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Die Leitfrage der Bachelorarbeit lautet: „Wie reagieren Zulieferer von Verbrennungs-motorkomponenten auf die Veränderung der Automobilbranche durch den Trend der Elektrifizierung von Fahrzeugen?“. Aus dieser Leitfrage ergeben sich die folgenden Key Research Questions: „Was ist die Veränderung der Automobilbranche durch den Trend der Elektrifizierung von Fahrzeugen?“, „Wer sind die Zulieferer von Verbrennungsmotor-komponenten?“ und „Wie sind die untersuchten Unternehmen hinsichtlich externem Handlungsbedarf, internem Handlungsbedarf und Richtungsänderung zu bewerten?“. Durch die Beantwortung der Leitfrage und der Key Research Questions werden Beratungspotentiale identifiziert. Außerdem werden Zulieferer von Verbrennungsmotoren identifiziert, deren strategische Reaktion bereits Erfolg zeigt. Diese können bei einer Beratung als Benchmark dienen.
Due to the global increase in temperature, China has been dealing with severely increasing ecological disasters. The Chinese government has therefore increased its environmental protection measures in the past 15 years. This thesis delivers descriptive results of these measures, taken from the last three five-year plans as issued by the Chinese government. This is being done by applying the expected results of these measures into a so-called integrated assessment model. Furthermore, this thesis elaborates how integrated assessment models can be used in order to assess policies, such as these employed by the government of the PRC in order to compute their overall socio-economic impact on factors like welfare-maximization and technological advancement. This is rounded out by exploring the possibility of creating a holistic assessment model that combines the potential of backstop- and abatement technologies with a global or regionally disaggregated assessment model.
A study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung concludes that companies invested around €11.1 billion in training their employees in 2015. This is due to our evolution into a knowledge society, where knowledge represents the competitive advantage for companies. However, in order to be able to benefit from these training investments, a learning transfer must take place on the part of the employees. Constructivist learning theory aims to counteract the lack of learning transfer. Thus, constructivist design principles in the learning environment can make it possible to foster learning transfer. The latest developments in e-learning, such as the use of Web 2.0 instruments or mobile learning, increase the potential to support constructivist design principles and consequently learning transfer. Using qualitative data from 11 semi-structured interviews with professionals in the field of e-learning, this study explores the role of e-learning in transfer of training. The results indicated that e-learning plays an important role in supporting three of the five constructivist principles and this technological support is likely to become even more important in the future. However, regarding the two other constructivist principles, which both concern the social exchange, the results show that employees still prefer a personal instead of virtual exchange for learning purposes.
Obwohl es die Volatilität als Anlagemittel schon seit kurz nach der Jahrtausendwende
gibt, so ist diese für viele institutionelle Anleger immer noch ein Mysterium und beinhaltet
viele Ungewissheiten. Ziel der Bachelorarbeit war es, am Markt häufig verwendete
Volatilitätsstrategien auf ihre historische Performance zu untersuchen und diese bei
gegebener Eignung dem bestehenden Investment Portfolio der EnBW Energie BadenWürttemberg AG zuzufügen. Dazu wurden fünf verschiedene Volatilitätsstrategien,
welche durch qualitative Interviews ausfindig gemacht wurden, über mehrere Zeiträume
auf deren Verhalten untersucht. Zu den Beobachtungszeiträumen gehörten sowohl ein
Zeitraum einer ruhigen Marktphase, sowie ein Zeitraum einer Finanzkrise. Durch die
Untersuchungen konnte herausgefunden werden, dass Volatilitätsstrategien die
Merkmale einer eigenen Anlageklasse aufgrund ihres Diversifikationspotenzials erfüllen.
Des Weiteren konnte mit Hilfe der Ergebnisse festgestellt werden, dass mit
Volatilitätsstrategien Renditen im zweistelligen Bereich erzielt werden können, bei einer
geringen Volatilität im einstelligen Prozentbereich. Das zeigt, dass eine Investition in
bestimmte Strategien zur Einnahme der Volatilitätsrisikoprämie rentabel für Investoren
sein können.
Die vorliegende Bachelorarbeit erforscht die Wichtigkeit von Produktrücknahmekonzepten in der Textilindustrie. Aufgrund der bestehenden Umweltproblematik, steigt das Bewusstsein für Nachhaltigkeit der Konsumenten und somit auch die Handlungsnotwendigkeit aus Unternehmenssicht. Eine Methode, um die Umweltauswirkungen der gesamten Branche zu reduzieren, ist die Einführung von Produktrücknahmeprozessen. In dieser Arbeit sollen spezielle Handlungsempfehlungen für das Produktrücknahmekonzept des schwedischen Unternehmens, Hennes & Mauritz, entwickelt werden. Hierfür werden entscheidende Anforderungen aus Konsumentensicht untersucht, die eine erhöhte Bereitschaft der Teilnahme am Textilrecycling fördern. Durch eine umfangreiche und kritische Analyse des gesamten Produktrücknahmeprozesses des Unternehmens, kann dieses von Grund auf bewertet werden, damit geeignete Strategien erarbeitet werden können.
Die Digitalisierung bezeichnet den partiellen Ersatz der analogen Leistungserbringung durch eine digitale Lösung. Der Leuchtenhersteller Waldmann hat diesen Wandlungsprozess erkannt und entwickelt hierfür ein neues Geschäftsmodell. Waldmann setzt sich zur Aufgabe den Arbeitsplatz der Zukunft mitzugestalten. Mithilfe der Erfassung von Daten zu Arbeitsplatzbelegung, Luftqualität, Temperatur und Lärmpegel, optimiert Waldmann den Arbeitsplatz ihrer Kunden. Neben einem Sensormodul mit Cloud Anbindung benötigt Waldmann sowohl eine App, als auch eine Benutzeroberfläche. Diese müssen durch ein weiteres Unternehmen erstellt werden. Aufgrund der substanziellen Differenzen in der Leistungserstellung von Produkt und Service, hat Waldmann das neue Unternehmen gegründet. Das Start-Up LIZ erschafft den Software-as-a-Service, welcher aus der Beratung für den Kunden und der Software Lösung besteht. Waldmann übernimmt im selben Prozess die Bereitstellung der Leuchte und die Entwicklung der Sensormodule, zur Aufnahme der Daten am Arbeitsplatz.
Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Weiterentwicklung der digitalen Geschäftsmodelle in dem produzierenden Unternehmen Waldmann. Mit den entwickelten Kriterien zu den relevanten Themenbereichen werden die Geschäftsmodelle bewertet und die Potenziale eingestuft. Betrachtungen der zukünftigen Veränderungen des Marktes können die Handlungsempfehlung modifizieren, wodurch eine stetige Beobachtung notwendig wird.
Zusätzlich benötigen die Unternehmen LIZ und Waldmann ein Instrument, um einen konstanten Informationsfluss zu garantieren. Mit der Entwicklung einer Excel Datei wird die Überwachung, Kontrolle und Überprüfung der aktuellen Situation im digitalen Unternehmen durchgeführt. Dieses Instrument gewährleistet ein vollwertiges Produkt-Service-Paket in den zukünftigen Entwicklungen des Geschäftsmodells.
How value is perceived has a large influence on the purchase decisions of customers. Previous studies have focused mainly on the value perception of customers, but which role does the value perception of a seller play and what impact does it have on a sales conversation? Is the value of a product or service perceived equally by the seller and the customer or is there a significant difference?
In this research we will specifically focus on the tourism industry and find out how sellers and customers perceive the value of a package holiday. A total of 50 sellers and 100 customers participated in our survey and the results show, that there is a significant difference in the perceived value of the offered package holiday between sellers and customers. The sellers tend to perceive value lower than the customers and in addition, the sellers’ value perception is characterized by a lower variability. Furthermore, when it comes to estimating how the other side perceives value, our results show the opposite of what the respondents expected.
This research has the potential to provide an insight into the mind of the sales person and lead to a better understanding of sales psychology.
Trade shows are a major marketing tool for B2B companies due to its effectiveness by reaching all key players in the industry at one place in one point of time. However, this is combined with a high cost factor making a cost justification crucial. For this purpose, an objective explanation on the results of the trade show performance is compulsively necessary. The following research focuses on a single multinational B2B company within the safety, security and communication industry. It aims to convey an understanding of how to evaluate the trade show participation of Bosch Building Technology. Hereby, theoretical deliverables will be compared to explain relevant success factors of the B2B market and the industry while identifying trade show dimensions. This research includes expert interviews to gather information from professionals in the field of trade show organization. Subsequently to an internal survey research, the example of a best practice measurement model is analysed in a case study.
The relationship between health care practitioners and the pharmaceutical industry is increasingly drawing public attention due to misguided behaviour. Practices like gift giving, holding luxurious conferences or allowences for research are under scrutiny. With all these influences, how can practicioners stay neutral and have the interest of patients in mind? And what is the level of emotions and data used by the pharma industry when marketing drugs to a physician? In order to find out, we targeted pharmaceutical industry managers and directors to participate in an eleven question online questionnaire. For example, participants were asked to rate the best approach between data and emotions to persuade physicians. The results show tendencies in the data, but fail to show significant evidence for our hypotheses. Further research is needed in order to clarify which factors influence the decision for an emotional or data driven approach.
Decisions are made every day, every second of our lives, and are particularly important in a business context. Projects, from their objectives to their ending are a sum of organized and unorganized decisions where facts and data battle with human nature.
In this paper, we will analyse how those decisions are organized in project management, and in general.
After having defined extensively project Management, Decision-Making and their link, a new structure of decision-making will be presented. It is composed of seven steps:
1. Establishing the objectives
2. Identify and define the challenge
3. Analyse the challenge
4. Find solutions and alternatives
5. Evaluate alternatives
6. Choosing the best solution
7. Implementing the decision.
This structure is based on Simon, Drucker, Rolstadås and other researchers’ work. It completes and extends former models in order to go beyond classical schemes.
Everyone, from the CEO to the road sweeper goes through these steps, consciously or unconsciously. Of course, all responsibilities and stakes proportionally adapted.
According to the size of the project, the consequences of the decision, the risks and many other factors, this theoretical structure shifts to fit the needs and becomes less “heavy”, being reduced to its simple titles, becoming usable for simpler tasks.
Even though this structure identifies as instinctive and easy to use, it comes out managers rarely follow formal models or strict rules in projects and decision-making. Detailed models are more suited to strategic decisions and projects, as well as during the preparation of a project.
It is important to note that we are not looking for the way to take a “good” decision, but how to take a “right” decision, as the point is to analyse the process.
Search engines such as Google are an important information platform for international society. By actively applying Search Engine Optimization (SEO), website operators can influence their positioning in search engines and thus increase the visibility of their website. This thesis deals with search engine optimization in the context of digital marketing. The result of this work is the structural development of a search engine optimization strategy for international websites. This strategy is not limited to specific markets or industries, but its validity is tested by applying it to the practice-oriented case study of the Spanish website of sevDesk.
First of all, an overview of the search engine as a digital channel First of all, an overview is given and its functionality and significance for digital marketing is explained. The needs of search engine users are identified by analyzing the characteristics of search queries and search intentions and then classified according to the AIDA formula into different phases of the modelled purchasing process.
In addition to the analysis of the search engine users, a closer look is taken at the specific ranking algorithm of the search engine Google, a second important component of search engine optimization. Various studies are compared in order to work out influencing factors of the ranking algorithm. These are explained in more detail in the context of the disciplines of search engine optimization. The next step is a closer look at the international context and technical and cultural peculiarities of the optimization of international websites.
In the following, strategic process flows from the existing technical literature are considered and extended to the international market under appreciation and critical consideration of the literature search. The developed strategy will be implemented using the case study of a Spanish website. The data will be collected and first results will be presented and evaluated.
The present bachelor dissertation deals with the increasing popularity and attractiveness of fitness studios in the German market, the resulting competition and the possibility to differentiate oneself by adapting various marketing measures. The classical marketing mix and its existing instruments are explained in detail, and the possibility to use them in the area of sport and explicit fitness is reviewed. The effectiveness and application of the instruments are then explained using the example of McFIT, which has become the current market leader through their successful use. A competition analysis comparing McFIT and two competitors in the German market helps to identify existing strengths and weaknesses and compare the companies.
Global warming provokes our climate and the world how we know it today to change severely. The production of food together with its consumption is responsible for 19-29% of world’s greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities and further rises are
expected. As a response to this phenomenon, the assessment of a product’s carbon footprint has awaken huge interest with the purpose of controlling food’s environmental impact during its life-cycle. In order to involve individuals in the target of reducing harmful emissions, besides governmental and business efforts, CO2 labels have been developed to communicate a product’s carbon footprint and enabling consumers to make more climate-friendly purchase decisions. However, it has been shown that a successful
implementation of CO2 labels on grocery products still confronts barriers from the consumer side.
For a better understanding of the meaning of mentioned labels, this thesis deepens the theoretical backgrounds of greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon footprint related to the food industry. In a second step, the acceptance and effectiveness of carbon labels on
groceries will be analysed critically by using contextual literature reviews and a case study on German purchase behaviour.
The bachelor thesis 'Strategic Positioning and German market entry of ... ' deals with the development of a market entry strategy for a small start-up company in the wellness segment.....is a small but fastgrowing company that provides wood-fired wellness products for private customers.
Expansion policies and growth are important to survive in a changing competitive environment, so this work focusses on analysing the german hottub market and choosing an appropriate strategy.
The goal was to derive a good strategic position for the german market entry. Therefore the company was analysed internally and externally to find out the drivers of the industry, and which factors are critical for succeeding in the market. Different strategic approaches were compared to find out, which is the most appropritate for the company. All analysing led to a marketing mix and a milestoneplan how to implement the strategies for the german market entry. That means a well-grounded recommendation for a strategic concept can be communicated.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.