Technology is an essential component of every modern society. Furthermore, new technological possibilities play a key role as catalysts and drivers of far-reaching socio-economic change. When seeking to analyze and reconstruct such transformations, such as in the context of case studies, for...

In socio-technical transitions research, capacities relevant for transformations have primarily been assessed at systemic or niche levels, with capacities of individual actors to engage in transformative activities not yet well-conceptualized. This paper draws on theories of power in...

Introduction to social engineering : the human element of ahcking / Vishal Bharath, Gururaj H L, Soundarya B C, Girish L -- Social engineering : the information gathering phase in social engineering / Colin Lobo, Gururaj H L, Lalitha Bandeppa, Gurushankar H B -- Cyber security risks,...

Seit mehr als zehn Jahren werden die Problemlagen durch das Überschreiten der planetaren Grenzen zunehmend offensichtlicher. Sie verdeutlichen mehr denn je die Dringlichkeit und Notwendigkeit einer Großen Transformation, die strukturelle Veränderungen einschließt. Die Große Transformation,...

Seit mehr als zehn Jahren werden die Problemlagen durch das Überschreiten der planetaren Grenzen zunehmend offensichtlicher. Sie verdeutlichen mehr denn je die Dringlichkeit und Notwendigkeit einer Großen Transformation, die strukturelle Veränderungen einschließt. Die Große Transformation,...

The purpose of this research is to understand how social capabilities and infrastructural enablers support technical capabilities for product development by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as a response to COVDI19, and to examine the above relationships between those using conventional...

Klappentext: Betriebe sind das Erfahrungsobjekt der betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung. So eindeutig und geradezu trivial diese Aussage klingt, so diffus erscheinen die Antworten auf die Frage, was denn nun eigentlich einen "Betrieb" von einem "Nicht-Betrieb" unterscheidet. Die Autoren...

The transformative turn of innovation policy has resulted in calls for a more entrepreneurial and directional role of the state. However, the multiple roles that the state might play in such processes remain underexplored. This paper studies the embedded role of the state in four distinct modes...

This special issue provides a collection of 15 papers with modern theories and applications for circular economy, engineering projects, entrepreneurship models, and investor decisions. After the commencing review on Occupational Health and Safety Management-Systems Standards, follow papers which...

Der Bedeutung des Göttinger Umfeldes bei der Entstehung der nationalsozialistischen Raumforschung intensiver nachzugehen, wird in diesem Beitrag zunächst angeregt und begründet. Denn dieses südniedersächsische Umfeld hatte auch Bedeutung für die Vorgeschichte der Akademie für...

We examine the microeconomics of using algorithms to nudge decision-makers towards particular social outcomes. We refer to this as "algorithmic social engineering." In this article, we apply classic strategic communication models to this strategy. Manipulating predictions to express policy...

This special issue provides a collection of 15 papers with modern theories and applications for circular economy, engineering projects, entrepreneurship models, and investor decisions. After the commencing review on Occupational Health and Safety Management-Systems Standards, follow papers which...

The transformative turn of innovation policy has resulted in calls for a more entrepreneurial and directional role of the state. However, the multiple roles that the state might play in such processes remain underexplored. This paper studies the embedded role of the state in four distinct modes...

Der Bedeutung des Göttinger Umfeldes bei der Entstehung der nationalsozialistischen Raumforschung intensiver nachzugehen, wird in diesem Beitrag zunächst angeregt und begründet. Denn dieses südniedersächsische Umfeld hatte auch Bedeutung für die Vorgeschichte der Akademie für...

Algorithms play increasingly critical roles these days. With the conceptualization of algorithms as a socio-technical system, this study investigates the algorithm initiatives in Korea in terms of opportunities, risks, and challenges embedded in their development. It analyzes the algorithm...

The modernist nation-building projects in Pakistan and Turkey have employed state law as an ideological apparatus and instrument of top-down social engineering to construct a new citizen identity of modern Muslims. These two Muslim-majority countries endeavored to reform the country's Muslim...

Knowledge sharing has multifaceted effects on organizations, such as improving work performance, among which creativity is apparently one of the most important parts. Nevertheless, the effects of knowledge sharing on individuals has not been paid attention sufficiently by previous research....

Grundlagen und Theorie -- Risiken -- Faktor Mensch -- Social Engineering als Modus Operandi -- Verhaltensökonomie -- Befangenheit -- Lebenszyklus wirtschaftskrimineller Handlungen und Non-Compliance -- Kommunikation -- Erfolgsfaktor Handlungsfähigkeit.

Social engineering refers to deliberate attempts, often under the form of legislative moves, to promote changes in customs and norms that hurt the interests of marginalized population groups. This paper explores the analytical conditions under which social engineering is more or less likely to...

Social engineering refers to deliberate attempts, often under the form of legislative moves, to promote changes in customs and norms that hurt the interests of marginalized population groups. This paper explores the analytical conditions under which social engineering is more or less likely to...

This essay - published on the second anniversary of Mike Brown's shooting death in Ferguson and one year after the United States Department of Justice issued its shocking findings regarding St. Louis County's juvenile court system - urges skepticism regarding claims of ongoing system reform in...

"This book explores the theoretical understanding of the socio-technical impact of smart cities by promoting the conceptual interactions between social and governmental structures (people, task, structure) with new technologies"--