Projects • University of Passau

Weekly DPE Seminar

in Room SR 006 (HK 16), 4 pm - 5.30 pm

Date	Speaker & Topic
25 April	Dr. Georg Reischauer - Postdoctoral Researcher (WU Wien & Linz) Topic: Politicized Framing of the Future: Stimulating Innovation in Mature Ecosystems in the Face of Big Tech
15 May	Dr. Rafael Greminger - Assistant Professor (UCL School of Management)
22 May	Dr. Annalí Casanueva Artis - Postdoctoral Researcher (ifo Munich)
23 May	Prof. Dr. Kelly Martin - Professor of Marketing (Colorado State University)
20 June	Dr. Julian Wichmann - Postdoctoral Researcher (University of Cologne)
27 June	Prof. Dr. Lucas Stich - Juniorprofessor for Marketing Analytics (University of Würzburg)
04 July	Prof. Dr. Philip Leifeld - Professor for Comparative Politics (University of Essex)
11 July	Dr. Saeed Khanagha - Asssociate Professor of Strategy (VU Amsterdam)

Please note: Presentations marked as "hybrid" will also be accessible via Zoom:

https://uni-passau.zoom-x.de/j/65207021115?pwd=aXJGQkdqZlNlaDZsV2l1WTdDNWVjUT09

Meeting ID: 652 0702 1115
Passcode: 488456

Date	Speaker
October 26th	Urszula Wiszniowska Ayache – PhD Candidate (ESCP Paris) Topic: "Strategic leadership and the complexity of platform ecosystems"
November 23rd	Prof. Dr. Tobias Kretschmer – Professor of Business Administration (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich) Topic: "Competing for Attention on Digital Platforms: The Case of News Outlets"
December 7th	Prof. Dr. Robert W. Gregory – Mercator Fellow and Associate Professor of Business Technology (Herbert Business School, University of Miami) Topic: “The Thorny Road Towards Data Network Effects: A Path Creation Perspective”
December 14th	Tevin Tafese – PhD Candidate (German Institute for Global and Area Studies) Topic: "Africa’s Emergent Tech Sector: Characteristics and Development Implications"
January 18th	Prof. Jan Recker – Nucleus Professor for Information Systems and Digital Innovation (University of Hamburg) Topic: "Digital Disruption in Strategic Competition"
January 25th	Julia Reimer – PhD Candidate (University of Würzburg) Topic: "Innovation incentives and hybrid platforms"
February 8th	Dr. Michael Keenan – Associate Research Fellow (International Food Policy Research Institute) Topic: "Agricultural Marketing Agents in Kenya: Business Characteristics and Determinants of Success"

Date	Speaker
April 27th	Prof. Dr. Bernd Skiera – Professor at University of Frankfurt Topic: "Economic Impact of Opt-in versus Opt-out Requirements for Personal Data Usage: The Case of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT)”
May 5th	Prof. Carmelo Cennamo – Professor at Copenhagen Business School Topic: “BigTech M&As in Platform Markets: Foreclosing the market or shaping the technology evolution?”
May 11th	Dr. Sina Hardaker – Akademische Rätin at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Topic: “Framing struggles and mediating roles in platform urbanism – The example of platformization in retail”
June 15th	Prof. Tim Quigley – Mercator Fellow and Professor at University Georgia Topic: "Building a Body of Evidence”
July 20th	Prof. Don Lange – Mercator Fellow and Professor at Arizona State University Topic: "The interplay between public values and digital platforms”

Hidden talents of our doctoral students

Our doctoral students have decided to focus their research on Digital Platform Ecosystems (DPE). Can you guess what their hidden talent is?

Anastasiya Shylina

Robin Nowak

Olivia Wirth

Christina Petrik

Nour Shaaban

Keynote series

In summer semester 2021, Passau played host to some of the most prominent international scholars from the disciplines of information systems research, management and innovation, marketing, economics and science communication, who presented their latest findings in a keynote lecture series on the topic of Digital Platforms Ecosystems (DPE). The lecture series took place as a Zoom webinar. Videos of the lectures are available on the University's YouTube channel.

For more information visit our event website

Header-image of the distinguished keynote series on "Digital Platform Ecosystems" at the University of Passau in summer semester 2021.

Projects on platform economy and entrepreneurship

EXIST project PATEC – on the way to a founders' university

With the project "Passau – The Entrepreneurial Campus" (PATEC), the University of Passau is pursuing the aim of boosting the spirit of foundation on its campus and developing to become a genuine founders' university.

How data exchange in company networks influences users’ decisions concerning disclosure

On the Internet, clients’ data is increasingly exchanged between companies. How does this impact users’ decisions to disclose data? This question is investigated by information systems and marketing business researchers at the University of Passau in a project funded by the DFG.

bidt-project: Challenges of regulating digital communication platforms

What needs does society have in respect of the regulation of video platforms? Hannah Schmid-Petri, Professor for Science Communication at the University of Passau, and IT law expert, Professor Dirk Heckmann from the TU München (Technical University of Munich), are providing important insights for the European digital strategy in a joint bidt-project.

Composition of R&D teams along the life cycle of firms

A project team from Passau, Heilbronn and Frankfurt monitors several thousand German companies, which have been established since 1990. The researchers focus on the founders' role: Do they influence the innovative power of their company?

Services versus data: DFG project investigates market mechanisms and their regulation in the digital platform economy

Major online platforms such as Amazon, Facebook or Google offer companies improved placement in exchange for data. As part of a DFG project, a team from the University of Passau is researching the consequences for competition and how this can be intelligently regulated.

Data Neutrality and Open Access: Access to user data in the digital economy

Google, Apple, Facebook or Amazon – one thing the most valuable companies in the world have in common is that they have exclusive access to their users’ data. What does this spell out for competition in digital markets?

Certificate Programmes in Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship

Since the summer semester of 2018, the University of Passau has been offering two interdisciplinary English-language certificate programmes. Students of all faculties can apply to the Entrepreneurial Pathfinder and the Honours Degree in Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship.