We investigate whether the returns to mobile information and communication technology (ICT) in the workplace are contingent on granting employees autonomy over the structure of their workday through trust-based work time arrangements (TBW). Our regression analysis is based on a production...

[Einleitung ...] Ziel des vorliegenden Monitoringberichts ist es, die Branche Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft möglichst transparent und einheitlich, auch im Zeitverlauf, darzustellen. Hierzu werden die Daten der vergangenen Jahre ständig überprüft und ggf. aktualisiert. Vorgenommene eigene...

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim and the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe undertake continual research into the cultural and creative industries (CCI) in...

Mobile information and communication technologies (ICT) have started to diffuse rapidly in the business sector. This study tests for the complementarity between the use of mobile ICT and organizational practices providing workplace flexibility. We hypothesize that mobile ICT can create value if...

[Hintergrund] Mit Crowdworking bezeichnet man die Vergabe von traditionell unternehmensinternen Aufgaben und Projekten über Onlineplattformen an externe Arbeitskräfte, die diese Aufträge gegen Bezahlung durchführen. Dieser in Deutschland noch recht junge Markt für bezahlte Arbeit in der...

This paper analyzes the relationship between firms’ use of big data analytics and their innovative performance for product innovations. Since big data technologies provide new data information practices, they create new decision-making possibilities, which firms can use to realize innovations....

This paper analyzes the relationship between firms' use of big data analytics and their innovative performance in terms of product innovations. Since big data technologies provide new data information practices, they create novel decision-making possibilities, which are widely believed to...

The following paper assesses whether current policy environments are appropriate for the emergence of cloud computing technology. In particular, this research uses firm-level data for Germany and the UK to examine the impact of capital incentive programmes (a common policy present in most OECD...

This paper provides in-depth insights into patenting activities in technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) in Germany and worldwide between the years 1990 and 2016. The descriptive analysis of these digital inventions at the current technological frontier yields several main...

Die Corona-Krise hat einen Strukturwandel initiiert: Die Arbeitsorganisation hat sich in Richtung Homeoffi ce verschoben. Der Online-Handel hat hohe Wachstumsraten zu verzeichnen. Auch andere Wirtschaftsbereiche, die stärker die Digitalisierung nutzen können und diese Potenziale auch...