Research Interest

Individualization of IT / IS
Design of individualized Enterprise Systems
Integration of private life Information Systems and Enterprise Systems
Performance of individual Enterprise Systems
Design Science Research

Short CV

Since 2009: Research Assistant at the chair of information systems IV, Business School, University of Mannheim. Research focus on cutting edge cloud-based data integration tools to increase workforce productivity.
2007: Studies of Business Administration at Pace University, New York, NY, USA
2005-2007: Student Assistant at the Chair of Marketing III, Business School, University of Mannheim
2004-2008: Student Assistant at the Dean's Office, Business School, University of Mannheim
2003-2008: Studies of Business Administration at the University of Mannheim.

Teaching

Spring 2013: Methods and Theories in Information Systems Research (ManTIS)
Fall 2012: Enterprise Systems (IS 504)
Spring 2012: Contemporary Issues in Enterprise Systems (IS 604)
Fall 2011: Enterprise Systems (IS 504)
Fall 2011: Contemporary Issues in Enterprise Systems (IS 604)
Spring 2011: Contemporary Issues in Enterprise Systems (IS 604)
Fall 2010: Enterprise Systems (IS 504) and Exercise
Spring 2010: Contemporary Issues in Enterprise Systems (IS 604)
Fall 2009: Enterprise Systems (IS 504)

Publications

Article

Oliver Gaß, Kevin Ortbach, Martin Kretzer, Alexander Maedche and Björn Niehaves 2015. "Conceptualizing Individualization in Information Systems – A Literature Review," Communications of the Association for Information Systems (37:1), pp. 64-88.
Oliver Gaß, Kevin Ortbach, Alexander Maedche and Holger Bär 2015. "Wissen beherrschen durch dezentralen IT-Support," Praeview : Zeitschrift für innovative Arbeitsgestaltung und Prävention(6:1), pp. 12-13.
Oliver Gaß, Hendrik Meth and Alexander Maedche 2014. "PaaS characteristics for productive software development: An evaluation framework," IEEE Internet Computing (18:1), pp. 56-64.

Conference Item

Oliver Gaß, Gülcan Öztürk, Silvia Schacht and Alexander Maedche 2015. "Designing an Enterprise Social Questions and Answers Site to Enable Scalable User-to-User Support," in New Horizons in Design Science: Broadening the Research Agenda : 10th International Conference, DESRIST 2015, Dublin, Ireland, May 20-22, 2015, Proceedings, pp. 3-18.
Martin Kretzer, Oliver Gaß and Alexander Maedche 2015. "Design Principles for Diffusion of Reports and Innovative Use of Business Intelligence Platforms," in Smart enterprise engineering : 12. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2015); Tagungsband; 4. bis 6. März 2015, pp. 675-690.
Martin Kretzer, Alexander Maedche and Oliver Gaß 2014. "Barriers to BI&A Generativity: Which Factors impede Stable BI&A Platforms from Enabling Organizational Agility?," in Smart sustainability: the information systems opportunity : 20th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2014); Savannah, Georgia, USA, August 7 - 9, 2014, pp. IT Enabled Organizational Agility, Paper 3.
Kevin Ortbach, Oliver Gaß, Sebastian Köffer, Silvia Schacht, Nicolai Walter, Alexander Maedche and Björn Niehaves 2014. "Design Principles for a Social Question and Answers Site: Enabling User-to-User Support in Organizations," in Advancing the Impact of Design Science: Moving from Theory to Practice : 9th International Conference, DESRIST 2014, Miami, FL, USA, May 22-24, 2014. Proceedings, pp. 54-68.
Oliver Gaß, Alexander Maedche, Harald Biegel and Mahei Li 2013. "Designing an Artifact for the Integration of Ubiquitous Information Systems in an Enterprise Context," in Design science at the intersection of physical and virtual design : 8th international conference ; proceedings, pp. 18-33.
Oliver Gaß, Norbert Koppenhagen, Harald Biegel, Alexander Maedche and Benjamin Müller 2012. "Anatomy of Knowledge Bases used in Design Science Research - A Literature Review," in Design Science Research in Information Systems. Advances in Theory and Practice : 7th International Conference, DESRIST 2012, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Proceedings, pp. 328-344.
Norbert Koppenhagen, Oliver Gaß and Benjamin Müller 2012. "Design Science Research in Action - Anatomy of Success Critical Activities for Rigor and Relevance," in, pp. .
Oliver Gaß, Christoph Krammer and Alexander Maedche 2011. "ReGIS - A Web Application Platform-based University Research Group Information System," in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, pp. 48-57.
Oliver Gaß and Alexander Maedche 2011. "Enabling End-user-driven Data Interoperability - A Design Science Research Project," in Proceedings of the 17th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2011), pp. Paper 221.
Oliver Gaß and Alexander Maedche 2010. "Teaching the Transformation from Classical On-Premise towards On-Demand Enterprise Systems," in Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2010 : Göttingen, 23. - 25. Februar 2010, pp. 1661-1670.

Book Section

Björn Niehaves, Alexander Maedche, Sebastian Köffer, Silvia Schacht, Kevin Ortbach, Oliver Gaß and Nicolai Walter 2015. "WeChange - Eine demografiesensible Supportplattform zur Wissensvernetzung im Unternehmen," in Exploring Demographics, Sabina Jeschke (eds.), Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien, pp. 619-629.