Alina Kerath hat als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin von April 2020 bis September 2024 am Lehrstuhl für Internationales Management gearbeitet.
Im Juli 2024 hat sie erfolgreich ihre Dissertation verteidigt.
Gelbrich, K.; Kerath, A.; Chun, H. (2023): Matching digital companions with customers: the role of perceived similarity, forthcoming in Psychology & Marketing.
Gelbrich, K.; Miederer, S.; Kerath, A.; Roschk, H. (2024): Can automated agents help with labor shortages? A meta-analysis of customer responses to automated vs. human service agents, 13th International AMA SERVSIG conference, Bordeaux, Frankreich, 5.-8. Juni 2024.
Gelbrich, K.; Miederer, S.; Kerath, A.; Roschk, H. (2023b): Can robotic agents serve customers like a human? A meta-analysis on customer responses to robotic vs. human agents, 18th International Research Symposium on Advancing Service Research and Practice (QUIS), Hanoi, Vietnam, 20.-23. Juni 2023
Gelbrich, K.; Miederer, S.; Kerath, A.; Roschk, H. (2023a): Can machines replace human service employees? A meta-analysis on customer responses to robotic vs. human agents, Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, Maastricht, Niederlande, 15.-18. Juni 2023.
Gelbrich, K.; Kerath, A.; Chun, H. (2022): Digital companions in marketing: the crucial roles of perceived similarity and perceived humanlikeness in driving of customer outcomes, 4th AIRSI Technology 4.0 in Tourism, Services & Marketing Conference, Zaragoza, Spanien, 11.-13. Juli 2022.
Gelbrich, K.; Chun, H.; Kerath, A.; Hagel, J. (2022b): Increasing customer outcomes through virtual companions in digital services, 12th International AMA SERVSIG conference, Glasgow, UK, 16.-18. Juni 2022.
Gelbrich, K.; Chun, H.; Kerath, A.; Hagel, J. (2022a): Imbuing digital services with a human touch: The positive effects of digital companions, 17th International Research Symposium on Advancing Service Research and Practice (QUIS), Valencia, Spanien, 12.-15. Januar 2022.
2023: Best Conference Paper Award für das Paper "Can robotic agents serve customers like a human? A meta-analysis on customer responses to robotic vs. human agents" (mit Katja Gelbrich, Sandra Miederer und Holger Roschk) auf dem 18. International Research Symposium on Service Excellence in Management (QUIS 18), Hanoi, Vietnam.
2022: Award für das beste Paper im Track "Technology & Service" für das Paper „Increasing Customer Outcomes Through Virtual Companions in Digital Services” (mit Katja Gelbrich, Helen Chun und Julia Hagel) auf der 12th International AMA SERVSIG Conference, Glasgow, UK.