Publikationen

• Wessel, M., Thies, F., and Benlian, A. 2022. “The Role of Prototype Fidelity in Technology Crowdfunding,” Journal of Business Venturing (37:4), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2022.106220Externer Link

• Thies, F., Wallbach, S., Wessel, M., Besler, M., and Benlian, A. 2022. “Initial Coin Offerings and the Cryptocurrency Hype—The Moderating Role of Exogenous and Endogenous Signals,” Electronic Markets (32), pp. 1691-1705, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-021-00460-9Externer Link

• Piening, E.P., Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. (2022). “Rückschläge richtig wegstecken: Eine moderate Anpassung der Strategie erhöht die Erfolgsaussichten,” Zeitschrift Führung und Organisation (4), pp. 232-236

• Piening, E.P., Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. (2022). “Auf der Suche nach Erfolg: Wie Entrepreneure auf Rückschläge reagieren,” Schmalenbach IMPULSE (2:2), pp. 1-4, https://doi.org/10.54585/ZAKL9296Externer Link

• Wessel, M., Gleasure, R., and Kauffman, R.J. 2021. “Sustainability of Rewards-Based Crowdfunding: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Funding Targets and Backer Satisfaction,” Journal of Management Information Systems (38:3), pp. 612-646, https://doi.org/10.1080/07421222.2021.1987622Externer Link

• Piening, E.P., Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2021. “Searching for Success—Entrepreneurs’ Responses to Crowdfunding Failure,” Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (45:3), pp. 626-657, https://doi.org/10.1177/1042258720980710Externer Link

• Adam, M., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2021. “AI-Based Chatbots in Customer Service and their Effects on User Compliance,” Electronic Markets (31), pp. 427-445, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-020-00414-7Externer Link

• Wessel, M., Adam, M., and Benlian, A. 2019. “The Impact of Sold-Out Early Birds on Option Selection in Reward-Based Crowdfunding,” Decision Support Systems (117), pp. 48-61, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2018.12.002Externer Link

• Adam, M., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2019. “Of Early Birds and Phantoms: How Sold-Out Discounts Impact Entrepreneurial Success in Reward-Based Crowdfunding,” Review of Managerial Science (13:3), pp. 545-560, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-018-0311-2Externer Link

• Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2018. “Network Effects on Crowdfunding Platforms: Exploring the Implications of Relaxing Input Control,” Information Systems Journal (28:6),
  pp. 1239-1262, https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12194Externer Link

• Wessel, M., Thies, F., and Benlian, A. 2017. “Opening the Floodgates: The Implications of Increasing Platform Openness in Crowdfunding,” Journal of Information Technology (32:4), pp. 344-360, https://doi.org/10.1057/s41265-017-0040-zExterner Link

• Wessel, M., Thies, F., and Benlian, A. 2016. “The Emergence and Effects of Fake Social Information: Evidence from Crowdfunding,” Decision Support Systems (90), pp. 75-85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2016.06.021Externer Link

• Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2016. “Effects of Social Interaction Dynamics on Platforms,” Journal of Management Information Systems (33:3), pp. 843-873, https://doi.org/10.1080/07421222.2016.1243967Externer Link

II. Referierte Konferenzbeiträge/Conference Proceedings

• Wurm, B., Wessel, M., Tremblay, M.C., Avital, M., Hukal, P., and Junglas, I. 2023. “Digital Trace Data Research in Information Systems: Opportunities and Challenges,” European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Kristiansand, Norway.

• Reuter, D., Vedula, S., Thies, F., and Wessel, M. 2023. “So Sad! Entrepreneurs’ Emotions caused by Crowdfunding Campaign Failures,” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

• Reuter, D., Vedula, S., Thies, F., and Wessel, M. 2022. “Flattening the Curve: Platform Embeddedness and Entrepreneurs’ Emotional Responses to Crowdfunding Campaign Performance,” Strategic Management Society 42^nd Annual Conference, London, UK.

• Cennamo, C., Constantiou, I., and Wessel, M. 2021. “The ‘Love Effect’ in Crowdfunding Markets: How Platform Selective Promotion of Projects Affect Value Creation,” DRUID, Copenhagen, Denmark.

• Wessel, M., Gleasure, R., and Kauffman, R.J. 2021. “Creators and Backers in Rewards-Based Crowdfunding: Will Incentive Misalignment Affect Kickstarter’s Sustainability?,” Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Honolulu, USA.

• Cennamo, C., Constantiou, I., and Wessel, M. 2020. “The ‘Love Effect’ in Crowdfunding Markets: How Platform Selective Promotion of Projects Affect Value Creation,” Strategic Management Society 40^th Annual Conference, London, UK.

• Frick, T., Belo, R., and Wessel, M. 2020. “Behave Yourself! Investigating the Effect of a Platform-Wide Code of Conduct on User Contribution Quality,” Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research (SCECR), Madrid, Spain.

• Adam, M., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2019. “How Anthropomorphic Design Cues and the Foot-in-the-Door Technique Affect User Compliance with Chatbots in Customer Self-Service,” Frontiers in Service Conference, Singapore.

• Frick, T., Hukal, P., and Wessel, M. 2019. “Behave Yourself! Investigating How the Introduction of a Code of Conduct Affects Users’ Platform Contributions,” Statistical Challenges in Electronic Commerce Research (SCECR), Hong Kong.

• Piening, E.P., Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2019. “Learning to Raise Money – How and when Serial Entrepreneurs Learn from Failed Crowdfunding Campaigns,” Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

• Baiyere, A., Jensen, T., Wessel, M., and Hedman, J. 2018. “Navigating Global Online Market Places (GOMPs) – An ADR Perspective,” International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, USA.

• Winkler, T.J. and Wessel, M. 2018. “A Primer on Decision Rights in Information Systems: Review and Recommendations,” International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), San Francisco, USA.

• Adam, M., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2018. “Of Early Birds and Phantoms: How Sold-Out Discounts Impact Entrepreneurial Success in Reward-Based Crowdfunding,” Global Innovation and Knowledge Academy Conference (GIKA), Valencia, Spain.

• Wessel, M., Thies, F., and Benlian, A. 2017. “Competitive Positioning of Complementors on Digital Platforms: Evidence from the Sharing Economy,” International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Seoul, South Korea.

• Thies, F., Wessel, M., Rudolph, J., and Benlian, A. 2016. “Personality Matters: How Signaling Personality Traits Can Influence the Adoption and Diffusion of Crowdfunding Campaigns,” European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), İstanbul, Turkey.

• Wessel, M., Thies, F., and Benlian, A. 2015. “The Effects of Relinquishing Control in Platform Ecosystems: Implications from a Policy Change on Kickstarter,” International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Fort Worth, USA.

• Wessel, M., Thies, F., and Benlian, A. 2015. “A Lie Never Lives to Be Old: The Effects of Fake Social Information on Consumer Decision-Making in Crowdfunding,” European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Münster, Germany.

• Wessel, M. and Thies, F. 2015. “The Effects of Personalization on Purchase Intentions for Online News: An Experimental Study of Different Personalization Increments,” European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Münster, Germany.

• Stadler, M., Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2015. “Erfolg von Crowdfunding-Kampagnen frühzeitig erkennen: Erfolgsprädiktoren auf Kickstarter und Indiegogo,” Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI), Osnabrück, Germany

• Thies, F., Wessel, M., and Benlian, A. 2014. “Understanding the Dynamic Interplay of Social Buzz and Contribution Behavior within and between Online Platforms – Evidence from Crowdfunding,” International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), Auckland, New Zealand.

• Thies, F., and Wessel, M. 2014. “The Circular Effects of Popularity Information and Electronic Word-of-Mouth on Consumer Decision-Making: Evidence from a Crowdfunding Platform,” European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Tel Aviv, Israel.

III. Dissertation