Ellen Weber

Dr. Ellen Weber is a postdoctoral researcher and research assistant at the Chair of Corporate Management, Department of Corporate Management, Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences at the University of Hohenheim, Germany. She has been working at the university since completing her education there, with a focus on digital leadership, people analytics, and service management research.

Dr. Weber earned her B.Sc. in Economics at the University of Hohenheim from 2009 to 2013, specializing in business education, historical economic research, and history. She continued at the same institution for her master's degree from 2013 to 2015, focusing on management and business education. During her studies, she gained practical experience in human resource management at a premium engineering service provider and worked at a school.

Dr. Weber's research focuses on digital leadership, people analytics, emotion in customer service chat interactions, and the use of text mining and quantitative automated language analysis. Her work examines how leadership behaviors impact organizational change during digital transformation, with particular attention to service management contexts. She investigates how digital leadership frameworks can be developed and implemented to address challenges in technology-driven business environments, including informal learning in hybrid work settings and sustainable HR practices. Her research integrates quantitative methods with organizational theory to provide evidence-based insights for practitioners.

Her extensive publication record demonstrates a clear research trajectory investigating leadership in digital transformation contexts, with increasing focus on AI applications, sustainability, and the gig economy. Her work bridges theoretical leadership concepts with practical applications in service management and organizational behavior, addressing timely challenges faced by organizations worldwide.

Dr. Weber collaborates extensively with Professor Büttgen and other researchers on projects related to digital transformation leadership, sustainable human resource management, and service innovation. Her research appears to be supported through the university's research infrastructure and likely third-party funding given the scope of her projects and publications in high-impact journals.