TY - JOUR A1 - Ziesemer, Florence A1 - Hüttel, Alexandra A1 - Balderjahn, Ingo T1 - Young people as drivers or inhibitors of the sustainability movement BT - the case of anti-consumption JF - Journal of consumer policy : consumer issues in law, economics and behavioural sciences N2 - As overconsumption has negative effects on ecological balance, social equality, and individual well-being, reducing consumption levels among the materially affluent is an emerging strategy for sustainable development. Today's youth form a crucial target group for intervening in unsustainable overconsumption habits and for setting the path and ideas on responsible living. This article explores young people's motivations for engaging in three behavioural patterns linked to anti-consumption (voluntary simplicity, collaborative consumption, and living within one's means) in relation to sustainability. Applying a qualitative approach, laddering interviews reveal the consequences and values behind the anti-consumption behaviours of young people of ages 14 to 24 according to a means-end chains analysis. The findings highlight potential for and the challenges involved in motivating young people to reduce material levels of consumption for the sake of sustainability. Related consumer policy tools from the fields of education and communication are identified. This article provides practical implications for policy makers, activists, and educators. Consumer policies may strengthen anti-consumption among young people by addressing individual benefits, enabling reflection on personal values, and referencing credible narratives. The presented insights can help give a voice to young consumers, who struggle to establish themselves as key players in shaping the future consumption regime. KW - Voluntary simplicity KW - Collaborative consumption KW - Sustainable KW - consumption KW - Means-end chain analysis KW - Laddering interviews KW - Youth Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-021-09489-x SN - 0168-7034 SN - 1573-0700 VL - 44 IS - 3 SP - 427 EP - 453 PB - Springer CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schlosser, Rainer T1 - Risk-sensitive control of Markov decision processes BT - a moment-based approach with target distributions JF - Computers & operations research : and their applications to problems of world concern N2 - In many revenue management applications risk-averse decision-making is crucial. In dynamic settings, however, it is challenging to find the right balance between maximizing expected rewards and minimizing various kinds of risk. In existing approaches utility functions, chance constraints, or (conditional) value at risk considerations are used to influence the distribution of rewards in a preferred way. Nevertheless, common techniques are not flexible enough and typically numerically complex. In our model, we exploit the fact that a distribution is characterized by its mean and higher moments. We present a multi-valued dynamic programming heuristic to compute risk-sensitive feedback policies that are able to directly control the moments of future rewards. Our approach is based on recursive formulations of higher moments and does not require an extension of the state space. Finally, we propose a self-tuning algorithm, which allows to identify feedback policies that approximate predetermined (risk-sensitive) target distributions. We illustrate the effectiveness and the flexibility of our approach for different dynamic pricing scenarios. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. KW - risk aversion KW - Markov decision process KW - dynamic programming KW - dynamic KW - pricing KW - heuristics Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cor.2020.104997 SN - 0305-0548 VL - 123 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Meier, Bernd A1 - Manukow, Sarkis T1 - Fachdidaktik Technik T1 - Specdidaktika techniki BT - Methoden und Prozesse des Lernens und Lehrens T3 - Schriften zu Arbeit - Beruf - Bildung ; 5 Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-00-033972-1 PB - Eigenverl. CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Marienfeldt, Justine T1 - Three paths to e-service availability BT - a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis among the EU member states JF - International journal of public sector management N2 - Purpose This study aims to explore under which institutional and organizational conditions the national e-government reform efforts of EU member states lead to very high availability of e-services. Design/methodology/approach Following e-government literature of information systems and public administration research, this study applies an analytical framework encompassing characteristics of the national politico-administrative system (state structure, government capacity, managerial innovation orientation and civil service system) to understand why a common policy framework does not lead to convergence but great variety in the degree of e-service availability. A comparative case study approach using fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is applied to systematically compare e-service availability in the former 28 EU member states. Findings Three configurations of sufficient conditions are identified: government capacity in conjunction with either bureaucratic human resource practices, centralized state structure or managerial innovation orientation. Three country clusters are derived: effective bureaucrats, effective centralists and effective managers. Originality/value The results demonstrate the importance of administrative effectiveness for the digital transformation. Rather than mimicking best practices, countries are advised to learn from better performing countries that are most similar in terms of institutional and organizational characteristics of the politico-administrative system. KW - E-government KW - E-services KW - Digital government KW - Government effectiveness KW - Comparative case study KW - Qualitative comparative analysis Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-12-2020-0325 SN - 0951-3558 SN - 1758-6666 VL - 34 IS - 7 SP - 783 EP - 798 PB - Emerald CY - Bingley ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kambasu, Obed T1 - Rationalising industrial action BT - how Ugandan public school teachers and public university lecturers explain their engagement in industrial action JF - Employee relations N2 - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the rising waves of workplace militancy in the public sector and to provide insights into the perceptions that frame justification for industrial action among Ugandan public sector employees. Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews and documentary analysis, analysed qualitatively, as well as a review of theoretical and empirical literature. Findings Public school teachers and public university lecturers in Uganda who frequently engage in industrial action mainly rationalise their engagement by the absence, or the ineffectiveness of alternative conflict resolution mechanisms. The findings also show that industrial action, even in resource-constrained settings like Uganda, is stimulated more by the desire to achieve equity rather than by the basic desire to improve working conditions. It is also notable that new, often unstructured, forms of workplace militancy continue to emerge in the public sector, and waves of industrial action are shifting from the industrial to the public sector. Practical implications Whereas industrial action is a protected labour right, the findings of this research strongly suggest that public employees do not necessarily enjoy their right to engage, but only reluctantly take industrial action as a "last resort". The findings will, therefore, help public managers and policymakers to appreciate their responsibility in reducing the compulsion for industrial action among public employees. Originality/value This paper provides a general explanation for industrial action from the perspective of the people involved, rather than explaining the causality of specific strike actions. At a time when industrial action is generally declining in the developed industrialised states, this paper sheds light on the rise in collective action in developing countries and especially in the public sector. KW - Industrial action KW - Strikes KW - Collective action KW - Public management Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-05-2020-0246 SN - 0142-5455 SN - 1758-7069 VL - 43 IS - 5 SP - 1163 EP - 1177 PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited CY - Bingley 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 - CHAP A1 - Balderjahn, Ingo A1 - Oloko, Shamsey T1 - Cause related Marketing als Instrument zur strategischen Unternehmensführung T2 - Ganzheitliche Unternehmensführung in dynamischen Märkten : Festschrift für Univ.-Prof. Dr. Armin Töpfer N2 - Die weltweite Forderung nach einer Zunahme der gesellschaftlichen Verantwortung der Unternehmen ist in den letzten Jahren über alle Anspruchsgruppen (Stakeholder) hinweg stetig größer geworden.1 Die Übernahme eben dieser Verantwortung findet in dem facettenreichen Begriff der Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ihren Ausdruck. Diesem Leitbild entsprechend verpflichten sich Unternehmen zum verantwortungsbewussten Verhalten gegenüber Eigentümern, Konsumenten, Lieferanten, Mitarbeitern und der Gesellschaft als Ganzes.2 Eine CSR-Strategie, die ein ausgewogenes Maß der ‘Triple-Bottom-Line’ bestehend aus sozialen, ökologischen und ökonomischen Aspekten berücksichtigt, wird mittlerweile als Notwendigkeit dafür angesehen, dass ein Unternehmen auch in Zukunft seine ‘license to operate’, d.h. seine gesellschaftliche Unterstützung für die Geschäftstätigkeit behält bzw. sichert. Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-8349-1244-2 (print) SN - 978-3-8349-8787-7 (online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-8787-7_12 SP - 233 EP - 248 PB - Gabler CY - Wiesbaden ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Balderjahn, Ingo A1 - Oloko, Shamsey T1 - Cause related Marketing in Deutschland : eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme T2 - Die Moral der Unternehmenskommunikation : lohnt es sich, gut zu sein? Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-938258-48-4 SP - 362 EP - 379 PB - Herbert von Halem CY - Köln ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gronau, Norbert A1 - Abendroth, Adrian A1 - Fattah-Weil, Jasmin T1 - ERP-Upgrade oder ERP-Neuauswahl? JF - Is-Report : Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Informationssysteme N2 - Neben kleineren, meist automatisierten Update-Aktivitäten zur Fehlerbehebung und zur Steigerung der Performance von ERP-Systemen, gibt es größere Updates mit umfangreicheren Aktualisierungen und Erweiterungen der Software – auch „Updateprojekte“ oder „Upgrades“ genannt. Ein ERP-Upgrade beschreibt einen größeren Änderungsprozess, der die Nutzung neuer Technologien ermöglicht und das System mit (neuen) Geschäftsstrategien in Einklang bringt. Upgrades tragen zur Verbesserung der Software bei und sind klar zu unterscheiden von geringfügigen Änderungen innerhalb einer Version eines ERP-Systems. Y1 - 2023 SN - 1437-7942 VL - 27 IS - Sonderausgabe Mai SP - 10 EP - 14 PB - is report Online & Guides (Rauch & Weckerlein GbR) CY - München ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bender, Benedict A1 - Körppen, Tim T1 - Integriert statt isoliert BT - Technologien für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung von datengetriebenem Management JF - Digital business : cloud N2 - Dass Daten und Analysen Innovationstreiber sind und nicht mehr nur einen Hygienefaktor darstellen, haben viele Unternehmen erkannt. Um Potenziale zu heben, müssen Daten zielführend integriert werden. Komplexe Systemlandschaften und isolierte Datenbestände erschweren dies. Technologien für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung von datengetriebenem Management müssen richtig eingesetzt werden. N2 - The fact that data and analyses are innovation drivers and no longer just represent a hygiene factor is nowadays understood by many companies. An important step for the development of this hidden potential is the target-oriented utilization of the existing data stocks in one's own company. In doing so, many companies face the hurdle of complex system landscapes and isolated data stocks. This article provides an overview of solutions for analysis-oriented data integration and helps decision-makers to select a suitable technology for their own company. KW - data analytics KW - data requirements KW - software selection Y1 - 2022 UR - https://www.wiso-net.de/document/DBC__584ddfcbfbc5ff400cb2ffb0f31eba6e6903fb3d SN - 2510-344X VL - 26 IS - 1 SP - 26 EP - 27 PB - WIN-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG CY - Vaterstetten ER -