Research Areas
- Digital Transformation in the public sector
- Smart Cities, Smart Towns
- Trust research (trust in organisations, trust in technology)
Doctoral Thesis
Explaining Citizens' Non-Adoption and Adoption of E-Government in Germany
- Supervisors
- Doctoral Subject
- Wirtschaftsinformatik
- Doctoral Degree
- Dr. rer. pol.
- Awarded by
- Department 04 – Münster School of Business and Economics
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Education
- PhD Information Science
- Master Communication Science (Master of Arts), WWU Münster
- Bachelor Romance Studies, complement subject Communication and Media Science (Bachelor of Arts), HHU Düsseldorf
Positions
- Postdoc at the Chair for Information Systems & Information Management, University of Münster
- PostDoc in the Research Training Group "Trust and Communication in a digitized world"
- Doctoral Student in the Research Training Group "Trust and Communication in a Digitized World"
- Student Research Assistant in the research training group "Trust and Communication in a Digitized World", WWU MÜnster
- Student Research Assistant at the DFG Collaborative Research Centre 991: "The Structure of Representations in Language, Cognition, and Science" at HHU Düsseldorf (Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Geisler)
Honors
- Best Student Paper Award – The Liechtenstein Chapter of the Association for Information Systems (LCAIS)
- Most Innovative Paper Award – Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik
- Erstklassig! WWU Mentoring-Programm für Wissenschaftlerinnen – Universität Münster
- The most compelling, critical research reflection – Digital Government Society (DGS)
External Functions
- Member of the Digital Government Society
- Stellvertretende Gleichstellungsbeauftragte FB04 (WWU Münster)
- Deutscher Hochschulverband
- Member of the National E-Government Competence Center
- Mitglied der IV-Kommission (WWU Münster)
- Deputy Member of the Faculty Council, WWU Münster
- Board Member of the Research Training Group 1712-1 "Trust and Communication in a Digitized World"
- ERCIS Competence Center E-Government
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Teaching
- Projektseminar: BA-PS: Bits'n'Bricks Day: Eine Tagung von Studierenden für Digitale Mittelstädte [044061]
(in cooperation with Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Binh Nguyen, David Nowak) - Vorlesung: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik [044000]
(in cooperation with Dr. Armin Stein, Jun.-Prof. Thomas Hupperich, Prof. Dr. Jan vom Brocke, Prof. Dr. Fabian Gieseke, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, Prof. Dr. Tobias Brandt, apl. Prof. Christian Grimme, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hellingrath, Prof. Dr. Herbert Kuchen, Jun.-Prof. Benedikt Berger, Dr. Katrin Bergener, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker, apl. Prof. Rolf Teubner) - Seminar: MA-CS: Digital Towns of the FUTURE [042085]
(in cooperation with Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Holger Koelmann, Michael Koddebusch, Dr. Michael Räckers) - V/Ü: Wissenschaftliches Arbeiten/Ethik [042093]
- Seminar: MA-CS: Scientific Writing: Inclusion & Diversity in IS [040110]
(in cooperation with Dr. Hendrik Scholta) - Vorlesung: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik [040025]
(in cooperation with Dr. Armin Stein, Jun.-Prof. Thomas Hupperich, Prof. Dr. Fabian Gieseke, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, Dr. Stephan Meisel, Prof. Dr. Tobias Brandt, Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hellingrath, Prof. Dr. Herbert Kuchen, Jun.-Prof. Benedikt Berger, Dr. Katrin Bergener, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - Doktorandenseminar: Research Seminar in Information Systems
(in cooperation with Dr. Friedrich Chasin, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Ann-Kristin Cordes, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - V/Ü: E-Government [048119]
(in cooperation with Niklas Korte, Prof. Dr. Tobias Brandt) - Seminar: CS: European Digital Decade [046105]
(in cooperation with Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Sebastian Halsbenning, Michael Koddebusch, Marco Niemann) - Vorlesung: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik [046025]
(in cooperation with Dr. Armin Stein, Jun.-Prof. Thomas Hupperich, Prof. Dr. Fabian Gieseke, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, Dr. Stephan Meisel, Prof. Dr. Tobias Brandt, Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hellingrath, Prof. Dr. Herbert Kuchen, Jun.-Prof. Benedikt Berger, Dr. Katrin Bergener, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - Doktorandenseminar: Research Seminar in Information Systems
(in cooperation with Dr. Friedrich Chasin, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Ann-Kristin Cordes, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - Seminar: Integrated Research Seminar [044061]
(in cooperation with Sebastian Halsbenning, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Michael Koddebusch, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - V/Ü: E-Government [044059]
(in cooperation with Sebastian Halsbenning, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Michael Koddebusch, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - Projektseminar: PS: Game of Competences [042092]
(in cooperation with Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Sebastian Halsbenning, Marco Niemann) - Vorlesung: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik [042025]
(in cooperation with Dr. Armin Stein, Jun.-Prof. Thomas Hupperich, Prof. Dr. Fabian Gieseke, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, Dr. Stephan Meisel, Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hellingrath, Dr. Katrin Bergener, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker, Prof. Dr. Herbert Kuchen) - Doktorandenseminar: Research Seminar in Information Systems [040281]
(in cooperation with Dr. Friedrich Chasin, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Ann-Kristin Cordes, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - Doktorandenseminar: Selected Chapters in Information Systems Research [040282]
(in cooperation with Dr. Friedrich Chasin, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Ann-Kristin Cordes, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - Seminar: Integrated Research Seminar [040117]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - V/Ü: E-Government [040116]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - Projektseminar: BA-PS: Bus Goes Digital [048080]
(in cooperation with Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Sebastian Halsbenning) - Vorlesung: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik [048025]
(in cooperation with Dr. Armin Stein, Jun.-Prof. Thomas Hupperich, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, Dr. Stephan Meisel, Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hellingrath, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Vossen, Adam Widera, Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Simeon Vidolov, Prof. Dr. Herbert Kuchen, Dr. Katrin Bergener, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - Seminar: CS: E-Government: Theories, Concepts, Practice [046090]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta) - Seminar: Integrated Research Seminar [046120]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - V/Ü: E-Government [046059]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - Seminar: E-Government: Theories, Concepts, Practice [044100]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta) - Vorlesung: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik [044025]
(in cooperation with Dr. Armin Stein, Jun.-Prof. Thomas Hupperich, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, Dr. Stephan Meisel, Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hellingrath, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Vossen, Adam Widera, Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Simeon Vidolov, Prof. Dr. Herbert Kuchen, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker) - Seminar: Integrated Research Seminar [042120]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - V/Ü: Module 4: Tradition and Transition [042119]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers, Marco Niemann) - Vorlesung: Einführung in die Wirtschaftsinformatik [040025]
(in cooperation with Dr. Armin Stein, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein, Dr. Stephan Meisel, Prof. Dr. Heike Trautmann, Prof. Dr. Bernd Hellingrath, Prof. Dr. Gottfried Vossen, Prof. Dr. Jörg Becker, Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Simeon Vidolov, Prof. Dr. Herbert Kuchen) - Seminar: E-Government 4.0 [048083]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers) - Seminar: E-Government 2030 [046074]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers) - Vertiefung: VM WI: Public Sector Innovation and E-Governance [044352]
(in cooperation with Nadine Ogonek, Dr. Hendrik Scholta, Dr. Michael Räckers)
- Projektseminar: BA-PS: Bits'n'Bricks Day: Eine Tagung von Studierenden für Digitale Mittelstädte [044061]
Projects
- FOR 5393: The future smart town - Subproject: Trust management in the digital mid-sized town ( – )
Subproject in DFG-Joint Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Research Unit | Project Number: DI 2760/1-1 - FOR 5393: The future smart town ( – )
Main DFG-Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Research Unit - WINT2022 – WI Nachwuchswissenschaftlertreffen Münster, 16./17.September 2022 ( – )
Scientific Event: Donator/Sponsor, Participation / conference fees , Wirtschaftsinformatik Netzwerk Münster e. V. - GRK 1712 – RTG 1712 - Trust and Communication in a Digitized World ( – )
Main DFG-Project Hosted at the University of Münster: DFG - Research Training Group | Project Number: GRK 1712 - Less is sometimes more: Services and requirements for a no-stop shop ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum e.V. | Project Number: N2020 103 - Evaluation of the German Oline Access Act - Identification of data sources, data collection and data analysis ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. - Nationale E-Government-Strategien im europäischen Vergleich ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum e.V. | Project Number: N2019 094 - Kompetenzvermittlung im öffentlichen Sektor neu gedacht ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum e.V. | Project Number: N2019 092 - Quo vadis, Civis? Development of a citizen journey for a demand-oriented service design in the public sector ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum e.V. | Project Number: N2019 095 - EQUAL-IST – Gender Equality Plans for Information Sciences and Technology Research Institutions ( – )
EU-Project Hosted outside the University of Münster: EC H2020 - Coordination and support action | Project Number: 710549 - Digitization Competencies of Managers in the Public Sector ( – )
Individual Granted Project: Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum e.V. | Project Number: N2018084
- FOR 5393: The future smart town - Subproject: Trust management in the digital mid-sized town ( – )
Publications
- . . ‘How business process management culture supports digital innovation: a quantitative assessment.’ Business Process Management Journal 29, No. 5: 1352–1385. doi: 10.1108/BPMJ-12-2022-0637.
- . . ‘A matter of perspective: Conceptualizing the role of citizens in E-government based on value positions.’ Government Information Quarterly 40, No. 4. doi: 10.1016/j.giq.2023.101837.
Research Articles (Journals)
- . . ‘Watch who you trust! A structured literature review to build a typology of e-government risks.’ Information Systems and e-Business Management online first. doi: 10.1007/S10257-022-00573-4.
- . . „Digitalwüste Deutschland? Digitalisierungsstand im internationalen Vergleich.“ Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 10-11/2022: 49–54.
- . . ‘Business Process Management Culture in Public Administration and Its Determinants.’ Business & Information Systems Engineering 64, No. 2: 201–221. doi: 10.1007/s12599-021-00713-z.
Research Articles in Digital Collections (Conferences)
- . . ‘Design Principles for Online Platforms Fostering Deliberative Political Discourse.’ Contributed to the 17th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik, Nürnberg.
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- . . „Vertrauensmanagement in Kommunen zur nachhaltigen Verwaltungsdigitalisierung.“ In Die innovative Kommune. Mindset, Konzepte, Ideen und Praxisbeispiele zukunftsorientierter Städte, Gemeinden und Landkreise, herausgegeben von , 113–123. 1st Ed. Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-35675-0_8.
Books (Monographs)
- . . Weniger ist manchmal mehr: Dienstleistungen und Anforderungen für einen No-Stop-Shop. Berlin: NEGZ. doi: 10.30418/2626-6032.2021.22.
Articles
Research Articles in Digital Collections (Conferences)
- . . ‘Playing (Government) Seriously: Design Principles for E-Government Simulation Game Platforms.’ Contributed to the 16. Internationale Tagung Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI 2021), Essen. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-86800-0_6.
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- . . ‘Methodological and Practical Challenges of Interdisciplinary Trust Research.’ In Trust and Communication. Findings and Implications of Trust Research, edited by , 29–57. Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-72945-5_2.
- . . ‘The Role of Trust for Citizens' Adoption of Public E-Services.’ In Trust and Communication. Findings and Implications of Trust Research, edited by , 163–184. Springer VDI Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-72945-5_8.
Working Papers
- Trusting me, Trusting you - Trusting Technology? A Multidisciplinary Analysis to Uncover the Status Quo of Research on Trust in Technology ERCIS Working Papers, No. 35. Münster: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag / Self-publishing , . .
- Trusting me, Trusting you - Trusting Technology? A Multidisciplinary Analysis to Uncover the Status Quo of Research on Trust in Technology ERCIS Working Papers, No. 35, . .
- . . Challenges and Potentials of Digitalisation for Small and Mid-sized Towns: Proposition of a Transdisciplinary Research Agenda Working Papers, No. 36. Münster: European Research Center for Information Systems, .
Books (Monographs)
- . . Nationale E-Government-Strategien: Deutschland und Dänemark im Vergleich. Berlin: Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum e.V. doi: 10.30418/26266032.2020.11.
- . . Quo vadis, Civis? Entwicklung einer Citizen Journey für eine nachfrageorientierte Dienstleistungsentwicklung im öffentlichen Sektor. Berlin: NEGZ. doi: 10.30418/2626-6032.2020.13.
- . . Kompetenzvermittlung im öffentlichen Sektor neu gedacht. Berlin: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag / Self-publishing . doi: 10.30418/2626-6032.2020.11.
Articles
Research Articles (Journals)
- . . ‘Assessing Citizens' Non-Adoption of Public E-Services in Germany.’ Information Polity 2020, No. 25:3: 339–360. doi: 10.3233/IP-190214.
Research Articles in Edited Proceedings (Conferences)
- . . ‘Developing an Analytical Framework for Analyzing and Comparing National E-Government Strategies.’ In International Conference on Electronic Government, edited by , 15–28.: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-57599-1_2.
- . . ‘Walking a Mile in Their Shoes—A Citizen Journey to Explore Public Service Delivery from the Citizen Perspective.’ In Electronic Government: 19th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2020, Linköping, Sweden, August 31 – September 2, 2020, Proceedings, edited by , 164–178. Cham: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-57599-1_13.
- . . ‘Who Are the Users of Digital Public Services? A Critical reflection on Differences in the Treatment of Citizens as 'Users' in e-government Research.’ In Electronic Participation, edited by , 117–129. Cham: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-27397-2.
- . . ‘eGovernment competences revisited – A literature review on necessary competences in a digitalized public sector.’ Contributed to the Wirtschaftsinformatik, Siegen.
- . . ‘Let's Play ... eGovernment! A Simulation Game for Competence Development among Public Administration Students.’ Contributed to the 52nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Hawaii, USA.
Books (Monographs)
- . . Digitalisierungsverständnis von Führungskräften. Berlin: Nationales E-Government Kompetenzzentrum e.V.
Articles
Research Articles (Journals)
- . . ‘Bringing Light into the Shadows. A Qualitative Interview Study on Citizens' Non-Adoption of E-Government.’ Electronic Journal of E-Government 16, No. 2: 98–105.
Research Articles in Edited Proceedings (Conferences)
- . . ‘A Long and Winding Road? Analyzing E-Government Website Maturity in Germany.’ In Tagungsband Multikonferenz Wirtschaftsinformatik 2018, edited by , 621–632. Lüneburg.
Theses (Doctoral or Postdoctoral)
- . . Explaining Citizens' Non-Adoption and Adoption of E-Government in Germany Dissertation thesis, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
- . . ‘All Citizens Are the Same, Aren’t They? – Developing an E-government User Typology.’ In Electronic Government. 16th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2017, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 4-7, 2017, Proceedings., edited by , 336–350. Cham: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-64677-0.
Articles
Research Articles in Edited Proceedings (Conferences)
- . . „Die Einführung der elektronischen Akte in Deutschland. Richtlinien und Verfahren am Beispiel von drei Bundesländern.“ In Digitale Transformation: Methoden, Kompetenzen und Technologien für die Verwaltung, herausgegeben von , 113–124.
Research Article (Book Contributions)
- . . ‘Trust in the Information Systems Discipline.’ In Trust and Communication in a Digitized World. Models and Concepts of Trust Research, edited by , 205–223. 1st Ed. Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-28059-2.
Research Articles in Digital Collections
- . . To Adopt or Not To Adopt: A Literature Review on Barriers to Citizens' Adoption of E-Government Services AIS Electronic Library.
- . . ‘Sync&Share North Rhine-Westphalia.’ Contributed to the 22nd European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2014), Tel Aviv.
Scientific Talks
- Distel, Bettina (): „Nationale E-Government-Strategien im europäischen Vergleich“. Zweite Wissenschaftliche Konferenz Staatsmodernisierung und Verwaltungstransformation , Kiel, .
- Distel, Bettina; Lindgren, Ida (): ‘Who are the users of digital public service? A critical reflection of the treatment of citizens as 'users' in e-government research’. Scandinavian Workshop on Electronic Government (SWEG) 2019, University of South-Eastern Norway, .
- Distel, Bettina (): „Digitale Verwaltung in Deutschland – Ein Blick aus der Bürgerperspektive“. Schöne neue Welt? Die Digitalisierung als interdisziplinäre Herausforderung. Öffentliche Ringvorlesung, Kontaktstelle Studium im Alter, WWU Münster, Münster, Deutschland, .
- Distel, Bettina (): ‘All citizens are the same - aren't they? Developing an e-government user typology’. ERCIS Lunchtime Seminar, European Research Center for Information Systems, WWU Münster, Münster Deutschland, .