Felix Zechiel, M.Sc.

Felix Zechiel studied business administration (B.Sc.) at the University of Bayreuth from 2014 to 2019. Mr. Zechiel completed his master's degree at the University of Hohenheim from 2019 to 2022, majoring in marketing and management. During his studies, he gained practical experience in the fields of marketing, communication and project management in a wide range of organizations and industries. Before taking up his position at the University of Hohenheim, he worked for two years as a research assistant at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI. Since February 2022, Felix Zechiel has been working as a research assistant at the Chair of Corporate Management.

Research Fields

• Sustainability in Service Research
• AI in Higher Education (collaboration in third-party funded project ABBA)

Research Projects

• AI x Sustainability Strategy
• Services for Sustainability

2024

Journal article (peer-reviewed)

• Zechiel, F., Blaurock, M., Weber, E., Büttgen, M. & Coussement, K. (2024). How tech companies advance sustainability through artificial intelligence: Developing and evaluating an AI x Sustainability strategy framework. Industrial Marketing Management, 119, 75–89. doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2024.03.010

Contribution

• Zechiel, F. (2024). Beyond Efficiency and Consistency – Achieving Sustainability through Service-enabled Sufficiency. In M. Bruhn & K. Hadwich (Hrsg.), Forum Dienstleistungsmanagement. Sustainable Service Management. Band 2: Strategien und Umsetzung der Nachhaltigkeit (1. Aufl., S. 369–397). Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-45146-2_13

Congress Contribution

• Trautwein, Y., Zechiel, F., Coussement, K., Meire, M. & Büttgen, M. (2024, 05.-08.06). Opening the ‘Black Box’ of HRM Algorithmic Biases – How Companies' Hiring Practices Induce Discrimination on Freelancing Platforms. 13th SERVSIG Conference, Bordeaux, France.

• Trautwein, Y., Zechiel, F., Coussement, K., Meire, M. & Büttgen, M. (2024, 29.02.-02.03.). Opening the ‘Black Box’ of HRM Algorithmic Biases – How Companies' Hiring Practices Induce Discrimination on Freelancing Platforms. Institut für Handel & Internationales Marketing. DLM-Workshop 2024, Saarbrücken, Germany.

• Zechiel, F., Blaurock, M. & Büttgen, M. (2024, 29.02.-02.03.). Can Luxury Even Be Sustainable? An Analysis of Sustainability Initiatives of Luxury Service Brands. Institut für Handel & Internationales Marketing. DLM-Workshop 2024, Saarbrücken, Germany.

• Zechiel, F., Blaurock, M., Weber, E. & Büttgen, M. & Coussement, K. (2024, 05.-08.06.). How Tech Companies Advance Sustainability Through Artificial Intelligence: Developing and Evaluating an AI x Sustainability Strategy Framework. 13th SERVSIG Conference, Bordeaux, France.

2023

Journal article (peer-reviewed)

• Büttgen, M., Hogreve, J., Zechiel, F., Bartsch, S., Lorz, T., Trischler, J., Westman Trischler, J., Kuusisto, J., Svensson, P., Keiningham, T., Aksoy, L., Porco, B., Hedley, T., Statuto, L. A. & Dortignacq, B. F. (2023). Sustainability in Service Research. SMR - Journal of Service Management Research, 7(3), 147–173. doi.org/10.5771/2511-8676-2023-3-147

• Kaya, M.-F., Zirnig, C., Blaurock, M., Zechiel, F. & Schoop, M. (2023). An Integrative Model of AI Competencies for Business Students and Where to Acquire Them. Wirtschaftsinformatik 2023 Proceedings, 38, 240. https://aisel.aisnet.org/wi2023/38/

• Zechiel, F. (2023). Beyond Efficiency and Consistency – Achieving Sustainability through Service-enabled Sufficiency. SMR - Journal of Service Management Research, 7(4), 199–212. doi.org/10.5771/2511-8676-2023-4-199

 Congress Contribution

• Zechiel, F. (2023, 30.06-01.07.). Towards the Sustainability Principle of Sufficiency through Services. 8th NEST conference 2023, Dresden, Germany.

• Zechiel, F.; Blaurock, M.; Weber, E.; Büttgen, M. & Coussement, K. (2023, 07.09.-09.09.). Advancing Sustainability through Artificial Intelligence – A Strategic Framework. 8. Rostocker Dienstleistungstagung, Rostock, Germany.