Purpose: Autonomous technologies represent an increasingly important, but at the same time controversial technological field with enormous potential. From a consumer perspective, however, the growing autonomy of technologies might result in a perceived loss of control, which can lead to...

Purpose The aim of this study is to investigate whether activity-based workspaces (ABWs) are able to solve the privacy-communication trade-off known from fixed-desk offices. In fixed-desk offices, employees work in private or open-plan offices (or in combi-offices) with fixed workstations, which...

Purpose Consumers’ perceptions of new technologies are vital for the adoption of innovations. However, due to the complexity of technological innovations and associated consumer concerns, marketing communications play a crucial role in shaping attitudes. In this context, the level of technical...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide the first empirical evidence on how consumption-supportive packaging functionality influences consumers’ purchase intentions. Consumption-supportive packaging functionality implies that the packaging itself serves a function that actively helps...

Purpose: The study analyses how Industry 4.0 and underlying digital technologies influence the design of ecosystems in global value chains (GVCs). Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative-exploratory research design is used. It deploys a multiple case study based on semi-structured interviews...

Zusammenfassung Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Rolle von Produktivgenossenschaften bei Unternehmenskrisen und Unternehmensnachfolgen. Wir präsentieren zunächst einen Überblick über die theoretische und empirische Literatur und konfrontieren diese mit den bisherigen...

Zusammenfassung Die Digitalisierung führt aktuell zu erheblichen Veränderungen in der Finanzierungsbranche. Insbesondere Genossenschaftsbanken scheinen mit ihrem traditionellen, regional-orientierten Geschäftsmodell dem Digitalisierungstrend entgegenzustehen. Die vorliegende Arbeit analysiert...