Thomas Dilger, BA MA

Senior Lecturer +43 512 2070 - 3537 thomas.dilger@mci.edu

Professional work experience

01/2018 - present
Senior Lecturer - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Bachelor Management, Communication & IT Master Management, Communication & IT Bachelor Digital Business & Software Engineering
01/2018 - present
External Lecturer - University of Nebraska Omaha
Executive Master of Science in Information Technology
08/2016 - present
Adjunct Lecturer - University of Innsbruck
Department of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation Institut für Unternehmens und Steuerrecht
10/2014 - 12/2017
Lecturer - MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Bachelor program Management, Communication & IT Master program Management, Communication & IT
10/2012 - 07/2016
Assistant Professor - University of Innsbruck
Department of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation
02/2010 - 07/2010
Management assistant - Advanced ID Asia Engineering CO., LTD. , Thailand
08/2008 - 10/2008
Tutor for Incoming Students - Management Center Innsbruck
01/2008 - 06/2008
Network Administration - Aquacenter Tirol
08/2003 - 09/2003
Quality Management Assistant - Leonhard Lang Medical GmbH

Education

09/2010 - 09/2012
Masters Degree, with Honors - Management Center Innsbruck
Management, Communication & IT
09/2007 - 09/2010
Bachelor Degree, with Distinction - Management Center Innsbruck
Management, Communication & IT

Teaching (faculty internships etc.)

12/2019 - present
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
IT-Investment Cloud vs. on Premise (NPV, IRR, CAGR,EVA,FCF)
10/2019 - present
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Strategic Financial Planning
01/2019 - 09/2020
University of Innsbruck
VO International Accounting and Business Valuation
10/2018 - 03/2020
USI
Work-Workout Balance
10/2018 - present
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
business administration for business information systems
03/2018 - present
University of Nebraska Omaha
Executive Master of Science in Information Technology - Evaluation of Enterprise IT
10/2016 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Investment & Finance
10/2016 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Management Accounting
10/2016 - 03/2020
Management Center Innsbruck
IT-Foundation
10/2016 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Quality Management
02/2016 - present
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Entrepreneurship
01/2016 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Controlling
10/2015 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Business Informatics
06/2015 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Academical research work & empirical social research
03/2015 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Governance with IT
10/2014 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Management Accounting
10/2014 - 03/2015
UMIT
Mathematical Finance
10/2013 - present
Management Center Innsbruck
Financial Accounting
10/2013 - 10/2015
UMIT
Introduction to Taxation
02/2013 - 03/2020
USI
Athletic Sports
09/2012 - present
University of Innsbruck
PS Financial Accounting

Practice related research and developmental project

01/2020 - 11/2021
Land Tirol
Integrated Learning Scenario for Operational Excellence and Agility based on the Cognitive Load Theory

Competitive Research Award

09/2021 - 09/2021
Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research
Ars Docendi Recognition Award 2021 for Excellent Teaching
01/2020 - 01/2020
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
MCI Teaching Award 2019 for outstanding performance in teaching
01/2020 - 01/2020
Land Tirol
TWF Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung
01/2014 - 12/2014
University of Innsbruck
Scholarship of Excellence
01/2013 - 12/2013
University of Innsbruck
Scholarship of Excellence
01/2012 - 12/2012
MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Scholarship of Excellence

Positions in professional/academic societies

07/2015 - present
Academic Advocate - ISACA® - Information Systems Audit and Control Association

Peer reviewed journal article

Sternat, T., Bernsteiner, R., Ploder, C., & Dilger, T. (2024). Blockchains in health information systems: A literature review on use cases and status of implementation of blockchains for electronic health records. Human Systems Management, Preprint(Preprint), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3233/HSM-230148
Höller, S., Dilger, T., Spiess, T., Ploder, C., & Bernsteiner, R. (2024). Awareness of Unethical Artificial Intelligence and its Mitigation Measures. European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 15(2), 67–89. doi: https://doi.org/10.24818/ejis.2023.17
Dilger, T., Bernardi, S., Ploder, C., Spieß, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2023). Cash in the Trash? An Austrian Perspective on Mobile Payment Adoption. KnE Social Sciences, 8(1), 375–398. https://doi.org/10.18502/kss.v8i1.12657
Amore, E., Dilger, T., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., & Mezzenzana, M. (2023). Leverage the COBIT 2019 Design Toolkit in an SME Context: A Multiple Case Study. KnE Social Sciences, 8(1), 73–101. https://doi.org/10.18502/kss.v8i1.12636
Khazanchi, D., Bernsteiner, R., Dilger, T., Groth, A., Mirski, P. J., Ploder, C., Schlögl, S., & Spieß, T. (2022). Strategies and best practices for effective eLearning: lessons from theory and experience. Journal of Information Technology Case and Application Research, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228053.2022.2118992
Spiess, T., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., & Dilger, T. (2021). Techno-stress in the Workplace: Triggers, Outcomes, and Coping Strategies with a Special Focus on Generational Differences. International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology, 16(3), 217–234. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWET.2021.119875
Ploder, C., Spiess, T., Bernsteiner, R., Dilger, T., & Weichelt, R. (2021). A Risk Analysis on Blockchain Technology Usage for Electronic Health Records. Journal of Cloud Computing and Data Science (CCDS), 2(2), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.37256/ccds.222021777
Bernsteiner, R., Dilger, T., Ploder, C. (2020). A knowledge governance framework for open innovation projects. International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology (IJWET), 2020 Vol.15 No.2, pp.189 – 212. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJWET.2020.109731.
Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., & Dilger, T. (2020). Improving Decision Quality for Business Users Based on Cloud-based Self-Service Business Intelligence Tools. Journal of Cloud Computing and Data Science (CCDS), 1(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.37256/ccds.112020162
Dilger, T., & Graschitz, S. (2015). Influencing Factors on Earnings Management Empirical Evidence from Listed German and Austrian Companies. International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences and Applied Research, 8(2), 69-86.

Chapters in books

Koller, M., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., & Dilger, T. (2020). Algorithms in the IoT: An Evaluation Model for Predictive Maintenance of Cyber-Physical Systems. In L. Gaur, A. Solanki, V. Jain, & D. Khazanchi (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Engineering Innovations and Technology Management in Organizations. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2772-6

Peer reviewed academic/professional meeting proceedings

Widera, A.-P., Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2025). A Literature Review of Hindering Factors in Digital Transformation Processes. In L. Uden & I.-H. Ting (Eds.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (pp. 329–340). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-95898-4_23
Dilger, T., König, T., Haas, W., Ploder, C., & Bernsteiner, R. (2024). Challenging the AgileFall Budgeting-Trap: Applying the Continuous Planning and Forecasting Framework (CPFF). In M. Mavri, P. Ikouta Mazza, A. Karasavvoglou, & P. Polychronidou (Hrsg.), Economic Growth, Prosperity and Sustainability in the Economies of the Balkans and Eastern European Countries (S. 145–168). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58437-4_8
Schmidt, F., Ploder, C., Rottensteiner, A., & Dilger, T. (2024). Graphical Support for Knowledge Transfer During IT Project Implementations. In L. Uden & I.-H. Ting (Hrsg.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (S. 61–70). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63269-3_5
Ploder, C., Spiess, J., Schlögl, S., Dilger, T., Bernsteiner, R., & Gander, M. (2024). The Use of Web Scraping to Explain Donation Behavior. In L. Uden & I.-H. Ting (Hrsg.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (S. 394–403). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63269-3_30
Probst, A., Bernsteiner, R., Pachatz, W., Ploder, C., & Dilger, T. (2024). Students’ Views on the Internet of Things in Engineering Education. In M. E. Auer, U. R. Cukierman, E. Vendrell Vidal, & E. Tovar Caro (Hrsg.), Towards a Hybrid, Flexible and Socially Engaged Higher Education (S. 178–188). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51979-6_18
Tullis, S., Schlögl, S., Dilger, T., & Spieß, T. (2023). Supporting Teacher-built Learning Chatbots – An Initial Tool Evaluation. ICERI2023 Proceedings, 6212–6218. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2023.1551
Rottensteiner, A., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., & Dilger, T. (2023). Development and Evaluation of a Multimodal Didactic Concept for Teaching Emerging Trends in Business Informatics. EDULEARN23 Proceedings, 2889–2893. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2023.0815
Nagl, A., Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Schlögl, S. (2023). Development of a Knowledge Transfer Model for Family-Owned SMEs. In L. Uden & I.-H. Ting (Hrsg.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (S. 245–254). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-34045-1_21
Brühl, S., Bernsteiner, R., Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Spiess, T. (2023). The Use of No-Code Platforms in Startups. In L. Uden & I.-H. Ting (Hrsg.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (S. 289–301). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-34045-1_24
Bernsteiner, R., Probst, A., Pachatz, W., Ploder, C., & Dilger, T. (2023). Augmented Reality in Engineering Education – A Comparison of Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions. In M. E. Auer, W. Pachatz, & T. Rüütmann (Hrsg.), Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition (S. 207–219). Springer International Publishing. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26876-2_19
Ganahl, S., Ploder, C., Spiess, T., Dilger, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2023). How Data-Driven Decision making can be optimized by linking CRM and ERP Data. INTED2023 Proceedings, 127–132. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2023.0062
Ploder, Christian, Obermair, Philipp, Bernsteiner, Reinhard, & Dilger, Thomas. (2023). RPA in the post-implementation phase of ERP systems. Software Engineering 2023, Paderborn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.18420/SE2023-WS-03
Bernsteiner, R., Schlögl, S., Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Brecher, F. (2022). Citizen vs. Professional Developers: Differences and Similarities of Skills and Training Requirements for Low Code Development Platforms. ICERI2022 Proceedings, 4257–4264. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2022.1036
Mair, M., Dilger, T., Ploder, C., & Bernsteiner, R. (2022). The Recognition and Impact of Dynamic Pricing with ESL Technology on the Purchase Decision of Consumers in Stationary Grocery Stores: Current Findings and Experiment. In P. Sklias, P. Polychronidou, A. Karasavvoglou, V. Pistikou, & N. Apostolopoulos (Eds.), Business Development and Economic Governance in Southeastern Europe (pp. 253–295). Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05351-1_15
Pusch, B., Edenstrasser, G., Dilger, T., Bernsteiner, R., & Ploder, C. (2022). How to Ensure the Process of an M&A Based ERP Integration of SMEs. In U. Mathis, N. Ondrusch, D. Kilian, H. Krcmar, K. Turowski, & S. Weidner (Eds.), Proceedings of the SAP Academic Community Conference 2022 DACH (pp. 167–179). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14459/2022md1685828
Ploder, C., Hüsam, A., Bernsteiner, R., & Dilger, T. (2022). Agile Portfolio Management for Hybrid Projects: How to Combine Traditional and Agile Projects in a Project Portfolio. In L. Uden, I.-H. Ting, & B. Feldmann (Eds.), Knowledge Management in Organisations (pp. 221–232). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Ploder, C., Janetschek, J., Dilger, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2022). Important Factors for Implementing a Resilient System. In J. Michael, J. Pfeiffer, & A. Wortmann (Eds.), Software Engineering 2022 Workshops (pp. 5–15). https://doi.org/10.18420/se2022-ws-03
Ploder, C., Meischl, J., Dilger, T., Bernsteiner, R., & Schlögl, S. (2022). Future is S.M.A.R.T. - Development of a “Smart Village” Project Framework. INTED2022 Proceedings, 274–279. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2022.0144
Bernsteiner, R., Probst, A., Pachatz, W., Ploder, C., & Dilger, T. (2022). Augmented Reality in Engineering Education in Austrian Higher Vocational Education from the Students’ Perspective. In M. E. Auer, H. Hortsch, O. Michler, & T. Köhler (Eds.), Mobility for Smart Cities and Regional Development - Challenges for Higher Education (pp. 535–545). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-93904-5_53
Ploder, C., Reichelt, R., Bernsteiner, R., & Dilger, T. (2022). Mergers and Acquisitions - Elaborating Factors for Enterprise Interoperability in an ERP context. In Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - Enterprise Ecosystem: Extending and Integrating Technology Serving the Enterprise (pp. 6551–6559). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10125/80133
Kirchebner T., Schlögl S., Bass E., & Dilger T. (2021). Investigating Trust in Expert System Advice for Business Ethics Audits. In: Uden L., Ting IH., Wang K. (eds) Knowledge Management in Organizations. KMO 2021. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1438. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81635-3_26
Bernsteiner, R., Ploder, C., Dilger, T., Nigg, J., Spiess, T., & Weichelt, R. (2021). An Analysis of an Augmented Reality Application to Support Service Staff in Industrial Maintenance. In L. Uden, I.-H. Ting, & K. Wang (Eds.), 15th International Conference, KMO 2021, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, July 20-22, 2021 (pp. 457–467). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81635-3_37
T. Dilger, C. Ploder, R. Bernsteiner, P. Matthey (2021) Design and Measure an Instructional Case-based Approach for Business Continuity Management using Knowledge Nuggets, Considering Cognitive Load Theory and Felder and Silverman's Learning Style Model, EDULEARN21 Proceedings, pp. 2089-2098.
C. Ploder, R. Bernsteiner, T. Dilger (2021) Usage of Learning Analytics to Improve Individual Knowledge Nuggets Delivery, EDULEARN21 Proceedings, pp. 148-154.
Spieß, T., Salcher, F. & Dilger, T. (2021). The Reality of Artificial Intelligence: Social Learning Theory, Connectivism, and Human Standards in Learning Versus Machine Learning. International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies EDULEARN 2021, Proceedings, pp. 2080-2088, ISBN: 978-84-09-31267-2.
Spieß, T., Dilger, T. & Mair, L. (2021). The Meaning of Meaningfulness: An Investigation of Generation Y and Their Perceptions of Meaningful Work. International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies EDULEARN 2021, Proceedings, pp. 5108-5116, ISBN: 978-84-09-31267-2.
Dilger, T. & Spieß, T. (2021). A Different Take on Teaching Business Administration for Business Informatics Students: Mastering the Basics to Strive for Excellence. International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies EDULEARN 2021, Proceedings, pp. 1936-1943, ISBN: 978-84-09-31267-2.
Bernsteiner, R., Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Probst, A. (2021). Motivating Students to Acquire Digital Skills. In M. Auer & T. Rüütmann (Eds.), Educating Engineers for Future Industrial Revolutions: Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2020), Volume 2 (pp. 853–862). SPRINGER NATURE. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68201-9
Ploder, C., Dilger, T., Bernsteiner, R., & Haller, J. (2021). Increase the Usage of Information Systems by Gamification. 1204–1213. https://doi.org/10.21125/inted.2021.0285
Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2021). Success Factors for the Implementation of a Cloud-based ERP System at Personnel Service Companies. In Götz, Sebastian, Linsbauer, Lukas, Schaeder, Ina, & Wortmann, Andreas (Eds.), SE-SE 2021 (Vol. 2814, p. 14). urn:nbn:de:0074-2814-7
Kammerer A., Dilger T., Ploder C. (2021) Emotional Branding—Identifying the Difference Between Nike and Adidas. In: Horobet A., Belascu L., Polychronidou P., Karasavvoglou A. (eds) Global, Regional and Local Perspectives on the Economies of Southeastern Europe. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57953-1_18
Heschl, L., Dilger, T., Bernsteiner, R. and Ploder, C. (2020) DIGITAL TWIN: DECREASING THE COGNITIVE LOAD BY USING INDUSTRY 4.0 SIMULATION. In Sampson, K., Ifenthaler, D., Isafas, P., editors, CELDA 2020 - Proceedings, page . 321 - 325, idadis, ISBN: 978-989-8704-22-1 (https://iadisportal.org/digital-library/digital-twin-decreasing-the-cognitive-load-by-using-industry-40-simulation)
C. Ploder, T. Dilger, R. Bernsteiner (2020) KNOWLEDGE-NUGGETS BASED SELF LEARNING – COVID-19 BASED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH LECTURE, ICERI2020 Proceedings, pp. 2389-2393. ISBN: 978-84-09-24232-0
M. Kleinlercher, T. Dilger, C. Ploder, R. Bernsteiner (2020) WORK-LIFE BALANCE CONCEPTS: EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION OF GENERATION Y, ICERI2020 Proceedings, pp. 3701-3707. ISBN: 978-84-09-24232-0
Dilger, T., Ploder, C., Haas, W., Schöttle, P., & Bernsteiner, R. (2020). Continuous Planning and Forecasting Framework(CPFF) for Agile Project Management: Overcoming the "Agilefall"-BudgetingTrap. 21st Annual Conference on Information Technology Education (SIGITE '20), October 7-9, 2020, Virtual Event, USA.ACM, Omaha, NB, USA, https://doi.org/10.1145/3368308.3415398
Bernsteiner, R., Dilger, T., Ploder, C. (2020). Smart Farming in Alpine Regions, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, July 6th-7th, 2020. pp. 3347-3355. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2020.0956.
Dilger, T., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., Tomasini, P. (2020). THE HISTORY OF HUMAN CAPITAL MEASUREMENT AS MEANS OF INCREASING STUDENTS' APPRECIATION OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN SOFTWARE PROJECTS - A FIRST LITERATURE MAPPING. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, July 6th-7th, 2020. pp. 3532-3538. https://doi.org/10.21125/edulearn.2020.
Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2020). Improving knowledge transfer in simulation games based on cognitive load theory. In M. Carmo (Ed.), Education and New Developments 2020. pp. 178-182, ISBN 978-989-54815-2-1
Christian Ploder, Thomas Dilger, and Schöttle Pascal. “Agile Project Budgeting - Teaching the Combination of Agile Project Management and Beyond Budgeting Basics”. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN). 2020
Marth D., Ploder C., Dilger T. (2020). The Upcoming Role of the Enterprise Architect—From Overseeing Visualization and Documentation to Becoming the Enabler for Change and Innovation. In: Janowicz-Lomott M., Łyskawa K., Polychronidou P., Karasavvoglou A. (eds) Economic and Financial Challenges for Balkan and Eastern European Countries. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham
Dilger, T. & Ploder, C. & Bernsteiner, R. (2020) “Extensive”- Case Teaching as means of testing comprehensive learning outcome? – A pre-study 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED 2020) March 2-4, Valencia, Spain. doi: 10.21125/inted.2020.1333
Ploder, C., Dilger, T., & Bernsteiner, R. (2020). A Framework to Combine Corporate Budgeting with Agile Project Management. In R. Hebig & R. Heinrich (Eds.), SE-WS 2020 Software Engineering Workshop 2020 - AESP 2020. pp. 19-23. ISSN 1613-0073.
Bernsteiner R., Strasser J., Ploder C., Schlögl S., Dilger T. (2019) Knowledge Governance Helps Minimizing the Risks of External Knowledge Transfer. In: Uden L., Ting IH., Corchado J. (eds) Knowledge Management in Organizations. KMO 2019. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1027. Springer, Cham
Murk, M., Spieß, T. & Dilger, T. (2018). Vampire Effect in Social Media: Does a Celebrity Endorser Harm Brand Recall of Millenials? 47th Annual Conference of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC 2018), May 29 - June 1, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Bernsteiner, R., Ploder, C., Dilger, T. (2018). Supporting a Learning Ecosystem with Identity Management. 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, INTED 2018, March 5-7, Valencia, Spain, ISBN: 978-84-697-9480-7
Gajdos, M. & Mirski, P. & Ploder, C. & Bernsteiner, C. & Dilger, T. (2018) Competitiveness of High Level Educational Institutions: IT-Governance maturity level as vital indicator? 12. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen (FFH), April 4-5, Salzburg, Austria
Dilger, T., & Graschitz, S. (2015). Influencing factors on earnings management — Empirical evidence from listed German and Austrian Companies. 7th International Conference: The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries EBEEC 2015 in the Changed World, May 8, Kavala, Greece.
Dilger, T. (2015). Chairperson/Diskussionsleiter - Session II. The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries EBEEC 2015 in the Changed World, May 9, Kavala, Greece.
Dilger, T. (2015). The importance of social interactions in auditing: A case study using social interaction modelling. 19th Annual Conference of the Financial Reporting and Business Communication Research Unit 2015, July 3, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Dilger, T., & Haid, M. (2015). Information value, task complexity and judgement performance: An investigation of the impact of information and complexity on the audit performance. 19th Annual Conference of the Financial Reporting and Business Communication Research Unit 2015, July 3, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Dilger, T., & Graschitz, S. (2014). Influencing factors on earnings management — Empirical evidence from listed German and Austrian companies. 37 th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association 2014, May 22, Tallinn, Estonia.
Dilger, T., & Graschitz, S. (2014). Influencing factors on earnings management — Empirical evidence from listed German and Austrian companies. 18th Annual Conference of the Financial Reporting and Business Communication Research Unit 2014, July 4, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Dilger, T., & Graschitz, S. (2013). Influencing factors on earnings management — Empirical evidence from listed German and Austrian companies. Annual Meeting and Conference of the American Accounting Association, August 6, Anaheim, California, USA.

Presentation of a paper at a conference, workshop or seminar

Dilger, T. (2024, September 11). Praxisvortrag: Cybersicherheit und Datenschutz [Invited talk]. Kiwanislub, Kitzbühel, Austria.
Dilger, T. (2024, May 17). Introduction of AI in Sales via Tableau CRM: Integrating AI into the B2B Sales Process [Conferences presentation]. EBEEC 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Dilger, T. (2023, June 13). Challenging the Agilefall budgeting-trap: Applying the continuous planning and forecasting framework [Conference presentation]. EBEEC 2023, Chios, Greece.
Dilger, T. (2023, June 13). Awareness of unethical artificial intelligence and its mitigation measures [Conference presentation]. EBEEC 2023, Chios, Greece.
Dilger, T. (2022, May 20–22). Cash in the trash? An Austrian perspective on mobile payment adoption [Conference presentation]. EBEEC 2022, Florence, Italy.
Dilger, T. (2022, May 20–22). Leverage the COBIT 2019 design toolkit in a SME context: A multiple case study [Conference presentation]. EBEEC 2022, Florence, Italy.
T. Dilger, C. Ploder, R. Bernsteiner, P. Matthey (2021) DESIGN AND MEASURE AN INSTRUCTIONAL CASE-BASED APPROACH FOR BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT USING KNOWLEDGE NUGGETS, CONSIDERING COGNITIVE LOAD THEORY AND FELDER AND SILVERMAN'S LEARNING STYLE MODEL, EDULEARN21 Proceedings, pp. 2089-2098
T. Dilger, T. Spieß (2021) A DIFFERENT TAKE ON TEACHING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR BUSINESS INFORMATICS STUDENTS: "MASTERING THE BASICS TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE", EDULEARN21 Proceedings, pp. 1936-1943, ISBN: 978-84-09-31267-2
Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R., Dilger, T., & Huber, S. (2021). Customer Relationship Management Improvement using IoT Data. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - IoTBDS, 115–122. https://doi.org/10.5220/0010378101150122
Mair, M., Dilger, T., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R. (2021). The recognition and impact of dynamic pricing with ESL technology on the purchase decision of consumers in stationary grocery stores: Current findings and experiment. 13th International Conference Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries (EBEEC 2021), May 14-16, (2021), Pafos, Cyprus.
Dilger, T., Gritsch, M., Ploder, C., Bernsteiner, R. (2021) Die Blockchain in der Musikindustrie? – Macht, Legitimität und Dringlichkeit der wichtigsten Stakeholder, 14. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen (FFH), April 08-09, ONLINE, Austria
M. Kleinlercher, T. Dilger, C. Ploder, R. Bernsteiner (2020) WORK-LIFE BALANCE CONCEPTS: EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION OF GENERATION Y, ICERI2020 Proceedings, pp. 3701-3707. ISBN: 978-84-09-24232-0
Dilger, T., Ploder, C., Haas, W., Schöttle, P., & Bernsteiner, R. (2020). Continuous Planning and Forecasting Framework(CPFF) for Agile Project Management: Overcoming the "Agilefall"-BudgetingTrap. 21st Annual Conference on Information Technology Education (SIGITE ’20), October 7–9, 2020, Virtual Event, USA.ACM, Omaha, NB, USA, https://doi.org/10.1145/3368308.3415398
T. Dilger, C. Ploder, R. Bernsteiner, P. Tomasini (2020) The History of Human Capital Measurement as Means of increasing Students' Appreciation of Human Capital in Software Projects - A First Literature Mapping, EDULEARN20 Proceedings, pp. 3532-3538, ISSN 2340-1117.
Ploder, C., Dilger, T., Gräfe, M. (2020). New ways of maturity measurement. 12th International Conference: The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries (EBEEC 2020), May 19-31, (2020), Opatija, Croatia.
Dilger, T. & Ploder, C. & Bernsteiner, R. (2020) “Extensive”- Case Teaching as means of testing comprehensive learning outcome? – A pre-study 14th annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED 2020) March 2-4, Valencia, Spain
Dilger, T. (2020). Beyond Budgeting for Continous Forecasting. AESP’20 – Anforderungsmanagement in Enterprise Systems Projekten, February 25, Innsbruck, Austria
Kammerer, A., Ploder, C., Dilger, T. (2019). Emotional Branding - Identifying the Difference between Nike and Adidas. 11th International Conference: The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the Changed World (EBEEC 2019), May 10-12, Bucharest, Romania. (publication date: summer 2019)
Ploder, C. & Dilger, T. & Büchele, M. (2019) Unterstützung regionaler Händler beim Einstieg in den Online-Handel - eine Pilotstudie 13. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen (FFH), April 24-25, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Bernsteiner, R. & Tomberger, N. & Dörschlag, S. & Dilger T. (2019) Akzeptanz Von Beacons Zur Personalisierung Von In-Store-Einkäufen 13. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen (FFH), April 24-25, Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Marth, D. & Ploder, C. & Dilger, T. (2018). The upcoming role of the Enterprise Architect - From overseeing visualization and documentation to becoming the enabler for change and innovation. 10th International Conference: The Economies of Balkan and Eastern Europe Countries in the Changed World (EBEEC 2018), May 11-13, Warsaw, Poland.
Gajdos, M. & Mirski, P. & Ploder, C. & Bernsteiner, C. & Dilger, T. (2018) Competitiveness of High Level Educational Institutions: IT-Governance maturity level as vital indicator? 12. Forschungsforum der österreichischen Fachhochschulen (FFH), April 4-5, Salzburg, Austria
Dilger, T. (2015). Kontroverse im sozio-ökonomischen Handlungsfeld zwischen Management, Performance und Effizienz in Health Care Systemen, Department für Medizinische Wissenschaften und Health Systems Management. UMIT, April, Hall in Tirol, Austria: UMIT – Private Universität für Medizinische Informatik und Technik.
Dilger, T. (2015). The importance of social interactions in auditing: A case study using social interaction modelling. Universität Innsbruck, July 23, Innsbruck, Austria.
Dilger, T., & Graschitz, S. (2013). Influencing factors on earnings management — Empirical evidence from listed German and Austrian companies. 20th Annual Meeting of the Association des Formations Européennes a la Comptabilité et a l'Audit 2013 (AFECA-Conference), September 11, Brüssel, Belgium.

Supervised bachelor theses

Geusau Paula (2025): Strukturelle Herausforderungen in der Wirtschaftsprüfung: Eine explikative Analyse
Kumar Nicole (2025): Bilanzmanipulation anhand des Wirecard-Skandals: eine Übersichtsarbeit
Wasserbäch Lukas (2025): AI - Driven Change in Accounts Payable for Tax Advisory
Waldhart Jakob (2025): Operationalisierung und Anwendung des CPFF in einem KMU
Maltsev Dmitrij (2025): Bitcoin-Reserve der USA: Eine Stakeholder-Analyse nach dem MAW-Modell
Wendlinger Christian (2025): Applicability of Smart Contracts in Existing Business Sectors : A Systematic Literature Review
Stauder Sara (2024): Vielfalt und Einflussfaktoren im Business Continuity Management: Eine vergleichende Analyse von Unternehmen mit und ohne ISO 22301-Standard
Grameiser Michael (2024): Versicherungsvermittlung: Expertise oder Auslaufmodell
Bevilacqua Laura (2024): Predictive Auditing: Triple Entry Accounting for Counteracting Mismanagement and Fraud
Isik Eray (2024): Entscheidungsfindung für KMUs: Generative KI als Enabler oder Disabler?
Gert Severin (2023): Eignung von ChatGPT in der Anlagenberatung: Eine Fallstudie
Gärtner Sara (2023): Technology Due Diligence - Eine qualitative Studie über die Anwendungsbereiche einer Technology Due Diligence in M&A-Transaktionen von Technologieunternehmen
Bereuter Magdalena (2023): Breaking the Risk Barrier: Uncovering gender differences in investment behaviour and influencing factors
Fill Lorenzo (2023): Die Verbesserung der Kostenprognose in einer Marketingagentur mit Hilfe der Monte Carlo Simulation
Bahl Leon (2023): Decoding Bitcoin: Exploring Adoption and Rejection Factors among Austrian SMEs in Software Development
Daberto Andre (2023): Triple Entry Accounting: A revolution for auditors? A qualitative study on the feasibility of Triple Entry Accounting with blockchain technology
Koch Manuel (2022): Neues Paradies der Geldwäsche - El Salvador als Rolemodel
Schober Johannes (2022): Trusting a Trust-Free Technology: Acceptance of Smart Contracts
Nairz Joachim (2022): Differences in complementary currencies - a multiple case study about Chiemgauer, Sardex, Mountex and WIR
Bachlechner Fabian (2022): Untersuchung der Risikobereitschaft von Privatanleger*innen unter Berücksichtigung der Exit Strategie
Şahin Erkam (2022): Change Management in der Beschaffungspolitik - Risiken und Chancen des Wechsels von Pay-to-Procure zu Source-to-Settle in Zulieferbetrieben
Höfler André (2022): Die (In)Stabilität der Stablecoins: Potenzielle Zahlungsmittel oder Risikomittel?
Brunner Andreas (2022): Möglichkeiten der Blockchain für die Immobilienbranche und deren Transaktionen
Filipović Mario (2021): Ein ERM Literature Review: Analyse der Arbeit von Oliva
Marseiler Johannes (2021): Untersuchung der Länder der Euregio als Entscheidungshilfe für Startup-Gründungen
Wieland Gabriel (2021): Komplexitätsreduktion der Risikoaggregation: Eine fallgestützte Darstellung für klein- und mittelständische Unternehmen
Schmidt Florian (2021): Mögliche Anwendung einer standardisierten Entscheidungsvorlage in klein- und mittelständischen Unternehmen
Matthey Philipp (2020): Die Konzeption von Knowledge Nuggets anhand von ISO 22301:2019 mittels Fischertechnik Lernfabrik 4.0
Zingerle Peter (2020): Entscheidungsorientiertes Risikomanagement für den Vorstand anhand COSO ERM 2017 mit besonderem Fokus auf "Crisi d'impresa" 2019
Penz Patrik (2020): Expectation Gap at Robo-Advisory
Mauch Nicolas (2020): Open-Source-Process-Mining - am Fall von Euronics
Mair Marian (2020): The recognition and impact of dynamic pricing with ESL echnology on the purchasing decision of consumers in stationary grocery stores: Current findings and experimental design
Hemsing Luica (2020): Der "makellose" P2P-Prozess: Ganzheitliche Optimierung durch Pre-Assessment
Thaler Laura (2020): "Blind in Business": The IT Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Enabler in a family-owned Golf Club
Handle Simon (2019): Bewertung eines klein bzw. mittelständigen Tiroler IT - Unternehmen: Bewertung von Human Capital möglich?
Tomasini Philipp (2019): Human Capital Measurement
Langert Lisa (2019): IT MADE ME LAUGH BUT NOT REMEMBER THE BRAND Vampire Effect and Humor
Schatzer Kuno (2019): Unternehmensgründungen im digitalen Zeitalter: Was bieten die Standorte Tirol und Südtirol?
Vettorazzi Josef (2019): Controlling im digitalen Wandel: Die Anwendbarkeit der IT-Werkzeuge des Know-how-Katalogs der International Group of Controlling
Kübelböck Jakob (2019): Scouting & Sports Analytics im Amateurfußball
Huber Georg (2019): Kleine Preisänderungen sind noch tolerierbar Dynamic Pricing und mögliche Auswirkungen
Tschon Anna (2019): VAMPIR EFFEKT BEI INFLUENCERN AUF SOCIAL MEDIA
Hofstetter Matthias (2018): Low-Cost Carrier in Innsbruck: Welche Chancen und Risiken ergeben sich durch die Integration von Low-Cost Carriern in den Flugplan des Innsbrucker Flughafens für den Airport?
Hämmerle Martin (2018): Strategische Digitalisierung - FC Bayern München: Eine Fallstudie
Hämmerle Martin (2018): "Box Score 2.0" - Entwicklung eines analytischen Models für die Handball Liga Austria mit Berücksichtigung der National Basketball Association
Gritsch Marcel (2018): Eine disruptive Technologie in der Musikindustrie: Welche Möglichkeiten bietet die Blockchain für die Branche?
Gritsch Marcel (2018): Eine disruptive Technologie in der Musikindustrie: Macht, Legitimität und Dringlichkeit der wichtigsten Stakeholder
Überbacher Johannes (2018): Hat der transformationale Führungsstil Potential zur frühzeitigen Erkennung disruptiver Innovation bei Südtiroler KMUs?
Überbacher Johannes (2018): Die Bedeutung von Führungsstilen in Bezug auf disruptive Innovation, diskutiert am Beispiel der Automobilindustrie
Müller Johanna (2018): Shitstorms: Eine Vorgehensweise für Unternehmen zur effektiven Eindämmung
Egger Clara (2018): Die Rolle des Vertrauens im Kontext der technologiegestützten Personalisierung: Aktuelle Ergebnisse
Haas Bernhard (2018): Die praxisgerechte Unterstützung des internen Kontrollsystems der Raiffeisen-Landesbank Tirol AG durch das Prozessmanagement
Kreidenhuber Sandra (2017): Behavioral Branding - Der Einfluss von Employee Empowerment auf die Einstellung der Mitarbeiter gegenüber der Unternehmensmarke
Moser Romana (2017): Die moderierende Rolle der Unternehmensmarke in der Wirkung von CSR-Assoziationen auf das Vertrauen in Bio-Handelsmarken
Suitner Nina (2017): Der Einfluss von Internal Branding auf das markenkonforme Verhalten der Mitarbeiter in der Automobilbranche
Hauser Nina (2017): Analyse des Meinungsführerkonzepts im Kontext von Mode-Blogs
Murk Melanie (2017): Vampir-Effekt in Social Media
Murk Melanie (2017): Die Match-Up-Hypothese als Moderator des Vampir-Effekts in Social Media
Fischer Mathias (2017): IT Compliance - Theoretische Grundlagen und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen sowie Gegenüberstellung der aktuellen nationalen Gesetzeslage und der in der EU gültigen Datenschutz-Grundverordnung
Rehm Lukas (2017): Kreditfinanzierung von Start-Up Unternehmen in der Wachstumsphase
Madlener Irina (2017): Die Macht der YouTube-Blogger - Eine geschlechtsspezifische Untersuchung des Einflusses auf das Kaufverhalten
Graber Hannes (2017): Inwiefern eignet sich die GmbH seit der Steuerreform 2016 als Rechtsform für ein Ein-Personen Start-up
Leiter Elisabeth (2017): Analyse der Wirkung von emotionalen Erlebniskomponenten auf die Glaubwürdigkeit des Blog Contents auf Beauty, Fashion und Lifestyle Blogs
Haas Bernhard (2017): Die Risikodatenaggregation im Bankenumfeld durch BCBS 239
Kerber Laura (2016): Die Bedeutung von Online Marktforschung bei Start-up Unternehmen
Ober Julia (2016): Bedeutung von Guerilla Marketing bei Technologie Startups in Tirol und Vorarlberg
Holzner Franz (2016): Der Einfluss von Online-Medien auf den Print Journalismus im Deutsch-sprachigen Raum - am Beispiel Sport

Supervised master theses

Bahl Leon (2025): Recapitalization or Ruin: Bitcoins Corporate Survival Narrative
Weinberger Viktoria (2024): The Use of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Due Diligence: A Systematic Literature Review
Jeindl Thomas (2023): Continuous Planning & Forecasting Framework (CPFF) applied at companies from the production industry
Hazy Christoph (2023): Effects of sustainability report's ESG criteria on the financing
Höller Sonja (2022): Awareness of unethical Artificial Intelligence and its mitigation measures
Keller Regula (2022): Integration of AI in the B2B sales process on the basis of Tableau CRM
Penz Patrik (2022): Acceptance of a complementary currency in the Wipptal area
Köstlin Jan (2022): An explorative Case Study: The Implementation of Governance and Management of Enterprise Information and Technology
Amore Edoardo (2021): Leverage the COBIT2019 Design Toolkit in an SME context: a multiple case study
Haas Jan (2019): Myth PSD2 and Open Banking: The real Impact of PSD2 on the German Fintech Market
Reiter Dominic (2019): The Relationship between Robotic Process Automation and IT-Governance - A Case Study
Sachs Clemens (2019): Influence of Personality Characteristics on Resistance to Change and the Implementation of Organizational Change
Pichler Christoph (2019): Hype or Reality? The Impact of Robots on Financial Advisory
Lovrić Adrijana (2019): ERP Systems: Information Security Risk Management in health and social care - A Case Study
Bernardi Sarah (2018): Cash in the Trash? An Austrian Perspective on Mobile Payment Adoption
Guarga Navarro Eduardo (2018): Brand Management Evaluation in Real Working Scenarios Case Study: A Brand Audit on the Lacasa's Brand
Gajdoš Michal (2017): IT GOVERNANCE MATURITY EVALUATION AT HIGH LEVEL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Marth Daniel (2017): The upcoming role of the Enterprise Architect - From overseeing visualization and documentation to becoming the enabler for change and innovation
Rantanen Hanna Maija (2016): Literature Review of Organizational Structure with a Special Focus on Digital Companies
Stütz Franziska Monika (2016): Process of Industrial IoT-Driven Business Model Innovation An Empirical, Cross-Industry Exploration of Large, Incumbent Companies