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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...