This book is published under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license. The editors present essential methods and tools to support a holistic approach to the challenge of system upgrades and innovation in the context of high-value products and services. The approach presented here is based on three main pillars:...

Introduction to Online Lending -- Statistic Analyses of Online Lending Industry -- Business Model Analysis of Online Lending Platforms in China -- Business Model Analysis of Online Lending Platforms outside China -- Risks in Online Lending Industry -- A Comprehensive Rating System of Online...

Die Sharing Economy boomt. Die Beitragsautoren des vorliegenden Sammelbandes untersuchen Motive, Einstellungen und Effekte dieser neuartigen digitalen Kultur des Teilens und zeigen ihre Potentiale für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften auf. Sie beleuchten innovative Onlineplattformen des Peer-to-Peer...

Aufgrund stetig steigender Komplexität und Spezifität bei der Leistungserstellung erhöht sich der Abstimmungsbedarf zwischen Anbieter und Nachfrager. Ditmar Ihlenburg untersucht die Gestaltungsanforderungen an internetbasierte Interaktionsplattformen für eine intensive Kundenintegration im...

Einführung -- Begriffliche und inhaltliche Grundlagen -- Theoretische und empirische Grundlagen -- Empirische Analyse der Akzeptanz von Firmenkundenportalen -- Implikationen für Wissenschaft und Praxis -- Zusammenfassung und Fazit.

Industrie 4.0 and the Internet of Things have been positioned on the international stage as important initiatives of a promising future: Who is dealing in data from the digital factory? Germany has its “Plattform Industrie 4.0”, China “Made in China 2025” and the USA the “Industrial...

This book demonstrates the challenges for Corporate Communications in the era of the Industrial Internet and the Internet of things, and how companies can adapt their communication strategies to meet them. The Industrial Internet and the Internet of Things herald a transformation in our economy,...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of each of the sourcing business model. Readers will master the art and science of strategic sourcing by being able to chart a unique path that fits their capacity to apply more the full continuum of strategic sourcing concepts and tools.