This book presents the full scope of Design Thinking in theory and practice, bringing together prominent opinion leaders and experienced practitioners who share their insights, approaches and lessons learned. As Design Thinking is gaining popularity in the context of innovation and information...

Using German firm-level data, an endogenous switching regression model within a production function framework is estimated in order to explore differences in labor productivity between IT outsourcing and non-IT outsourcing firms. This approach takes possible complementarities between IT...

[Vorwort] Die Gesundheitssysteme industrialisierter Nationen befinden sich in einem zunehmenden Spannungsfeld aus Forderungen nach ökonomischer Effizienz, qualitativ hochwertiger medizinischer Versorgung und gesteigerter Transparenz bei gleichzeitiger Berücksichtigung des stetigen...