Florian Pethig

Assistant Professor
Department of Information Systems
and Operations Managmement
Tilburg University
f.pethig@tilburguniversity.edu

I am an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at Tilburg University. I received my PhD from the University of Mannheim. Previously, I worked as a business data analyst at zeroG. My research focuses on digital platforms, user-generated content, and the societal impact of IT.

My work is published in leading journals, including MIS Quarterly, Journal of the Association for Information Systems, and Journal of Business Ethics. It has also been presented at premier conferences across information systems and marketing, such as ICIS, SCECR, WITS, and the Marketing Science Conference.

I have received funding from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Joachim Herz Foundation, and Wikimedia Deutschland. In 2023, I received the Best Associate Editor Award at ECIS.

Publications

Behavior Toward Newcomers and Contributions to Online Communities
(with Hartmut Hoehle, Kai-Lung Hui, and Andreas Lanz)
MIS Quarterly, forthcoming.
[Online Appendix][Replication]

Biased Humans, (Un)Biased Algorithms?
(with Julia Kroenung)
Journal of Business Ethics, 2023.
[Preprint][Replication]
Media: [Psychology Today] [Forbes France] [The Gender Policy Report]

A Stigma Power Perspective on Digital Government Service Avoidance
(with Julia Kroenung)
Government Information Quarterly, 2021.

Specialized Information Systems for the Digitally Disadvantaged
(with Julia Kroenung)
Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 2019.

Work in Progress

Unexpected Monetary Incentives and User-Generated Content on Digital Platforms
(with Hartmut Hoehle, Kai-Lung Hui, and Andreas Lanz)

  • Presentations: SCECR 2023, TU Dresden, Tilburg University, Digital Economy Workshop 2024, ISDAEB 2024, ICIS 2024, Creator Economy Retreat 2025

Pre-Moderation in Online Communities: Evidence From a Natural Experiment

  • Presentations: Workshop on Digital Markets 2024, SCECR 2024, WISE 2024