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annual report 2014 2014 annual report brisbane australia vienna austria prague czech republic copenhagen denmark turku finland bordeaux france münster germany rome italy vaduz liechtenstein kaunas lithuania enschede netherlands hamilton new zealand kristiansand norway – E Systems Center for Information Research uropean gdansk poland moscow + nizhny novgorod russia ulsan south korea maribor slovenia ercis luleå sweden st. gallen switzerland new jersey usa manchester united kingdom www.ercis.org the ercis network preface > Preface Prof. Becker www.ercis.org All ERCIS research partners are experts in a wide variety of disciplines related to IS. Research conducted by ERCIS ranges from fundamental research to application-ori- ented research. Besides individual research activities of ERCIS members, the Network brings together and supports selected re- search aspects of IS in Competence Centres aimed at strengthening research in spe- cific areas. The Advisory Board members come from various industry sectors, which dear fellow ercis partners and guarantees that the research conducted interested readers of this report, at ERCIS is relevant for practice. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors with the In 2014, we once again encountered a year In addition to the PhD seminar, we or- Completely opposite weather awaited us in Advisory Board members, as well as annu- with wonderful experiences in the ERCIS ganised several courses for graduate and Tel Aviv, with temperatures of around 30°. al workshops of ERCIS’ associated research network that I would like to share with you undergraduate students. During last year’s Various network members met for our tradi- institutions, ensure continuous, direct and in our ERCIS Annual Report. A lot has hap- ERCIS virtual seminar, the students suc- tional ERCIS@ECIS get-together, where we productive exchange of knowledge. pened during the last 12 months – be it cessfully participated in the Hilti IT Innova- enjoyed informal talks, Israeli beer and the ERCIS – the European Research Center for The Network provides new ways of think- joint teaching, projects, research, Advisory tion Competition. Currently, we are offering great Mediterranean coast. A second ERCIS Information Systems – is an international ing and multi-disciplinary approaches for Finally, students and young researchers Board meetings, new network members, the ERCIS seminar for the fourth time in a meeting took place during ICIS in the beau- network of scientists conducting coopera- finding solutions to the problems arising also benefit from collaboration at ERCIS, or our great annual meeting. But read for row. Students from 11 nationalities evaluate tiful city of Milan in December 2013. tive research in the field of Information from an ongoing transformation of society as many ERCIS research partners offer yourself! how IS can contribute to the grand chal- Systems (IS). The Network was founded in and organisations due to the growing im- exchange programs that last one or two lenges facing humanity. In addition, the I believe that this short recap shows that 2004 at the University of Münster and is pact of IT. ERCIS has dedicated itself to semesters, which gives students an oppor- First of all, we had a very inspiring and per- well-established BPM Winter School took this year has already been impressive, but funded by the German State of North Rhine- dealing with these challenges through col- tunity to acquire international experience. fectly organised ERCIS Annual Workshop place in Liechtenstein at the beginning of wait until next year: We are currently in the Westphalia and the University of Münster. laboration and exchange of information Joint lectures and guest talks organised by in the beautiful city of Rome, where we 2014, and preparations for a 2015 event are grant preparation phase for our first EU- between research and practice. several ERCIS members contribute to the enjoyed the late Italian summer. We dis- already going at full speed. funded Horizon 2020 project in the ERCIS internationalisation of teaching. cussed the future of Information Systems network. And, last but not least, I am very ERCIS is notable for excellent communica- Education in Europe with researchers and In 2014, we again met our Advisory Board happy and proud that ECIS 2015, which is tion and uncomplicated initiation of re- If you are interested in connecting with the lecturers from 13 different nations. Further- members at the headquarters in Münster Europe’s most renowned IS conference, will search cooperation and research projects. Network, please feel free to contact us! For more, the University of Minho in Portugal in order to discuss current topics such as take place in Münster, organised by ERCIS Among ERCIS' major strengths are the per- further information please visit and the University of Kharkiv in Ukraine technostress and the use of social software network members. As you can see, there sonal contacts between researchers, which presented themselves in order to apply for in companies from both a research and a is a lot that we can look forward to in the make it a vibrant network. ERCIS covers a www.ercis.org ERCIS membership. We are happy to wel- practical point of view. I am very happy coming months. wide range of disciplines associated with come them as probationary members for that we could welcome new Advisory Board IS and perspectives on IS research. the coming year! members and interested guests. All the best, Jörg Becker The Network is headed by the Board of Prior to the ERCIS Annual Workshop, we or- A personal highlight for me was a trip to Directors in Münster, which is composed of ganised our second ERCIS Doctoral Consor- Luleå, Sweden, in the beginning of this one academic director, namely Prof. Dr. Jörg tium in Rome. Eleven PhD students from year, when the Luleå University of Technol- Becker, and eight additional professors all various countries presented and discussed ogy, which is Scandinavia’s northernmost active in the IS research field. Moreover, their research topics with Postdocs, senior university of technology, joined the ERCIS ERCIS involves numerous internationally researchers, and other PhD students from network. We were very impressed, by the renowned researchers from more than 20 the network. After long and hard hours of hospitality of our new member as well as associated research institutions, as well work, the wonderful atmosphere of Roman by the weather that we experienced there: as members of the Advisory Board coming nights surely contributed to the positive Can you imagine that they build a com- from diverse industry companies. feedback that we received. The event was plete street on frozen water? such a success that we will organise it reg- ularly from now on. 3 table of contents > Table of Contents www.ercis.org ercis network 02 moscow – russia 56 International Workshops at the Chair for Information 100 preface 03 Higher School of Economics Moscow Systems and Supply Chain Management th 5 annual ercis workshop in rome 06 Springer Briefs in Information Systems: 101 short news 08 nizhny novgorod – russia 58 Solving Grand Societal Challenges through Information university of münster – germany (headquarters) 10 Higher School of Economics Nizhny Novgorod Systems Research and Education Institute of Business-to-Business Marketing 10 Chair for Information Systems and 12 new jersey – usa 60 teaching@ercis 102 Information Management Stevens Institute of Technology Joint ERCIS Seminar 102 IT Security Research Group 14 Successful Student Exchange Programme 102 Institute of Medical Informatics 16 prague – czech republic 62 Ulsan – Münster Chair for Information Systems and Logistics 18 Charles University in Prague BPM Winter School 2014 103 Institute for Information-, Telecommunication- 20 Project Seminar with SAP in Nizhny Novgorod 103 and Media Law (ITM) roma – italy 64 Benais Seminar 103 Chair for IS and Interorganizational Systems 22 Luiss Guido Carli University – CERSI Chair for Practical Computer Science 24 events in the ercis network 104 Quantitative Methods for Logistics 26 st. gallen – switzerland 66 ERCIS@(ILE)CIS 104 Research Group for Communication and 28 University of St. Gallen ERCIS Advisory Board Meeting 2014 in Münster 104 Collaboration Management Kilpisjärvi Information Systems Seminar (KISS) 105 Information Systems and Statistics 30 turku – finland 68 ERCIS Launch Pad 2014 105 Chair of Computer Science – DBIS Group 32 University of Turku 28th Bled e-Conference 106 NITIM Graduate School 106 international partner institutions 34 ulsan – republic of korea 70 The 7th Sigsand/Plais Euro-Symposium’2013, Gdansk 107 bordeaux/talence – france 34 Ulsan National Institute of Science International Conference on Organizational 107 Kedge Business School and Technology (UNIST) Science Development Annual Methodical Council on Business Informatics 107 brisbane – australia 36 vaduz – principality of liechtenstein 72 in Moscow Queensland University of Technology University of Liechtenstein 17th International Multiconference Education 107 in Information Society copenhagen – denmark 38 vienna – austria 74 BPM European Round Table 108 Copenhagen Business School Vienna University of Economics and Business Student Track at MKWI 2014 108 Study Trip Vienna 2014 108 enschede – the netherlands 40 waikato – new zealand 76 1st Liechtenstein Hackathon 109 University of Twente University of Waikato European Data Privacy Day 2014 109 Design Thinking Workshop in Cooperation with 109 gdansk – poland 42 SAP University Alliance University