Degree centrality is considered to be one of the most basic measures of social network analysis, which has been used extensively in diverse research domains for measuring network positions of actors in respect of the connections with their immediate neighbors. In network analysis, it emphasizes...

In recent mass protests such as the Arab Spring and Occupy movements, protesters used social media to spread awareness, coordinate, and mobilize support. Social media-assisted collective action has attracted much attention from journalists, political observers, and researchers of various...

SMEs (small- to medium-sized enterprises) in the manufacturing industry are impacted by enormous changes in their business processes. E-commerce-related developments have reduced the importance of physical branches and moved it toward more sophisticated and e-commerce-enabled supply chains for...

Federal, state and local governments have encouraged university-industry cooperation in recent years through a number of different policies and programs. Industry has increasingly been looking to universities for new ideas, closer collaboration and more timely access to research results. Various...

Corporations increasingly subscribe to the principles of corporate sustainability, which is generally described as the integration of economic, environmental and social dimensions. Concerning innovation management, this emphasises the role of sustainability-oriented innovations (SOI). SOI is...

"Die Hoffnungen, die sich im Kampf gegen die Massenarbeitslosigkeit mit neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien verbinden, richten sich nicht allein auf die Beschäftigungseffekte, die ihre Herstellung und ihre Nutzung in unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftsbereichen hervorrufen können. Sie...

"Die Hoffnungen, die sich im Kampf gegen die Massenarbeitslosigkeit mit neuen Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien verbinden, richten sich nicht allein auf die Beschäftigungseffekte, die ihre Herstellung und ihre Nutzung in unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftsbereichen hervorrufen können. Sie...