Mit dem Begriff Crowdsourcing bezeichnete Jeff Howe 2006 den damals neuen Trend, bislang intern erledigte Aufgaben über das Internet an eine unbegrenzte Menge potenziell Mitwirkender (die "crowd") auszulagern ("outsourcing"). Dazu nutzen Unternehmen heute einen wachsenden Markt an externen...

This study draws on signaling theory to investigate the effect of hedonic signals in crowdfunding projects on funding performance. It compares the effect of hedonic signals across reward-, equity-, and donation-based crowdfunding platforms by combining archival data from 18 platforms and a...

Innovation platforms are powerful instruments for harnessing crowd creativity. Yet, platform users still struggle with cognitive barriers when looking to unfold their creative potential. This conceptual article identifies three barriers from innovation literature and outlines how artificial...

Der DigitalPakt Schule soll das deutsche Bildungswesen flächendeckend modernisieren, zeigt jedoch bisher Anlaufschwierigkeiten. Die bereitgestellten Fördermittel werden zögerlich abgerufen und die Kritiker:innen des Programms werden immer lauter. Diese Arbeit setzt genau an diesem Punkt an...

Web assurance seals are actions taken by e-commerce vendors to increase their trustworthiness and alleviate consumers’ concerns. In their essence, web assurance seals are a product of negotiations, adoptions, and settlements among various groups of interests (e.g., seal authorities, vendors,...

Artificial intelligence (AI) brings forth many opportunities to contribute to the wellbeing of individuals and the advancement of economies and societies, but also a variety of novel ethical, legal, social, and technological challenges. Trustworthy AI (TAI) bases on the idea that trust builds...