Welcome to the Research Group on Strategic Information Management

The Research Group on Strategic Information Management (RG SIM) is part of the research network of the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS). Its research focus is on management challenges that senior executives with responsibility for information technology face in the Digital Age. The research group comprises a team of researchers that have a strong academic background in both the Information Systems Discipline and in Management Studies. In addition, many group members bring in practical experiences from executive positions in industry or in IT management consulting.

Industry research is our vocation and hallmark of our work. Industry challenges and unresolved problems have been the main motivation for us to embark on a topic. The development of management recommendations has always been our ultimate goal. We pursue this goal by undertaking rigorous research, i.e. empirical research that meets highest international standards. As our industry partners provide us with both, intriguing topics and testbeds for validating our findings, they are an essential cornerstone of our research.