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Virtual Assisted Self Interviewing (VASI): An Expansion of Survey Data Collection Methods to the Virtual Worlds by Means of VDCI
Bell, Mark W.; Castronova, Edward; Wagner, Gert G. - 2008
Changes in communication technology have allowed for the expansion of data collection modes in survey research. The proliferation of the computer has allowed the creation of web and computer assisted auto-interview data collection modes. Virtual worlds are a new application of computer...
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Strategien kleiner und mittlerer Betriebe in angespannten Arbeitsmarktlagen: Eine Untersuchung am Beispiel der niedersächsischen Ernährungswirtschaft
Margarian, Anne; Lankau, Matthias; Lilje, Alena - 2017
Im vorliegenden Bericht werden die Ergebnisse des Teilprojektes "Lokale Strategien für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung" des europäischen Forschungsprojekts TRUSTEE ("Towards RUral Synergies and Trade-offs between Economic development and Ecosystem services') beschrieben. Vor dem Hintergrund...
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Chancen und Risiken von CSR im Mittelstand
Icks, Annette; Levering, Britta; Maaß, Frank; Werner, Arndt - 2015
Die Studie erörtert Chancen und Risiken, die mit der Anwendung der Unternehmensführungsstrategie CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) verbunden sind. Eine Vielzahl an Gefahren in CSR-aktiven Unternehmen - darunter das Risiko des Greenwashings - werden identifiziert, systematisiert und...
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Die Auswirkungen der Innovationstätigkeit von KMU in Krisenzeiten auf ihre wirtschaftliche Entwicklung
Brink, Siegrun; Nielen, Sebastian; Schröder, Christian - 2022
-induced adjustments are permanent or are reversed as the pandemic subsides. The result: innovation activities increased significantly …
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The innovation patterns of firms in low and high technology manufacturing sectors in the new member states
Balcerowicz, Ewa; Pęczkowski, Marek; Wziątek-Kubiak, Anna - 2009
development of these countries. This paper aims to show the differences in innovation patterns among manufacturing firms operating … into account innovation inputs, cooperation among firms in R&D activities, the benefits of cooperation with business … partners, innovation outputs and international competitiveness. The sample consisted of 358 firms operating in both low and …
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Complementarities between barriers to innovation: Data evidence from Poland
Wziątek-Kubiak, Anna; Pęczkowski, Marek; Balcerowicz, Ewa - 2010
This paper investigates the barriers to innovation perceived by Polish manufacturing firms. It refers to the … heterogeneity of innovation active firms. We introduce a taxonomy of innovative firms based on the frequency with which they … introduce commercialised innovations using data from both CIS4 (for 2002-2004) and CIS5 (2004-2006). Two groups of innovation …
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External vs internal determinants of firm technology strategy: Evidence from the Polish services sector
Szczygielski, Krzysztof; Grabowski, Wojciech; Woodward, … - 2013
The authors use the insights from strategy research and innovation studies to address two principal questions regarding … Innovation Survey for Polish service firms. They propose a set of indicators reflecting four principal fields of technology …
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Communications Trend Radar 2023. State revival, scarcity management, unimagination, augmented workflows & parallel worlds
Zerfaß, Ansgar; Stieglitz, Stefan; Clausen, Sünje; … - 2023
How do social changes, new technologies or new management trends affect communication work? A team of researchers at Leipzig University and the University of Potsdam (Germany) observed new developments in related disciplines. As a result, the five most important trends for corporate...
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Der Maschinenbau im Zeitalter der Globalisierung und "New Economy"
Vieweg, Hans-Günther; Dreher, Carsten; Hofmann, Herbert; … - 2002
Die Studie "Der Maschinenbau im Zeitalter der Globalisierung und New Economy" wurde vom ifo Institut in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Frauenhofer Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung erstellt. Gegenstand der Studie ist die Entwicklung des deutschen Maschinenbaus mit den Veränderungen durch...
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A Blockchain Application in Energy
Hukkinen, Taneli; Mattila, Juri; Ilomäki, Juuso; … - 2017
This report documents a blockchain application developed for the energy sector that enables distributed market coordination for decentralized energy systems. As its core element, it utilizes Ethereum-based smart contracts to facilitate market matching between individual producers and consumers...
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