Oliver Krancher

Oliver Krancher is Lecturer at the Institute of Business Information Systems, University of Bern, and concurrently Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen. Holding a diploma in Business Informatics (University of Regensburg & Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) and a doctorate from the University of Bern, he investigates knowledge processes surrounding the development, use and governance of information technology.

His research interests revolve around:

• Knowledge transfer and governance in IT outsourcing – examining how clients and vendors exchange and integrate knowledge across multisourcing and offshoring arrangements.
• Social media and collaboration platforms – exploring how short-message feeds and awareness mechanisms influence team learning and performance.
• Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) – analysing the affordances of cloud platforms that enable self-organisation and continuous feedback in software development.
• Organisational routines under malleable IT – studying how flexible information systems reshape routines and momentum for change.

Across more than thirty peer-reviewed publications since 2011, his work consistently bridges behavioural and economic perspectives on IT governance, knowledge management, and software sourcing. Recent articles in Journal of the Association for Information Systems and European Journal of Information Systems highlight empirical insights into multisourcing governance and complementor dedication in platform ecosystems.

Scientific awards and honours

• Best Associate Editor Award, International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2017
• AIS Award for Innovation in Teaching 2015 for the master-level course “Enterprise Software-as-a-Service Lab”
• McKinsey Business Technology Award 2013 (1st prize)

Teaching and grants narrative
At the University of Bern he teaches Bachelor-level “Business Process Management” and Master-level “Enterprise Software as a Service Lab”. While specific research grants are not detailed in the provided text, his sustained publication record and visiting appointments (e.g., Georgia Institute of Technology) indicate ongoing funded research activity in the areas outlined above.

Laboratories and teams
He is affiliated with the Institute of Business Information Systems (Dept. Information Engineering) at the University of Bern and the IT University of Copenhagen, both of which host interdisciplinary research environments in information systems, outsourcing and digital innovation.