Vorträge von Prof. Dr. Tim Weitzel

2008

Hirschheim, R., Schlosser, F., Schwarz, A., and Weitzel, T. (2008)
How to Achieve IT Business Alignment? Investigating the Role of Business Process Documentation in US and German Banks
14th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Toronto, Canada

Laumer, S., Eckhardt, A., and Weitzel, T. (2008)
Do as your Competitors Do? - Analyzing Competitors' Influence on the Non-Adoption of Information Systems In Organizations
16th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Galway, Ireland

Weitzel, T. and Wagner, H. (2008)
IT Business Alignment as Governance Tool for Firm-Internal Relationship Quality: A Longitudinal Case Study
41st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Big Island (HI)

2007

Eckhardt, A. and Weitzel, T. (2007)
How to Convince People who don't Like IT to Use IT - A Case Study On eRecruiting
Proceedings of the 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Keystone (CO)

Weitzel, T. (2007)
Wirtschaftsinformatik in Zeiten der Globalisierung: Ziele der Forschung, Wettbewerbskriterien und Anreizsysteme
Podiumsdiskussion bei der 8. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik, Karlsruhe

Weitzel, T. (2007)
Macht IT Sinn? Der Wertbeitrag von IT in Finanzprozessen
E-Finance Lab Fr

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<b>Was sind die wichtigsten IT-Werttreiber in Unternehmen? </b><br><br>Im Vortrag werden auf der Grundlage einer empirischen Untersuchung mit Deutschlands 1.000 größten Banken Teile der Black Box zwischen IT und Geschäftswert aufgedeckt. Es wird gezeigt, dass einerseits strategisches und operatives Alignment Schl&uuml;sselfaktoren eines wertschöpfenden IT-Einsatzes in Finanzprozessen sind und dass andererseits der Wert der IT nicht ohne Berücksichtigung komplementärer Fachkompetenzen verstanden werden kann. Die Ergebnisse sind aufschlussreich für die strategische und taktische Ausrichtung der IT- und Fachabteilungen.

Eckhardt, A. and Weitzel, T. (2007)
Extending the Applicability of Recommender Systems: A Multilayer Framework for Matching Human Resources
40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Big Island (HI)

Wüllenweber, K. and Weitzel, T. (2007)
An empirical exploration of how process standardization reduces outsourcing risk
40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Big Island (HI)

Wagner, H. and Weitzel, T. (2007)
The Influence of Alignment on the Post-Implementation Success of a Core Banking Information System: An Embedded Case Study
40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Big Island (HI)

Wüllenweber, K. and Weitzel, T. (2007)
An empirical exploration of how process standardization reduces outsourcing risk
40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Big Island (HI)

2006

Weitzel, T. (2006)
Discussant Presentation for Corey M. Angst and Ritu Agarwal: Digital Health Records and Privacy Concerns: Overcoming Key Barriers to Adoption
International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2006), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Beimborn, D. and Weitzel, T. (2006)
Strategies to Boost Standard Diffusion in Communication Networks - Insights from Network Effect Theory
Pre-ICIS Workshop of the Special Interest Group on Adoption and Diffusion of Information Technology (DIGIT), ; Milwaukee, USA

Weitzel, T. (2006)
Recruiting Trends 2007
5. Symposium für Personalverantwortliche, Frankfurt am Main

Beimborn, D., Franke, J., Wagner, H., and Weitzel, T. (2006)
The Impact of Outsourcing on IT Business Alignment and IT Flexibility: A Survey in the German Banking Industry
12th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Acapulco, Mexico

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The ability to outsource IT has been suggested as a major driver of IT productivity. At the same time, the literature on the business value of IT suggests that IT business alignment and IT flexibility are important drivers for the performance of IT. But what is, then, the impact of outsourcing on these key value drivers? In this paper, we empirically show that firms with internal IT exhibit significantly better IT business alignment and IT flexibility.

Beimborn, D., Franke, J., Wagner, H., and Weitzel, T. (2006)
The Impact of Outsourcing on IT Business Alignment and IT Flexibility: A Survey in the German Banking Industry
12th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Acapulco, Mexico

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The ability to outsource IT has been suggested as a major driver of IT productivity. At the same time, the literature on the business value of IT suggests that IT business alignment and IT flexibility are important drivers for the performance of IT. But what is, then, the impact of outsourcing on these key value drivers? In this paper, we empirically show that firms with internal IT exhibit significantly better IT business alignment and IT flexibility.

Franke, J., Beimborn, D., Wagner, H., and Weitzel, T. (2006)
Strategy Matters - The Role of Strategy Type for IT Business Value
12th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Acapulco, Mexico

Wagner, H., Beimborn, D., Franke, J., and Weitzel, T. (2006)
IT Business Alignment and IT Usage in Operational Processes: A Retail Banking Case
39th Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, Kauai, HI, USA

Keim, T. and Weitzel, T. (2006)
Matching People and Jobs: A Bilateral Recommendation Approach
39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; Hawaii, Hyatt Regency, Kauai (HI)

Weitzel, T. (2006)
Process governance and optimization for IT Reliant Business Processes: an empirical analysis of financial processes in Germany's Fortune 1,000 non-banks
39th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences; Hawaii, Kauai (HI)

2005

Weitzel, T. (2005)
Kreditprozess-Management
European Banking & Insurance Fair 2005, Messe Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2005)
Banken-IT und Outsourcing
Podiumsdiskussion auf der Systems, Messe M&uuml;nchen

Weitzel, T. (2005)
Sourcing and IT Management in Financial Processes
EFL-Postbank-Seminar, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. and Wagner, H. (2005)
Alignment and flexibility in the credit business of german banks
E-Finance Lab Jour FIxe, Universit&auml;t Frankfurt

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In the research model presented in this speech, the impact of IT-flexibility on the overall profitability of a bank is investigated. On one hand, IT-flexibility drives (ex ante) flexibility costs for establishing a highly flexible IT-infrastructure (which consist of technical and human capabilities) and lowers (operating) change costs by being able to more easily readjust the IT infrastructure. On the other hand, a higher IT-Flexibility in conjunction with an internal fit (business-IT alignment) fosters internal business process performance in IT-intensive processes. The alignment between both departments is hypothesized to play a crucial role in realizing superior internal performance in order to gain a competitive advantage. This speech presents results of a quantitative empirical study and several qualitative case studies in the german banking industry and addresses the research question whether flexibility and alignment have a substantial effect on business process performance and assist banks in gaining a competitive advantage. Furthermore, the role of flexibility as a prerequisite of succesfully integrating outsourcing vendors is addressed.

Wagner, H. and Weitzel, T. (2005)
The role of alignment for strategic information systems: extending the resource-based perspective of IT
Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), Omaha, NE, USA

Weitzel, T. (2005)
Bridging the Assimilation Gap: A User-Centered Approach to IT Adoption in Corporate HR Processes
Eleventh Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2005), Omaha, NE, USA

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The successful adoption of IT innovation and the attraction of qualified human resources are both crucial for organizational performance. However, there is still surprisingly little research at the intersection of both fields: &lt;i&gt;the adoption, diffusion and infusion of IT within corporate HR processes&lt;/i&gt;. This is astonishing as evolving IT support in recent years has substantially transformed HR processes showing attractive optimization potentials. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In this paper, we apply findings from theory and own qualitative and quantitative research to the recruitment process. We present a stage model for the e-HR field and argue that with changing forms of IT support different theoretical models and constructs need to be applied. Also, as soon as locus of adoption and impact begin to deviate an assimilation gap emerges. We therefore adopt a user perspective and show how HR and IT managers can overcome this gap in order to successfully infuse IT in corporate recruitment processes.

Weitzel, T. (2005)
Outsourcingstrategien: 20 Jahre Forschung und Praxis
Siemens F, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2005)
Philosophy of science in German IS research: implications of the paradigm of agent-based computational economics
E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration, Information Systems and Decision Sciences department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

Weitzel, T. (2005)
Kreditprozess der Zukunft - Outsourcing, Effizienzpotenziale, Trends
IDC Finance Conference 2005, Frankfurter Hof, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. and Franke, J. (2005)
Sourcingoptionen f
T-Systems E-Finance Lab Tagung, Universit&auml;t Frankfurt

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Viele Unternehmen haben die umfangreichen Fortschritte der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie verwendet, um ihre Prim&auml;rprozesse und die zugeh&ouml;rige Supply Chain zu optimieren. Erhebliche Effizienzpotenziale findet man demgegen&uuml;ber bei <b>Finanzprozessen</b>. Auf der Grundlage eines <b>Framework f&uuml;r Financial Chain Management</b> haben wir 2004 eine Umfrage unter den 1.000 gr&ouml;&szlig;ten deutschen Unternehmen (ohne Banken und Versicherungen) durchgef&uuml;hrt, die erhebliche ungenutzte Potenziale und den Bedarf nach zus&auml;tzlichen Finanzdienstleistungsprodukten am Markt offen legt. <br>Ein Beispiel ist die <b>Rechnungserstellung</b>: mehr als 8% aller Rechnungen sind inkorrekt, h&auml;ufig auf Grund falscher Preisangaben, was wiederum auf nicht oder zu wenig integrierte Systeme zur Preisermittlung und zur Rechnungsschreibung zur&uuml;ckzuf&uuml;hren ist. Doch nicht nur die interne Integration derartiger Systeme ist vonn&ouml;ten, z. B. um das aufw&auml;ndige Behandeln von Einspr&uuml;chen zu reduzieren. Auch die zwischenbetriebliche Integration zeigt erhebliche Potenziale. Deutsche Klein- und Mittelstandsunternehmen versenden 86% ihrer Rechnungen per gelber Post an ihre Kunden, wie aus anderen Studien bekannt ist. Bei den hier untersuchten Fortune-1.000-Unternehmen betr&auml;gt dieser Anteil (immer noch) 67%, wobei insgesamt <b>Durchschnittskosten in H&ouml;he von € 15,5 pro Rechnung</b> anfallen, w&auml;hrend <b>elektronisch versendete Rechnungen im Durchschnitt mit € 2</b> zu Buche schlagen. <br><br>Die Studie zeigt weiterhin, dass selten <b>Outsourcing</b> von Finanzprozessen betrieben wird, wiewohl es mit Blick auf eine Fokussierung auf Kernkompetenzen eingesetzt werden k&ouml;nnte. Dabei tendieren die befragten Finanzvorst&auml;nde zu einer &Uuml;bersch&auml;tzung der Qualit&auml;t ihrer Finanzprozesse und der diesbez&uuml;glichen Kompetenzen ihres Unternehmens im Vergleich zu externen Spezialisten, was offenbar eine wichtige kulturelle Barriere zur Auslagerung von Teilen der Financial Chain darstellt. F&uuml;r einige der Finanzprozesse werden <b>Banken und IT Service Provider als Wunschpartner</b> angesehen, was neue Produkte und neue M&auml;rkte er&ouml;ffnet. <br><br>Insgesamt sehen wir ein <b>&bdquo;Value Chain Crossing&rdquo;</b>, also das Kreuzen der prim&auml;ren und sekund&auml;ren Finanzprozesse, als viel versprechenden Ansatz f&uuml;r die n&auml;chste Zukunft. Erg&auml;nzend zeigen wir erste Ergebnisse unserer Studie mit den deutschen Top 500 Banken zur Zukunft des Kreditprozesses.

Wagner, H. and Weitzel, T. (2005)
Modeling the impact of alignment routines on IT performance: an approach to making the resource based view explicit
38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 38), Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island (HI)

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This paper investigates the <b>link between IT and firm performance</b> by combining different theoretical perspectives and emphasizing the role of <b>routines</b> in IT-Business alignment. The basic concept of routines is operationalized and presented in an algebraic form allowing for explicit modeling and using of findings from the literature on the resource based view (RBV) and IT-Business alignment. </br></br> How to use IT to gain a sustainable competitive advantage and in turn a plus in firm performance is a key question in IS research. This paper examines the RBV and alignment literature and elaborates the importance of routines in both perspectives. The results show routines are a basic underlying concept to understand the linkage between IT resources and firm performance. This basic concept is operationalized showing the functional relationships known from literature. The paper therefore advances theory and informs practice by combining different theoretical perspectives and making them explicit.

Keim, T. and Weitzel, T. (2005)
An Integrated Approach to Online Partnership Building
38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 38), Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island (HI)

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Research in information sciences in recent years has dealt with how to support collaborative work across time, space and organizational boundaries. However, this research neglected the question of how information systems can contribute right at the beginning of virtual work in the design phase of the team. <br><b>Team configuration</b> can be modeled as a <b>two-dimensional matching problem</b>: individuals need to be brought together <br>(1) with tasks for which they posses the competencies to carry them out and <br>(2) with other individuals with whom they are able to collaborate successfully. <br>It is understood that multiple dimensions of human as well as social capital and especially of <b>trust</b> play an important role in the underlying decision process. <br><br>Based on research in multiple fields we develop an approach permitting to establish successful virtual partnerships. We present its implementation together with first promising validation results.

2004

Weitzel, T. (2004)
Financial Chain Management: an Empirical Analysis of Sourcing and Partnering Potentials
Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, USA

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While many firms have used advancement in information and communication technology to optimize their supply chain and primary processes, there is still a substantial efficiency potential associated with financial processes. In this paper, a conceptual framework for a systematic financial chain management is developed. Based on this, an empirical survey with the Fortune 1,000 enterprises of Germany shows that while outsourcing of the financial chain is still quite rare it can be successfully used to focus on core competencies. A main finding is that CFOs tend to systematically overestimate the quality of their financial processes and especially the firm’s competencies compared to external experts. This is an important cultural barrier to a value redesign that could offer substantial efficiency improvements.

Weitzel, T. (2004)
Financial Chain Management and Outsourcing
IBM Industry Solutions Lab, IBM Research Laboratory Zurich, Switzerland

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While many firms have used advancements in information and communication technology to optimize their supply chain and primary processes, there is still a substantial efficiency potential associated with financial processes. We introduce our framework for a financial chain management. Based on this, a 2004 empirical survey with the Fortune 1,000 enterprises (non-banks) of Germany showed that substantial efficiency potentials are unused. One example is invoicing. More than 8% of all invoices are incorrect, mostly due to faulty prices. Thus, an internal integration of the systems used for pricing and invoicing can substantially cut down the associated costs of claim management. But integrating the invoicing systems with external partners is also important. German SMEs mail 86% of all invoices to customers. In Fortune 1,000 enterprises it is 67%. Here, overall average costs per invoice are € 15,5 in contrast to € 2 for electronic invoices. Our analysis also shows that while outsourcing of financial chain processes is still quite rare it can be successfully used to focus on core competencies. A main finding is that CFOs tend to systematically overestimate the quality of their financial processes and especially the firm’s competencies compared to external experts. This is an important cultural barrier to a value chain redesign and substantial efficiency improvements. It turns out that for some financial processes banks and IT service providers are seen as sourcing partners of choice, establishing a new market potential for these firms. Complementing this work we also present first results of our recent survey with Germany’s Top 500 banks on credit process efficiency and sourcing potentials.

Weitzel, T. (2004)
Financial Chain Management: Ergebnisse zweier Studien zum Sourcing von Finanzprozessen und zu Prozesseffizienzen
Finanz_IT - E-Finance Lab Tagung, Hannover

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Viele Unternehmen haben die umfangreichen Fortschritte der Informations- und Kommunika¬tions¬tech¬no¬logie verwendet, um ihre Prim&auml;rprozesse und die zugeh&ouml;rige Supply Chain zu optimieren. Erheb¬li¬che Effizienzpotanziale findet man demgegen&uuml;ber bei Finanzprozessen. Auf der Grundlage eines Framework f&uuml;r Financial Chain Management haben wir 2004 eine Umfrage unter den 1.000 gr&ouml;&szlig;ten deutschen Unternehmen (ohne Banken und Versicherungen) durchgef&uuml;hrt, die erhebliche ungenutzte Potenziale und den Bedarf nach zus&auml;tzlichen Finanzdienstleistungsprodukten am Markt offen legt. Ein Beispiel ist die Rechnungserstellung: Mehr als 8% aller Rechnungen sind inkorrekt, h&auml;ufig aufgrund falscher Preisangaben, was wiederum auf nicht oder zu wenig integrierte Systeme zur Preisermittlung und zur Rechnungsschreibung zur&uuml;ckzuf&uuml;hren ist. Doch nicht nur die interne Integration derartiger Systeme ist vonn&ouml;ten, z. B. um das aufw&auml;ndige Behandeln von Einspr&uuml;chen zu reduzieren. Auch die zwischenbetriebliche Integration zeigt erhebliche Potenziale. Deutsche Klein- und Mittelstandsunter¬nehmen versenden 86% ihrer Rechnungen per gelber Post an ihre Kunden, wie aus anderen Studien bekannt ist. Bei den hier untersuchten Fortune-1,000-Unternehmen betr&auml;gt dieser Anteil (immer noch) 67%, wobei insgesamt Durchschnittskosten in H&ouml;he von € 15,5 pro Rechnung anfallen, w&auml;hrend elek¬tro¬nisch versendete Rechnungen im Durchschnitt mit € 2 zu Buche schlagen. Die Studie zeigt weiter-hin, dass selten Outsourcing von Finanzprozessen betrieben wird, wiewohl es mit Blick auf eine Fo-kussierung auf Kernkompetenzen eingesetzt werden k&ouml;nnte. Dabei tendieren die befragten Finanz-vorst&auml;nde zu einer &Uuml;bersch&auml;tzung der Qualit&auml;t ihrer Finanzprozesse und der diesbez&uuml;glichen Kompe-tenzen ihres Unternehmens im Vergleich zu externen Spezialisten, was offenbar eine wichtige kultu-relle Barriere zur Auslagerung von Teilen der Financial Chain darstellt. F&uuml;r einige der Finanzprozesse werden Banken und IT Service Provider als Wunschpartner angesehen, was neue Produkte und neue M&auml;rkte er&ouml;ffnet. Erg&auml;nzend zeigen wir auch erste Ergebnisse einer noch nicht abgeschlossenen Stu-die zu Kreditprozesseffizienz und Sourcing-Potenzial mit den deutschen Top 500 Banken.

Weitzel, T., Beimborn, D., and Franke, J. (2004)
Outsourcing the Financial Chain: an Empirical Analysis of Sourcing and Partnering Potentials
Tenth Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2004), New York, New York

Weitzel, T. (2004)
Outsourcing survey and market model
McKinsey Global Business Process Outsourcing and Offshoring Conference, Kempinski Hotel Gravenbruch, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2004)
Prozessoptimierung und Financial Chain Outsourcing
IDC Finance Konferenz 2004, Frankfurt Hilton

Weitzel, T. (2004)
Standards und Outsourcing: Status quo und Trends
F, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2004)
A unified model of insourcing and outsourcing
Siemens - E-Finance Lab Halbjahrestagung, Frankfurt

2003

Beck, R. and Weitzel, T. (2003)
The Network Effect Helix
MISQ Academic Workshop on ICT standardization, ICIS 2003, Sheraton Seattle WA, USA

Weitzel, T. (2003)
A Network ROI
MISQ Academic Workshop on ICT standardization, ICIS 2003, Seattle WA, USA

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Recruiting Trends 2004 - Eine empirische Untersuchung der Top-1.000-Unternehmen in Deutschland und von 1.000 Unternehmen aus dem Mittelstand
Symposium "Recruiting Rends 2004", Kurhaus-Kolonnaden, Wiesbaden

Weitzel, T. (2003)
IT-Ressourcen: Standardisierungsnutzen durch Netzeffekte
VDE-Forum IT Governance und Regionale Vernetzung, Radisson SAS Hotel Wiesbaden

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Grundlagen der Wissenschaftstheorie - How to write a Ph.D. thesis
Universit&auml;t Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2003)
The importance of standards in trade management
Press Workshop Wertpapierabwicklung in Deutschland, Thomson Financial, Trianon Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Offshoring und Outsourcing
HR Skyline

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Industrialisierung von Finanzprozessen
HR Skyline

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Datenintegration in Finanzprozessen
33. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft f, J. W. Goethe-Universit

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Einsatz webbasierter Technologien im Wertpapierumfeld
Keynote zur Strategiekonferenz "Wege zur effektiven Bank - Banken-Business-IT f, Handelsblatthaus Frankfurt,

Weitzel, T. (2003)
A scalable approach to processing large XML data volumes
Databases for the 21st Century Track, 2003 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS'2003), Tampa, USA

Weitzel, T. (2003)
An automated recommendation approach to selection in personnel recruitment
2003 Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS'2003), Tampa, USA

Weitzel, T. (2003)
IS Valuation Methods - Insights from Capital Markets Theory and Practice
Seventh Pacific-Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS'2003), Adelaide, Australia

Wendt, O., Weitzel, T., Hackethal, A., Friedrich, L., and Gellrich, T. (2003)
Operational Risks and Agent-based computational economics
Accenture-Workshop, Frankfurt

Wendt, O. and Weitzel, T. (2003)
An Agent-Based Model of Operational Risk
Videokonferenz bei und mit Accenture, Kronberg

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Industrialisierung in der Finanzwelt - erste Ergebnisse der Top-1.000-Studie des E-Finance Lab
Pressekonferenz, Er, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Grundlagen der Wissenschaftstheorie
PhD Workshop, Institut f&uuml;r Wirtschaftsinformatik/E-Finance Lab, J.W. Goethe-Universit&auml;t, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Finanzkrise bei Banken, Versicherungen und Finanzdienstleistern - Wie ist der Weg aus der Krise?
HR Skyline

Weitzel, T. (2003)
Straight Through Processing: XML-based end-to-end integration in Securities Business
Jour Fixe, E-Finance Lab, J. W. Goethe-Universit&auml;t, Frankfurt

Weitzel, T. and Beimborn, D. (2003)
An individual view on cooperation networks: economic equilibrium analysis in networks
Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS36), Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kona, Big Island (HI)

Lammers, M., L, N., and Weitzel, T. (2003)
Strategic Sourcing in Banking - A Framework
Proceedings of the 12th European Conference on Information Systems, Turku, Finnland

2002

Beck, R., Beimborn, D., and Weitzel, T. (2002)
IT-Standards und Netzeffekte - Koordination von Infrastrukturentscheidungen
Forschungskolloquium, Weimar