Professor Kai Riemer
Director, Sydney Executive Plus
Kai is Professor of Information Technology and Organisation and Director, Sydney Executive Plus. He joined the University of Sydney in August 2009 from Münster University in Germany, where he held a position as Assistant Professor. He received his Diploma in Information Systems (Dipl. Wirt-Inform.) and his Ph.D. in Management from Münster University, Germany, where he also finished his Postdoctoral thesis (Habilitation).
Artificial Intelligence
Generative AI
Disruption and emerging technologies
Philosophy of Technology
Social Media
- SMBA6008 Managing in a Digital World
- CEMS6016 Reimagining Futures
- BUSS7908 Research Readings Seminar
- FMBA5011 Leading in a Digital World
- INFS1020 Digital Work Environments
- INFS6032 Agile Project Management
- MMGT6015 Digital Transformation
- SMBA6109 Managing with Technology
Project title | Research student |
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Algorithmic Fairness in Practice: Implications for the Employment Life Cycle | Stefanie KNIPPSCHILD |
Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence: Bridging the Gap between Technology and Human Experience | Bey SHEYKH ALIVAND |
Responsible Management of AI Uses in Organizations | Belinda WANG |
Selected publications
Publications
Books
- Riemer, K., Arendt, P., Wulf, A. (2005). Marktstudie Kooperationssysteme: Von E-Mail uber Groupware zur Echtzeitkooperation [Market study cooperation systems: E-mail Groupware for real-time collaboration]. Germany: Cuvillier Verlag.
- Riemer, K. (2005). Sozialkapital und Kooperation: Zur Rolle von Sozialkapital im Management zwischenbetrieblicher Kooperationsbeziehungen [Social Capital and Cooperation: On the Role of Social Capital in the Management of Inter-firm Cooperative Relationships]. Germany: Mohr Siebeck.
Edited Books
- Riemer, K., Schellhammer, S., Meinert, M. (2019). Collaboration in the Digital Age: How Technology Enables Individuals, Teams and Businesses. Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Schultze, U., Aanestad, M., Mahring, M., Osterlund, C., Riemer, K. (2018). Living with Monsters? Social Implications of Algorithmic Phenomena, Hybrid Agency, and the Performativity of Technology. Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Book Chapters
- Riemer, K., Schellhammer, S. (2019). Collaboration in the Digital Age: Diverse, Relevant and Challenging. In Kai Riemer, Stefan Schellhammer, Michaela Meinert (Eds.), Collaboration in the Digital Age: How Technology Enables Individuals, Teams and Businesses, (pp. 1-12). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Riemer, K., Hafermalz, E. (2019). The Go-Betweens: Backstage Collaboration Among Community Managers in an Inter-organisational Enterprise Social Network. In Kai Riemer, Stefan Schellhammer, Michaela Meinert (Eds.), Collaboration in the Digital Age: How Technology Enables Individuals, Teams and Businesses, (pp. 61-88). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Hacker, J., Bernsmann, R., Riemer, K. (2017). Dimensions of User Behavior in Enterprise Social Networks. In Remko Helms, Jocelyn Cranefield, Jurriaan van Reijsen (Eds.), Social Knowledge Management in Action: Applications and Challenges, (pp. 125-146). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
Journals
- Riemer, K., Peter, S. (2024). Conceptualizing generative AI as style engines: Application archetypes and implications. International Journal of Information Management, 79, 102824. [More Information]
- Sullivan, R., Veen, A., Riemer, K. (2024). Furthering engaged algorithmic management research: Surfacing foundational positions through a hermeneutic literature analysis. Information and Organization, 34(4), 100528. [More Information]
- Seymour, M., Yuan, L., Riemer, K., Dennis, A. (2024). Less Artificial, More Intelligent: Understanding Affinity, Trustworthiness, and Preference for Digital Humans. Information Systems Research, Published online: 2 September 2024. [More Information]
Conferences
- Peter, S., Riemer, K. (2024). Creative Assistants with Style: Making Sense of Generative AI as "Style Engines". 57th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2024), United States: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
- Riemer, K., Peter, S. (2023). What the Lone Banana Problem reveals about the Nature of Generative AI. 34th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2023), Wellington, NZ: Association for Information Systems (AIS). [More Information]
- Seymour, M., Riemer, K., Yuan, L., Dennis, A. (2021). Beyond deep fakes: Conceptual framework, applications, and research agenda for neural rendering of realistic digital faces. 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: University of Hawaii at Manoa | Shidler College of Business. [More Information]
Magazine / Newspaper Articles
- Richter, A., Riemer, K. (2010). Berichten, Koordinieren, Probleme losen mit Enterprise Microblogging. Wissensmanagament. Das Magazin fur Führungskrafte, 3.
- Richter, A., Riemer, K., Koch, M. (2010). Social Software und Unternehmenskultur. Wirtschaftsinformatik & Management, 6.
Working Paper Internal
- Riemer, K., Lee, L., Kjaer, C., Haeffner, A. (2018). What's in a Group? Identification of group types for Enterprise Social Network Analytics using SWOOP data. [More Information]
- Riemer, K., Tavakoli, A. (2013). The role of groups as local context in large Enterprise Social Networks: A Case Study of Yammer at Deloitte Australia.
- Riemer, K., Overfeld, P., Scifleet, P., Richter, A. (2012). Oh, SNEP! The Dynamics of Social Network Emergence - the case of Capgemini Yammer.
Report
- Norman, P., Peter, S., Riemer, K., Garbuio, M., Sullivan, R. (2024). Reach for the STARS: a framework for unlearning management wisdoms. [More Information]
- Peter, S., Riemer, K., Norman, P. (2024). The 2025 Skills Horizon. [More Information]
- Boell, S., Philipson, G., Thorne, P., Riemer, K., Peter, S., Wang, B. (2023). Information technology innovation in Australia, a long-term perspective. [More Information]
Reference Works
- Froessler, F., Riemer, K. (2007). Presence-Based Real-Time Communication. In Ned Kock (Eds.), Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration. (pp. 487-492). United States: Information Science Reference.
Research Reports
- Riemer, K., Gal, U., Hamann, J., Gilchriest, B., Teixeira, M. (2015). Digital Disruptive Intermediaries: Finding new digital opportunities by disrupting existing business models, (pp. 3 - 26). Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
- Riemer, K., Brunk, J., Gal, U., Gilchriest, B., Ord, R., Tong, J. (2014). Australian Digital Commerce: Now is the Time for Australian Retailers to Address the Customer Engagement Gap, 36, (pp. 4 - 35). Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
- Riemer, K. (2014). Tech Trends 2014 | Social activation: From passive to active tense: My take, Kai Riemer - University of Sydney, Deloitte's fifth annual, (pp. 95 - 95). Sydney, Australia: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
2024
- Riemer, K., Peter, S. (2024). Conceptualizing generative AI as style engines: Application archetypes and implications. International Journal of Information Management, 79, 102824. [More Information]
- Peter, S., Riemer, K. (2024). Creative Assistants with Style: Making Sense of Generative AI as "Style Engines". 57th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2024), United States: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
- Sullivan, R., Veen, A., Riemer, K. (2024). Furthering engaged algorithmic management research: Surfacing foundational positions through a hermeneutic literature analysis. Information and Organization, 34(4), 100528. [More Information]
2023
- Seymour, M., Lovallo, D., Riemer, K., Dennis, A., Yuan, L. (2023). AI with a Human Face: The case for - and against - digital employees. Harvard Business Review, (March-April), 60-65. [More Information]
- Seymour, M., Riemer, K., Yuan, L., Dennis, A. (2023). Beyond Deep Fakes. Communications of the ACM, 66(10), 56-67. [More Information]
- Choy, S., Davis, T., Ding, H., Gao, M., Garbuio, M., Hardy, C., Leung, H., Luong, T., Patmore, G., Peter, S., Qiu, B., Riemer, K., Shields, J., Sutton-Brady, C., Vazquez Hernandez, C., Wu, E. (2023). Closer than ever: Growing business-level connections between Australia and Europe. European Management Journal, 41(2), 181-190. [More Information]
2022
- Bogais, J., Garbuio, M., Groutsis, D., Peter, S., Riemer, K., Seno-Alday, S., Shields, J., Sutton-Brady, C., Voola, R. (2022). Conquering 'the tyranny of distance': Australian-European economic and geopolitical relationships past, present and future. European Management Journal, 40(3), 310-319. [More Information]
2021
- Riemer, K., Peter, S. (2021). Algorithmic audiencing: Why we need to rethink free speech on social media. Journal of Information Technology, 36(4), 409-426. [More Information]
- Seymour, M., Riemer, K., Yuan, L., Dennis, A. (2021). Beyond deep fakes: Conceptual framework, applications, and research agenda for neural rendering of realistic digital faces. 54th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2021), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: University of Hawaii at Manoa | Shidler College of Business. [More Information]
- Seymour, M., Yuan, L., Dennis, A., Riemer, K. (2021). Have We Crossed the Uncanny Valley? Understanding Affinity, Trustworthiness, and Preference for Realistic Digital Humans in Immersive Environments. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 22(3), 591-617. [More Information]
2020
- Peter, S., Riemer, K., Hovorka, D. (2020). Artefacts from the Future: Engaging Audiences in possible Futures with Emerging Technologies for better Outcomes. 28th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2020), Marrakesh: Association for Information Systems (AIS). [More Information]
- Hafermalz, E., Johnston, R., Hovorka, D., Riemer, K. (2020). Beyond 'mobility': A new understanding of moving with technology. Information Systems Journal, 30(4), 762-786. [More Information]
- Riemer, K., Ciriello, R., Peter, S., Schlagwein, D. (2020). Digital contact-tracing adoption in the COVID-19 pandemic: IT governance for collective action at the societal level. European Journal of Information Systems, 29(6), 731-745. [More Information]
2019
- Riemer, K., Schellhammer, S. (2019). Collaboration in the Digital Age: Diverse, Relevant and Challenging. In Kai Riemer, Stefan Schellhammer, Michaela Meinert (Eds.), Collaboration in the Digital Age: How Technology Enables Individuals, Teams and Businesses, (pp. 1-12). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Riemer, K., Schellhammer, S., Meinert, M. (2019). Collaboration in the Digital Age: How Technology Enables Individuals, Teams and Businesses. Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Seymour, M., Yuan, L., Dennis, A., Riemer, K. (2019). Crossing the Uncanny Valley? Understanding Affinity, Trustworthiness, and Preference for More Realistic Virtual Humans in Immersive Environments. 52nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2019), Hawaii: Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. [More Information]
2018
- Gal, U., Riemer, K., Chasin, F. (2018). A Historical Perspective on Information Systems: A Tool and Methodology for Studying the Evolution of Social Representations on Wikipedia. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 43(1), 711-750. [More Information]
- Seymour, M., Riemer, K., Kay, J. (2018). Actors, Avatars and Agents: Potentials and Implications of Natural Face Technology for the Creation of Realistic Visual Presence. Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 19(10), 953-981. [More Information]
- Hardwicke, N., Riemer, K. (2018). Do You Understand Our Understanding? Personas as Hermeneutic Tools in Social Technology Projects. 29th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS) 2018, Sydney: Australasian Conference on Information Systems.
2017
- Riemer, K., Johnston, R. (2017). Clarifying Ontological Inseparability with Heidegger's Analysis of Equipment. MIS Quarterly, 41(4), 1059-1081. [More Information]
- Mahlberg, T., Riemer, K. (2017). Coworking Spaces Australia: The new places where people work, businesses grow, and corporates connect. [More Information]
- Hacker, J., Bernsmann, R., Riemer, K. (2017). Dimensions of User Behavior in Enterprise Social Networks. In Remko Helms, Jocelyn Cranefield, Jurriaan van Reijsen (Eds.), Social Knowledge Management in Action: Applications and Challenges, (pp. 125-146). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
2016
- Riemer, K., Johnston, R. (2016). A Kuhnian Analysis of Revolutionary Digital Disruptions. The 27th Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2016), Wollongong: Australasian Association for Information Systems (AAIS).
- Hafermalz, E., Riemer, K., Boell, S. (2016). Enactment or Performance? A Non-dualist Reading of Goffman. In L. Introna, D. Kavanagh, S. Kelly, W. Orlikowski, S. Scott (Eds.), Beyond Interpretivism? New Encounters with Technology and Organisation: IFIP WG 8.2 Working Conference on Information Systems and Organizations, IS&O 2016, Dublin, Ireland, December 9-10, Proceedings, (pp. 167-181). Cham: Springer. [More Information]
- Mantymaki, M., Riemer, K. (2016). Enterprise social networking: A knowledge management perspective. International Journal of Information Management, 36(6), 1042-1052. [More Information]
2015
- Viol, J., Bernsmann, R., Riemer, K. (2015). Behavioural Dimensions for Discovering Knowledge Actor Roles Utilising Enterprise Social Network Metrics. 26th Australasian Conference on Information Systems ACIS, Adelaide: University Of South Australia.
- Riemer, K., Finke, J., Hovorka, D. (2015). Bridging or Bonding: Do Individuals gain Social Capital from Participation in Enterprise Social Networks? 36th International Conference on Information Systems ICIS 2015, Fort Worth, Texas, USA: Association for Information Systems (AIS).
- Riemer, K., Gal, U., Hamann, J., Gilchriest, B., Teixeira, M. (2015). Digital Disruptive Intermediaries: Finding new digital opportunities by disrupting existing business models, (pp. 3 - 26). Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
2014
- Riemer, K., Brunk, J., Gal, U., Gilchriest, B., Ord, R., Tong, J. (2014). Australian Digital Commerce: Now is the Time for Australian Retailers to Address the Customer Engagement Gap, 36, (pp. 4 - 35). Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
- Behrendt, S., Richter, A., Riemer, K. (2014). Conceptualisation of Digital Traces for the Identification of Informal Networks in Enterprise Social Networks. 25th Australasian Conference of Information Systems ACIS 2014, New Zealand: AUT University.
- Mantymaki, M., Riemer, K. (2014). Digital natives in social virtual worlds: A multi-method study of gratifications and social influences in Habbo Hotel. International Journal of Information Management, 34(2), 210-220. [More Information]
2013
- Riemer, K., Brunk, J., Gal, U., Gilchriest, B., Ord, R. (2013). Australian Digital Commerce: A commentary on the Retail Sector, ADTL-2031-01, (pp. 6 - 24). Sydney, Australia: The Australian Digital Transformation Lab.
- Riemer, K. (2013). Australian retailers online: late to the party and much to do. The Conversation, , 1-3.
- Riemer, K., Johnston, R., Hovorka, D., Indulska, M. (2013). Challenging the Philosophical Foundations of Modeling Organizational Reality: The Case of Process Modeling. 34th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2013), Milan, Italy: Association for Information Systems (AIS).
2012
- Mantymaki, M., Riemer, K. (2012). "Chill with friends" - Continuous engagement in social virtual worlds among digital natives. International Conference on Information Systems ICIS 2012, Atlanta, USA: AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).
- Stocker, A., Richter, A., Riemer, K. (2012). A Review of Microblogging in the Enterprise. I T - Information Technology, 54(5), 205-211. [More Information]
- Riemer, K., Overfeld, P., Scifleet, P., Richter, A. (2012). Eliciting the anatomy of technology Appropriation Processes: A Case Study in enterprise social media. 20th European Conference on Information Systems ECIS 2012, Barcelona, Spain: ESADE.
2011
- Vehring, N., Riemer, K., Klein, S. (2011). "Don't pressure me!" Exploring the Anatomy of Voluntariness in the Organizational Adoption of Network Technologies. 32nd International Conference on Information Systems ICIS 2011, Shanghai, China: AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).
- Mantymaki, M., Riemer, K. (2011). "Fun and Friends and Stuff" - On the Stickiness of Social Virtual Worlds among Teenagers. 22nd Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2011): Identifying the Information Systems Discipline, Sydney: Association for Information Systems (AIS).
- Riemer, K., Johnstone, R. (2011). Artifact or Equipment? Rethinking the Core of IS using Heidegger's ways of being. 32nd International Conference on Information Systems ICIS 2011, Shanghai, China: AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).
2010
- Riemer, K. (2010). A Software Solution for Facilitating the Beergame. Technical Committee on Learning Technology. Bulletin, 12(1), 17-19.
- Richter, A., Riemer, K. (2010). Berichten, Koordinieren, Probleme losen mit Enterprise Microblogging. Wissensmanagament. Das Magazin fur Führungskrafte, 3.
- Riemer, K., Bunker, D. (2010). Contextualizing IS in Business: $ R Us Financial Planning - A Modular Teaching Case for Introductory 1st Year General Business MIS Courses. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2010, USA: Association for Information Systems (AIS).
2009
- Riemer, K., Lehrke, C. (2009). Biased Listing in Electronic Marketplaces: Exploring its Implications in On-line Hotel Distribution. International Journal of Electronic Commerce (IJEC), 14(1), 55-78. [More Information]
- Riemer, K., Filius, S. (2009). Contextualising Media Choice Using Genre Analysis. Business and Information Systems Engineering, 1(2), 164-176. [More Information]
- Richter, A., Riemer, K. (2009). Corporate Social Networking Sites - Modes of Use and Appropriation through Co-Evolution. 20th Australasian Conference on Information Systems ACIS 2009, Australia: Monash University.
2008
- Riemer, K., Vehring, N., Klein, S. (2008). Adoption of Communication Media in Virtual Organisations - Case Evidence of Structural Dilemmas. 16th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2008, Galway, Ireland: Association of Information Systems.
- Riemer, K., Lehrke, C. (2008). Biased Listing in Electronic Marketplaces - Evidence from the Online Hotel Distribution. 16th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2008, Galway, Ireland: Association of Information Systems.
- Riemer, K., Vom Brocke, J., Richter, D., Grosse Bockmann, S. (2008). Cooperation Systems in Research Networks - Case Evidence of Network (Mis)Fit and Adoption Challenges. 16th European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS) 2008, Galway, Ireland: Association of Information Systems.
2007
- Riemer, K., Korn, D. (2007). Design of Reputation Systems in Online Auction Marketplaces: A Comparative Market Study. Information Resource Management Association International Conference IRMA 2007, United States: Information Resource Management Association.
- Riemer, K., Korn, D. (2007). Design von Reputationssystemen in Online-Auktionen - Eine vergleichende Marktanalyse. 8. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik 2007, Germany: Universitätsverlag Karlsruhe.
- Riemer, K., Froessler, F. (2007). Introducing Real-Time Collaboration Systems: Development of a Conceptual Scheme and Research Directions. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 20(1), 204-225.
2006
- Riemer, K., Muller-Lankenau, C., Klein, S. (2006). Internet-Qualitatsmanagement - Klassifikation und Anwendung von Methoden der Web-Evaluation. In Herausgegeben von Heinz Lothar Grob, Jan vom Brocke (Eds.), Internetökonomie: Ein interdisziplinarer Beitrag zur Erklarung und Gestaltung hybrider Systeme, (pp. 249-277). Germany: Verlag Vahlen.
- Riemer, K., Klein, S. (2006). Network Management Framework. In Stefan Klein, Angeliki Poulymenakou (Eds.), Managing Dynamic Networks: Organizational Perspectives of Technology Enabled Inter-firm Collaboration, (pp. 17-66). Germany: Springer.
- Riemer, K., Bruggemann, F. (2006). Personalisation of eSearch Services – Concepts, Techniques, and Market Overview. 19th Bled eConference 2006: eValues, Slovenia: University of Maribor.
2005
- Kurnia, S., Schubert, P., Leimstoll, U., Riemer, K. (2005). An Evaluation of Australian E-Shops in the Grocery and Book Industry Sectors. San Diego International Systems Conference 2005, United States.
- Riemer, K., Klein, S. (2005). Herausforderungen virtueller Organisation: Sozialkapital als Voraussetzung für das Funktionieren virtueller Organisationen [Challenges of Virtual Organization: Social capital as a prerequisite for the functioning of virtual organizations]. HMD - Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 242(42), 21-31.
- Riemer, K., Arendt, P., Wulf, A. (2005). Marktstudie Kooperationssysteme: Von E-Mail uber Groupware zur Echtzeitkooperation [Market study cooperation systems: E-mail Groupware for real-time collaboration]. Germany: Cuvillier Verlag.
Selected Grants
2016
- Evidence-based Management for Enterprise Social Platform Success, Riemer K, Johnston R, Gal U, Beeston, S, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)
2015
- Towards Engineering Behavioural Research Design Systems, Gable G, Riemer K, Bandara W, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP)