Jun.-Prof. Dr. Henrik Franke
Research
Research Interests
Behavioral Operations Management
- The role of human judgement and behavior in operational systems
- Human motivation and new technology (especially wearables)
- Teamwork, helping behavior, collaboration, voluntary behavior
Publications (Selection)
- Kwasnitschka, D., Franke, H., von Maydell, R., Netland, T. (2025) Give Me a Choice! A Field Experiment on Task Choice Enabled by Wearables. Production and Operations Management (early view) https://doi.org/10.1177/10591478251400469
- Franke, H., Kwasnitschka, D., Netland, T. (2024) Emphasizing Worker Identification with Skills to Increase Helping and Productivity in Production: A Field Experiment. Journal of Operations Management, 70(5), 712-732 https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1300
- Kwasnitschka, D., Franke, H., Netland, T. (2024) Effects of Feedback in Manufacturing: A Field Experiment using Smartwatch Technology. Journal of Operations Management, 70(6), 933-956 https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1305
- Franke, H., Eckerd, S., Foerstl, K. (2022). Rising to the Top: Motivational Forces Influencing Status Conflict in Sourcing Teams. Production and Operations Management , 31(3), 963-983. https://doi.org/10.1111/poms.13590
Teaching
- M.Sc. Lecture “Innovative Operations Management” (Winter)
- M.Sc. Seminar „Process Management with VR” (Summer)
- Supervision of Master Theses
CV
| since 2023 | Juniorprofessor for Supply Chain Innovation, Supply Chain Management Area, WiSo-Fakultät, University of Cologne |
| 2019-2023 | Postdoc, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland |
| 2019 | PhD (Dr. rer. pol.), EBS University for Business and Law, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany (summa cum laude) |
| 2016-2019 | PhD student, EBS University for Business and Law, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany (summa cum laude) |
| 2015-2019 | Research associate, German Graduate School of Management and Law, Heilbronn, Germany |
| 2018 | Visiting researcher, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis, USA |
| 2015-2017 | M.Sc. Management, EBS University for Business and Law, Oestrich-Winkel, Germany |
| 2010-2015 | B.Sc. Electrical Industrial Engineering, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany |