Helmut Krcmar

Bio: Helmut Krcmar is an academic researcher from Technische Universität München. The author has contributed to research in topics: Information system & Service (business). The author has an hindex of 53, co-authored 1355 publications receiving 16343 citations. Previous affiliations of Helmut Krcmar include Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich & New York University.

Big Data: Eine interdisziplinäre Chance für die Wirtschaftsinformatik

Abstract: ZusammenfassungMit “Big Data” werden Technologien beschrieben, die nicht weniger als die Erfüllung eines der Kernziele der Wirtschaftsinformatik versprechen: die richtigen Informationen dem richtigen Adressaten zur richtigen Zeit in der richtigen Menge am richtigen Ort und in der erforderlichen Qualität bereitzustellen. Für die Wirtschaftsinformatik als anwendungsorientierte Wissenschaftsdisziplin entstehen durch solche technologischen Entwicklungen Chancen und Risiken. Risiken entstehen vor allem dadurch, dass möglicherweise erhebliche Ressourcen auf die Erklärung und Gestaltung von Modeerscheinungen verwendet werden. Chancen entstehen dadurch, dass die entsprechenden Ressourcen zu substanziellen Erkenntnisgewinnen führen, die dem wissenschaftlichen Fortschritt der Disziplin wie auch ihrer praktischen Relevanz dienen.Aus Sicht der Autoren ist die Wirtschaftsinformatik ideal positioniert, um Big Data kritisch zu begleiten und Erkenntnisse für die Erklärung und Gestaltung innovativer Informationssysteme in Wirtschaft und Verwaltung zu nutzen – unabhängig davon, ob Big Data nun tatsächlich eine disruptive Technologie oder doch nur eine flüchtige Modeerscheinung ist. Die weitere Entwicklung und Adoption von Big Data wird letztendlich zeigen, ob es sich um eine Modeerscheinung oder um substanziellen Fortschritt handelt. Die aufgezeigten Thesen zeigen darüber hinaus auch, wie künftige technologische Entwicklungen für den Fortschritt der Disziplin Wirtschaftsinformatik genutzt werden können. Technologischer Fortschritt sollte für eine kumulative Ergänzung bestehender Modelle, Werkzeuge und Methoden genutzt werden. Dagegen sind wissenschaftliche Revolutionen unabhängig vom technologischen Fortschritt.Abstract“Big data” describes technologies that promise to fulfill a fundamental tenet of research in information systems, which is to provide the right information to the right receiver in the right volume and quality at the right time. For information systems research as an application-oriented research discipline, opportunities and risks arise from using big data. Risks arise primarily from the considerable number of resources used for the explanation and design of fads. Opportunities arise because these resources lead to substantial knowledge gains, which support scientific progress within the discipline and are of relevance to practice as well.From the authors’ perspective, information systems research is ideally positioned to support big data critically and use the knowledge gained to explain and design innovative information systems in business and administration – regardless of whether big data is in reality a disruptive technology or a cursory fad. The continuing development and adoption of big data will ultimately provide clarity on whether big data is a fad or if it represents substantial progress in information systems research. Three theses also show how future technological developments can be used to advance the discipline of information systems. Technological progress should be used for a cumulative supplement of existing models, tools, and methods. By contrast, scientific revolutions are independent of technological progress.

Leveraging Crowdsourcing: Activation-Supporting Components for IT-Based Ideas Competition

Abstract: Ideas competitions appear to be a promising tool for crowdsourcing and open innovation processes, especially for business-to-business software companies Active participation of potential lead users is the key to success Yet a look at existing ideas competitions in the software field leads to the conclusion that many information technology (IT)-based ideas competitions fail to meet requirements upon which active participation is established The paper describes how activation-enabling functionalities can be systematically designed and implemented in an IT-based ideas competition for enterprise resource planning software We proceeded to evaluate the outcomes of these design measures and found that participation can be supported using a two-step model The components of the model support incentives and motives of users Incentives and motives of the users then support the process of activation and consequently participation throughout the ideas competition This contributes to the successful implementation and maintenance of the ideas competition, thereby providing support for the development of promising innovative ideas The paper concludes with a discussion of further activation-supporting components yet to be implemented and points to rich possibilities for future research in these areas

Community engineering for innovations: the ideas competition as a method to nurture a virtual community for innovations

Abstract: ‘Crowdsourcing’ is currently one of the most discussed key words within the open innovation community. The major question for both research and business is how to find and lever the enormous potential of the ‘collective brain’ to broaden the scope of ‘open R&D’. Based on a literature review in the fields of Community Building and Innovation Management, this work develops an integrated framework called ‘Community Engineering for Innovations’. This framework is evaluated in an Action Research project – the case of an ideas competition for an ERP Software company. The case ‘SAPiens’ includes the design, implementation and evaluation of an IT-supported ideas competition within the SAP University Competence Center (UCC) User Group. This group consists of approximately 60,000 people (lecturers and students) using SAP Software for educational purposes. The current challenges are twofold: on the one hand, there is not much activity yet in this community. On the other, SAP has not attempted to systematically address this highly educated group for idea generation or innovation development so far. Therefore, the objective of this research is to develop a framework for a community-based innovation development that generates innovations, process and product ideas in general and for SAP Research, in particular, combining the concepts of idea competitions and virtual communities. Furthermore, the concept aims at providing an interface to SAP Human Resources processes in order to identify the most promising students in this virtual community. This paper is the first to present an integrated concept for IT-supported idea competitions in virtual communities for leveraging the potential of crowds that is evaluated in a real-world setting.

Memorandum on design-oriented information systems research

Abstract: Information Systems Research (“Wirtschaftsinformatik”) basically follows two research approaches: the behavioristic approach and the design-oriented approach. In this memorandum, 10 authors propose principles of design-oriented information systems research. Moreover, the memorandum is supported by 111 full professors from the German-speaking scientific community, who with their signature advocate the principles specified therein.

A strategy for knowledge management

Abstract: – The purpose of this paper is to study the influence of organizational environment on the selection of knowledge management strategies. The paper focuses particularly on the relationship between business and knowledge management strategy and the success of the knowledge management initiatives., – This paper is a case study researching 11 German and Swiss companies. The knowledge management initiatives were categorized by six criteria (objectives, processes, problems, content, strategy, knowledge type) and their fit with the respective business strategy of the organizational unit was evaluated., – The findings in this paper suggest a relationship between the success of knowledge management and the alignment of knowledge management and business strategy. The paper also shows that an organization whose business strategy requires process efficiency should rely primarily on a codification strategy. An organization whose business strategy requires product/process innovation should rely primarily on a personalization strategy. The most successful knowledge management projects were driven by a strong business need and with the goal to add value to the organizational unit operations., – The paper shows there are limitations due to the qualitative nature of the research: logical rather than statistical conclusions, small sample size, and subjectivity of interpretations., – The paper sees that a manager should be aware of the objectives and business processes of the organizational unit and chooses the knowledge management strategy and objective in accordance to the business strategy and objective., – The paper enhances understanding about the influence of organizational environment factors on the success of knowledge management initiatives.

Phd by thesis

Abstract: Deposits of clastic carbonate-dominated (calciclastic) sedimentary slope systems in the rock record have been identified mostly as linearly-consistent carbonate apron deposits, even though most ancient clastic carbonate slope deposits fit the submarine fan systems better. Calciclastic submarine fans are consequently rarely described and are poorly understood. Subsequently, very little is known especially in mud-dominated calciclastic submarine fan systems. Presented in this study are a sedimentological core and petrographic characterisation of samples from eleven boreholes from the Lower Carboniferous of Bowland Basin (Northwest England) that reveals a >250 m thick calciturbidite complex deposited in a calciclastic submarine fan setting. Seven facies are recognised from core and thin section characterisation and are grouped into three carbonate turbidite sequences. They include: 1) Calciturbidites, comprising mostly of highto low-density, wavy-laminated bioclast-rich facies; 2) low-density densite mudstones which are characterised by planar laminated and unlaminated muddominated facies; and 3) Calcidebrites which are muddy or hyper-concentrated debrisflow deposits occurring as poorly-sorted, chaotic, mud-supported floatstones. These

Out of the Crisis

Abstract: According to W. Edwards Deming, American companies require nothing less than a transformation of management style and of governmental relations with industry. In Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982, Deming offers a theory of management based on his famous 14 Points for Management. Management's failure to plan for the future, he claims, brings about loss of market, which brings about loss of jobs. Management must be judged not only by the quarterly dividend, but by innovative plans to stay in business, protect investment, ensure future dividends, and provide more jobs through improved product and service. In simple, direct language, he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.

The knowledge-creating company : how Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation

Abstract: How has Japan become a major economic power, a world leader in the automotive and electronics industries? What is the secret of their success? The consensus has been that, though the Japanese are not particularly innovative, they are exceptionally skilful at imitation, at improving products that already exist. But now two leading Japanese business experts, Ikujiro Nonaka and Hiro Takeuchi, turn this conventional wisdom on its head: Japanese firms are successful, they contend, precisely because they are innovative, because they create new knowledge and use it to produce successful products and technologies. Examining case studies drawn from such firms as Honda, Canon, Matsushita, NEC, 3M, GE, and the U.S. Marines, this book reveals how Japanese companies translate tacit to explicit knowledge and use it to produce new processes, products, and services.