxonomy of User-Oriented Phishing Interventions and Avenues for Future Research (2021) (11)
The effectiveness of IS certification in E-commerce: does personality matter? (2019) (10)
Technology-Mediated Control Legitimacy in the Gig Economy: Conceptualization and Nomological Network (2020) (10)
Flow Experience on the Web: Measurement Validation and Mixed Method Survey of Flow Activities (2012) (10)
Values and Ethics in Information Systems (2022) (10)
A multi-perspective lens on web assurance seals: contrasting vendors’ intended and consumers’ perceived effects (2020) (10)
Factors Affecting the Scientific Impact of Literature Reviews: A Scientometric Study (2016) (10)
Differential Effects of Provider and User Recommendations in e-Commerce Transactions: An Experimental Study (2012) (9)
The Role of Product Involvement in Digital and Physical Reading - a Comparative Study of Customer Reviews of eBooks vs. Printed Books (2012) (9)
The impact of the package opening process on product returns (2018) (9)
The openness of smartphone software platforms - A framework and preliminary empirical findings from the developers' perspective (2011) (9)
Perceived input control on digital platforms: a mixed-methods investigation of web-browser platforms (2020) (8)
Sunk Cost and Target Achievement Biases in Subsequent IS-Outsourcing Decisions (2010) (8)
Which Type of Software Model is First Choice? An AHP-based Comparison of Traditional, Open-Source, and On-Demand Office Suites on the Fulfillment of Evaluation Criteria (2010) (8)
Music as a Service als Alternative für Musikpiraten? (2013) (8)
Trust-Building Effects of Blockchain Features - An Empirical Analysis of Immutability, Traceability and Anonymity (2020) (8)
Will Abandoning DRM have a Boomerang Effect on Apple? - An Empirical Analysis of Lock-In and Network Effects (2009) (8)
When Updates Make a User Stick: Software Feature Updates and their Differential Effects on Users' Continuance Intentions (2015) (8)
Algorithmic Management (2022) (8)
Opposing effects of input control and clan control for sellers on e-marketplace platforms (2021) (8)
It Standard Implementation and Business Process Outcomes - an Empirical Analysis of XML in the Publishing Industry (2010) (7)
Lose Yourself in VR: Exploring the Effects of Virtual Reality on Individuals' Immersion (2020) (7)
Institutional Influences in Individual-level Innovation Adoption outside Organizational Contexts: A Scale Development Study (2012) (7)
Supporting Global Software Development with Web 2.0 Technologies - Insights from and Empirical Study (2008) (7)
Paving the Way for Real-Time Delphi in Information Systems Research: A Synthesis of Survey Instrument Designs and Feedback Mechanisms (2018) (7)
Semantically Enriched Information Seeking in Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Systems - Empirical Evidence from the User Perspective (2005) (7)
Do Process Standardization and Automation Mediate or Moderate the Performance Effects of XML? An Empirical Analysis in the Publishing Sector (2009) (6)
User Dynamics in Mental Health Forums - A Sentiment Analysis Perspective (2019) (6)
Which factors affect the scientific impact of review papers in IS research? A scientometric study (2021) (6)
Exploring Design Principles for Enterprise Chatbots: An Analytic Hierarchy Process Study (2020) (6)
The Contribution of IT Features to Increase Trust and Participation in Online Communities: An Empirical Analysis (2010) (6)
Designing Viral Promotional Campaigns: How Scarcity and Social Proof Affect Online Referrals (2015) (6)
Why Don't You Join In? A Typology of Information System Certification Adopters (2020) (6)
To understand or to be understood? A dyadic analysis of perceptual congruence and interdependence between CEOs and CIOs (2013) (6)
Shared-Content-Services in Medienunternehmen — Erfahrungen innovativer Print-Verlage (2008) (5)
Examining the Impact of Algorithmic Control on Uber Drivers’ Technostress (2022) (5)
Dissemination of Content Reutilization Practices in the German and U.S. Book Publishing Industry (2006) (5)
Humane Anthropomorphic Agents : the Quest for the Outcome Measure (2019) (5)
KeyTEx - An Integrated Prototype for Semi-automatic Metadata Assignment and Network-based Content Retrieval (2004) (5)
Gamblified digital product offerings: an experimental study of loot box menu designs (2021) (5)
Examining the Effects of Trust-Promoting IT-Features on User Participation: A Content Analysis of Online Communities (2009) (5)
Initial coin offerings and the cryptocurrency hype - the moderating role of exogenous and endogenous signals (2021) (5)
Is Perceived Domestic Market Attractiveness a Growth Impediment? Evidence from the German Software Industry (2012) (4)
Exploring the Impact of Fit between Context Factors and Pricing Model Choice on the Success of IT Outsourcing Mega-Deals (2010) (4)
Explaining Perceived Turnover in Open Source Software Projects based on Hygiene Factors (2010) (4)
The Internationalization of German Software-based Companies: Sustainable Growth Strategies for Small and Medium-sized Companies (2014) (3)
The Effects of Control Mechanisms on Complementors' Behavioral Intentions: An Empirical Study of Reward-Based Crowdfunding Platforms (2021) (3)
Implementing Scaled-Agile Frameworks at Non-Digital Born Companies - A Multiple Case Study (2020) (3)
The adoption of and satisfaction with web 2.0 based collaboration and knowledge management technologies in global software development - insights from an empirical study (2008) (3)
Perceptual Congruence between IS Users and Professionals on IS Service Quality - Insights from Response Surface Analysis (2011) (3)
The openness of smartphone software platforms (2011) (3)
Content Infrastructure Management (2006) (3)
A quarter century of usable security and privacy research: transparency, tailorability, and the road ahead (2022) (3)
Input control and its signalling effects for complementors' intention to join digital platforms (2022) (3)
Creating Trust and Participation in Online Communities with IT Features: The Technology-Trust-Participation Model (2014) (3)
The Role of Trust in Promissory Organizations in IS Innovation Adoption - Development of a Research Model (2011) (3)
Stumbling over the Trust Tipping Point - The Effectiveness of Web Seals at Different Levels of Website Trustworthiness (2020) (3)
Sprint Zeal or Sprint Fatigue? The Benefits and Burdens of Agile ISD Practices Use for Developer Well-Being (2021) (3)
eCollaboration mit Social Software in der globalen Softwareentwicklung (2009) (3)
Semantic Web Technologies for Content Reutilization Strategies in Publishing Companies (2006) (2)
Trusting the crowd: Effects of crowdfunding on venture capital syndicates (2020) (2)
Too Drained from Being Agile? The Self-Regulatory Effects of the Use of Agile ISD Practices and their Consequences on Turnover Intention (2022) (2)
The Shifts of Fortune Test the Reliability of Friends - The Brittle Nature of Signal Reliability in Cloud Service Markets (2017) (2)
AI-based chatbots in customer service and their effects on user compliance (2020) (2)
Analysing Employees' Willingness to Disclose Information in Enterprise Social Networks: the Role of organisational Culture (2017) (2)
The Internationalization of German Software-based Companies (2015) (2)
Cost structures of mobile services (2003) (2)
Perceptual Congruence between IS Professionals and Users on IS Service Quality — Insights from Response Surface Analysis (2011) (2)
Exploring interdependent privacy – Empirical insights into users’ protection of others’ privacy on online platforms (2022) (2)
Mobile Applications for Developing Countries and Emerging Markets (2003) (2)
Influencing crowding at locations with decision support systems: The role of information timeliness and location recommendations (2022) (2)
Algoactivistic Practices in Ridesharing - A Topic Modeling & Grounded Theory Approach (2021) (2)
The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts - Synergies between Non-Digital and Digital Business Models within Companies (2020) (2)
The role of prototype fidelity in technology crowdfunding (2022) (2)
Is traditional, open-source, or on-demand first choice? An AHP-based comparison of how different software models fulfil key evaluation criteria in Office suites selection (2011) (2)
Towards a method for Evaluating Digital Innovation Projects (2021) (2)
Visual Decision-Making in Real-Time Business Intelligence: A Social Media Marketing Example (2018) (2)
Managing paradoxes in bi‐modal information technology functions: A multi‐case study (2022) (2)
The contribution of IT factors to increase trust and participation in online communities: An empirical analysis from the user perspective (2010) (2)
The Trust-Building Nature of Identity Verification in the Sharing Economy: An Online Experiment (2020) (2)
Seeing Service Certification "Eye to Eye" - The Role of Perceptual Congruence Between Customers and Providers in IS Certification (2018) (1)
Music as a Service as an Alternative to Music Piracy? (2013) (1)
Navigating Through Digital Transformation Using Bimodal IT: How Changing IT Organizations Facilitates the Digital Transformation Journey at Deutsche Bahn Vertrieb GmbH (2018) (1)
Do bad experiences loom larger than good ones? The role of prior purchase experiences on the effectiveness of IS certifications (2020) (1)
Watch Me Improve—Algorithm Aversion and Demonstrating the Ability to Learn (2020) (1)
Nudging Users into Electronic Identification Adoption: The Case of E-Government Services (2020) (1)
Empowering users to control ads and its effects on website stickiness (2022) (1)
AI Literacy - Towards Measuring Human Competency in Artificial Intelligence (2023) (1)
Loot Box Purchase Decisions in Digital Business Models: The Role of Certainty and Loss Experience (2020) (1)
Correction to: How pull vs. push information delivery and social proof affect information disclosure in location based services (2018) (1)
Working Remotely, But Not Remotely Stress-Free: Identifying Technostressors in and Design Principles for Collaboration Systems (2022) (1)
To Compare Against Oneself or Others? - Evaluative Standards as Design Elements to Affect Heating Energy Consumption (2021) (1)
Anthropomorphic Information Systems (2019) (1)
Opposing effects of input control and clan control for sellers on e-marketplace platforms (2021) (1)
''Software Platform Openness: The Scale and its Impact on Developer Satisfaction'', Shanghai, China (2011) (1)
On the Relationship Between Information Management and Digitalization (2017) (1)
Human Versus Automated Sales Agents: How and Why Customer Responses Shift Across Sales Stages (2022) (1)
European Conference on Information Systems ( ECIS ) 5-2-2012 THE ROLE OF PRODUCT INVOLVEMENT IN DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL READING-A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CUSTOMER REVIEWS OF EBOOKS VS (2017) (1)
Monetizing Loot Boxes in Gamblified Digital Business Models - The Role of Risk Avoidance and Loss Aversion (2021) (0)
Sustaining Digital Transformation: The imperative to innovate continuously in the Australian financial services sector (2022) (0)
How Anthropomorphic Design Cues and the Foot-in-the-Door Technique Affect User Compliance with Chatbots in Customer Self-Service. (2019) (0)
Distinguishing Knowledge Impact from Citation Impact: A Methodology for Analysing Knowledge Impact for the Literature Review Genre (2020) (0)
Correction to: How pull vs. push information delivery and social proof affect information disclosure in location based services (2018) (0)
The role of inter-organizational information systems in maritime transport chains (2016) (0)
In Crowd We Trust: How Crowdfunding Shapes Venture Capital Syndicates (2018) (0)
Analysing Employee's Willingness to Disclose Information in Enterprise Social Networks: The Role of Organizational Culture (2017) (0)
The Effect of Free Trial Strategies on Premium Conversion Rates (2017) (0)
Walking the Middle Path: How Medium Trade-Off Exposure Leads to Higher Consumer Satisfaction in Recommender Agents (2019) (0)
Digital Transformation Normalization: Using Managerial Actions to Effectively Execute Digital Business Strategy (2022) (0)
AI Knowledge: Improving AI Delegation through Human Enablement (2023) (0)
Do Venture Capitalists Follow the Crowd? – the Relevance of Crowdfunding Campaigns for Venture Capitalists' Investment Decision (2017) (0)
How pull vs. push information delivery and social proof affect information disclosure in location based services (2018) (0)
THE ROLE OF SAA S SERVICE QUALITY FOR CONTINUED SAA S USE : EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS FROM SAA S USING FIRMS (2010) (0)
Demystifying Cloud Payoff Truisms in Multinationals: The Case at Bayer HealthCare (2014) (0)
Overcoming Shadow Customization by Empowering the Users: The Role of Ad Quantity Customization (2020) (0)
European Conference on Information Systems ( ECIS ) 1-1-2010 Exploring the Impact of Fit between Context Factors and Pricing Model Choice on the Success of IT Outsourcing MegaDeals (2013) (0)
Converting freemium customers from free to premium—the role of the perceived premium fit in the case of music as a service (2014) (0)
The effect of free sampling strategies on freemium conversion rates (2016) (0)
Measuring Workers' Perceptions of Algorithmic Control: Item Development and Content Validity Assessment (2023) (0)
Values and Ethics in Information Systems (2022) (0)
Americas Conference on Information Systems ( AMCIS ) 1-1-2008 Supporting Global Software Development with Web 2 . 0 Technologies-Insights from and Empirical Study (2013) (0)
Ad Quantity Customization and Its Effects on User Engagement - A Randomized Field Experiment (2021) (0)
Digital Business Strategy Implementation: Investigating the Use of Managerial Actions by the Leadership Team (2023) (0)
Role Identity Tensions of IT Project Managers in Agile ISD Team Settings (2021) (0)
Of early birds and phantoms: how sold-out discounts impact entrepreneurial success in reward-based crowdfunding (2018) (0)
Motivating Sustainable Resource Consumption Through the Design of Goal Setting in Smart Meter User Interfaces (2022) (0)
Gamblified digital product offerings: an experimental study of loot box menu designs (2021) (0)
The Predictive Value of Data from Virtual Investment Communities (2021) (0)
Conceptualization and Measurement of Individual-Level Transparency in Enterprise System Implementations (2018) (0)
Adoption of Immersive Technologies in Manufacturing SMEs - A Strategy-as-Practice Perspective on their Affordances, Constraints and Responses (2022) (0)