Auf Basis sozialpsychologischer Theorien leitet Ann-Kathrin Grötschel Hypothesen zu den Wirkungen von Belohnungsangeboten für das Verfassen von Online Reviews her. Die aufgestellten Hypothesen werden mit einer offenen Befragung und zwei experimentellen Studien empirisch überprüft. Die...

Despite growing interest in search engines in China, relatively few empirical studies have examined their sociopolitical implications. This study fills several research gaps by comparing query results (N=6,320) from China’s two leading search engines, Baidu and Google, focusing on...

This paper provides a data-driven overview of the different online platforms that consumers use to search for books and booksellers, and documents how the use of these platforms is shifting over time. Our data suggest that, as a result of digitization, consumers are increasingly conducting...

Search engines can be portrayed both as champions of freedom and as agents of surveillance. By facilitating the retrieval of online data, they enable a global public to seek, receive and impart information. Where information about individuals is concerned, however, search engine services can...