In der gegenwärtigen COVID-19 Krise wurde die wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Rolle von modernen und leistungsfähigen Internetinfrastrukturen und darauf basierenden Diensten besonders deutlich. So haben eine Reihe von Diensten, etwa im Bereich der Ausbildung ("e-learning" und...

Anhaltende Innovationen in digitalen Technologien, ermöglichen es den Informationsaspekt der physischen Welt effektiv und effizient zu erfassen, zu verarbeiten sowie zu teilen und führen zur Entstehung von Geschäftsökosystemen. In diesen dynamischen, kollaborativen Strukturen kooperiert ein...

In this paper, we introduce the concept of a Digital Layer to empirically investigate inter-firm relations at any geographical scale of analysis. The Digital Layer is created from large-scale, structured web scraping of firm websites, their textual content and the hyperlinks among them. Using...

Travelers often combine transport services from different firms to form trip chains: e.g. first train and then a bus. Integration of different forms of public and private transport into a single service is gaining attention with the concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS). Usually, the focus is...

In der gegenwärtigen COVID-19 Krise wurde die wirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Rolle von modernen und leistungsfähigen Internetinfrastrukturen und darauf basierenden Diensten besonders deutlich. So haben eine Reihe von Diensten, etwa im Bereich der Ausbildung ("e-learning" und...

Das Anlegen eines Nutzerkontos ist mittlerweile bei vielen digitalen Diensten eine Grundvoraussetzung, um diese in vollem Umfang nutzen zu können. Nutzer sind daher mit der Herausforderung konfrontiert, alle Anmeldedaten der von ihnen genutzten digitalen Dienste zu verwalten....

The economics literature on Net Neutrality (NN) has been largely critical of NN regulation on the basis of theoretical findings that NN violations can be both welfare improving and welfare deteriorating, depending on the circumstances of the case in question. Thus, an ex post competition policy...

Internet connectivity and exports of services are positively correlated. This paper presents a gravity model with bilateral measures of Internet connectivity to formalize this correlation. To establish bilateral connectivity, I construct a novel dataset based on the undersea fiber-optic cable...

E-commerce has grown considerably in recent decades and has had a disruptive impact on the retail industry. In this context, Amazon, one of the major players in (online) retailing and beyond, has been able to expand its business activities continuously in many countries. The present case study...

This paper presents a case study of the food delivery platform, Deliveroo, in Belgium in 2016-2018. The case offers insights on the nature of platform work, the workers who perform it, the preferences of workers, the strategy of the platforms, and the role of local regulations. Interestingly,...

This paper focuses on the relationship between over-the-top (OTT) and traditional communications services. Many analysts have stated OTT communications services might soon replace other communication services; however, the empirical study of this assumption is scarce, especially in the case of...

A policy debate centers around the question how news aggregators such as Google News affect traffic to online news sites. Many publishers view aggregators as substitutes for traditional news consumption while aggregators view themselves as complements because they make news discovery easier. We...

In der Digitalwirtschaft zielen viele Geschäftsmodelle auf das Erheben von Daten, insbesondere personenbezogenen Daten, ab. Die enormen Datenmengen geben jedoch Anlass zur Diskussion. Werden die Nutzer ausgespäht und Datenmissbrauch betrieben, oder basiert das Geschäftsmodell darauf,...

This research aims to examine the relation between Over-The-Top (OTT) services and mobile telephony. It will also investigate factors affecting customer use of OTT services. Such services have been increasing in terms of revenue and intensity of usage; conversely, revenue from mobile telephony...

Platforms that are understood as a place or system coordinating the interaction of different stakeholders (e.g., service consumers and providers) may enable widespread adoption of IoT services and applications. However, the lack of interoperability between platforms may inhibit the diffusion of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose an Over-The-Top (OTT) initiative selection process for communication service providers (CSPs) entering an OTT business. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve this objective, a literature review was conducted to comprehend the past and current...

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