Dr. Sebastian Zander





Research Fields



  • Relationship management and resource efficiency in interorganizational networks
  • Industrial use of renewable resources
  • IT Adoption, IT Value Co-Creation, and IT Integration in Supply Chains




Curriculum Vitae



Education


  • since 10/2013 Research Member and Ph.D. Candidate, DFG Research Training Group 1703 "Resource Efficiency in Corporate Networks", University of Göttingen (link)
  • 04/2011 - 09/2013 Master Studies in Management, University of Göttingen
    (M. Sc., link)
  • 04/2008 - 03/2011 Bachelor Studies in Business administration, University of Göttingen (B. Sc., link)



Work experience


  • since 10/2013 Research Associate, Chair of Information Management, University of Göttingen
  • 10/2011 - 09/2013 Student Assistent, Chair of Application Systems and E-Business, University of Göttingen (link)
  • 10/2010 - 09/2013 Department for Information Technology and Information Management, University of Göttingen (link)
  • 08/2012 - 11/2012 Internship, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Treasury Wine Estates (Matua) Limited, Auckland, New Zealand (link)
  • 04/2010 - 09/2010 StudIT - IT-Service for Students, University of Göttingen (link)




Publications



Journal Contributions (peer reviewed)


  • Towards an importance-performance analysis of factors affecting e-business diffusion in the wood industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. Volume 110, Issue 1 (2016), Trang, S.; Zander, S.; de Visser, B.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Drivers of network governance: a multitheoretic perspective with insights from case studies in the German wood industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. Volume 110, Issue 1 (2016), Zander, S.; Trang, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Renewable Raw Materials: New Feedstocks for the Chemical Industry - A Book Review, Journal of Cleaner Production. Volume 110, Issue 1 (2016), Zander, S.; Trang, S.
  • The Contingent Role of Centrality in IT Network Governance: An Empirical Examination. Pacific Asian Journal of the Association for Information Systems. Volume 7, Issue 1 (2015), Trang, S.; Zander, S., Kolbe, L. M.



Conference Contributions (peer reviewed)


  • Creating Value through IT-Enabled Resource Efficient Production: A Dynamic Capability Perspective, Proceedings of the Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2017, Malaysia. (accepted), Mandrella, M., Zander, S., Kolbe, L. M.
  • Shifting from Justification to Understanding: The Impact of Environmental Uncertainty on the Value of IT-Enabled Collaboration in Supply Chains, Proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2016, Istanbul, Turkey, Zander, S.; Mandrella, M.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • How Different Types of IS Assets Account for Synergy-Enabled Value in Multi-Unit Firms: Mapping of Critical Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2016, San Diego, USA, Mandrella, M.; Zander, S.; Trang, S.
  • Value Co-Creation in Supply Chains through IT Integration: The Role of Collaborative Network Structure, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2016, San Diego, USA, Zander, S.; Mandrella, M.; Marrone, M.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Supplier Relationship Management in Information Systems Research: A Literature Review, Proceedings of the Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (MKWI) 2016, Ilmenau, Germany, Zander, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • IT-Based Value Co-Creation: A Literature Review and Directions for Future Research, Proceedings of the 49th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2016, Kauai, Hawaii, USA, Mandrella, M.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Integrating Industry Characteristics in Interorganizational IS Adoption Models: A Mixed Method Approach, Proceedings of the Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2015, Singapore, Zander, S.; Trang, S.; Mandrella, M.; Marrone, M.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Value Co-creation through Network IT Alignment: An Empirical Examination in Regional Networks, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mandrella, M.; Trang, S.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Influence of Network Characteristics on Inter-Organizational IT Integration: The Role of Commitment and Trust, Proceedings of the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) 2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Mandrella, M.; Trang, S.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • E-Collaboration in a Network Context: A Literature Review and an Agenda for Future Research. Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2015, Kauai, USA, Zander, S.; Trang, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • E-Business Adoption at the Firm Level: Comparing the Predictive Power of Competing IS Adoption Models, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2014, Auckland, New Zealand, Trang, S.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Dimensions of Trust in the Acceptance of Inter-organizational Information Systems in Networks: Towards a Socio-technical Perspective, Proceedings of the Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2014, Chengdu, China, Trang, S.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • One Size Fits All? The Contingent Role of Centrality in IT Network Governance, Proceedings of the Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2014, Chengdu, China, Trang, S.; Zander, S.; Schmitz, M., Kolbe, L. M.
  • Examining IT Alignment in Inter-organizational Networks: Development and Application of a Measurement Instrument, Proceedings of the Pacific Asian Conference on Information Systems (PACIS) 2014. Chengdu, China, Trang, S.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L. M.
  • Nutzung von betrieblichen Umweltinformationssystemen in der Fleisch verarbeitenden Industrie - eine empirische Erhebung, Proceedings of the Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik (MKWI) 2014, Paderborn, Germany, Beckers, C.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L.M.



Other Publications

  • Umweltinformationen erfordern Management - Ergebnisse eines Diskurses zum Abgleich von Theorie und Praxis, Fleischwirtschaft 94 (5) 2014, Beckers, C.; Zander, S.; Kolbe, L.M.



Presentations


  • At AMCIS 2016, San Diego, USA: Value Co-Creation in Supply Chains through IT Integration: The Role of Collaborative Network Structure.
  • At ECIS 2016, Istanbul, Turkey: Shifting from Justification to Understanding: The Impact of Environmental Uncertainty on the Value of IT-Enabled Collaboration in Supply Chains.
  • At GCPC 2015, Sitges, Spain: Interorganizational IS Adoption in the Wood Industry: Examining the Role of Industry Characteristics.
  • At PACIS 2015, Singapore: Integrating Industry Characteristics in Interorganizational IS Adoption Models: A Mixed Method Approach.
    • At HICSS 2015, Kauai, Hawaii, USA: E-Collaboration in a Network Context: A Literature Review and an Agenda for Future Research.
      • At ICIS 2014, Auckland, New Zealand: E-Business Adoption at the Firm Level: Comparing the Predictive Power of Competing IS Adoption Models.
        • At PACIS 2014, Chengdu, China: Dimensions of Trust in the Acceptance of Inter-organizational Information Systems in Networks: Towards a Socio-technical Perspective.
          • At PACIS 2014, Chengdu, China: One Size Fits All? The Contingent Role of Centrality in IT Network Governance.
            • At PACIS 2014, Chengdu, China: Examining IT Alignment in Inter-organizational Networks: Development and Application of a Measurement Instrument.
              • At MKWI 2014, Paderborn, Germany: Nutzung von betrieblichen Umweltinformationssystemen in der Fleisch verarbeitenden Industrie - eine empirische Erhebung.





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