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Prof. Dr. Jens Dibbern is a Full Professor for Information Systems and Director of the Information Engineering Unit at the University of Bern’s Institute of Information Systems. His academic career includes roles at the University of Mannheim and research stays at HEC Montreal. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration (2003) and has extensive experience in IT outsourcing, platform ecosystems, and collaborative software development. His research focuses on governance mechanisms, multisourcing dynamics, and sustainability in autonomous systems. He leads the Swiss Software Industry Survey series and contributes to editorial boards of journals like the Journal of the Association for Information Systems (JAIS) and Business & Information Systems Engineering (BISE).
**Education and Career**: Jens Dibbern earned his MBA equivalent (Dipl. Kaufmann) from Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Bayreuth. He has held academic positions at the Universities of Mannheim and Bern, serving as Head of the Department of Business Administration (2012–2014).
**Research Interests**: His work spans IT outsourcing, business process outsourcing, platform ecosystems, and software engineering. Notable contributions include frameworks for autonomous systems, governance in multisourcing, and the role of software robots in process automation. He frequently publishes in top-tier journals such as Journal of Management Information Systems and Information Systems Journal.
**Teaching**: He teaches advanced courses in Information Systems, including IT resource management, platform-based collaboration, and doctoral research methods. His executive training focuses on strategic sourcing decisions and vendor management.
**Editorial and Leadership**: As Senior Editor of the Journal of Strategic Information Systems (JSIS) and former Co-Editor of BISE, he actively shapes academic discourse. He also leads the Swiss Software Industry Survey, analyzing trends in the Swiss software sector.
