Dr. Matthias Werner

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21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C4.320
Fon +49.4131.677-2305, matthias.werner@leuphana.de
Research associate, Professorship of Information Systems, in particular Digital Transformation and Information Management

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Vita

Matthias Werner is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Information Systems at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg. He completed his PhD at the University of Münster on the topic “Understanding the complementarity interplay and navigation of exploration and exploitation thorugh a paradox lens and in different empirical contexts”.  Matthias Werner's research lies at the intersaction of innovation management, paradox research, organizational change and strategic management. In particular, he researches the relationship and management of tensions and contradictions in the digital age and in professional service firms. His research has been published in high-ranking conferences in information systems and strategic management, including the International Conference on Information Systems and the Strategic Management Society Conference.

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Publications

Journal contributions

  1. Evolving Purposes of Digital Innovation Units: Empirical Insights from a Large Insurance Company
    Matthias Werner (Author) , Jan Stockhinger (Author) , Sara Schiffer (Author) , Matthias Werner (Author) , Jan Stockhinger (Author) , Sara Schiffer (Author) , 01.01.2025 1 ed. Copenhagen, Denmark , in: Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025, 1 , 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Riding Two Horses at The Same Time: Paradox Responses for Navigating Exploration and Exploitation in Small and Medium-Sized IT Consulting Firms
    Matthias Werner (Author) , Jan Stockhinger (Author) , Stefan Klein (Author) , Dragos Vieru (Author) , 01.01.2024 Atlanta , 17 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  2. Navigating Tensions in the Pursuit of Digital Innovation: Seven Years of Evidence From an Incumbent and Its Digital Venture
    Matthias Werner (Author) , Sara Schiffer (Author) , Jan Stockhinger (Author) , 01.01.2024

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  3. The complementary relationship of exploration and exploitation in professional service firms: An exploratory study of IT consulting firms
    Matthias Werner (Author) , 01.01.2023

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  4. OPERATIONALIZING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES
    Matthias Werner (Author) , Roland Böllmann (Author) , Sebastian Obermeier (Author) , Frederik Ahlemann (Author) , 01.01.2022

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

  5. Reconciling Deliberateness and Emergence in Digital Transformation Strategy Formation — An Organizational Improvisation Perspective
    Matthias Werner (Author) , Jan Stockhinger (Author) , 01.01.2022

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review

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Activities

Prizes

  1. Best Reviewer Award
    Matthias Werner (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Best 25% Paper at the Americas' Conference on Information Systems
    Matthias Werner (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  3. Santander Mobility Fund Scholarship
    Matthias Werner (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  4. Erasmus Stipendium für Aufenthalt an BI Norwegian Business School
    Matthias Werner (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses

Consulting in the Digital Age
Matthias Werner
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In dieser Veranstaltung führen die Studierenden in Gruppen von 3-5 Personen eine Interviewstudie zu einem bestimmten Fokusthema im Kontext von (IT-)Beratung durch. Dabei wird jede Gruppe einer (IT-)Beratung und einem Thema zugeordnet. Die Ergebnisse der Interviewstudie werden durch eine Seminararbeit dokumentiert und reflektiert. Die Seminararbeit muss bis zum 15.09.2026 eingereicht werden. Die konkreten Themen beziehen sich auf folgende Aspekte:
- Transformation von Beratungen
- Innovation in Beratung
- Management von Innovationsökosystemen in Beratungen
- Partnermanagement in Beratung
- Management von Spannungen und Paradoxien (z.B. Innovation vs. Tagesgeschäft)
Next appointment:
Thursday, 2026-04-23 at 09:50
Room: C 5.111 Seminarraum
Digitalization
Paul Drews, Stefanie Habersang, David Loschelder, Mario Mechtel, Matthias Werner
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In this course, students are introduced to and discuss opportunities and challenges of digitalization on the organizational level while also considering the individual, society and digital technology. By taking a multidisciplinary perspective, students learn how their own discipline as well as other disciplines seize topics related to digitalization in research. Reports and guest talks about digitalization efforts and use cases for applying digital technologies in practice enrich the understanding of digitalization as a phenomenon of interest. Negative and unintended consequences of digitalization are discussed in order to foster critical reflection of digitalization endeavours and to support responsible management practices in digital transformation activities and projects.
Next appointment:
Monday, 2026-04-27 at 16:15
Room: C HS 1