Despite extensive research on the liability of newness of young firms and what they can do to reduce information asymmetries, relatively little is known about how young digital ventures' growth and scaling is affected by different forms of endorsement. With a focus on third-party endorsements...

Executives are increasingly facing various challenges associated with digitalisation, ranging from digitally mapping their existing business processes to fundamentally changing their business models. In this context, however, few studies have investigated which skills and traits executives need...

Das Institut für Organisationsökonomik (IO) an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster ist inzwischen neun Jahre alt. Der 9. Jahresbericht informiert über das neunte Jahr, d. h. über das Wintersemester 2018/2019 und das Sommersemester 2019. Wie in den Vorjahren werden das Institut...

The increasing pervasiveness of technology-driven firms that offer banking services has led to a growing pressure on traditional banks to modernize their core business activities. Banks attempt to confront the challenges of digitalization by cooperating with financial technology firms (fintechs)...

Das Institut für Organisationsökonomik (IO) an der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster ist inzwischen acht Jahre alt. Der 8. Jahresbericht informiert über das achte Jahr, d. h. über das Wintersemester 2017/2018 und das Sommersemester 2018. Wie in den Vorjahren werden das Institut...

How should executives lead organisations and their employees in an increasingly digitalized business environment and what skills are needed to succeed? Although the evolution of digital technologies considerably changes working environments in organisations and creates new challenges for...