Prof. Dr. Thomas Gegenhuber

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.123
Fon +49.4131.677-1944, thomas.gegenhuber@leuphana.de
Gastprofessor*in, 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.

Publications

Journal contributions

  1. From Balancing Missions to Mission Drift: The Role of the Institutional Context, Spaces, and Compartmentalization in the Scaling of Social Enterprises
    Thomas Karl Gegenhuber (Author) , M. Paola Ometto (Author) , Johanna Winter (Author) , Royston Greenwood (Author) , 01.05.2019 , in: Business and Society, 58, 5 , p. 1003-1046 , 44 p.

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

  2. When the petting zoo spawns into monsters: open dialogue and a venture’s legitimacy quest in crowdfunding
    Thomas Karl Gegenhuber (Author) , Sascha Naderer (Author) , 02.01.2019 , in: Innovation: Organization & Management, 21, 1 , p. 151-186 , 36 p.

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

  3. Digital innovation and transformation: An institutional perspective
    Thomas Karl Gegenhuber (Author) , Bob Hinings (Author) , Royston Greenwood (Author) , 01.03.2018 , in: Information and Organization, 28, 1 , p. 52-61 , 10 p.

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

  4. Making an Impression Through Openness: How Open Strategy-Making Practices Change in the Evolution of New Ventures
    Thomas Karl Gegenhuber (Author) , Leonhard Dobusch (Author) , 01.06.2017 , in: Long Range Planning, 50, 3 , p. 337-354 , 18 p.

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

  5. Crowdsourcing: Global search and the twisted roles of consumers and producers
    Thomas Karl Gegenhuber (Author) , Robert M. Bauer (Author) , 27.09.2015 , in: Organization, 22, 5 , p. 661-681 , 21 p.

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

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Teaching