In recent years, the development of software in open source communities has attracted immense attention from research and practice. The idea of commercial quality, free software, and open source code accelerated the development of well-designed open source software such as Linux, Apache tools,...

The requirements of modern e-learning techniques change. Aspects such as community interaction, flexibility, pervasive learning and increasing mobility in communication habits become more important. To meet thesechallenges e-learning platforms must provide support on mobile learning. Most...

The concept of the virtual corporation (VC), which describes a modern form of collaboration among organizations, was introduced in the scientific discussion in the mid 1990th. The practice shows that VCs need new forms of governance because the traditional mechanisms of control, management, and...

This compendium introduces game theory and gamification to a number of different domains and describes their professional application in information systems. It explains how playful functions can be implemented in various contexts and highlights a range of concrete scenarios planned and...

Individuals are increasingly using social media during crisis situations to seek information. However, little is known about how they utilize social media to gain an understanding of crisis situations. The aim of this study was to close this gap by conducting sense-making interviews with 18...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated changes in almost all areas of society, creating new opportunities but also threatening the success of corporate communications. How can communication experts tell the important trends apart from the unimportant ones? A research team from Leipzig University...

How can you guide individual decision-making without manipulating it? Digital Nudging could be an answer to this question. But what does this mean for corporate communications? A research team of the Duisburg-Essen University examined the following issues on digital nudging: - How do people make...