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Prof. Dr. Thomas Gegenhuber

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.123
Fon +49.4131.677-1944, thomas.gegenhuber@leuphana.de
Visiting professor, Institute of Management and Organization

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Vita

Thomas Gegenhuber holds a doctoral degree in business administration from Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz. As part of his doctoral studies, funded by grants from the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, he visited the University Alberta, FU Berlin and the University of Edinburgh. Under the umbrella of digital transformation, Thomas researches novel forms of organizing, crowdsourcing, various types of openness (open strategy, open innovation, and open government) and (cultural) entrepreneurship in a digital economy. Thomas’ work appears in international journals such as Long Range Planning, Business & Society, Government Information Quarterly and Information & Organization. Furthermore, he is a frequent speaker at academic as well as practitioner-oriented conferences. Moreover, Thomas currently serves as an expert advisor for the 3rd gender equality report of the German Federal Government, which focuses on digitalization.

Pro. Dr. Thomas Gegenhuber is Professor for Socio-Technical Transitions at the Johannes Kepler University Linz as of 01.09.2021. He is associated with the Leuphana Institute of Management and Organization as a visiting professor and continues existing projects.

Prof. Gegenhuber no longer accepts Bachelor and Master thesis supervisions.

Projects

  1. Participatory Innovation in Times of Crisis and Beyond
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Project manager, academic) , (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  2. Open Social Innovation: Gemeinsam Lernen aus #WirvsVirus
    (Project manager, academic) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Project manager, academic) , (Project manager, academic) , (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  3. A Regional entrepreneurship in the digital economy
    Markus Reihlen (Project manager, academic) , Paul Drews (Project manager, academic) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Project manager, academic) , Burkhardt Funk (Project manager, academic) , David D. Loschelder (Project manager, academic) , Nils Johann Tschoppe (Project staff)
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    Project: Research

  4. Strategizing in a digital economy: A strategy-as-practice approach
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Project manager, academic)
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    Project: Research

  5. Open Social Innovation: The case of UpdateDeutschland and WirvsVirus
    René Lührsen (Project manager, academic) , (Project manager, academic) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Project manager, academic) , (Project staff)

    Project: Practical Project

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Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Digital Transformation and Institutional Theory
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Editor) , Danielle Logue (Editor) , Bob Hinings (Editor) , Michael Barrett (Editor) , 2022 , 260 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. Trajectories of how collaborative innovation processes generate public value: insights from an open digital living lab
    René Lührsen (Author) , Johanna Mair (Author) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , 07.02.2026 , in: Public Management Review , 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Orchestrating distributed data governance in open social innovation
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , Johanna Mair (Author) , René Lührsen (Author) , Laura Thäter (Author) , 01.03.2023 , in: Information and Organization, 33, 1 , 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Riding the Roller-Coaster: A Pivot Process During Covid-19
    Clara Scheve (Author) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , Markus Reihlen (Author) , 01.08.2022 , in: Academy of Management Proceedings, 2022, 1 , 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research

  4. Microphones, not megaphones: Functional crowdworker voice regimes on digital work platforms
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , Markus Ellmer (Author) , Elke Schüßler (Author) , 01.09.2021 , in: Human Relations, 74, 9 , p. 1473-1503 , 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Can radicals get a seat on the negotiation table? A Dynamic Perspective on Legitimation Processes.
    Karina Reif (Author) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , Diemo Urbig (Author) , Robin Bürger (Author) , 01.08.2021 , in: Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021, 1 , 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Conference abstract in journal › Research

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Contributions to collected editions/anthologies

  1. Erschließung des gesellschaftlichen Problem-Lösungs-Raums durch Open Social Innovation
    René Lührsen (Author) , Laura Thäter (Author) , Mair Johanna (Author) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , 23.11.2022 Frankfurt am Main , p. 107-120 , 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  2. How do workers gain voice on digital work platforms? Hotspots and blind spots in research on platform worker voice
    Laura Thäter (Author) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , Elke Schüßler (Author) , Markus Ellmer (Author) , 11.10.2022 Cheltenham , p. 71-107 , 36 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  3. Institutional Perspectives on Digital Transformation
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , Danielle Logue (Author) , Bob Hinings (Author) , Michael Barrett (Author) , 23.09.2022 , p. 1-32 , 32 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  4. Building collective institutional infrastructures for decent platform work: The development of a crowdwork agreement in Germany
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , Elke Schüßler (Author) , Georg Reischauer (Author) , Laura Thäter (Author) , 29.03.2022 Bingley , p. 43-68 , 26 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Chapter › Research › peer-review

  5. Plattformgenossenschaften: mehr Mitbestimmung durch die digitale Renaissance einer alten Idee?
    Laura Thäter (Author) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Author) , 01.11.2020 Wiesbaden , p. 209-223 , 15 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review

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Activities

  1. Building Collective Institutional Infrastructures for Decent Platform Work: The Development of a Crowdwork Agreement in Germany
    Elke Schüßler (Speaker) , Georg Reischauer (Speaker) , Laura Thäter (Speaker) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  2. Working Towards Decent Work on Online Platforms: Building and Maintaining an Institutional Infrastructure Based on the German Social Partnership Tradition
    Laura Thäter (Speaker) , Georg Reischauer (Speaker) , Elke Schüßler (Speaker) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  3. Titel: Worker voice on digital platforms and beyond.
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Research

  4. Towards decent platform work
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Speaker) , Elke Schüßler (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  5. Platform firms and supply chains
    Elke Schüßler (Speaker) , Thomas Gegenhuber (Speaker)

    Activity: Guest lectures › Transfer

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Press / Media

Prizes

  1. Teaching Award for the module Digital Transformation
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Recipient) ,

    Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Education

  2. Wissenschaftspreis der Oberösterreichischen Arbeiterkammer. Auszeichnung für Crowdwork-Forschung
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Recipient) ,

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

  3. Forschungsstipendium der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung 2017
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Recipient) ,

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

  4. Marietta Blau-Stipendium 2016
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Recipient) ,

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

  5. Forschungsstipendium der oberösterreichischen Landesregierung
    Thomas Gegenhuber (Recipient) ,

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

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Courses

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