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Corporate Compliance und Integrity Management
No full textUnternehmen stehen heute vor der Herausforderung, dass eine klare Trennung von verpflichtenden Anforderungen und freiwilliger Verantwortungsübernahme nur noch schwer möglich ist. Haftungsvermeidung, Reputationsschutz sowie der Aufbau und die Sicherung von Vertrauenskapital in Kooperationsbeziehungen gehen Hand in Hand. Der Beitrag beleuchtet Corporate Compliance und Integrity Management als Gestaltungsansätze eines gezielten und integrierten Managements der Unternehmensverantwortung. Compliance ist dabei das Rückgrat, Integrity ihr Herz
Botenstoffe für Innovationen
No full textDas Institut für Werkstoffsystemtechnik Thurgau unterstützt KMU bei der Werkstoffforschung, Produktentwicklung, Simulation und Schadensanalytik. Der folgende Artikel gewährt einen Einblick in das Team und dessen Arbeit und zeigt die WITg-Sicht aufs Thema Innovation
Occurrence and Temporal Variation of Technology-Critical Elements in North Sea Sediments
No full textAs interest in the investigation of possible sources and environmental sinks of technology-critical elements (TCEs) continues to grow, the demand for reliable background level information of these elements in environmental matrices increases. In this study, a time series of ten years of sediment samples from two different regions of the German North Sea were analyzed for their mass fractions of Ga, Ge, Nb, In, REEs, and Ta (grain size fraction < 20 µm). Possible regional differences were investigated in order to determine preliminary reference values for these regions. Throughout the investigated time period, only minor variations in the mass fractions were observed and both regions did not show significant differences. Calculated local enrichment factors ranging from 0.6 to 2.3 for all TCEs indicate no or little pollution in the investigated areas. Consequently, reference values were calculated using two different approaches (Median + 2 median absolute deviation (M2MAD) and Tukey inner fence (TIF)). Both approaches resulted in consistent threshold values for the respective regions ranging from 158 µg kg−1 for In to 114 mg kg−1 for Ce. As none of the threshold values exceed the observed natural variation of TCEs in marine and freshwater sediments, they may be considered baseline values of the German Bight for future studies
Begleitung eines chinesischen Biotech Unternehmens beim Börsengang in Hongkong
No full textDie Corona Pandemie hat anschaulich gezeigt, wie wichtig innovative Biotech Firmen für die medizinische Versorgung der Bevölkerung sind. Aufgrund des hohen Investitionsbedarfs sind Börsengänge das Mittel der Wahl um sich mit Kapital zu versorgen
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No full textDer Beitrag erläutert, wie eine innovative Unternehmenskultur entsteht, wie diese im Rahmen des Change Management entwickelt werden kann und welchen Beitrag "Digital Leadership" leisten kann
Gesamtprozessanalyse der klimaresilienten Stadtplanung am Beispiel der Stadt Konstanz
Get PDFDie durch den Klimawandel verursachten Auswirkungen und die daraus resultierende Betroffenheit nehmen stetig zu, dennoch ist das Bewusstsein für den Klimaschutz noch immer stärker verankert als das für die Klimaanpassung. Letztere sollte jedoch zum Schutz der Gesundheit der Bevölkerung und bestehender Infrastruktur mehr in das Bewusstsein rücken.
Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Frage, wie Städte widerstandsfähiger gegenüber den Folgen des Klimawandels werden können. Dazu werden die Prozesse der Stadtplanung auf diesen Kontext bezogen untersucht.
Um die Prozesse abzubilden, wird zunächst eine Übersicht über allgemeine Handlungsmöglichkeiten gegeben, bevor die Stadt Konstanz genauer betrachtet wird und die Ergebnisse, der dort geführten Experteninterviews ausgewertet werden. Mitarbeiter der Stadtverwaltung wurden in diesem Rahmen nach ihren Erfahrungen, bestehenden Prozessen und notwendigen Veränderungen befragt. Im letzten Schritt wurde der Untersuchungsraum erweitert, um Erfahrungen aus Städten, die bereits aktiv Klimaanpassung umsetzen, einzubringen. Aus diesen Ergebnissen werden Handlungsempfehlungen für die Klimaanpassung abgeleitet und beschrieben.Impacts caused by climate change and its consequences are steadily increasing, yet awareness of climate change mitigation is still more entrenched than awareness of climate adaptation. The focus on the latter should be increased in order to protect the health of citizens and existing infrastructure.
This thesis addresses the question of how cities can become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. To do so, it examines the processes of urban planning in this context.
To map the processes, an overview of general possibilities for action is given prior to taking a closer look at the city of Constance and evaluating the results of the expert interviews conducted there. Employees of the city administration were interviewed in this context about their experiences, existing processes, and necessary changes. In the final step, the scope of research was expanded to include experiences from cities that are already actively implementing climate adaptation. Based on these results, recommendations for action in climate adaptation are derived and described
Two Perspectives of Low-Code Development Platform Challenges – An Exploratory Study
No full textLow-Code Development Platforms (LCDPs) enable non-information technology (IT) personnel to develop applications and workflows independently of the IT department. Consequently, these digital platforms help to overcome the growing need for software development. However, science and practice warn of several barriers that slow down or hinder the usage of LCDPs. This publication scientifically identifies, analyzes, and discusses challenges during implementation and application of LCDPs from both perspectives in a holistic manner. Therefore, we conduct an exploratory study (data from scientific literature, expert interviews, and practical studies) and assign the challenges to the socio-technical system model. The results show that the scientific and practical communities recognize common challenges (especially knowledge transfer) but also perceive differences related to technological (science) and social (practice) aspects. This paper proposes future research directions for academia, such as governance, culture change, and value evaluation of LCDPs. Additionally, practitioners can prepare for possible challenges when using LCPDs
Involving the Disabled or People in Long-Term Care in Tourism Activities by the Use of Appropriate Technologies
No full textIn recent decades, it can be observed that a steady increase in the volume of tourism is a stable trend. To offer travel opportunities to all groups, it is also necessary to prepare offers for people in need of long-term care or people with disabilities. One of the ways to improve accessibility could be digital technologies, which could help in planning as well as in carrying out trips. In the work presented, a study of barriers was first conducted, which led to selecting technologies for a test setup after analysis. The main focus was on a mobile app with travel information and 360° tours. The evaluation results showed that both technologies could increase accessibility, but some essential aspects (such as usability, completeness, relevance, etc.) need to be considered when implementing them
Systematic Generation of XSS and SQLi Vulnerabilities in PHP as Test Cases for Static Code Analysis
No full textSynthetic static code analysis test suites are important to test the basic functionality of tools. We present a framework that uses different source code patterns to generate Cross Site Scripting and SQL injection test cases. A decision tree is used to determine if the test cases are vulnerable. The test cases are split into two test suites. The first test suite contains 258,432 test cases that have influence on the decision trees. The second test suite contains 20 vulnerable test cases with different data flow patterns. The test cases are scanned with two commercial static code analysis tools to show that they can be used to benchmark and identify problems of static code analysis tools. Expert interviews confirm that the decision tree is a solid way to determine the vulnerable test cases and that the test suites are relevant