In the natural sciences, computational methods have become a central part of the research process. In disciplines as diverse as physics, cosmology, chemistry, and pharmacy, computer-based modeling drives scientific progress and has become a standard tool for scientific research (Morrison 2015)....

Due to their functionality, stored value purses based on smart card technology are prominent candidates for being the dominant medium of exchange for micropayments. However, the overall prospects of these payment systems are yet ambiguous, both from the perspective of practice and monetary...

Historical examples (ISDN, Teletex, telefax, telex) show us that forecasting efforts in the telecommunication sector can go awry - not only by a few percentage points but by large magnitudes. We maintain that with strong network effects it is not possible to forecast the success of...

Der Beitrag identifiziert die wichtigsten Einflussfaktoren der interorganisatorischen Vernetzung auf die Wettbwerbsfähigkeit kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen. Diese werden in drei interdependenten Problemfeldern strukturiert, welche für den Erfolg von vernetzten kleinen und mittleren...

Have you ever watched one of your competitors raked in profits from customers that you had decided not to bother acquiring? Perhaps this happened because your company based its decision on the traditional method of calculating customer lifetime value (CLV). That could be a costly mistake.[...]