This book addresses challenges and opportunities in research and management related to new advertising and consumer practices in a converging media society. It specifically relates to the increasing power of consumers in the (digital) marketing process and discusses the challenges this may bring...

This book addresses challenges in research and management pertaining to the media, contents, and audiences in our current era of (dis)engagement. These challenges relate to the evidence pointing to increasing/decreasing interactions between actors in social, cultural, and economic systems....

1. Introduction -- 2. Nature and Relevance of Theories -- 3. Scientific Realism -- 4. Theory Building -- 5. Theory Testing -- 6. Data Collection: Operationalization, Measurement, and Sampling -- 7. Hypotheses and Models -- 8. Test of Causal Relationships -- 9. Generalization -- 10. Research Ethics

Einführung: Empirische Forschung und Betriebswirtschaftslehre -- Wesen und Relevanz von Theorien -- Die wissenschaftstheoretische Grundlage: Wissenschaftlicher Realismus -- Theorie-Entwurf -- Ansätze zur Prüfung von Theorien -- Gewinnung von Daten zum Theorietest: Operationalisierung, Messung...