Academic literature can be wordy and hard to understand. This letter discusses the application of the "pitching research" template by Faff (2015, 2016) as a useful tool to help PhD students in understanding the literature – and particularly the "key" papers – that they read for their...

Process Mining (PM) stellt eine wachsende Disziplin dar, die aufgrund ihres Potenzials zur Verbesserung von Geschäftsprozessen immer mehr Aufmerksamkeit von Forschern und Anwendern auf sich zieht. Wie jede neue Technologie gibt es jedoch auch im Kontext von PM-Bedenken hinsichtlich der...

Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) dringt vermehrt in sensible Bereiche des alltäglichen menschlichen Lebens ein. Es werden nicht mehr nur noch einfache Entscheidungen durch intelligente Systeme getroffen, sondern zunehmend auch komplexe Entscheidungen. So entscheiden z. B. intelligente Systeme, ob...

The smart village is digitally networked and participatory. Its 'smartness', in other words, should be based on interaction between technological infrastructures and civic engagement. While this vision has inspired European policymaking and public discourse in recent years, understanding of the...

The paper presents a systematic review of the research work, published on the topic of weather effects and stock market behavior. The objectives of the study were to examine the current status of research, by collecting the literature, in the area of weather effects and stock market behavior. In...

This paper addresses quantitative meta-analyses on corporate governance-related determinants and firms' (non) financial consequences of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Legitimacy theory as our theoretical framework assumes that, through a social contract, a company must fulfil the...

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, cloud computing, or big data play an important role in the digitalization of today's society, also impacting companies and their supply chains. However, the associated challenges are not only restricted to the technical dimension but include...

This paper reviews the application of two-country Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models in the case of the euro area. By employing a search strategy across Scopus and Web of Science databases, this review identifies "Key Papers" that develop, calibrate, or estimate DSGE models for...

The combination of research and development units following a merger or an acquisition usually requires a broad and widespread integration project to ensure that a company?s innovative capabilities are carried forward into the future. Previous research has shown, however, that the combined...

We review and discuss the literature on small firm growth with an intention to provide a useful vantage point for new research studies regarding this important phenomenon. We first discuss conceptual and methodological issues that represent critical choices for those who research growth and...