Das ifo Institut hat im Rahmen eines vom Observatoire Européen du Textil et de l'Habillement (OETH) in Brüssel konzipierten Forschungsprogramms den Zusammenhang zwischen technologischer Entwicklung und Beschäftigung in der Textil- und Bekleidungsindustrie der EU untersucht. Trotz des weiter...

Results of the company case studies of the EMERGENCE-project (’Estimation and Mapping of Employment Relocation in a Global Economy in the New Communications Environment’) show that information and communication technologies without doubt widen the possibilities for the organization of work...

Community source development has emerged as a new way of developing enterprise applications, leading to a unique type of open source development involving collaborative investment decisions by multiple institutional partners. A critical research question is what motivates partnering institutions...

Since 2008, multiple smartphone platforms have launched versions of “app stores”, marketplaces where consumers can purchase and download software applications for their smartphone. This paper provides evidence for both demand and supply of “apps” using data on the size and composition of...

Reverse Presentations is a method for requirements validation in offshore software development. In this paper, the authors present and conceptually refine this method and carry out an initial evaluation. The method provides cross-phase support and is characterized by a structured and iterative...