Maximilian Raab

Maximilian Raab is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Business Information Systems (Industrial Information Systems) at Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg since April 2017. He completed his Master's degree at the same institution and earned his doctorate on 'The Effects of Affective Cues on Reward-Based Crowdfunding Performance.' Prior to academia, he worked as a software developer at DATEV eG during his Bachelor's and Master's studies.

Research Focus: Raab investigates affective and cognitive factors influencing investment behavior on reward-based crowdfunding platforms. His work emphasizes emotional displays (verbal/nonverbal), social presence mechanisms, and platform design optimization. Key methodologies include quantitative analysis and empirical studies.

Recent Publications: His 2023 paper in Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems reviews crowdfunding literature, while his 2020 Decision Support Systems article examines emotional contagion effects. Earlier work (ECIS 2017) explores social presence dynamics across U.S. and German platforms.

Affiliations: Active in academic reviewing, affiliated with research teams at Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg. Collaborates with Prof. Dr. Sven Overhage, PD Dr. Sebastian Schlauderer, and Dr. Thomas Friedrich.