Publications
Prof. Dr. Jens Förderer is one of the most research-active economists in the German-speaking world. His work regularly appears in leading journals such as Management Science, Information Systems Research, and MIS Quarterly. For his research achievements, he has received, among other honors, the Best Paper of the Year Award from the journal Information Systems Research. In the research ranking of WirtschaftsWoche, he ranks first among economists under 40 in the German-speaking region based on A+ publications. Additionally, he was recognized by the business magazine Capitalas one of the Top 40 under 40 in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
On this page, you will find an overview of the chair’s most important research contributions. Below is a complete list of all publications.
Working Paper
- Vogel, F., Forderer, J., Tucker, C. E. (2026). When Everyone Gets the Same Spark: How AI Inspiration Shapes Creative Diversity in the Creator Economy. MIT Sloan Research Paper. Verfügbar unter SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6910898 oder http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6910898
- Goelz, J., Forderer, J., Burtch, G. (2026). Attention Is All They Need? How AI-assisted Communication Reshapes Creator-Audience Relationships. Working Paper.
- Goelz, J., Forderer, J., Hoisl, K., Burtch, G. (2026). Deterrence Through Disclosure: Implications of AI Disclosure Mandates for Digital Content. Working Paper.
- Stolte, A., Forderer, J., Forman, C. (2026). Attention Rewired: How Infinite Scroll Reshapes Competition and Advertising in Search Markets. Working Paper.
Publication List
- Förderer, J. and Burtch, G. (2025). Estimating career benefits from online community leadership: Evidence from stack exchange moderators. Management Science, 71, 2443-2466.
- Förderer, J., Gutt, D. and Greenwood, B. N. (2025). Star wars: An empirical study of star performer turnover and content supply on multisided streaming platforms. Information Systems Research : ISR, 1–16.
- Halckenhäußer, A., Förderer, J., Heinzl, A. and Henfridsson, O. (2025). Strategic drivers of core expansion on software platforms: evidence from Apple iOS. Information Systems Research : ISR, forthcoming, tbd.
- Schuetz, S., Chen, Y., Förderer, J. and Ma, Y. (2025). Does ransomware make investors “WannaCry”? On investors’ divergent reactions to ransomware hits and near misses. MIS Quarterly, 49, 1153-1168.
- Kircher, T. and Förderer, J. (2024). Ban targeted advertising? An empirical investigation of the consequences for app development. Management Science, 70, 1070-1092.
- Kude, T., Förderer, J., Mithas, S. and Heinzl, A. (2023). How deadline orientation and architectural modularity influence software quality and job satisfaction. Journal of Operations Management, 69, 941–964.
- Förderer, J. and Schütz, S. W. (2022). Data breach announcements and stock market reactions: A matter of timing? Management Science, 68, 7298-7322.
- Lindenmayr, M. and Foerderer, J. (2022). Qualitätssicherung in Digitalen Plattform-Ökosystemen: Implementierung von Kontrollsystemen am Beispiel von Apple iOS. HMD : Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 59, 1312-1322.
- Förderer, J., Lüker, N. and Heinzl, A. (2021). And the winner is …? The desirable and undesirable effects of platform awards. Information Systems Research : ISR, 32, 1155-1172.
- Förderer, J. (2020). Interfirm exchange and innovation in platform ecosystems: evidence from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Management Science, 66, 4772-4787.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Schütz, S. W. and Heinzl, A. (2019). Knowledge boundaries in enterprise software platform development: Antecedents and consequences for platform governance. Information Systems Journal : ISJ, 29, 119–144.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Mithas, S. and Heinzl, A. (2018). Does platform owner’s entry crowd out innovation? Evidence from Google photos. Information Systems Research : ISR, 29, 444–460.
- Förderer, J. and Schill, L. (2018). Design-Thinking-Programme erfolgreich umsetzen. Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management : WuM, 10, 66–73.
- Grebe, M., Leyh, M., Franke, M. R., Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2018). Digitale Reife und Unternehmenserfolg: Eine industrie- und länderübergreifende Bestandsaufnahme. Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management : WuM, 10, 48–55.
- Halckenhäußer, A., Mann, F., Förderer, J. and Hoffmann, P. (2022). Comparing platform core features with third-party complements. machine-learning evidence from Apple iOS.. In , Proceedings of the 55th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 55) (S. 6679-6688). , HICSS: Honolulu, HI.
- Kircher, T. and Förderer, J. (2021). Does EU-consumer privacy harm financing of US-app-startups? Within-US evidence of cross-EU-effects. In , Building sustainability and resilience with IS : a call for action, ICIS 2021, Proceedings of the 42nd International Conference on Information Systems (S. 1–9). , International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS): Austin, TX.
- Halckenhäußer, A., Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2020). Platform governance mechanisms: An integrated literature review and research directions. In , Proceedings of the 28th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) : an Online AIS Conference, June 15–17, 2020 (S. Paper 30). , AISeL: Atlanta, GA.
- Halckenhäußer, A., Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2020). Wolf in a sheep’s clothing: When do complementors face competition with platform owners? In , ICIS 2020 : Proceedings of the 41st International Conference on Information Systems (Virtual Conference), Hyderabad, India, December 13–16, 2020 (S. Paper 1515). , AISeL: Atlanta, GA.
- Lüker, N., Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2019). App superstars: Are high-status complementors a sustained source of innovation in platform ecosystems? In , Bridging the Internet of people, data, and things : 39th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2018), San Francisco, California, USA, 13–16 December 2018 (S. 2339-2355). , Curran Associates, Inc.: Red Hook, NY.
- Förderer, J. (2018). Self-governance of online communities : evidence from a regression discontinuity design. In , Transforming society with digital innovation : 38th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2017) : 10–13 December 2017, Seoul, South Korea (S. 4659-4677). , Curran ; AISeL: Red Hook, NJ ; Atlanta, GA.
- Förderer, J., Bender, M. and Heinzl, A. (2018). Regulation of digital platform ecosystems: Evidence from Russia's Google vs Yandex ruling. In , ICIS 2018 proceedings : 39th International Conference on Information Systems, San Francisco 2018 (S. 1–9). , International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS): San Francisco, CA.
- Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2018). Do volunteer moderators encourage engagement in online communities? Evidence from a regression discontinuity design. In , Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2018 : data driven X – turning data into value : Leuphana Unversität Lüneburg, 6.-9. März 2018 (S. 169–180). , Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik: Lüneburg.
- Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2018). Product updates : attracting new consumers versus alienating existing ones. In , Transforming society with digital innovation : 38th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2017) : 10–13 December 2017, Seoul, South Korea (S. 5083-5102). , Curran ; AISeL: Red Hook, NJ ; Atlanta, GA.
- Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2018). Product updates : attracting new consumers versus alienating existing ones. In , Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2018 : data driven X – turning data into value : Leuphana Unversität Lüneburg, 6.-9. März 2018 (S. 423–434). , Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik: Lüneburg.
- Lüker, N., Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2018). App superstars: Are high-status complementors a sustained source of innovation in platform. In , Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems – Bridging the Internet of People, Data, and Things, ICIS 2018, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 13–16, 2018 (S. 1–17). , AISeL: Atlanta, GA.
- Förderer, J. and Kude, T. (2016). Signals of novelty and their legitimacy. In , (S. 12122). Annual Meeting Proceedings / Academy of Management, Academy of Management: Chicago, IL.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Mithas, S. and Heinzl, A. (2016). Does platform owner's crowd out innovation? : Evidence from Google photos. In , 37th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2016) : Dublin, Ireland, 11–14 December 2016 (S. 673–689). , Curran ; AISeL: Red Hook, NJ ; Atlanta, GA.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Mithas, S. and Heinzl, A. (2016). How deadline-orientation and product modularity influence software quality and job satisfaction. In , (S. 16179). Annual Meeting Proceedings / Academy of Management, Academy of Management: Chicago, IL.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Mithas, S. and Heinzl, A. (2016). How temporal work styles and product modularity influence software quality and job satisfaction. In , SIGMIS-CPR'16 : proceedings of the 2016 Conference on Computers and People Research : June 2–4, 2016, Alexandria, VA, USA (S. 105–112). , ACM Digital Library: Washington, DC.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Schütz, S. W. and Heinzl, A. (2015). Control versus generativity : a complex adaptive systems perspective on service platforms. In , Building a better world through information systems : International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2014), Auckland, New Zealand, 14 – 17 December 2014 (S. 3908-3920). , Curran ; AISeL: Red Hook, NJ ; Atlanta, GA.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Schütz, S. W. and Heinzl, A. (2015). Too little; too late : effective developer support structures in digital platforms. In , (S. 18109). Annual Meeting Proceedings / Academy of Management, Academy of Management: Chicago, IL.
- Förderer, J., Schütz, S. W. and Kude, T. (2015). Add-on solution success : a configurational view on knowledge sharing in digital platforms. In , Building a better world through information systems : International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2014), Auckland, New Zealand, 14 – 17 December 2014 (S. 4429-4441). , Curran ; AISeL: Red Hook, NJ ; Atlanta, GA.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T. and Heinzl, A. (2014). Fit in cloud sourcing arrangements: An ontological perspective. In , Governing Sourcing Relationships. A Collection of Studies at the Country, Sector and Firm Level : 8th Global Sourcing Workshop 2014, Val d'Isere, France, March 23–26, 2014, Revised Selected Papers (S. 64–77). Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing : LNBIP, Springer: Berlin [u. a.].
- Huntgeburth, J., Förderer, J., Ebertin, C. and Veit, D. J. (2013). How cloud computing impacts stock market prices. In , Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI2013) : Feb 27 – Mar 01 2013 (S. 459–473). , Univ.: Leipzig.
- Huntgeburth, J., Förderer, J. and Veit, D. J. (2013). Up in the cloud: Understanding the chasm between expectations and reality. In , ICIS 2013 proceedings : 34th International Conference on Information Systems ; Research in Progress (S. Paper 77). , AISeL: Atlanta, GA.
- Foerderer, J. and Hoisl, K. (2020). Is status detrimental to distributed innovation? Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
- Förderer, J. (2018). Governance of complementary technology innovation : evidence from Apple's World Wide Developer Conference. Digital Innovations, Transformation, and Society Conference 2018 (DIGITS 2018), New Delhi, India.
- Lüker, N., Förderer, J. and Heinzl, A. (2018). Superstar complementors: Does high status discourage innovation in platform ecosystems? DRUID18, København, Denmark.
- Förderer, J. (2017). Relational third-party governance : evidence from Apple's World Wide Developer Conference. Platform Strategy Research Symposium 2017, Boston, MA.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Mithas, S. and Heinzl, A. (2016). Does platform owner's entry crowd out innovation? Evidence from Google photos. Platform Strategy Research Symposium 2016, Boston, MA.
- Förderer, J., Kude, T., Schütz, S. W. and Heinzl, A. (2014). Why can't they build apps? Effective developer support structures in digital platforms. European Workshop on Software Ecosystems 2014, Walldorf, Germany.
- Förderer, J. (2022). Erfolgsmodell Digitale Plattformen : Geschäftsmodelle – Netzwerkeffekte – Community-Management. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag.
- Lindenmayr, M. and Förderer, J. (2024). Digitale B2B-Plattformökosysteme für produzierende Unternehmen : Anwendungsbereiche und Beispiele entlang der Wertschöpfungskette. In Digitale Plattformen und Ökosysteme im B2B-Bereich : Fallstudien, Ansätze, Technologien und Tools (S. 161–182). Wiesbaden, Deutschland: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
- Förderer, J. (2023). Praxistipps für KMU und Start-ups im Umgang mit den BigTech-Plattformen. In Digitale Souveränität für Europa : Herausforderung und Zielsetzung (S. 81–88). Freiburg: Haufe Group.
- Förderer, J., Heinzl, A. and Kude, T. (2022). Plattformökosysteme. In Handbuch Digitalisierung (S. 137–160). München: Vahlen.