The worldwide concerns regarding safety and counterfeit products conduct to new rules and regulation on the worldwide trading market. Customs are setting short accepted delays, situation that creates a higher need of paperless trading. This is why an improved process and software tight relation...

We review the economics of superstars, originally developed for stars in traditional media, and discuss whether they are applicable for the (allegedly) novel phenomenon of stars in social media (influencer, micro-celebrities). Moreover, we analyse potentially new factors for creating social...

This article describes and discusses research into the perspectives for deploying the IoT (Internet of Things) within the Czech energy industry. Our conclusions are based on empirical research performed among 50 energy-industry experts in 2016 and 2017. This was two-stage research in which we...

Digitalisation has opened up new opportunities for the dissemination of information. That is why many academic journals have started introducing online services since the early 1990s. Previous studies suggest that online availability and free access to articles are positively connected to the...

In this study, we investigate whether and to what extent community managers in online collaborative communities can stimulate crowd activities through their engagement. Using a novel data set of 22 large online idea crowdsourcing campaigns, we find that active engagement of community managers...

In this study, we investigate whether and to what extent community managers in online collaborative communities can stimulate crowd activities through their engagement. Using a novel data set of 22 large online idea crowdsourcing campaigns, we find that active engagement of community managers...

The access to real-time and updated data, in particular information about the position of firms and their competitors in the market, has become the top priority of organizations worldwide. The dynamic and rapidly changing business environment and the increasingly intensive competition suggest...

Dominant or apparently dominant internet platform increasingly become subject to both antitrust investigations and further-reaching political calls for regulation. While Google is currently in the focus of the discussion, the next candidate is already on the horizon - the ubiquitous online...

Daten entwickeln sich rapide zu einer der wichtigsten Unternehmensressourcen. Immer mehr Unternehmen stellen sich die Frage, wie sie Daten gewinnbringend in ihrem Geschäft einsetzen können. In diesem Zusammenhang werden datengetriebene Geschäftsmodelle zunehmend zu einem...

The world of audiovisual online markets is rapidly changing. Not long ago, it was dominated by linear television, transmitted terrestrially, through cable networks or via satel-lite. Recently, streaming services like Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime and others have emerged as new suppliers of...