Visiting Associate Professor:

Bjoern is a Visiting Associate Professor at CBS - Department of Informatics from October 2009 to December 2010.

He is Schumpeter Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation and heads the public sector research unit at the European Research Center for Information Systems, Muenster University, Germany. After the completion of his PhD studies in Information Systems (2006, summa cum laude) and his PhD studies in Political Science (2008, summa cum laude), Bjoern’s research interests now revolve around Design Science, Business Process Management, E-Government, Network Theories, and ICT & Aging. In 2006 (Best Dissertation Award of Muenster University), 2007 (Best Paper Award at EGOV), 2008 (Best Paper Award at E-SOCIETY), and 2009 (e|Gov Innovation Award) his work has received additional recognition. Bjoern has published in international journals (including Information Systems Journal (ISJ) and Business Process Management Journal (BPMJ)) and presented at international conferences (for instance, International Conferences on Information Systems (ICIS)). Bjoern held visiting positions at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Waseda University (Tokyo), and the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm). Since 2008, he serves as Associate Editor of the European Journal of Information Systems (EJIS).

Publications:

http://www.wi.uni-muenster.de/en/is/organisation/mitarbeiter/niehaves/publications/