Special Section: The Transformative Value of Cloud Computing: A Decoupling, Platformization, and Recombination Theoretical Framework

ALEXANDER BENLIAN (benlian@ise.tu-darmstadt.de; corresponding author) is a Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) at Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany, where he serves as Dean of the Department of Business, Economics, and Law. His former academic position was Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, where he received a Ph.D. He has also served as a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company. Dr. Benlian’s research interests include the transformative value of cloud computing, online platforms, digital transformation, and digital business models, with over 150 academic publications in these areas. His work has appeared in Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the AIS, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, MIS Quarterly Executive, and others. He is Associate Editor of the European Journal of Information Systems and International Journal of Electronic Commerce and serves the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Service Research.

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