We nowcast world trade using machine learning, distinguishing between tree-based methods (random forest, gradient boosting) and their regression-based counterparts (macroeconomic random forest, linear gradient boosting). While much less used in the literature, the latter are found to outperform...

Identifying the performance factors of organizations is of utmost importance for labor studies for both empirical and theoretical research. The present study investigates the essential intra- and extra-organizational factors in determining the performance of firms using the European Company...

Machine Learning ist ein Forschungsfeld mit großen Potenzialen und weitreichenden Anwendungspotenzialen. Big Data kann dabei als Enabler angesehen werden, da große und qualitativ hochwertige Daten stets die Grundlage für erfolgreiche Machine Learning-Algorithmen und -Modelle darstellen....

Technological advancements and the amalgamation of several fields, including Advanced Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data Analytics, Cyber Security, Cloud Computing, and Internet of Things (IoT) have brought the world on the cusp of a Fourth Industrial Revolution (FIR). This...

Mobile phones have spread around the developing world at an amazing speed. Their proliferation has given rise to numerous mobile phone-enabled services (m-services) in the areas of health, education, agriculture and entertainment. However, to date many of these services are barely scratching the...

Big data refers to the collection and aggregation of large quantities of data produced by and about people, things or the interactions between them. With the advent of cloud computing, specialised data centres with powerful computational hardware and software resources can be used for processing...

KI-Modelle und Machine-Learning-Anwendungen halten Einzug in die alltägliche Praxis von Unternehmen und können mitbestimmt werden. Um die Interessen und Rechte der Beschäftigten zu berücksichtigen und zu schützen, sollten die aktuellen Regelungen in betrieblichen IT-Vereinbarungen...

Scientific, political and bureaucratic elites use epistemic practices like “big data analysis” and “web scraping” to create representations of the citizenry and to legitimize policymaking. I develop the concept of “demos scraping” for these practices of gaining information about...

Today's economy is characterized by increased competition, faster product development and increased product differentiation. As a consequence product lifecycles become shorter and demand patterns become more volatile which especially affects the retail industry. This new situation imposes...