| Thomas Langenberg (Zwahr)*
Dr. Thomas Langenberg is a post-doctoral research
fellow at the Chair for Corporate
Strategy and Innovation (CSI) at the EPFL
College of Management of Technology. He recently completed his
dissertation on information exchange in user communities.
Thomas holds a diploma in aerospace engineering
from the University
BW in Munich, where he graduated at the Center
for Technology and Innovation Management in 2001. He has been
working with Accenture
for two years as an IT consultant in the European high-tech industry.
In January 2004, Thomas joined EPFL
to pursue his doctoral research. Furthermore, he was manager of
the EPFL Executive
Master in E-Governance program.
Thomas entered the Program on Networked Governance
in September 2005 as an Ambassadorial Scholar of the Rotary
International Foundation. Currently, he conducts research
on the determinants of critical mass in online social networks.
He uses contemporary internet tools (such as wordpress.org or ning.com)
to better understand participation in online information exchange.
Current subjects of study include:
- Team Triody.com, which is
an online community of local sports enthusiasts labeled
- Swim.Bike.Run.Eat.Sleeprs.Info,
which is a weblog for endurance sports related news that shall be
based on user generated content
*Thomas Zwahr decided to take up the family
name of his wife.
Academic Publications
Dissertation
Information
Exchange in User Communities: A Study of Individual Level Determinants
and Firm-Level Effects in the U.S. Snowsports Industry, Thomas
Langenberg, 2007
Working Papers, Work in Progress
Why are Some Individuals Less Indispensable than Others? A Study
on the Consequences of Emotional Commitment and Participation in
User Communities, Thomas Langenberg, 2007, work in progress
Absorptive Capacity Building, Intrafirm Social Networks, and Knowledge
Integration Mechanisms: Turning Good Ideas into Profit?, Thomas
Langenberg, Ines Mergel & Christopher Tucci, 2006, working paper,
submission in progress
What is the source of Firm Celebrity Status? A Study of the Relation
between Information Exposure and Emotional Responses toward Selected
Firms, Thomas Langenberg, 2007, work in progress
Teaching Cases
ASW.com - Monetizing Connectivity?, Thomas Langenberg and Alexander
Schellong, 2007, Teaching Case, published in the PNG Working Paper
Series at Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard University
Sponsored Studies
Thomas Zwahr et al. (2005) La
cyberadministration en Suisse: une analyse de la situation.
Research report written for the Unité de stratégie
informatique de la Confédération USIC
Conference Papers
and Book Sections
Mergel, I./Langenberg, T. (2007): Sustainability of online ties,
in: Friemel, T. (Ed.): Applications of Social Network Analysis,
UVK Universitaetsverlag Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, pp. 51-71.
Schellong, A./ Langenberg,
T. (2007). "Managing
Citizen Relationships: Hurricane Wilma, 311 and Miami-Dade County",
conference paper, Proceedings
of HICSS 40
Effective Citizen Relationship Management: Hurricane Wilma and Miami-Dade
County 311, Alexander Schellong and Thomas Langenberg, 2006, conference
paper, 7th Annual International Conference on Digital Government
Research, DG.O, 14.-18. May, Atlanta, GA.
Die Rolle der Neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien
in der Kommunalpolitik des 21. Jahrhunderts, Thomas Langenberg and
Alexander Schellong, 2005, in: Stock, Alexander/ Kegelmann, Jürgen
(Hrsg.) “Kommunalpolitik der Zukunft: partnerschaftlich und
professionell”, ibidem, Stuttgart.
Electronic Governance, Thomas Zwahr and Matthias Finger, 2005, Article
submitted to the Encyclopedia of Digital Government, edited by Prof.
Dr. Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko, Department of Local Government Studies,
FIN-33014 University of Tampere, Finland
Bürgerpartizipation und Bürgerorientierung - Chancen für
die Kommunalverwaltung, Alexander Schellong and Thomas Langenberg,
2005, in: Stock, Alexander/ Kegelmann, Jürgen (Hrsg.) “Kommunalpolitik
der Zukunft: partnerschaftlich und professionell”, ibidem,
Stuttgart. (forthcoming)
Towards Electronic Governance – Gaining Evidence for a Paradigm
Shift in Governance from Federated Identity Management, Thomas Zwahr,
Pierre Rossel and Matthias Finger, 2005, Paper presented at the
5th European Conference on eGovernment, Antwerp, Belgium, June 16-17,
2005
Towards Electronic Governance – A Case Study of ICT in Local
Government Governance, Thomas Zwahr, Pierre Rossel and Matthias
Finger , 2005, Paper presented at the National Conference On Digital
Government Research, May 15-18, 2005, Atlanta
More than digitisation – The Transformative Potential of e-Governance.,
Thomas Zwahr, Philipp Müller and Matthias Finger, 2005, Proceedings
of the 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
(HICSS’05) 2005. Big Island, Hawaii
Towards virtual governance architecture – a perspective on
information technology as a transformer of public institutions and
governments, Thomas Zwahr and Matthias Finger, 2004, Proceedings
of the e-Challenges Conference 2004. Vienna, Austria
Enhancing the e-Governance model: Enterprise Architecture as a potential
methodology to build a holistic framework, Thomas Zwahr and Matthias
Finger, 2004, Proceedings of the International Conference on Politics
and Information System: Technologies and Applications. Orlando,
Florida, USA
Critical Steps towards e-Governance: A Case Study Analysis, Thomas
Zwahr and Matthias Finger, 2004, Proceedings of the 4th European
Conference on E-Government 2004. Dublin, Ireland
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