Center for Digital Transformation
Managing Digital Transformation
Digitalization is transforming vast areas of our lives and new technologies are fundamentally changing the way companies work. From processes to business models and management styles – everything must be put to the test. The Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) researches issues related to digitalization, its challenges, and opportunities. Our goal is to develop solutions through practice-oriented research and thus generate direct benefits for the economy and society. New findings flow directly into teaching to prepare our students for the tasks of the future.
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New publication in the journal “Journal of Banking and Finance” by Prof. Sebastian Müller
The publication entitled "Analyst Recommendations and Mispricing Across the Globe" was conducted by Prof. Sebastian Müller in cooperation with Prof. Vitor Azevedo from the Department of Financial Management - RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau. This study analyzes analysts' recommendations across 45 countries from 1994 to 2019. It finds that, unlike in the U.S., these recommendations result in significant abnormal returns in international markets. Analysts tend to favor underpriced stocks, and their recommendations are particularly valuable in less developed markets. The findings suggest that analysts' recommendations are more beneficial to investors than previously believed.
The publication can be accessed here
Tobias Kircher's Successful Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Congratulations! Tobias Kircher, a doctoral researcher at the Professorship for Innovation and Digitalization of Prof. Dr Jens Foerderer, has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation.
Tobias presented his critical examination of recent data protection and privacy interventions in digital content. His dissertation explores the potential downsides of these interventions, particularly their effects on innovation and pricing, offering timely and important insights into this issue.
Gratitude is extended to Prof. Dr. Joachim Henkel for his review and Prof. Dr. Jochen Hartmann for chairing the committee. Their expertise and support were crucial to this successful defense.
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Data-driven Decision Making
How can companies and organizations make decisions based on actual data rather than intuition? We apply big data analytics, machine learning and optimization to support decision making in health care, finance, marketing, and supply chain management. We refine the methods for specific applications and develop new algorithms and methods which can deal with the uncertainty usually present in data.
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Digital Platforms
How can businesses benefit from digital platforms? We study digital business models where competition as well as other determinants are taken into account. We develop methods and incentive schemes that help a platform to gain traction among users, suppliers as well as consumers, and investigate the necessary steps that need to be taken to establish successful platforms in the market.
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Impact of Digital Technologies on Business
What impact do digital technologies have on business? We investigate the improvement of processes, business models and business ecosystems through the combination of various digital technologies in order to ensure the competitiveness of a company. We also explore the use of virtual reality and augmented reality in industry and investigate the impact of digitization on the financial markets.
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Master or Bachelor Thesis at the CDT
Students who are interested in writing their Master or Bachelor Thesis at the Center for Digital Transformation (CDT). To be considered for the winter term, please submit your application no later than 15 February. For the summer term, the deadline is 15 September. Further information can be found here.
General information
The team of the CDT contributes to the study programs offered by the TUM School of Management at the TUM Campus Heilbronn. More information about the Bachelor in Management & Technology can be found here and about the Master in Management here.
Project Studies
A project carried out by a team of students of the Bachelor in Management & Technology (BMT) and the Master in Management (MIM) of the TUM Campus Heilbronn in collaboration with a company and a professorship of the TUM School of Management. Further information can be found here.
Interdisciplinary projects (IDPs)
IDPs are available for students of the Informatics study program and consist of theoretical (learning about management techniques) and practical (implementing informatics) skills. Further information can be found here.