TY - JOUR A1 - Ritterbusch, Georg David A1 - Teichmann, Malte Rolf T1 - Defining the metaverse BT - A systematic literature review JF - IEEE Access N2 - The term Metaverse is emerging as a result of the late push by multinational technology conglomerates and a recent surge of interest in Web 3.0, Blockchain, NFT, and Cryptocurrencies. From a scientific point of view, there is no definite consensus on what the Metaverse will be like. This paper collects, analyzes, and synthesizes scientific definitions and the accompanying major characteristics of the Metaverse using the methodology of a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). Two revised definitions for the Metaverse are presented, both condensing the key attributes, where the first one is rather simplistic holistic describing “a three-dimensional online environment in which users represented by avatars interact with each other in virtual spaces decoupled from the real physical world”. In contrast, the second definition is specified in a more detailed manner in the paper and further discussed. These comprehensive definitions offer specialized and general scholars an application within and beyond the scientific context of the system science, information system science, computer science, and business informatics, by also introducing open research challenges. Furthermore, an outlook on the social, economic, and technical implications is given, and the preconditions that are necessary for a successful implementation are discussed. KW - Metaverse KW - Systematics KW - Bibliometrics KW - Augmented reality KW - Taxonomy KW - Semantic Web KW - Second Life KW - Blockchains KW - Economics Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3241809 SN - 2169-3536 VL - 11 SP - 12368 EP - 12377 PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kirchner, Vera T1 - Umfassend oder überfrachtet? BT - warum das Integrationsfach WAT/AWT an seine Grenzen gerät JF - MINT-Zirkel N2 - In der Theorie klingt es erst mal pädagogisch und didaktisch verlockend: Umfassend ausgebildete Lehrkräfte verharren nicht stur in ihren fachlichen Grenzen, sondern unterrichten Phänomene in ihren mannigfaltigen Zusammenhängen. So erwerben Schüler*innen die Möglichkeit, Sachverhalte umfassend aus verschiedenen Perspektiven zu betrachten und ihnen kompetent zu begegnen. Im Hinblick auf eine vollgestopfte Stundentafel scheint dies auch zeitlich effizient: Warum verschiedene Fächer aufwenden, wenn man drei oder vier Bildungsanliegen in einem zweistündigen Fach unterbringen kann? Y1 - 2023 UR - https://mint-zirkel.de/2023/02/fachdidaktik/ SN - 2193-9845 IS - 3 SP - 14 PB - Klett MINT CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kirchner, Vera A1 - Penning, Isabelle T1 - Berufswahl differenzieren(d) BT - Differenzierung als wesentliche Dimension beruflicher Orientierung JF - Fördermagazin : Sekundarstufe N2 - Bäcker:in, Beiköch:in oder Büromanager:in: Welcher berufliche Lebensweg passt zu mir? Gerade für Schüler:innen mit Unterstützungsbedarf kann die Antwort auf diese Frage besonders schwierig sein. Doch Unterricht kann mit vielfältigen Maßnahmen die Berufswahl unterstützen. KW - Differenzierung KW - Berufsorientierung KW - Berufsvorbereitung KW - Berufswahl KW - Life Design KW - Gestaltungskompetenz KW - Berufsbiografie KW - Förderbedarf KW - Berufschancen KW - theoriereduziert Y1 - 2023 SN - 2195-7142 IS - 3 SP - 2 EP - 6 PB - Friedrich Verlag CY - Hannover ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Oehlschläger, Patricia A1 - Haggenmüller, Sandra A1 - Herbst, Uta A1 - Voeth, Markus T1 - The future of business negotiations BT - how megatrends influence negotiation behavior JF - Negotiation and Conflict Management Research N2 - Megatrends, affecting multiple aspects of future society, economy, and technology, drive today's business world. They are expected to impact all areas in companies and will, therefore, most likely occur in business negotiations. Although several studies address future developments of different business divisions, the megatrends' impact on negotiations has, thus far, not been analyzed. We designed a model including the three megatrends, i.e., globalization and economic shift, digitalization and new technologies, and demographic and social change, which have main effects on specific negotiation aspects. Our study combined an online survey and expert interviews with negotiation practitioners to provide a first broad view of how megatrends affect future business negotiations. The results confirm our model and reveal a close connection of megatrends and single negotiation aspects. Among others, we examine an orientation toward global partners, an increased interconnection through various electronic systems, as well as two opposite relationship directions - long-term and integrative through strategic cooperation vs. short-term and distributive through competition and new technologies. KW - business negotiation KW - negotiation trends KW - digitalization in negotiations KW - survey Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34891/2022.0496 SN - 1750-4708 SN - 1750-4716 VL - 16 IS - 1 SP - 23 EP - 47 PB - Carnegie Mellon University Library CY - [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Franks, Max A1 - Kalkuhl, Matthias A1 - Lessmann, Kai T1 - Optimal pricing for carbon dioxide removal under inter-regional leakage JF - Journal of environmental economics and management N2 - Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) moves atmospheric carbon to geological or land-based sinks. In a first-best setting, the optimal use of CDR is achieved by a removal subsidy that equals the optimal carbon tax and marginal damages. We derive second-best policy rules for CDR subsidies and carbon taxes when no global carbon price exists but a national government implements a unilateral climate policy. We find that the optimal carbon tax differs from an optimal CDR subsidy because of carbon leakage and a balance of resource trade effect. First, the optimal removal subsidy tends to be larger than the carbon tax because of lower supply-side leakage on fossil resource markets. Second, net carbon exporters exacerbate this wedge to increase producer surplus of their carbon resource producers, implying even larger removal subsidies. Third, net carbon importers may set their removal subsidy even below their carbon tax when marginal environmental damages are small, to appropriate producer surplus from carbon exporters. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2022.102769 SN - 1096-0449 SN - 0095-0696 VL - 117 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sureth, Michael A1 - Kalkuhl, Matthias A1 - Edenhofer, Ottmar A1 - Rockström, Johan T1 - A welfare economic approach to planetary boundaries JF - Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik N2 - The crises of both the climate and the biosphere are manifestations of the imbalance between human extractive, and polluting activities and the Earth’s regenerative capacity. Planetary boundaries define limits for biophysical systems and processes that regulate the stability and life support capacity of the Earth system, and thereby also define a safe operating space for humanity on Earth. Budgets associated to planetary boundaries can be understood as global commons: common pool resources that can be utilized within finite limits. Despite the analytical interpretation of planetary boundaries as global commons, the planetary boundaries framework is missing a thorough integration into economic theory. We aim to bridge the gap between welfare economic theory and planetary boundaries as derived in the natural sciences by presenting a unified theory of cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis. Our pragmatic approach aims to overcome shortcomings of the practical applications of CEA and CBA to environmental problems of a planetary scale. To do so, we develop a model framework and explore decision paradigms that give guidance to setting limits on human activities. This conceptual framework is then applied to planetary boundaries. We conclude by using the realized insights to derive a research agenda that builds on the understanding of planetary boundaries as global commons. KW - cost-benefit analysis KW - cost-effectiveness analysis KW - global commons KW - planetary boundaries KW - precautionary principle KW - shadow price KW - uncertainty KW - welfare economics Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2022-0022 SN - 0021-4027 SN - 2366-049X VL - 243 IS - 5 SP - 477 EP - 542 PB - De Gruyter Oldenbourg CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bäuml, Matthias A1 - Marcus, Jan A1 - Siedler, Thomas T1 - Health effects of a ban on late-night alcohol sales JF - Health economics N2 - This paper studies the impact of a ban on late-night off-premise alcohol sales between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. in Germany. We use three large administrative data sets: (i) German diagnosis related groups-Statistik, (ii) data from a large social health insurance, and (iii) Road Traffic Accident Statistics. Applying difference-in-differences and synthetic-control-group methods, we find that the ban had no effects on alcohol-related road casualties, but significantly reduced alcohol-related hospitalizations (doctor visits) among young people by around 9 (18) percent. The decrease is driven by fewer hospitalizations due to acute alcohol intoxication during the night—when the ban is in place—but not during the day. KW - alcohol control policies KW - binge drinking KW - difference-in-difference KW - road casualties KW - sales restriction KW - synthetic control Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4610 SN - 1099-1050 SN - 1057-9230 VL - 32 IS - 1 SP - 65 EP - 89 PB - Wiley CY - New York, NY ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fleischer, Julia A1 - Buzogány, Aron T1 - Unboxing international public administrations BT - the politics of structural change in the UN system (1998–2019) JF - The American review of public administration N2 - Recent debates in international relations increasingly focus on bureaucratic apparatuses of international organizations and highlight their role, influence, and autonomy in global public policy. In this contribution we follow the recent call made by Moloney and Rosenbloom in this journal to make use of “public administrative theory and empirically based knowledge in analyzing the behavior of international and regional organizations” and offer a systematic analysis of the inner structures of these administrative bodies. Changes in these structures can reflect both the (re-)assignment of responsibilities, competencies, and expertise, but also the (re)allocation of resources, staff, and corresponding signalling of priorities. Based on organizational charts, we study structural changes within 46 international bureaucracies in the UN system. Tracing formal changes to all internal units over two decades, this contribution provides the first longitudinal assessment of structural change at the international level. We demonstrate that the inner structures of international bureaucracies in the UN system became more fragmented over time but also experienced considerable volatility with periods of structural growth and retrenchment. The analysis also suggests that IO's political features yield stronger explanatory power for explaining these structural changes than bureaucratic determinants. We conclude that the politics of structural change in international bureaucracies is a missing piece in the current debate on international public administrations that complements existing research perspectives by reiterating the importance of the political context of international bureaucracies as actors in global governance. KW - global public policy KW - international public administration KW - structural change Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/02750740221136488 SN - 0275-0740 SN - 1552-3357 VL - 53 IS - 1 SP - 23 EP - 35 PB - Sage CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dragičević, Nikolina A1 - Vladova, Gergana A1 - Ullrich, André T1 - Design thinking capabilities in the digital world BT - A bibliometric analysis of emerging trends JF - Frontiers in Education N2 - Recent research suggests that design thinking practices may foster the development of needed capabilities in new digitalised landscapes. However, existing publications represent individual contributions, and we lack a holistic understanding of the value of design thinking in a digital world. No review, to date, has offered a holistic retrospection of this research. In response, in this bibliometric review, we aim to shed light on the intellectual structure of multidisciplinary design thinking literature related to capabilities relevant to the digital world in higher education and business settings, highlight current trends and suggest further studies to advance theoretical and empirical underpinnings. Our study addresses this aim using bibliometric methods—bibliographic coupling and co-word analysis as they are particularly suitable for identifying current trends and future research priorities at the forefront of the research. Overall, bibliometric analyses of the publications dealing with the related topics published in the last 10 years (extracted from the Web of Science database) expose six trends and two possible future research developments highlighting the expanding scope of the design thinking scientific field related to capabilities required for the (more sustainable and human-centric) digital world. Relatedly, design thinking becomes a relevant approach to be included in higher education curricula and human resources training to prepare students and workers for the changing work demands. This paper is well-suited for education and business practitioners seeking to embed design thinking capabilities in their curricula and for design thinking and other scholars wanting to understand the field and possible directions for future research. KW - design thinking KW - digital technologies KW - digital transformation KW - capabilities KW - skills Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.1012478 SN - 2504-284X VL - 7 PB - Frontiers CY - Lausanne, Schweiz ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kapidzic, Sanja A1 - Frey, Felix A1 - Neuberger, Christoph A1 - Stieglitz, Stefan A1 - Mirbabaie, Milad T1 - Crisis communication on Twitter BT - differences between user types in top tweets about the 2015 “refugee crisis” in Germany JF - International journal of communication N2 - The study explores differences between three user types in the top tweets about the 2015 “refugee crisis” in Germany and presents the results of a quantitative content analysis. All tweets with the keyword “Flüchtlinge” posted for a monthlong period following September 13, 2015, the day Germany decided to implement border controls, were collected (N = 763,752). The top 2,495 tweets according to number of retweets were selected for analysis. Differences between news media, public and private actor tweets in topics, tweet characteristics such as tone and opinion expression, links, and specific sentiments toward refugees were analyzed. We found strong differences between the tweets. Public actor tweets were the main source of positive sentiment toward refugees and the main information source on refugee support. News media tweets mostly reflected traditional journalistic norms of impartiality and objectivity, whereas private actor tweets were more diverse in sentiments toward refugees. KW - refugee crisis 2015 KW - Germany KW - social media KW - Twitter KW - user types Y1 - 2023 UR - https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/18172/4022 SN - 1932-8036 VL - 17 SP - 735 EP - 754 PB - The Annenberg Center for Communication CY - Los Angeles, Calif. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinzel, Mirko Noa T1 - International bureaucrats and organizational performance BT - Country-Specific knowledge and sectoral knowledge in world bank projects JF - International Studies Quarterly N2 - International organizations (IOs) try to incorporate policy-specific best practices and country-specific knowledge to increase well-informed decision-making. However, the relative contribution of the two kinds of knowledge to organizational performance is insufficiently understood. The article addresses this gap by focusing on the role of staff in World Bank performance. It posits that country-specific knowledge, sectoral knowledge, and their combination positively contribute to World Bank projects. The argument is tested drawing on a novel database on the tenure, nationality, and educational background of World Bank Task Team Leaders. Three findings stand out. First, country-specific knowledge seems to matter on average, while sectoral knowledge does not. Second, there is some evidence that staff that combine both kinds of knowledge are empowered to make more positive contributions to performance. Third, the diversity and relevance of experience, not length of tenure, are associated with more success. The findings contribute to discussions on international bureaucracies by highlighting how differences between the knowledge of individual staff shape their decision-making and performance. IOs could better tap into the existing resources in their bureaucracies to enhance their performance by rotating staff less frequently between duty stations. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/isq/sqac013 SN - 0020-8833 SN - 1468-2478 VL - 66 IS - 2 PB - Oxford University Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Orland, Andreas A1 - Padubrin, Max T1 - Is there a gender hiring gap in academic economics? Evidence from a network analysis JF - Royal Society Open Science N2 - We collect a network dataset of tenured economics faculty in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. We rank the 100 institutions included with a minimum violation ranking. This ranking is positively and significantly correlated with the Times Higher Education ranking of economics institutions. According to the network ranking, individuals on average go down about 23 ranks from their doctoral institution to their employing institution. While the share of females in our dataset is only 15%, we do not observe a significant gender hiring gap (a difference in rank changes between male and female faculty). We conduct a robustness check with the Handelsblatt and the Times Higher Education ranking. According to these rankings, individuals on average go down only about two ranks. We do not observe a significant gender hiring gap using these two rankings (although the dataset underlying this analysis is small and these estimates are likely to be noisy). Finally, we discuss the limitations of the network ranking in our context. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210717 SN - 2054-5703 VL - 9 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Royal Society of London CY - London ET - 2 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gleiß, Alexander A1 - Lewandowski, Stefanie T1 - Removing barriers for digital health through organizing ambidexterity in hospitals JF - Journal of public health N2 - Aim Hospitals noticeably struggle with maintaining hundreds of IT systems and applications in compliance with the latest IT standards and regulations. Thus, hospitals search for efficient opportunities to discover and integrate useful digital health innovations into their existing IT landscapes. In addition, although a multitude of digital innovations from digital health startups enter the market, numerous barriers impede their successful implementation and adoption. Against this background, the aim of this study was to explore typical digital innovation barriers in hospitals, and to assess how a hospital data management platform (HDMP) architecture might help hospitals to extract such innovative capabilities. Subject and methods Based on the concept of organizational ambidexterity (OA), we pursued a qualitative mixed-methods approach. First, we explored and consolidated innovation barriers through a systematic literature review, interviews with 20 startup representatives, and a focus group interview with a hospital IT team and the CEO of an HDMP provider. Finally, we conducted a case-study analysis of 36 digital health startups to explore and conceptualize the potential impact of DI and apply the morphological method to synthesize our findings from a multi-level perspective. Results We first provide a systematic and conceptual overview of typical barriers for digital innovation in hospitals. Hereupon, we explain how an HDMP might enable hospitals to mitigate such barriers and extract value from digital innovations at both individual and organizational level. Conclusion Our results imply that an HDMP can help hospitals to approach organizational ambidexterity through integrating and maintaining hundreds of systems and applications, which allows for a structured and controlled integration of external digital innovations. KW - Digital innovation KW - Digital health KW - Hospital innovation KW - Innovation KW - barriers KW - Organizational ambidexterity Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-021-01532-y SN - 2198-1833 SN - 1613-2238 VL - 30 IS - 1 SP - 21 EP - 35 PB - Springer CY - Heidelberg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bosch, David A1 - Smimou, Kamal T1 - Traders’ motivation and hedging pressure in commodity futures markets JF - Research in international business and finance N2 - This study seeks to explain the major drivers of trading activity in commodity futures markets and gage the effect of trading activity on commodity prices. Rather than concentrating on a specific commodity subgroup or a particular type of commodity traders, we provide an extensive overview of the behavior across all market participants and their influence on commodity prices by using a broad set of commodity futures contracts. Although commodity futures returns show co-movement with financial fundamentals (U.S. dollar index, equity, and bond markets), based on the Disaggregated Commitment of Traders Report (DCOT), this relationship cannot be attributed to trading activity. Pricing in commodity markets can be predominantly attributed to hedgers and influential speculators (money managers), whereas small speculators (nonreportable traders) are crucial to some soft commodity futures similar to dealers in metals commodity futures. Furthermore, we find limited cases where inventory changes exert a sizable influence on position changes of DCOT traders. KW - Hedgers KW - Speculators KW - Motivation KW - Interaction KW - Futures prices KW - Commodity KW - markets Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2021.101529 SN - 0275-5319 SN - 1878-3384 VL - 59 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Weiß, Norman A1 - Zimmermann, Andreas T1 - Remarks on the relationship between international human rights law and international humanitarian law Y1 - 2022 SN - 978-1-83910-826-6 SN - 978-1-83910-827-3 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839108273 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Edward Elgar Publishing CY - Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krause, Hannes-Vincent A1 - Große Deters, Fenne A1 - Baumann, Annika A1 - Krasnova, Hanna T1 - Active social media use and its impact on well-being BT - an experimental study on the effects of posting pictures on Instagram JF - Journal of computer-mediated communication : a journal of the International Communication Association N2 - Active use of social networking sites (SNSs) has long been assumed to benefit users' well-being. However, this established hypothesis is increasingly being challenged, with scholars criticizing its lack of empirical support and the imprecise conceptualization of active use. Nevertheless, with considerable heterogeneity among existing studies on the hypothesis and causal evidence still limited, a final verdict on its robustness is still pending. To contribute to this ongoing debate, we conducted a week-long randomized control trial with N = 381 adult Instagram users recruited via Prolific. Specifically, we tested how active SNS use, operationalized as picture postings on Instagram, affects different dimensions of well-being. The results depicted a positive effect on users' positive affect but null findings for other well-being outcomes. The findings broadly align with the recent criticism against the active use hypothesis and support the call for a more nuanced view on the impact of SNSs.
Lay Summary Active use of social networking sites (SNSs) has long been assumed to benefit users' well-being. However, this established assumption is increasingly being challenged, with scholars criticizing its lack of empirical support and the imprecise conceptualization of active use. Nevertheless, with great diversity among conducted studies on the hypothesis and a lack of causal evidence, a final verdict on its viability is still pending. To contribute to this ongoing debate, we conducted a week-long experimental investigation with 381 adult Instagram users. Specifically, we tested how posting pictures on Instagram affects different aspects of well-being. The results of this study depicted a positive effect of posting Instagram pictures on users' experienced positive emotions but no effects on other aspects of well-being. The findings broadly align with the recent criticism against the active use hypothesis and support the call for a more nuanced view on the impact of SNSs on users. KW - social networking sites KW - social media KW - Instagram KW - well-being KW - experiment KW - randomized control trial Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmac037 SN - 1083-6101 VL - 28 IS - 1 PB - Oxford Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ullrich, André A1 - Vladova, Gergana A1 - Eigelshoven, Felix A1 - Renz, André T1 - Data mining of scientific research on artificial intelligence in teaching and administration in higher education institutions BT - a bibliometrics analysis and recommendation for future research JF - Discover artificial intelligence N2 - Teaching and learning as well as administrative processes are still experiencing intensive changes with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and its diverse application opportunities in the context of higher education. Therewith, the scientific interest in the topic in general, but also specific focal points rose as well. However, there is no structured overview on AI in teaching and administration processes in higher education institutions that allows to identify major research topics and trends, and concretizing peculiarities and develops recommendations for further action. To overcome this gap, this study seeks to systematize the current scientific discourse on AI in teaching and administration in higher education institutions. This study identified an (1) imbalance in research on AI in educational and administrative contexts, (2) an imbalance in disciplines and lack of interdisciplinary research, (3) inequalities in cross-national research activities, as well as (4) neglected research topics and paths. In this way, a comparative analysis between AI usage in administration and teaching and learning processes, a systematization of the state of research, an identification of research gaps as well as further research path on AI in higher education institutions are contributed to research. Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s44163-022-00031-7 SN - 2731-0809 VL - 2 PB - Springer CY - Cham ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Orland, Andreas A1 - Padubrin, Max T1 - Is there a gender hiring gap in academic economics? BT - evidence from a network analysis JF - Royal Society Open Science N2 - We collect a network dataset of tenured economics faculty in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. We rank the 100 institutions included with a minimum violation ranking. This ranking is positively and significantly correlated with the Times Higher Education ranking of economics institutions. According to the network ranking, individuals on average go down about 23 ranks from their doctoral institution to their employing institution. While the share of females in our dataset is only 15%, we do not observe a significant gender hiring gap (a difference in rank changes between male and female faculty). We conduct a robustness check with the Handelsblatt and the Times Higher Education ranking. According to these rankings, individuals on average go down only about two ranks. We do not observe a significant gender hiring gap using these two rankings (although the dataset underlying this analysis is small and these estimates are likely to be noisy). Finally, we discuss the limitations of the network ranking in our context. KW - gender KW - networks KW - academia Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210717 SN - 2054-5703 VL - 9 IS - 2 PB - Royal Society CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hochmuth, Jörg A1 - Penning, Isabelle T1 - Lehren und Lernen mit digitalen Medien und Tools BT - ein Praxisbeitrag zur Förderung digitaler Kompetenzen von Lehramtsstudierenden im Fach Wirtschaft-Arbeit-Technik JF - Forum Arbeitslehre : Zeitschrift für Berufsorientierung, Haushalt, Technik, Wirtschaft Y1 - 2022 SN - 1867-5174 IS - 26 SP - 35 EP - 40 PB - Gesellschaft für Arbeit, Technik und Wirtschaft im Unterricht e.V. (GATWU) CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sparr, Jennifer L. A1 - van Knippenberg, Daan A1 - Kearney, Eric T1 - Paradoxical leadership as sensegiving BT - stimulating change-readiness and change-oriented performance JF - Leadership & organization development journal N2 - Purpose Paradoxical leadership (PL) is an emerging perspective to understand how leaders help followers deal with paradoxical demands. Recently, the positive relationship between PL and follower performance was established. This paper builds on and extends this research by interpreting PL as sensegiving and developing theory about mediation in the relationship between PL and adaptive and proactive performance. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops a new measure for PL as sensegiving and provides a test of the mediation model with data from two different sources and two measurement times in a German company. Findings Multilevel mediation analysis (N = 154) supports the mediation model. Originality/value The paper presents sensegiving about paradox as a core element of PL, which informs the choice of change-readiness as mediator. This study also develops and validates a scale to measure PL in future research. KW - Paradoxical leadership KW - Sensegiving KW - Change-readiness KW - Adaptive KW - performance KW - Proactive performance Y1 - 2022 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-04-2021-0161 SN - 0143-7739 SN - 1472-5347 VL - 43 IS - 2 SP - 225 EP - 237 PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited CY - Bingley ER -