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englischThe second, revised edition of this book, which has now been expanded to include an afterword, reveals that employees’ expectations of fairness and rationality when it comes to gainful employment are diverse and deeply rooted in their experiences with work and companies. Basing their [...]
more informationenglischCombining theoretical debates in sociocultural anthropology and public administration scholarship, this study advances a novel heuristic framework for understanding state-building processes in fragmented, post-conflict societies and proposes a new, ethnographically informed methodology.
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more informationenglischWhere is our consumer society headed? How have the attitudes and behaviour of consumers changed? Are we witnessing a shift from mass industrial consumption towards individual digital consumption? This book documents the third annual conference of the Netzwerk Verbraucherforschung (Consumer [...]
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englischWhere is our consumer society headed? How have the attitudes and behaviour of consumers changed? Are we witnessing a shift from mass industrial consumption towards individual digital consumption? This book documents the third annual conference of the Netzwerk Verbraucherforschung (Consumer [...]
more informationenglischFor many years, German municipal offices were regarded as the model of success in terms of modernising local administrative services in order to cater more to ordinary citizens. However, as a result of long waiting times and complaints from staff about deteriorating working conditions, [...]
more informationenglischAlong with only a small handful of European industries, video game development typifies creative knowledge work under high-risk employment conditions. Data on the global video game market indicate that the industry is expanding worldwide and will only continue to gain in relevance for [...]
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englischBy analysing the state of affairs in companies and administrative bodies, this book devises the aims and demands of automatising state information requirements. Based on concepts of enterprise application integration and the business rules approach, it defines a software analysis pattern [...]
more informationenglischThe term ‘education’ refers to the examination of subjects that are relevant to education by an individual and their environment, to the establishment of relationships and limits that occurs during that examination process and, in this respect in particular, to the question of ‘educational [...]
more informationenglischThis special edition of ‘WSI-Mitteilungen’, the academic journal of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), focuses on the state of labour relations in Germany. The system of German industrial relations aroused lively interest following the corporatist crisis management of [...]
more informationenglischThe term ‘education’ refers to the examination of subjects that are relevant to education by an individual and their environment, to the establishment of relationships and limits that occurs during that examination process and, in this respect in particular, to the question of ‘educational [...]
more informationenglischAlong with only a small handful of European industries, video game development typifies creative knowledge work under high-risk employment conditions. Data on the global video game market indicate that the industry is expanding worldwide and will only continue to gain in relevance for [...]
more informationenglischThis special edition of ‘WSI-Mitteilungen’, the academic journal of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (WSI), focuses on the state of labour relations in Germany. The system of German industrial relations aroused lively interest following the corporatist crisis management of [...]
more informationenglischBy analysing the state of affairs in companies and administrative bodies, this book devises the aims and demands of automatising state information requirements. Based on concepts of enterprise application integration and the business rules approach, it defines a software analysis pattern [...]
more informationenglischNew electronic media and addictive behavior are at the center of socio-political debate due to the overall increase in media usage and the decreasing age of media users. The understanding of what constitutes »normal« media usage is controversial, for example between generations, and leads to [...]
more informationenglischNew electronic media and addictive behavior are at the center of socio-political debate due to the overall increase in media usage and the decreasing age of media users. The understanding of what constitutes »normal« media usage is controversial, for example between generations, and leads to [...]
more informationenglischThis study takes an unembellished look at how both young people from South-East Europe perceive their own educational aspirations and how external observers assess those aspirations too. On the one hand, the young people have their say: they tell of their everyday experiences at school, [...]
more informationWie werden Gender, Sexualität(en), Begehren und „race“ im Kontext internationaler Freiwilligendienste und besonders im deutschen Freiwilligendienst weltwärts normiert, verhandelt, begrenzt und eingeschlossen? Diesen bislang vernachlässigten Fragen geht Aljoscha* Sanja Bökle in diesem Band nach. [...]
more informationenglischThis study takes an unembellished look at how both young people from South-East Europe perceive their own educational aspirations and how external observers assess those aspirations too. On the one hand, the young people have their say: they tell of their everyday experiences at school, [...]
more informationenglischNever before has so much critical public attention been focused on credit ratings and credit rating agencies than in recent years. From a sociological perspective, this volume, now available in its second edition, endeavours to explain the crises which credit rating agencies contributed to [...]
more informationenglischThe concept of ‘Industry 4.0’ denotes a radical technological upheaval and structural changes in employment, qualification requirements, the blurring of the boundaries between one’s work and private life, personnel checks or the organisation of work. Therefore, the term relates to the core [...]
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englischThe concept of ‘Industry 4.0’ denotes a radical technological upheaval and structural changes in employment, qualification requirements, the blurring of the boundaries between one’s work and private life, personnel checks or the organisation of work. Therefore, the term relates to the core [...]
more informationenglischNever before has so much critical public attention been focused on credit ratings and credit rating agencies than in recent years. From a sociological perspective, this volume, now available in its second edition, endeavours to explain the crises which credit rating agencies contributed to [...]
more informationenglischThe concern among some during the 1932/1933 elections that ‘Hitler means war’ was confirmed when military spending increased considerably under the National Socialist government. Systematic rearmament helped reduce unemployment, but except for the establishment of the Kraftdurch Freude [...]
more informationenglischAn increasing number of people do shift work, including night shifts. These shifts structure their daily and private lives and, in turn, affect their social lives. Companies, on the other hand, are faced with the questions of how they can maintain their shift workers’ ability to work in the [...]
more informationenglischAn increasing number of people do shift work, including night shifts. These shifts structure their daily and private lives and, in turn, affect their social lives. Companies, on the other hand, are faced with the questions of how they can maintain their shift workers’ ability to work in the [...]
more informationenglischThe concern among some during the 1932/1933 elections that ‘Hitler means war’ was confirmed when military spending increased considerably under the National Socialist government. Systematic rearmament helped reduce unemployment, but except for the establishment of the Kraftdurch Freude [...]
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englischFor about a quarter of a century, social sciences have been a keen observer of the transformations of labor relations within organizations, which can readily subsumed under the term of ‘dissolution of boundaries’. This ongoing decentralization of the organization, spanning from outsourcing [...]
more informationenglischFor about a quarter of a century, social sciences have been a keen observer of the transformations of labor relations within organizations, which can readily subsumed under the term of ‘dissolution of boundaries’. This ongoing decentralization of the organization, spanning from outsourcing [...]
more informationenglischWork, employment and their regulation have been facing profound challenges in the digital economy. This book analyzes the resulting dynamics of autonomy and control on crowdworking platforms in an interdisciplinary perspective, which brings together law, sociology and organisation studies. [...]
more informationenglischWork, employment and their regulation have been facing profound challenges in the digital economy. This book analyzes the resulting dynamics of autonomy and control on crowdworking platforms in an interdisciplinary perspective, which brings together law, sociology and organisation studies. [...]
more informationenglischIn the traditional philosophy of technology, the two main modus operandi found in conventional technology are categorised and described under the terms ‘control’ and ‘regulation’ as a way of differentiating between them. This occurs for two reasons: on the one hand, in order to specify the [...]
more informationenglischIn the traditional philosophy of technology, the two main modus operandi found in conventional technology are categorised and described under the terms ‘control’ and ‘regulation’ as a way of differentiating between them. This occurs for two reasons: on the one hand, in order to specify the [...]
more informationDas Problem wird die Menschheit eine unvorstellbar lange Zeit beschäftigen. Was nur wenige Generationen an hochradioaktiven Abfällen produziert haben, müssen tausende Generationen nach uns von der Umwelt möglichst sicher abschotten. Weltweit ist noch kein einziges „Endlager“ in Betrieb. Das große [...]
more informationDas Problem wird die Menschheit eine unvorstellbar lange Zeit beschäftigen. Was nur wenige Generationen an hochradioaktiven Abfällen produziert haben, müssen tausende Generationen nach uns von der Umwelt möglichst sicher abschotten. Weltweit ist noch kein einziges „Endlager“ in Betrieb. Das große [...]
more informationenglischThis book conducts a multidimensional study of the phenomenon of innovation transfer using the example of wikis based on Web 2.0 within a large and complex chemical pharmaceutical company. In this context, innovation transfer is understood to be a social and organisational process used for [...]
more informationenglischThis book conducts a multidimensional study of the phenomenon of innovation transfer using the example of wikis based on Web 2.0 within a large and complex chemical pharmaceutical company. In this context, innovation transfer is understood to be a social and organisational process used for [...]
more informationenglischHow are e-government and Internet policy organised and developed in different countries? This comprehensively revised volume answers this question and addresses the latest developments within the amended framework of digitalisation, such as cybersecurity, data protection, open government and [...]
more informationenglischHow are e-government and Internet policy organised and developed in different countries? This comprehensively revised volume answers this question and addresses the latest developments within the amended framework of digitalisation, such as cybersecurity, data protection, open government and [...]
more informationBei seiner Einführung 2008 wurde das weltwärts-Programm als „Einbahnstraße“ kritisiert. Im Jahr 2013 startete schließlich die Süd-Nord-Komponente, die zu einem gleichberechtigten Austausch zwischen den Partnern im Globalen Norden und Süden beitragen soll. Doch lässt sich das Konzept des [...]
more informationWelchen Vorteil gewinnen Unternehmen, wenn sie die ‚Buntheit‘ des eigenen Personals als Erfolgsfaktor verstehen? Wenn sie, vor dem Hintergrund der Debatte um Diversifizierung, den Umgang ihrer Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen sowie der Führungskräfte besonders mit ethnischer Vielfalt aktiv [...]
more informationenglischIn this study, the author demonstrates that a variety of uncertainties pervade markets, including those found in market economies, such as detrimental price competition, and uncertainty in market economy cooperation, such as that relating to the quality of products the market trades in. [...]
more informationenglischEducation in German volunteering services is caught between emancipatory demands and its functionalisation according to labour market requirements and the requirements of our knowledge-based society.
This book presents the findings of a research and practice development project carried out [...]
more informationWelchen Vorteil gewinnen Unternehmen, wenn sie die ‚Buntheit‘ des eigenen Personals als Erfolgsfaktor verstehen? Wenn sie, vor dem Hintergrund der Debatte um Diversifizierung, den Umgang ihrer Mitarbeiter und Mitarbeiterinnen sowie der Führungskräfte besonders mit ethnischer Vielfalt aktiv [...]
more informationenglischEducation in German volunteering services is caught between emancipatory demands and its functionalisation according to labour market requirements and the requirements of our knowledge-based society.
This book presents the findings of a research and practice development project carried out [...]
more informationenglischFor a long time, the transformation of our work-oriented society has resulted in changes to the structural composition of its workforce. Consequently, the typical milieu of industrial workers, with its traditionally high levels of organisation, has lost significance in comparison to those of [...]
more informationBei seiner Einführung 2008 wurde das weltwärts-Programm als „Einbahnstraße“ kritisiert. Im Jahr 2013 startete schließlich die Süd-Nord-Komponente, die zu einem gleichberechtigten Austausch zwischen den Partnern im Globalen Norden und Süden beitragen soll. Doch lässt sich das Konzept des [...]
more informationenglischHow and why do the formal structures of ministerial departments change? This study presents the findings of the first comprehensive formal analysis of the organisational structure of Germany’s federal bureaucracy between 1980 and 2015. It describes its internal structural dynamics over time, [...]
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englischGermans evaluate participation in decision-making processes in general as well as employee participation very positively. However, they know little about workplace and company level co-determination. Most attitude surveys presume that respondents know about the subject of the survey and that [...]
more informationenglischFor a long time, the transformation of our work-oriented society has resulted in changes to the structural composition of its workforce. Consequently, the typical milieu of industrial workers, with its traditionally high levels of organisation, has lost significance in comparison to those of [...]
more informationenglischBased on extensive public administration and administrative law analyses, this book deals with the administration of migration and integration at federal, state and municipal level. It examines the individual levels of the federal state in terms of the essential administrative tasks relating [...]
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