Jeanine Kirchner-Krath
Dr. Jeanine Kirchner-Krath is an Assistant Professor of Digitalization and Sustainable Management at the University of Koblenz.
Her research focuses on the interface between sustainability management, psychology and computer science and examines the design, perception and impact of digital technologies on ecological and social sustainability. Human beings are at the heart of the question of how digitalization can be implemented responsibly in companies.
Research topics include motivational information systems for sustainable behavior in the workplace, the impact of digital technologies on procrastination and mental health, and the role of generative AI for sustainability innovations.
Featured publications
Kirchner-Krath, J., Schmidt-Kraepelin, M., Schmähl, K., Schütz, C., Morschheuser, B., Sunyaev, A. (2025)
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e65214. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/65214
Kirchner-Krath, J., Dijkstra-Silva, S., Morschheuser, B., von Korflesch, H. F. O. (2024)
Internet Research, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/INTR-06-2024-1000
Kirchner-Krath, J., Altmeyer, M., Schürmann, L., Kordyaka, B., Morschheuser, B., Klock, A.C.T., Nacke, L., Hamari, J., von Korflesch, H. F. O. (2024)
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 190, 103314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2024.103314
Kirchner-Krath, J., Morschheuser, B., Sicevic, N., Xi, N., von Korflesch, H. F. O., Hamari, J. (2024)
International Journal of Information Management, 77, 102754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2024.102754
Krath J., Morschheuser, B., von Korflesch H.F.O., Hamari, J. (2023)
How to increase sustainable engagement in the workplace through green IS: the role of instructional and motivational design features
In: ECIS 2023 Research Papers, 16.-19. June 2023, Kristiansand, Norway, 244. https://aisel.aisnet.org/ecis2023_rp/244
Krath J., Schürmann, L., von Korflesch H.F.O. (2021)
Revealing the theoretical basis of gamification: a systematic review and analysis of theory in research on gamification, serious games and game-based learning
Computers in Human Behavior (125), December 2021, 106963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106963.
Upcoming conferences
July 25-29, 2025
85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM)
Kirchner-Krath, J., Neumann, T., Schaarschmidt, M. & Morschheuser, B. (2025). The Emerging Roles of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Entrepreneurship.
Past conferences
June 13-19, 2024
32nd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS)
Kirchner-Krath, J., Birnstiel, S. & Morschheuser, B. (2024). Combating Procrastination with Information Systems: A Systematic Review on Design Approaches and Effects.
Xi, R., Kirchner-Krath, J. & Morschheuser, B. (2024). Towards an Ethical Metaverse: A Systematic Review on Privacy Challenges.
May 11-15, 2024
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
Kirchner-Krath, J., Schmidt-Kraepelin, M., Schöbel, S., Ullrich, M., Sunyaev, A. & von Korflesch, H. F. O. (2024). Outplay your weaker self: A mixed-method experiment on gamification to overcome procrastination in academia.
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