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Kai Reimers is a Professor of Business Information Systems at RWTH Aachen University's School of Business and Economics. He has held this position since September 2003 and previously served as a guest professor at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management in Beijing from 1998 to 2003 with support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
Professor Reimers received his education in business sciences in Germany, earned his doctorate in economics and business administration from the University of Wuppertal, and completed his habilitation at the University of Bremen. His academic career spans over two decades with a focus on the intersection of business information systems and organization theory.
His research primarily focuses on:
- Development of industry-wide information infrastructures
- Development of IT standards
- Development of enterprise-wide information systems
Professor Reimers' work examines how economic activities organization affects Electronic Business and vice versa, with the ultimate goal of better designing and managing inter-organizational information systems (IOIS). His research spans from foundational work on electronic markets in the 1990s to contemporary studies on digital transformation, data governance, and healthcare information systems.
His recent publications (2024-2025) address cutting-edge topics including applying boundary object theory to medical prescriptions in digital healthcare contexts and proposing ownership-based approaches for data market compatibility aligned with EU privacy and antitrust objectives.
Professor Reimers leads the Research Group Electronic Business, which is part of the School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University and closely associated with the Computer, Learning and Teaching Space (CLeVer) of the Faculty. The group focuses on diverse aspects of Electronic Business, particularly the electronic support of inter-organizational business processes through information technology.
