Master thesis

General application information


General information

The process of a master thesis at the chair follows the steps depicted in Process for a master thesis. If all application requirements are met, we will gladly supervise your thesis within the limitations of our capacities. The available topics are mostly empirical studies from the research areas of the chair. All master theses must be written in English. If you have to apply outside the application period due to special circumstances (e.g. practical cooperation), please contact Prof. Dr. Manuel Trenz.

Topic selection

Topic areas for master theses include digital platforms, privacy, algorithmic management, social media, data-driven business models, crowdworking, gig economy, artificial intelligence in healthcare, digital health ecosystems, interactions with digital services, gamification and interorganizational information systems (see also: Research and Current master thesis topics). In our first meeting, we will discuss and decide on the specific topic together.

    Application period
  • Winter term: August 1st until October 15th
  • Summer term: February 1st until March 31st
Application prerequisites
  • A successfully completed research seminar at the faculty
  • At least one elective course in business informatics or marketing
Required application documents
  • Current grade excerpt from FlexNow
  • Filled application form (will be activated at the respective application periods)

If you are interested in a master thesis at the chair and fulfill all application requirements, please fill the application form and send your FlexNow grade sheet within the application period via e-mail to is.thesis@uni-goettingen.de.

Process for a master thesis

A typical master thesis process follows the following steps:

Current master thesis topics

Title Method(s) Supervisor
AI Envy: Exploring the Social Consequences of Unequal Enterprise AI Access Qualitative Approach Kimberley Pawlowski
Trust Me, I’m an Algorithm: Investigating the Consequences of Overreliance on Generative AI Qualitative Approach Kimberley Pawlowski
Beyond 24/7: Investigating how remote monitoring shifts informal caregiving relationships in diabetes management Qualitative Approach Laura Detels
From Partner to Monitor: Remote Patient Monitoring Technologies and the Redefinition of Informal Care Relationships Qualitative Approach Laura Detels
Making Sense of AI in Team Discussions: A Qualitative Study of Human–AI Interaction Patterns Qualitative Analysis Magrit Abel
Can AI Be Your Boss? Human Perceptions of AI Leadership in Teams Quantitative Study Magrit Abel
When AI Changes the Conversation: Understanding Behavioral Dynamics in Human-AI Teams Quantitative Analysis Magrit Abel
Knowing What You Don't Know? An Experimental Investigation of Knowledge Gaps in LLM Chatbot Interactions Quantitative (Online) Experiment Simon Hugenberg
Friend or Foe? An Experiment on the Ingroup-Outgroup Perception of AI Agents in Team Discussions Quantitative (Online) Experiment Simon Hugenberg
Signals of Withdrawal: How Ecosystem Orchestrators Read and Respond to Actor Disengagement Qualitative Approach Jonas Nienstedt
Along the Healthcare Data Journey: How Clinical, Technical, and Administrative Stakeholders Enable or Impede Data Collaboration Qualitative Approach Jonas Nienstedt


Do you have your own idea for a master thesis in the topic area of the professorship? Please feel free to contact us!

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WINTER TERM 2026/27
Master thesis Kick-off
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Templates for Master thesis:
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Contact
Chair of Interorganizational Information Systems
Laura Detels
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 5
37073 Göttingen

laura.detels@uni-goettingen.de
+49 (0) 551 / 39-26094
MZG 7.132 (Campus Map)