Prof. Dr. Thomas Hess
Member of bidt's Board of Directors and the Executive Commitee | Director of the Institute for Digital Management and New Media, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Thomas Hess is a member of bidt’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. His research focuses on the digital transformation of companies and the management of media and IT companies. He is a professor of business informatics and business administration at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, where he heads the Institute for Digital Management and New Media. He is also a Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities member and co-editor of specialist journals and textbooks. In addition, he is connected to practice through the Internet Business Cluster (IBC), among other things, and through a supervisory board mandate.
Tagesspiegel Background – Guest article on the potential of data spaces
In a guest article for Tagesspiegel Background, Thomas Hess and Christoph Egle explain the need for systematic consolidation of data spaces.
FAZ guest article on the importance of social media for freedom of expression
In their FAZ guest article, Thomas Hess and Julian Nida-Rümelin, Jan Schillmöller and Andreas Wenninger explore the role social media play in rational discourse in an enlightened democracy.
Exploring and shaping the digital transformation of companies through dialogue
How can the digital transformation of engineering companies succeed? And how can science and practice complement each other in dialogue? Voices from the bidt research project in an interview.
More is more: Better employee data protection for comprehensive use of workplace data
Dr Mena Teebken and Prof Thomas Hess identify the key challenges of data protection in the workplace. Five recommendations are intended to strengthen employees’ trust in data protection and address the needs of companies.
Determinants of Data Disclosure in Digital Workplaces (DetDat)
This research project investigated the determinants of data disclosure in the digital workplace. The goal was to develop a deep understanding of how various factors of digital work influence the willingness to disclose data.
Identity crisis? How companies transform digitally and stay true to themselves at the same time
How to make digital transformation work for companies? Angela Graf and Thomas Hess show that it is an organisation’s identity that counts.
The Federal Government’s new digital strategy: The decisive element is still missing
With its digital strategy, the coalition government is following up on previous efforts to coordinate digital policy across ministries. An assessment by Thomas Hess and Christoph Egle.
Digital economy
An economy that is exclusively or primarily based on digital products and services is referred to as digital.
Digital transformation strategies of German federal states
The project provided a systematic comparison of different approaches to digital policy.
Digital business model
A business model is called digital if digital technologies fundamentally influence how a company does business and generates revenue.
Digital Transformation of Engineering Companies
This research project explores the implications of digital transformation processes at the organizational level. Focussing on engineering companies, it investigates digital transformation can be effectively shaped with established…
Digital innovation
Digital innovations arise from the innovative use of digital technologies. Characteristically, they are defined as the combination of an innovative professional solution and an innovative technical solution.
Digital transformation strategies of German federal states
How can politics shape digital transformation? The bidt study traces the strategy development at the federal state level and examines how defined measures can be steered and implemented.
Disruptive innovation, untapped opportunities
Business IT specialist Thomas Hess looks at digitalisation from an entrepreneurial perspective. So far, says the bidt director, the opportunities associated with it have not really been seen or even exploited in Germany.
Digital transparency on the job: playing with data
Anyone who works with digital means is constantly generating data. A bidt spin-off project is investigating how these can be used in a way that benefits employees and employers.
Publications
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Balancing Benefits and Risks: Continuous Data Sharing with AI Assistants in Workplaces
Conference paperhttps://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2025/ai_org/ai_org/7/Project: DetDat -
Between the Spark and the System: On the Effects of AI on Ownership and Role Identity in Creative Work
Conference paperhttps://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/3dec63e3-fe59-4ce4-bd86-68445c93cbcaProject: GC-Prom -
Die Rolle der organisationalen Identität bei der digitalen Transformation von Unternehmen
Internet documenthttps://www.bidt.digital/phaenomene/die-rolle-der-organisationalen-identitaet-bei-der-digitalen-transformation-von-unternehmen/Project: DIEC -
Digitale Transformation als Identitätsfrage
Zum Zusammenhang zwischen organisationaler Identität und digitaler Transformation am Beispiel eines Maschinenbauunternehmens
Journal articleDOI: 10.21241/ssoar.83563Project: DIEC -
Digitalisierungsstrategien bundesdeutscher Länder
Eine Bestandsaufnahme ihrer Entwicklung und Implementierung
Grey literature / reportProject: Transformationsstrategien -
Exploring Digital Transformation’s Impact on Organizational Identity with an Archetype Framework
Conference paperProject: DIEC -
Future Mobility
Digital Transformation of Automotive Companies as a Question of Organizational Identity
Contribution / chapterProject: DIEC -
Investigating the Impact of Digital Transformation on Organizational Identity in an SME
Insights from an In-Depth Case Study
Conference paperhttps://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2023/sig_dite/sig_dite/9/Project: DIEC -
IT for the People: Driving Digital Innovation with Citizen Development
Conference paperhttps://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2025/sig_dite/sig_dite/15Project: GC-Prom -
Künstliche Intelligenz am Arbeitsplatz: Navigieren zwischen Innovation und Datenschutz
Journal articleProject: DetDat -
Mehr als Technologie
Digitale Transformation als Herausforderung für die Unternehmensidentität
Journal articleProject: DIEC -
Mehr ist Mehr
Besserer Beschäftigtendatenschutz für umfassende Nutzung von Arbeitsplatzdaten
Bookhttps://www.bidt.digital/publikation/mehr-ist-mehr-besserer-beschaeftigtendatenschutz-fuer-umfassende-nutzung-von-arbeitsplatzdaten/Project: DetDat -
Navigating the New Norm: Employees’ Continuous Data Sharing in AI-Driven Workplaces
Conference paperhttps://aisel.aisnet.org/wi2024/6/Project: DetDat -
Replace, Reveal, or Reinforce: Investigating Ambidextrous AI Usage in Media Companies
Conference paperhttps://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2025/sig_odis/sig_odis/3/Project: GC-Prom -
Shifting the Gate—Generative AI’s Impact on Media Gatekeeping
Conference paperhttps://aisel.aisnet.org/icis2025/is_media/is_media/6/Project: GC-Prom -
The Platformization of Media Information and Entertainment
Contribution / chapterISBN: 9783111145174Project: GC-Prom