Prof. Dr. Oliver Krancher

Visiting Lecturer and former Assistant Professor at the Institute of Information Systems

Institute of Information Systems - Information Engineering

E-Mail
oliver.krancher@unibe.ch
Postal Address
Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik
Abteilung Information Engineering
Muesmattstrasse 27
CH - 3012 Bern
Since 2018 Associate Professor at IT University of Copenhagen
Since 2018 Lecturer at University of Bern 
2013 Assistant Professor at the Institute of Information Systems, Information Engineering Unit, University of Bern
2013 Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Information Systems, Information Engineering Unit, University of Bern
2010-2013 Doctoral student and research assistant at the Institute of Information Systems, Information Engineering Unit, University of Bern
2012 Visiting scholar the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA (Professor Sandra Slaughter)
2010–2012 Certificate of Advanced Studies in Higher Education at University of Bern
2007–2010 Consultant at Accenture (Germany)
20022007 Diploma studies of information systems (honors degree) at University of Regensburg and Università Cattolica des Sacro Cuore Milan
2004–2007 Internships at Daimler AG (Germany), Siemens VDO (France), Accenture (Germany)

My research focusses on knowledge processes in the development, use, and management of information technology.

Journal Article

Krancher, Oliver; Oshri, Ilan; Kotlarsky, Julia; Dibbern, Jens (2022). Bilateral, Collective, or Both? Formal Governance and Performance in Multisourcing. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 23(5), pp. 1210-1234. AISeL 10.17705/1jais.00751

Hurni, Thomas; Huber, Thomas L.; Dibbern, Jens; Krancher, Oliver (2020). Complementor dedication in platform ecosystems: rule adequacy and the moderating role of flexible and benevolent practices. European journal of information systems, 30(3), pp. 237-260. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/0960085X.2020.1779621

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens; Meyer, Paul (2018). How Social Media-Enabled Communication Awareness Enhances Project Team Performance. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 19(9), pp. 813-856. AIS/ACM

Krancher, Oliver; Luther, Pascal; Jost, Marc (2018). Key Affordances of Platform-as-a-Service : Self-Organization and Continuous Feedback. Journal of Management Information Systems, 35(3), pp. 776-812. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/07421222.2018.1481636

Book Section

Krancher, Oliver (2020). Knowledge Transfer in the Transition Phase: Review of the Literature and Implications for Digital Business Strategy and Agility. In: Beulen, Erik; Ribbers, Pieter M.A. (eds.) The Routledge Companion to Managing Digital Outsourcing (pp. 177-202). Routledge

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2020). Knowledge Transfer in Software Maintenance Outsourcing: The Key Roles of Software Knowledge and Guided Learning Tasks. In: Hirschheim, Rudy; Heinzl, Armin; Dibbern, Jens (eds.) Information Systems Outsourcing. The Era of Digital Transformation. Progress in IS (pp. 147-181). Springer, Cham 10.1007/978-3-030-45819-5_7

Krancher, Oliver (2018). Zwei Fallstudien zu begleitetem Wissenstransfer im Outsourcing: Implikationen für die Praxis. In: Ackermann, Benno; Krancher, Oliver; North, Klaus; Schildknecht, Katrin; Schorta, Silvia (eds.) Erfolgreicher Wissenstransfer in agilen Organisationen (pp. 159-181). Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler 10.1007/978-3-658-19468-0_10

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2014). Managing Knowledge Transfer in Software-Maintenance Outsourcing Transitions: A System-Dynamics Perspective. In: Information Systems Outsourcing: Towards Sustainable Business Value. Progress in IS (pp. 223-243). Heidelberg: Springer

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2012). Learning Software-Maintenance Tasks in the Transition Phase of Offshore Outsourcing Projects: Two Learning-Theoretical Perspectives. In: Kotlarsky, Julia; Oshri, Ilan; Willcocks, Leslie P. (eds.) The Dynamics of Global Sourcing. Perspectives and Practices. 6th Global Sourcing Workshop 2012, Courchevel, France, March 12-15, 2012. Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing: Vol. 130 (pp. 105-125). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer 10.1007/978-3-642-33920-2_7

Conference or Workshop Item

Krancher, Oliver (8 June 2020). Agile Software Development Practices and Success in Outsourced Projects: The Moderating Role of Requirements Risk. In: Stray, Viktoria; Hoda, Rashina; Paasivaara, Maria; Kruchten, Philippe (eds.) International Conference on Agile Software Development. Lecture Notes in Business Information processing: Vol. 383 (pp. 56-72). Springer, Cham 10.1007/978-3-030-49392-9_4

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens; Meyer, Paul (2019). When Less is More: How Short-message Feeds in Social Media Platforms Affect Collaborative Learning (In Press). In: Fortieth International Conference on Information Systems. Munich, Germany. 15.-18.12.2019.

Lehrig, Tim; Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2019). Affordance Perceptions under Malleable Information Technology: A Social Cognitive Theory Perspective (In Press). In: Fortieth International Conference on Information Systems.

Krancher, Oliver; Stürmer, Matthias (2018). A Knowledge-Based Perspective on Contract Choice in Application Outsourcing. In: Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2018. Lüneburg, Germany. 06.-09.03.2018.

Krancher, Oliver; Kotlarsky, Julia; Oshri, Ilan; Dibbern, Jens (2018). Bilateral versus Collective Governance : How Clients Promote Relational Norms in Multisourcing (Submitted). In: The 12th Global Sourcing Workshop. La Thuile, Italy. 21.-24.02.2018.

Krancher, Oliver; Stürmer, Matthias (2018). Explaining Multisourcing Decisions in Application Outsourcing. In: Twenty-Sixth European Conference on Information Systems. Portsmouth, UK. 23.-28.06 2017.

Krancher, Oliver; Oshri, Ilan; Kotlarsky, Julia; Dibbern, Jens (2018). How Formal Governance Affects Multisourcing Success: A Multi-level Perspective. In: 39th International Conference on Information Systems. San Francisco, USA.

Lehrig, Tim; Krancher, Oliver (2018). Change of Organizational Routines under Malleable Information Technology: Explaining Variations in Momentum. In: 39th International Conference on Information Systems. San Francisco, CA.

Lehrig, Tim; Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (December 2017). How Users Perceive and Actualize Affordances: An Exploratory Case Study of Collaboration Platforms (In Press). In: Thirty Eighth International Conference on Information Systems. Seoul, South Korea. 10.12.-13.12.2017.

Stürmer, Matthias; Krancher, Oliver; Myrach, Thomas (7 March 2017). When the exception becomes the norm : Direct awards to IT vendors by the Swiss public sector. In: 10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV) (pp. 43-46). New York, NY, USA: ACM 10.1145/3047273.3047329

Krancher, Oliver; Stürmer, Matthias (2017). Multisourcing Decision in Application Services Outsourcing: Do the Smart Get Smarter? (Unpublished). In: The 11th Global Sourcing Workshop. La Thuile Italy. 22.-25.02.2017.

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2015). Knowledge in software-maintenance outsourcing projects: beyond integration of business and technical knowledge. In: 48th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 4406-4415). IEEE Computer Society

Lehrig, Tim; Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2015). The Evolution of Routines under flexible Information Technology. In: European Conference on Information Systems 2015. Münster, Germany. 26.-29.05.2015.

Krancher, Oliver; Huber, Thomas; Dibbern, Jens (2015). Explaining Endogenous Control Change in Outsourced Software Projects (Unpublished). In: The 9th Global Sourcing Workshop. La Thuile, Italy. 18.-21.02.2015.

Krancher, Oliver; Luther, Pascal (2015). Software Development in the Cloud: Exploring the Affordances of Platform-as-a-Service. In: The 36th International Conference of Information Systems. Fort Worth, Texas. 13.-16.12.2015.

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (23 March 2014). Does the dichotomy of technical and business knowledge apply to software-maintenance outsourcing? (Unpublished). In: The 8th Global Sourcing Workshop. Val d’Isère, France. 23.-26.03.2014.

Krancher, Oliver; Munz, Kathrin; Dibbern, Jens; Knolmayer, Gerhard (11 March 2013). Media performance during knowledge transfer in application offshoring: the perspectives of media synchronicity and cognitive load (Unpublished). In: The 7th Global Sourcing Workshop. Val d'Isère. 11.-14.03.2013.

Krancher, Oliver; Slaughter, Sandra (2013). Governing individual learning in the transition phase of software maintenance offshoring: a dynamic perspective. In: 46th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (3543 -3552). IEEE Computer Society

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2012). Learning software-maintenance tasks in offshoring projects: a cognitive-load perspective. In: The 2012 International Conference of Information Systems. Orlando, USA. December 16-19, 2012.

Krancher, Oliver; Dibbern, Jens (2011). Knowledge Transfer Processes in the IS Offshore Outsourcing Transition: A Conceptual Model. Sprouts : working papers on information environments, systems and organizations, 11(145). Information Systems Department in Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University

Thesis

Krancher, Oliver (2013). Knowledge transfer in software-maintenance offshore outsourcing. (Dissertation, Universität Bern, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik)

  • Best Associate Editor Award (International Conference on Information Systems 2017)
  • AIS Innovation in Teaching Award 2015, recognizing the Master's lecture Enterprise-Software-as-a-Service Lab 
  • McKinsey Business Technology Award 2013 (First Prize)