Research Field:


  • Green Business Process Management
  • Data Center Efficiency
  • Cloud Computing




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Curriculum Vitae:

Education


  • 2008 – 2011 Master Studies in Business Education, University of Göttingen, graduated as Master of Education
  • 2005 – 2008 Bachelor Studies in Business Information Systems, University of Göttingen, graduated as Bachelor of Science
  • 2004 – 2005 Bachelor Studies in Applied Computer Science, University of Göttingen
  • 1996 – 2003 Gymnasium Hindenburgschule Nienburg




Work experience


  • 2011 - 2014 Research Associate, Chair of Information Management
  • 2010 - 2011 Graduate Assistant, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Göttingen
  • 2008 - 2009 Graduate Assistant, Chair of Retailing, University of Göttingen
  • 2007 - 2009 Student Assistant, Mentoring Programme at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Göttingen
  • 2006 - 2009 Student Assistant, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliches Rechenzentrum, University of Göttingen



Publications

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  • How to Govern your Green IT? - Validating a Contingency Theory based Governance Model, Proceedings of the 18th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), June 24-28, Chengdu, China, 2014 (Opitz. N., Krüp H., Kolbe L.M.)
  • Environmentally Sustainable Business Process Management - Developing a Green BPM Readiness Model, Proceedings of the 18th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS), June 24-28, Chengdu, China, 2014 (Opitz. N., Krüp H., Kolbe L.M.)
  • Green Business Process Management – A Definition and Research Framework, Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2014, January 6-9, Big Island, USA, 2014 (Opitz, N., Krüp, H.; Kolbe, L. M.)
  • Green IT im Bundesverwaltungsamt, in: Zarnekow, R., Kolbe, L. (Hrsg.), Green IT - Erkenntnisse und BestPractices aus Fallstudien, Spinger, 2013 (Opitz, N., Erek, K., Henseler, R.)
  • Green IT bei der Deutschen Bank AG, in: Zarnekow, R., Kolbe, L. (Hrsg.), Green IT - Erkenntnisse und BestPractices aus Fallstudien, Spinger, 2013 (Opitz, N., Erek, K., Rekers, J., Dahlem, M.)

  • Kennzahlenbasierte Erfolgsmessung von Green IT-Maßnahmen – Eine empirische Analyse zum aktuellen Stand in Forschung und Praxis, WI 2013, Leipzig, (Opitz, N., Thies, F., Erek, K., Kolbe, L.M., Zarnekow, R.)
  • A Perception-based Model for Smart Grid Adoptionof Distribution System Operators - An Empirical Analysis, Poster Session, AMCIS 2012, Seattle, (Kossahl, J., Opitz, N., Kolbe, L.M.)
  • Introduction of an Electric Mobility Technological Architecture Framework - An Overview of EV specific Services and Functionalities, Poster Session, AMCIS 2012, Seattle, (Busse, S., Opitz, N., Erek, Kolbe, L.M.)
  • Kick-starting Green Business Process Management - Suitable Modeling Languages and Key Business Processes for Green Performance Measurement, AMCIS 2012, Seattle, (Opitz, N., Erek, K., Langkau, T.F., Kolbe, L.M., Zarknekow, R.)
  • Technology Acceptance of Cloud Computing: Empirical Evidence from German IT Departments, in: Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), 4-7 Januar, Maui, Hawaii, 2012 (Opitz, N., Langkau, T. F., Schmidt, N.-H., Kolbe,L. M.)