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Keim und Handwerk
(2019)
Die Bedeutung preispsychologischer Effekte bei Events - Aktueller Forschungsstand und Perspektiven
(2019)
Die Preispsychologie trägt maßgeblich zur Erklärung des menschlichen Kaufverhaltens bei. Zahlreiche empirische Studien zur Wirkungsweise preispsychologischer Effekte zeigen, dass eine gezielte Beeinflussung der Preiswahrnehmung des Kunden möglich ist. Demzufolge liegt es nahe, dass diese auch bei Events Möglichkeiten zur Steigerung der Zahlungsbereitschaft und Verbesserung der Gewinne bieten können. Die Eventbranche kennzeichnet sich durch eine zunehmende Professionalisierung und Diversifizierung, daher nimmt auch der Preis sowohl aus Nachfrage- wie auch Anbietersicht eine zunehmend wichtige Rolle ein. Mittels einer Befragung von zwölf Eventmanagern untersuchen wir empirisch, welche Überlegungen zur Preisgestaltung von Events einfließen und inwieweit preispsychologische Effekte in der Bepreisung berücksichtigt werden. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen eine Lücke zwischen der theoretischen Kenntnis der Effekte einerseits und der praktischen Anwendung anderseits. Daraus ergeben sich konkrete Ansatzpunkte für eine verstärkt am Kundennutzen orientiere Preisgestaltung sämtlicher Einnahmequellen von Events.
Real‐Time NMR Studies of Oxyamine Ligations of Reducing Carbohydrates under Equilibrium Conditions
(2016)
Diese Arbeit untersucht den Bullwhip-Effekt und dessen Einfluss auf die Supply Chain und der jeweiligen Teilnehmer. Da Unternehmen stetig nach Wachstum streben, ist ein reibungsloser Materialfluss entlang der Lieferkette Grundvoraussetzung. Aufgrund von globalen und immer komplexeren Lieferketten, ist die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Unternehmen nicht immer einfach und optimal. Fehlerhafte Bestellpolitik und das Treffen von irrationalen Entscheidungen stellen für die Unternehmen Probleme dar. Genau diese Probleme spiegelt der Bullwhip-Effekt wider, indem durch mangelnde Kooperation letztendlich Entscheidungen, bezüglich des Bestellvorgangs autonom getroffen werden und diesen Effekt somit bestärken. Diese Arbeit untersucht die Entstehung und den Einfluss des Bullwhip-Effekts auf die Supply Chain. Des Weiteren werden Methoden, die den Bullwhip-Effekt reduzieren bzw. beseitigen können erläutert. Auf Grundlage dieser Erkenntnisse werden die theoretischen Ansätze anhand eines Simulationsbeispiels gestützt und erklärt.
The Potential of Household Specific Feature Selection for Analysing Smart Home Time-Series Data
(2016)
Open-plan office design is deemed to be a beneficial tool for facilitating communication and collaboration. However, its alleged advantages are not proven by the chosen contemporary research presented in this thesis. By means of comparative analysis of secondary data, the thesis provides evidence for detrimental influence of open-plan office design to the workforce. Consequently, the well-being model proposed by Chartered Institute of Personnel Development is employed, thus enabling placing the influence of open-plan design within well-being domains and determining that this workspace arrangement affects employee well-being detrimentally. Having established the interconnectedness of the subjects, the thesis concludes by providing suggestions for management and expressing the need for further research.
Online commerce is growing rapidly. With the wide accessibility of the internet, e-commerce is becoming the most important ways or medium for doing business globally. The growth of e-commerce business provides companies a great opportunity to invest online so as to position their brand.
This thesis observes the elements of online brand positioning. Furthermore, it analyses whether these elements can be applied to an online business. For this Zalando the online fashion retailer, will be taken as an example. It starts with a literature review on e-commerce definition, important factors for e-commerce business, advantages of e-commerce business, brand positioning, importance of brand positioning and online brand positioning elements. The chosen brand positioning elements are then applied to analyse the online brand positioning of Zalando. Furthermore, it observes the influence of brand positioning elements on their competitive advantages.
The brand positioning elements are benefits and feature, price and value statements, competitive advantages, information on product and services, processes, partnering and relationship, leadership claims and corporate power, corporate social responsibility and credibility. All these brand positioning elements are addressed by Zalando and these elements have played an important role for the positioning of Zalando`s brand.
In the economy, it is always important to respond adequately to the wants of customers in order to satisfy their needs. The fashion industry in particular is strongly affected by the fast pace of life, which is why it is particularly important for companies in this sector to adapt their brands and their products to the current market. In order to work successoriented, the companies have to align themselves with the existing generations, whereby the companies increasingly adapt their products to the generation Y. However, Generation Y will soon be outnumbered by Generation Z. Therefore, the aim of this work is to find a suitable future-oriented marketing strategy for the fashion industry in Germany that successfully targets Generation Z while taking social milieus into consideration for defining the target audience. The first part of the thesis comprises the presentation of different theories to elucidate Generation Z and to present various approaches to milieu research. In order to answer the research question, an empirical research was conducted with Generation Z as the target audience. The study relies on quantitative data collection via primary research. The analysis of the collected data shows the current perception of Generation Z towards fashion companies, their brands and the use of social media channels. As a result, an improved social media strategy combined with appropriate communication between companies and customers is needed to reach Generation Z more widely, create brand loyalty and strengthen the company's position in the market.
This paper analyzes the terms User Experience (UX) and Expatriate Experience (XX), and by conducting empirical research, explores the UX of an intercultural coaching app, its possible influence on XX and offers suggestions for further development. This research is not only relevant to the development of the digital coaching tool, The RockMeApp but also gives ideas for further research. By analyzing the findings of the literature review and the empirical research conducted, namely eleven interviews with clients of the RockMeApp, several conclusions were made. Firstly, both UX and XX can be regarded as highly subjective and dynamic topics that are difficult to define. Secondly, new insights on XX from the expat’s perspective are given as well as a practical example of UX research. While the RockMeApp is perceived to be very good in terms of utility and usability, recommendations have been made on how to enhance its UX, mainly regarding its structure, aesthetics and the inclusion of emotions and explanations.
Digitalization is one of the major challenges for companies today. Well-established “traditional” companies have to adapt and develop new business models to stay competitive. Digitalization, connected services and alternative drive technologies are identified as key trends in the automotive industry. New competitors from different industry segments, e.g. IT industry, enter the automotive industry. Therefore, the automotive industry faces new challenges due to digitalization. These challenges are identified in the scope of this thesis. One major is a transformation of the classic sales process of a vehicle. Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks developed a new certified partner program. Bodybuilders, who are working with the model series Econic, can apply for the partner status.
Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz Special Trucks will launch a product information platform. Bodybuilders have the opportunity to market themselves and their products on the platform. Therefore, this thesis aims to identify the theoretical factors of the success of a digital platform and to transfer these factors to the automotive industry. Qualitative research methods were conducted to examine the practical relevance of these factors. By analyzing already existing platforms in the automotive industry, it turned out that many industry-specific success factors are already implemented. Thereby a series of recommendations for actions, regarding the design and optimization of the EconicPartner Portal, were derived.
The interest in topics such as consumer behavior, consumer psychology, and decision-making in the context of marketing has increased in recent years, due to the rise in marketing spending, ineffective marketing campaigns, and product failures, giving way to the growing scientific field of neuromarketing.
This bachelor thesis proposes the implementation of a neuroscientific foundation in order to improve conventional marketing mix models. Firstly, this work intends to offer an overall understanding of the characteristics and techniques of conventional marketing and neuromarketing. Secondly, it explores the for marketing relevant brain areas in association with the importance of emotions. In addition, it analyses the connection between marketing activities and consumer behavior by putting forward the different arguments for its effectiveness of a neuromarketing foundation. Finally, the key learnings regarding the successful implementation of neuromarketing are discussed, based on the application of neuromarketing techniques as well as based on the Limbic® model from Hans Georg Häusel. The application of these two approaches is illustrated based on the 4Cs.
This thesis employed academic literature from several scientific fields and findings from brain research to develop a theoretical foundation for understanding the concept of neuromarketing in a business context. Various examples were used to identify the potential of neuromarketing and to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of conventional marketing methods and those of neuromarketing. The vivid examples and discoveries from brain research and the problems of conventional marketing support the statement that there is a need for something innovative to face the current issues. The thesis proposes the implementation of a neuromarketing foundation with the Limbic® model or with neuromarketing techniques such as eye-tracking to obtain greater insights into the consumer in order to improve marketing performance. The findings from brain research and consumer neuroscience indicate that there is significant scientific evidence to suggest that the application of neuromarketing would be an effective complement for conventional marketing methods and can create a competitive advantage.
Companies operating in the grocery industry are facing low customer loyalty, resulting in strong customer switching behaviour. Additionally, the high similarity of the products predominantly prevents them from deriving benefits from switching barriers. As these issues represent decisive interfering factors for a sustainable and successful business, we intend to examine possible customer retention strategies, which target an increase in customer loyalty. We aim to identify the most appropriate reward strategy in the context of customer loyalty for direct sellers in the grocery industry.
In order to compare and evaluate different possibilities, we conducted an empirical study. Our study focuses on the concrete case of bofrost*, a representative of direct sellers. A total of about 430 bofrost* customer panel members participated in an online survey. With four different survey versions, four customer groups were influenced by different specific customer retention strategies. After being confronted with unfavourable situations, participants had to state how likely they would recommend the company, intend to stay loyal to the company and abstain from competitive offers.
The survey data reveals no significant differences among the four groups. Therewith, based on the study results, we cannot diagnose the best strategy. Nevertheless, based on the theory of cognitive dissonance, we highly recommend bofrost* and other direct sellers to surprise the customer with a present, namely with a T-shirt, discreetly embroidered with the company logo. Furthermore, this research highlights the specific potential of direct sellers - especially in the grocery industry - to reinforce relational switching costs by implementing this suggested customer retention strategy. Thereby, companies can strengthen customer loyalty in the long-term and are able to prevent customers from churning. Moreover, company-specific recommendations of action are provided to bofrost*.
This research creates value to direct sellers, specifically of the grocery industry, by offering a foundation for decisionmaking regarding the design of a sustainably effective customer retention strategy. This takes companies a step closer to the increase of customer loyalty, which is essential in the light of a highly competitive market in which own customers are likely to get attracted from competitors.
Due to changes in the labour market, the share of atypical employment in Germany has risen substantially. This has implications on the old-age provision of the persons concerned, since the German pension framework has been primarily developed for persons under standard employment. The analysis shows that the statutory pension insurance discriminates against the self employed, since their entry into the system is only provided in an atypical manner. Marginally and part time employed often fail to accumulate entitlements and thus their risk of old-age poverty is high. Moreover, the quantitative assessment of the statutory pension framework unveils that independent retirement planning is in conflict with the statutory basic income provision as it undermines individual efforts. In the light of a changing work environment and the rise of the digital economy, future trends are posing challenge on the German system. Those require reforms, in order to ensure a higher accessibility of more flexible employment forms into the statutory pension insurance as well as other types of state-subsidised retirement plans.
Während Global Value Chains (GVCs) durch ihre weltweite Ausbreitung der Produktion schnelle Entwicklungschancen für den globalen Süden bedeuten, sorgt der demografische Wandel für alternde Bevölkerungsstrukturen im globalen Norden. Die vorliegende Bachelorarbeit untersucht den Zusammenhang zwischen demografischem Wandel und GVCs und ob eine mögliche Beziehung dieser beiden Themen Chancen für Lateinamerika bereithält, sich in Zukunft noch mehr an GVCs zu beteiligen. Sie bietet einen Überblick über die einzelnen Themen und untersucht potenzielle gemeinsame Faktoren. Einer der wichtigsten Faktoren, die demografischen Wandel und GVCs verbinden, ist dabei das Lohnniveau, welches zur Ausbreitung von GVCs entscheidend ist und zum Beispiel durch Lateinamerikas momentan demografisch große Erwerbsbevölkerung möglicherweise regional sinkt.
Energieinformatik
(2014)
Energy Informatics
(2013)
Lessons Learned
(2008)
The aim of this study consists oftwo main objectives: First,to investigatethe penetration and preferences of fintech solutions from the payments sector within the studied population, as well as the elaboration of a forecast for the upcoming years.Second, to examinethe main elements that influence the intention of young customers when deciding to adopt fintech-basedpayment solutions. Existing research has tested several factorsfrom which the variables of trust, transaction efficiency and ease of use are included onthis paper. Additionally,the value-added propositionfrom this studyis represented by the incorporation of sustainability-related purposes into thisanalysiswith the intention of reflecting the increasing presence of efforts to integrate this component within thefinancial industryin recent years.A research model is proposed and tested by including elements based on theTechnology Adoption Model (TAM). By exploring the results of primary data through asurvey with 463 responses from university studentsandexamining secondary sourcesof information, the findings of this study demonstratethat all four tested variables have a positive impact on the intention of using fintech-based payment solutions.Sustainability-related purposes do not play a major role in the decision of using these apps, however, even with a minimal influence, theeffect on intention is positiveand statistically significant. The findings of this study pose important implications for stakeholders within the fintech spectrum whose purposes are related to increasing the intention of young consumers towards using these productsandto provide enoughevidence of the importance of designing incentives that fuel sustainability stewardshipwithin the financial sector.
Das Humankapital eines Unternehmens steigt mit der Qualifikation und Kompetenz seiner Mitarbeiter. Betriebliche Aus- und Weiterbildungen sind unerlässliche Instrumente der Personalentwicklung, um Wissen, als ökonomische Ressource zu verbreiten. Die vorliegende Bachelorarbeit befasst sich mit der Ermittlung von abteilungsübergreifenden Kompetenzlücken der ebm-papst St. Georgen GmbH & Co. KG. Das asymmetrisch verteilte betriebswirtschaftliche Fachwissen spiegelt sich in den Konfliktaufkommen zwischen dem Finanzbereich und technisch orientierten Führungskräften wider. Im Rahmen einer Bildungsbedarfsanalyse liefert ein Mixed-Method-Ansatz eine qualitative und quantitative Datengrundlage. Die Datenanalyse zeigt, dass Defizite bei der Zusammensetzung der Herstellkosten, Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnungen und der Aussagekraft von Kennzahlen vorhanden sind. Basierend auf der qualitativen Datenerhebung wurden weitere Defizite in überfachlichen Kompetenzen ermittelt. Nach der Betrachtung der Datenbasis konnten Handlungsempfehlungen erarbeitet werden. Die Querschnittstudie bietet der Personalentwicklung eine Datengrundlage, um Gegenmaßnahmen zur Schließung der Kompetenzlücken, einzuleiten.
The topic of sexism in advertising has attracted the attention of many scholars for more than four decades now. It is 2019, and the topic remains current and open to debate.
This study explores the relationship between sexism in advertising and society’s views on the roles of men and women on the basis of German dwellers. The investigation has been conducted based on significant theories and current examples and reinforced with empirical data collected from a survey. The results showed that most of the participants surveyed thought that men and women were not being accurately pictured in advertising. In addition, those who have cataloged an ad as sexist disagreed with that content reflecting their opinion about the roles that men and women play within society. Moreover, it was observed that factors like age and occupation have an influence on both the recognition of sexism in advertising and the conception on gender roles.
Islamic banking is the new trend emergent within the modern-day banking industry, yet minimal literature is written about it. Most of the literary content today is regarding conventional banking, especially in non-Muslim countries and continents, Europe and U.S. included. Lack of literature is a threat to the operationalization of both modes of banking, due to lack of information and market analysis data. One of the fields where minimal literature coverage exists is market regulation – which is basically information as to how these two types of banking are regulated according to legislative structures. In light of this literature gap, this study emerges to explore the market regulative structure of both Islamic and conventional banks. The methodology to collect primary data is through interviews of selected players in both Islamic and conventional banks, such as bank managers, consultants, and personnel in the IT and finance department. The results of the interviews demonstrate that Islamic banks are faced with shortage of market regulation structures while conventional banks, on the other hand, are overwhelmed with over-regulation. The study provides several feasible solutions for these challenges.
Finanzkrisen sind Störungen im gesunden Ablauf eines Finanzmarktes. Diese können negative Konsequenzen auf alle darin integrierten Akteure, wie auch auf die gesamte Wirtschaft haben. Die davon Betroffenen sind private Haushalte, Unternehmen und sogar Regierungen. Dies dürfte Grund genug sein, dieses Thema zu erarbeiten und, um eine potenzielle Krise zu verstehen, neue Lösungsansätze zu suchen. Da gerade Ökonomen vor der Gefahr der aktuellen Situation warnen, könnte eine derartige Krise in naher Zukunft entstehen. Die Bereiche welche instabil sein können, sind oft bekannt, trotzdem ist es schwierig zu wissen, wann und woher eine potentielle Krise entstehen könnte. Heutzutage sind Teile der Welt wie Europa, die Schwellenländer oder auch die U.S.A. vermehrt in diesem Fokus. Interessanterweise ist letztere der Entstehungsort der letzten großen Finanzkrise. Aufgrund dessen ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit die Situation dieses Marktes zu analysieren. Faktoren wie Konsequenzen für davon Betroffene, Veränderungen der Angebots- und Nachfragemenge von Anleihen und Aktien werden in Ansätzen analysiert. Desweiteren wird über Schulden, Zinssätze und auch Handelsentscheidungen zwischen den U.S.A. und China gesprochen. Hierzu wird vorab ein Finanzmarkt und dessen Ablauf definiert. Verschiedene Faktoren, die zu einer Finanzkrise führen könnten, werden dann erörtert und im Weiteren frühere Finanzkrisen in Bezug zum aktuellen U.S. Finanzmarkt betrachtet. Hierzu gehört eine genauere Analyse der Schuldenhöhe, des Angebots und der Nachfrage von Aktien und Anleihen, der Zinssätze, der BIP/Schulden Ratio und der Inflation.
Das Resultat der Analyse ergibt, dass die momentan finanzielle Situation der U.S.A. instabil ist und ein unvorhergesehenes Ereignis dort eine nächste Krise verursachen könnte. Zur Vermeidung letzterer wird nach eingehender Analyse ein besseres ethisches Verhalten aller Finanzakteure sowie eine strengere Kontrolle des Finanzmarktes vorgeschlagen. Nichtdestotrotz wird eine wahrscheinlich auftretende Krise von Drittländern ausgehen, die sich an einem kritischen Punkt vor der Insolvenz befinden.
The use of social media for marketing purposes has already begun replacing virtually all traditional marketing practices in order to cater to a generation of digital natives and young festival goers – a trend that can be especially observed in the music industry today. For all that, not all marketers of music festivals are fully informed about the necessity of a well-developed and multifaceted social media strategy. The goal of this study was to explore the topic of strategic social media in music festival organizations and to derive a model upon which music festival organizations can establish and form their social media strategy more effectively. For this purpose, a literature review was conducted and a combined social media model for assessing social media strategies of music festival organizations was proposed. Six prevailing themes pertaining to social media strategy that were identified constitute the model: 1. Channel selection and evaluation, 2. Audience analysis, 3. Communication style, 4. Social media content, 5. Social monitoring and risk management, and 6. Roles and responsibilities. In the second part of this study, a qualitative research design employing interviews and a case study was used in order to explore strategic social media use in leading festivals in Serbia, Croatia and North Macedonia. The findings of this study reveal about the impact of specific social media platforms, the use of analytics tools for gathering audience insights, the two-way interactive communication with the fans, the efficiency of content resulting from co-creation, the role and importance of PR in social media, as well as the position of social media in the organization and the staffing approach for social media marketing.
Digital transformation and globalization have become so prominent in today's life, that companies have to innovate in order to stay on the markets continuously. Thousands of new digital solutions are developed and launched daily, making it hard for the big slow corporation to catch up. In order to gain a competitive advantage, many corporates opened up to external sources of innovation such as suppliers, consumers, and startups.
This research focuses on showing how corporates and startups can mutually benefit from collaboration and particularly in the DACH region of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. To highlight the importance of the strategic partnership, the research also includes a short analysis of the main cultural differences between startups and corporates, an economic overview of the region and the characteristics of a collaboration between startups and corporates.
To investigate the topic, qualitative research based on published secondary data has been carried out.
The automotive industry is undergoing substantial structural changes. New forms of powertrains and players are emerging. Manufacturers, due to internal as well as external drivers, are building their cars on platforms. By making use of modular design approaches, they hope to satisfy customer needs best and stay competitive. When designing global platforms, local variations are to be avoided. The presented paper offers an approach to rank components of an electric vehicle according to their likeliness of a local design adaption. To verify the results of the value chain- based analysis, the variant indicator analysis, interviews were carried out. The analysis shows that the battery is most likely subject to design changes. Also, variant drivers in the value chain bear the highest potential for local redesigns.
In this work we will study this field with a very concrete example, which is the large American multinational Amazon. We will talk more particularly about customer centric supply chain, which is still different from supply chain management. While analyzing this special form of supply chain management, we will also look at its potential impact on today's society with the international distribution market. First, we will define the main aspects of the work such as supply chain management, Amazon, e-commerce and customer experience. Then we will analyze the company's customer centric supply chain. Finally, we will study the possible consequences of the company on the international distribution market.
Where new players undermine long-established successful organizations, so-called “incumbents”, the power of disruptive innovations becomes visible. As disruptions affect each industry at a point in time, a phase of transition and restructuring threatens car manufacturers to lose shares of their after-sales business.
This bachelor thesis aims to recommend a strategic direction for OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and to address the following research questions: (1) how can disruptive innovations be identified, and to which extend is the automotive aftermarket susceptible for such? And (2) how can incumbents, in particular OEMs in the aftermarket, manage disruptions to remain successful in the long-term?
For answering these, a literature analysis was carried out, based on the Theory of Disruptive Innovations and high-quality scientific journals. Moreover, the aftermarket was analyzed primarily based on market studies conducted by consulting firms and its disruptive susceptibility was assessed by applying Klenner et al.’s theoretical framework.
Overall, this thesis identified that a balance between stability and disruptiveness is decisive to survive as an incumbent in the long-term. In order to manage disruptive innovations, scoring and analysis models are recommended for identification, whereby a response may include acquisition or cooperation with a disruptor and its technology. Furthermore, the study has revealed that above all adapting the organization, including mindset, culture and processes to the market, supports the creation of disruptions. The findings of the aftermarket analysis and thereof based assessment showed that its susceptibility for disruptive innovations is medium to high, whereby digital platforms have most potential. Furthermore, the market analysis indicated that car manufacturers should use their own advantages and build up an ecosystem while making use of customer and vehicle data.
This study analyses the effects of the German federal minimum wage of 8.50€, introduced in 2015. First, the initial political, economic and legal situation in 2015 are assessed. This is followed by a theoretical evaluation of the wage factor in the labor market model outlined. The presented impacts on employment and real wages serve as a guideline and primary focus for the structure of the paper. The research indicates that in reaction to the minimum wage, contractual working hours were decreased. Other adaption measures undertaken to counteract increased costs, were productivity-enhancing measures such as more training. Furthermore, the data analysis hints towards structural shifts away from 450€-jobs towards social security employments. Moreover, within the observation period, the general employment rate in Germany increased in the high single-digit range. Regarding compensation effects, studies show that in anticipation of the reform; the general wage level was already increased. Besides the minimum wage, other wage clusters in the low-wage segment are affected by wage spillovers. As a result, it is suggested that consumption grows over proportionally because of the higher propensity to consume of low-income groups. Moreover, consumption depends on the spending behavior of government; which acquires more taxes and social security contributions due to the increased income. However, when it comes to profitability, businesses report difficulties in passing on increased labor costs to customers.
Rapid changes and advancement in technology are characterized in today’s economy, which has especially changed the nature of customer service. Customers are expecting more convenience and faster service while companies cope with this demand by increasingly utilizing automation processes, such as chatbots or social bots. While chatbots and social bots have great potential to be utilized in customer service, there has been little research that describes the possible applications, customer expectations and key challenges in their implementation. This study aimed to narrow this research gap by conducting a case study at the Daimler AG in Germany. Six expert interviews were conducted at the Daimler AG and a customer survey with 46 respondents was executed to explore the applications of social bots and chatbots as well as key challenges in the implementation of chatbots. Potential applications of social bots and two utilization types of chatbots were identified. In addition, a total of 14 key challenges were explored. These challenges can be combated with 19 optimization proposals, which help ensure a successful implementation of chatbots in customer service. This thesis ends with four recommendations that can be used by future managers of bot projects. These are: Transfer information about bots to all involved parties, enhance the conversational aspect, optimize the content development and expand the bot’s abilities.
Six Case Studies
(2008)
Durch die Babyboomer-Generation wurde die Altersstruktur der deutschen Bevölkerung verjüngt und die Wirtschaft profitiert seit Jahrzehnten von der demografischen Dividende. Der demografische Wandel aufgrund des seit Jahrzehnten konstant niedrigen Geburtenniveaus gemeinsam mit einer stetig steigenden Lebenserwartung macht sich nun in Form einer alternden Gesellschaft bemerkbar. Der kritische Höhepunkt wird im kommenden Jahrzehnt erreicht, wenn die geburtenstarken Jahrgänge der Babyboomer nach und nach in Rente gehen und sich der relative Anteil an Rentenbeziehern zu den Erwerbstätigen stark erhöhen wird. Was passiert dann mit einem Rentensystem, welches auf einer sozialen Rendite basiert?
Diese Arbeit analysiert anhand verschiedener Modellrechnungen zur Bevölkerungsentwicklung, des Rentensystems und der privaten Altersvorsorge die Veränderung der Erwerbspersonenanzahl in Deutschland bis 2060 und inwieweit diese zu einer Versorgungslücke im Rentensystem führen wird. Abschließend wird untersucht, ob diese Lücke durch private Altersvorsorge geschlossen werden kann. Die Ergebnisse werden anhand einer zu Beginn durchgeführten Analyse wissenschaftlicher Literatur zur Bevölkerungsentwicklung und ihrer volkswirtschaftlichen Einflüsse bewertet.
Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass 2030 der Rückgang der Erwerbspersonenanzahl bereits knapp 10 % betragen wird und bis 2060 auf ein Viertel ansteigt. Der Altenquotient steigt hingegen um ca. 35 % bis 2030 an und bis 2060 um insgesamt 70 %. Diese Veränderung führt zu einer Versorgungslücke in der Rentenversicherung von bis zu 4 % bis 2030 und steigt bis 2060 auf 6 % an. Durch die Rendite auf private Altersvorsorge, die aktuell schon recht gering ist, wird diese Versorgungslücke mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit nicht zu schließen sein. Die demografischen Entwicklungen werden in Zukunft die Rendite noch weiter negativ beeinflussen.
Based on the history of office design, the changing technological environment and current business challenges, the physical workplace is an important aspect of the employee experience. The aesthetics of the work environment are one aspect that influences well-being and satisfaction on many different levels. This thesis provides a holistic and comprehensive perspective on the topic, including important influential factors from several scientific disciplines.
Two main dimensions of influence on the employee experience are considered. The direct- affective dimension deals with findings mostly from environmental psychology and neuroscience, which includes the impact of internal environmental quality and other psychological effects. Despite not always being consciously recognized, aesthetics and sensual perception have strong implications for the psychological well-being of organizational members.
The indirect-cognitive dimension deals with the work environment as an expression of organizational culture and the resulting implications of aesthetic considerations and the related symbolic and functional dimensions of the physical work environment. Common organizational artifacts and themes are explored as examples of the influence of aesthetic considerations for workplace design.
Next to the employee perspective, the managerial perspective and important implications, restrictions and issues for organizations in the creation and operation of workspaces are also considered.
Empirical research has been conducted to evaluate the application of aesthetic considerations and related issues in practice. Four expert interviews provide insight into the perspective of workplace design professionals on the aesthetics and related aspects of design, implementation processes and employee experience.
The aesthetic dimension of workplace design is often not actively considered by organizational members and management, but the research conducted in this work provides far-reaching evidence for the potential benefits of more considerate design choices for the aesthetics and beauty in the workplace. Using measures on both the direct and indirect levels of influence, the well-being and satisfaction of employees can be increased, and the attitudes and feelings held towards the organization can be improved. The importance of the interrelated fields of organizational culture and cultural change is explored. In addition, practical recommendations for the optimization of the aesthetical dimension of workplace design are offered at the conclusion of this work.
Mit einer Wiederbelebung und Wiedereinführung von zahlreichen alten Marken und Produkten in den vergangenen Jahren und Jahrzehnten sind Retro-Produkte ein gewichtiger Teil der Produktpalette in vielen Branchen geworden. Auch in der Videospielbranche haben Retro-Produkte in den letzten Jahren große Aufmerksamkeit erfahren, mit der Einführung von offiziellen Neuauflagen alter beliebter Spielekonsolen mit vorinstallierten Spieleklassikern und dem erneuten legalen Verkauf zahlreicher alter Videospiele bzw. der Veröffentlichung von Remakes dieser Videospiele.
Das Themengebiet des Retro-Gamings wird in der Literatur und Forschung bisher selten aus wirtschaftlicher Perspektive behandelt. Dies gilt besonders in Bezug auf eine gezielte Betrachtung spezifischer geografischer Einzelmärkte. Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich daher, bezogen auf den deutschen Absatzmarkt, mit einer Untersuchung des Wettbewerbsumfelds und der strategischen Potenziale von Retro-Gaming-Produkten anhand von drei unterschiedlichen Arten von Retro-Games. Dies geschieht auf Basis der von Michael E. Porter beschriebenen Wettbewerbskräfte, der Unternehmensvorteile durch das Angebot von Retro-Games, der Eignung der unterschiedlichen Arten als Produkt und offener Marktchancen. Diese werden auf Basis von Informationen aus der Fachliteratur, Markdaten und einer Befragung innerhalb der lokalen Zielgruppe für Retro-Gaming Produkte erforscht.
Die Eigenschaften des Wettbewerbsumfelds unterscheiden sich dabei je nach der betrachteten Art von Retro-Games. Es zeigen sich die Vorteile einer Verlängerung des Produktlebenszyklus und der Möglichkeit der Anziehung zusätzlicher Kunden bzw. Retention alter Kunden. Weitere Ergebnisse indizieren eine je nach untersuchter Art von Retro-Games unterschiedliche Eignung als Produkt, und Interesse an einem erhöhten kommerziellen Angebot von Retro-Games innerhalb der Zielgruppe.
Diese Bachelorthesis diskutiert die Bedeutung eines nachhaltigen Produktmanagements, um langfristig die Kaufbereitschaft von Waschmittel bei Schweizer Konsumenten zu steigern. Aufgrund der derzeitigen Umweltthematik ist es notwendig, dass sowohl Unternehmen als auch Konsumenten nachhaltiges Verhalten annehmen können. Diese Arbeit erschließt Handlungsempfehlungen für den Waschmittelmarkt in der Schweiz. Bezogen auf die Unilever Schweiz GmbH, soll verstanden werden, welche Erfolgsfaktoren Konsumenten zu einem nachhaltigen Kauf animieren. Basierend auf einer Literaturrecherche, die sich auf gegenwärtige Theorien bezieht, werden Preisstrategien, Produktauslobungen, PoS Kommunikationen, das Markenmanagement sowie die Einschränkung von Entscheidungsfaktoren berücksichtigt. Durch eine Wettbewerbsanalyse sowie durch einen Konsumententest werden Erfolgsfaktoren verifiziert. Diese quantitative und qualitative Erhebung ermöglicht eine ganzheitliche Betrachtung des Waschmittelmarktes, wobei Strategien gezielt für die Unilever Schweiz GmbH implementiert werden können.
The objective of this thesis is it to find out which factors are influencing the interpersonal
communication between two leaders in job sharing. With the help of a literature review,
a communication model including three relevant factors for the area of application could
be developed. Those factors are the relationship between the partners, the choice of an
adequate communication medium and contextual factors. It could be shown that those
factors have an influence on the communication frequency and mode. Recommendations
what needs to be considered regarding each factor to ensure an effective communication
are given.
Die Brille als „Kulturgut“ : Bakterien auf Brillen und was der Augenoptiker dazu wissen sollte
(2019)
Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Steigerung der Markenbekanntheit im Körperpflegemarkt. Verschiedene Problemfaktoren erschweren kleinen Marken mit einem begrenzten Budget eine erfolgreiche Positionierung zur Steigerung der Bekanntheit in den Bereichen der Distribution und Kommunikation. Deshalb werden in dieser Arbeit verschiedene Marketingmaßnahmen, die den Erfolg einer bekannten Marke beeinflussen, aufgezeigt. Den Rahmen der Arbeit stellt die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Unternehmen MANN UND SCHRÖDER COSMETICS und der Marke VANDINI. Die Analyse der aktuellen Literatur und die Abgrenzung der zentralen Begriffe bilden die theoretische Basis der Arbeit. Bezugnehmend auf das Modell des Marketing-Mixes werden anhand der Bereiche Distribution und Kommunikation Möglichkeiten zur Steigerung der Markenbekanntheit im Körperpflegemarkt untersucht. Anwendungsbeispiele des Wettbewerbs und die empirische Erhebung Qualitativer Daten durch Experteninterviews, dienen der Erörterung spezifischer Erfolgsindikatoren zur Steigerung der Markenbekanntheit. Hierbei wird vorwiegend ein explorativer Forschungsansatz verfolgt.
Das Ergebnis sind Handlungsempfehlungen für die Marke VANDINI. Diese umfassen ausschließlich die Bereiche Distribution und Kommunikation. Eine flächendeckende Drogeriemarktdistribution und die Priorisierung von digitalen Kommunikationsmaßnahmen sind von besonderer Relevanz zur Steigerung der Bekanntheit der Marke VANDINI und stellen die Grundlage weiterer operativer Planungsprozesse des Unternehmens dar.
This thesis is assigned by Carestream Dental in order to implement a launch plan of the Showpad (A Sales Enablement Platform) application in the EMEA region for the sales and marketing teams. To ensure successful implementation, a thorough analysis was conducted in order to review and established the necessity of the Showpad application. It was imperative to build an implementation plan before the launch. The application was structured and tested among the sales and marketing team to examine the benefits of the application before making any decisions about the Launch. The purpose of this thesis was:
To understand the full capabilities of the platform for sales and marketing.
To define and build a structure that fits the EMEA sales needs.
To this effect, build an implementation plan for a successful launch of the platform. Studying whether the application would add value to the sales and marketing team processes. This thesis was executed as quantitative research collecting data through primary research. A survey was conducted to find out whether the marketing and sales team found the platform useful for them and how they experienced the built-in structure and layout. The purpose of Showpad was to enable our sales and marketing work more efficiently when it comes to having materials for their working needs and the platform was intended to replace previous system, the decision to launch was based on their opinions and experiences. A workshop was organized with the sales and marketing representative as part of implementation plan to discuss internal and external processes of usage. The first step was to roll-out for internal marketing and sales and the second step to launch for external dealers. The overall look and feel of the platform was created in alignment with the Carestream Dental branding guidelines. The structure of the platform was built based on the sales needs and information collected during the workshop. The structure was clear, and content found easy to access in comparison to the platform already in place like Sharepoint. The platform improved the alignment and communication between the marketing and sales team to a good extent.
Sales promotional tools are of significant importance in attracting potential customers and retaining current customers. We can already have access to many studies in examining and comparing the causes and effects that different sales promotional strategies could bring to various aspects, such as, sales, brand name and brand loyalty. Several researches have also explained the irrational buying decisions and behaviors consumers have when they are given framed promotional message. Researches have shown that, in many cases, consumers tend to go for a free offer (bonus pack) instead of a discount offer although the economic value is equal. It is also shown by previous studies from students of Hochschule Furtwangen University have concluded that in Germany, for non-durable goods, consumer’s willingness to pay is higher with BOGOF offer then that of discount’s. They have also conclude that the effects that promotional tools could bring are long term by designing the survey with situation that the promotion has expired. It is known that BOGOF is preferred over discount, but how good is BOGOF compared to when there is no promotion given? And are there any changes in consumer’s perception towards product’s quality with different promotion applied? This study will be focusing on two promotional strategies: discount and BOGOF in the non-durable goods industry in Europe and in China. There will be a Baseline Test and an A/B survey. A total of 1061 participants were randomly selected to participate in an online survey. The questions of the Baseline Test are under a situation with no promotion, while A survey’s questions are under a situation of ended discount and B surveys are under a finished BOGOF offer. The survey results indicated that, both in Europe and China, the willingness to pay for non-durable products in BOGOF offer is higher than that of the discounts, while the baselines are close with the result of discounts. This study has the potential to contribute to academics and marketers in the non-durable goods industry as it consolidates previous findings and provides insights of the relationship between baseline and promotional tools.
Programmatic Advertising has been proven to cause privacy concerns amongst its recipients. Various research points out the fact that heavy use of data for personalized advertisements can have a disturbing and scaring effect on the users. This thesis takes a closer look on the privacy concerns of users and whether these concerns are connected to a lack of awareness about the topic Programmatic Advertising.
Since there is a big research gap about this topic, it was essential to collect primary data. For this matter, a combination of qualitative and quantitative data-gathering has been utilized.
The outcome of this research has helped to come up with managerial implications that provide advertisers with a deeper understanding about the users’ privacy concerns and whether these are linked to a lack of awareness and knowledge about Programmatic Advertising.
Die Videospieleindustrie zählt bis heute zu einem der dynamischsten und schnellst wachsenden Märkte und ist der stärkste Teilmarkt der Unterhaltungsindustrie, noch wichtiger und größer als die Musik- und Filmbranche. Insbesondere der Konsolenmarkt verändert sich seit einigen Jahren, vor allem aufgrund der wachsenden Popularität von Smartphones und Tablets als Spielemedien. Immer mehr Menschen, besonders die der älteren Generation, spielen auf diesen Plattformen Casual Games und Social Games, welche auf einer Konsole nicht gespielt werden können. Des Weiteren verändert sich die Generierung von Umsatz vom klassischen Verkauf hin zum kostenlosen Spielen mit kostenpflichtigen Zusatzinhalten.
Aufgrund dieser Veränderungen im Markt muss untersucht werden, wie sich das Wettbewerbsumfeld des Konsolenmarktes aus heutiger Sicht charakterisiert und welche Kräfte auf die Branche wirken, um potenzielle Gefahren und Wirkungen zu identifizieren. Verschiedene Theorien und Modelle zur Wettbewerbsanalyse und Untersuchung der Wettbewerbssituation werden aus der Literatur erarbeitet und später angewandt. Zu den vorgestellten Modellen gehören der Herfindahl-Hirschmann-Index, Netzwerkeffekte und der damit verbundene zweiseitige Markt, sowie das Porter´s Five Forces Modell. Diese werden auf den Konsolenmarkt bezogen und angewandt. Dabei wird auch der Einfluss von Videospielen erklärt, da sie Komplementärprodukte zu den Konsolen darstellen. Die umfassende Analyse des Wettbewerbsumfelds ergibt, dass vor allem der Einfluss von technischen Neuerungen wie onlinebasierte Spieleplattformen, eine deutliche Gefahr für den Konsolenmarkt darstellt. Außerdem haben Videospiele als Komplementärprodukt einen wichtigen Einfluss auf den Erfolg von Konsolen, unteranderem spielen sie aufgrund von indirekten Netzwerkeffekten bei der Preisstrategie eine bedeutsame Rolle.