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Generation Y in China and Germany – An Empirical Analysis of Green Purchase Intention and Its Determinants
No full textGreen consumerism plays a crucial role in tackling environmental issues. This research aims to understand the different factors that determine the green purchase intention of China’s and Germany’s Generation Y by using an extended version of the Theory of Planned Behavior model. The empirical research builds on a questionnaire with a sample size of 330 Chinese and 275 German millennials. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis indicate that environmental concern, subjective norm, and perceived consumer effectiveness are significant predictors of green purchase intention for both millennial groups. Besides, the analysis highlights that subjective norm has the strongest influence on Chinese millennials’ green purchase intention, while environmental concern appears to be the top predictor for German millennials. In contrast, the perceived availability of green products fails to show a significant relationship with green purchase intention for either group. The variables perceived quality of green products for German millennials and trust in eco-labels for Chinese millennials also show no significant relationship with green purchase intention. These cross-group differences can be linked to cultural differences. Therefore, the results of this study contribute to a better understanding of the green purchase behavior of both millennial groups and provide useful insights for policymakers and marketers to improve their strategies
A framework for designing university-based startup incubation programs: an empirical analysis based on a case study of MBA students at HWR Berlin
No full textStartup incubation at universities is becoming increasingly important due to their ability to promote entrepreneurship among students and to increase the chance of survival of the created ventures. Moreover, due to the typically longer years of work experience of MBA students relative to other students, MBA students represent a key segment that such programs should target as previous research has shown that experience is a success factor in startup founders. However, there is little research in available literature on how to design startup incubation programs to maximize the participation and success of MBA students.
In this thesis, startup incubation programs at some leading universities around the world is surveyed. The goal is to come up with a framework inspired by the traits, internal or eco-system based, common to the successful university-based startup incubators. By evaluating these success factors with the preferences of MBA students, the thesis proposes certain services or processes that should be considered to design a university-based incubation program for MBA students. The result will be useful to university managers seeking to build an enduring entrepreneurial ecosystem and improve the entrepreneurial support services at their universities, especially for MBA students.
The thesis is composed of two aspects: first and foremost, desk research is conducted to catalogue the support services that are available to student entrepreneurs at some leading university-based startup incubators around the world. Secondly, a case study of part-time MBA students at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR Berlin) is conducted through a survey and series of interviews. The study reveals several interesting results:
• All the studied startup incubators offer comparable basic services including, mentorship, workspace, seminars, funding, network, etc. The key difference is how those services are provisioned and the extent to which they use specific services to differentiate themselves.
• The universities place entrepreneurship at a center stage with the involvement of the universities’ top management and several institutions within and outside the universities, i.e., they build entrepreneurial ecosystems, rather than isolated startup incubation programs.
• The universities leverage their relative strengths or situation in their entrepreneurial support services e.g., technologically oriented universities such as MIT, Technion, NUS and TUM, focus on creating an environment where more innovation is created and on technology commercialization, Stanford University offers remarkable access to Silicon Valley, SETsquared partnership raises the profile of its members by creating critical mass in a regional alliance.
• Stanford University and MIT have diverse programs that give students multiple entry points to the ecosystems and allow the students’ experience to be easily customizable according to their needs.
• The case study showed an improved entrepreneurial self-efficacy (self-confidence) among the MBA students during the period of their MBA studies. Of equal significance, the study also showed a higher degree of improvement among final year students compared to first-year students of the two-year program. This could hint towards a modular design of startup incubation programs for MBA students, with more advanced activities left for the later part of the program.
• The survey revealed the preference of MBA students for a strong network, availability of mentors and coaches, and access to funding at their startup incubation center. A revelation which further strengthens the case for creating ecosystems
The EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive – An analysis of its impact on selected companies
No full textCustomer Experience Center - Ziele, Erfolgsfaktoren und Handlungsempfehlungen
No full textGesättigte Märkte, fehlende Innovationen, jederzeit abrufbare Vergleichbarkeit von Artikeln und fehlende Kundenbindung - dies sind nur einige Schlagwörter des Marketings im 21. Jahrhundert, die den heutigen Unternehmen Probleme in der Differenzierung und letztendlich dem Unternehmenserfolg bereiten.
Der bereits vollzogene Wandel von einem Verkäufermarkt zu einem Käufermarkt hat viele Unternehmen in ihren Denkstrukturen verändert. Der Kunde wird als die wichtigste Ressource innerhalb eines Unternehmens gesehen. Die Ansprüche des Kunden müssen berücksichtigt und die Marke, das Produkt und der Service darauf abgestimmt werden. Werden Güter oder Dienstleistungen gepaart mit einem Erlebnischarakter vermarktet, so entstehen hochindividualisierte Produkte. Die auf den Kunden abgestimmte Erlebnisgestaltung und die langfristige Bindung an das Unternehmen stellt einen Wettbewerbsvorteil für diese Unternehmen dar.
Diese Erlebnisgestaltung wird auch als Customer Experience bezeichnet. Der Kunde kauft hier nicht nur das Produkt, sondern eine Erfahrung mit dem Unternehmen. Beispiele sind hier die Porsche Experience Center, Ritter Sport Bunte Schokowelt in Berlin oder das vor kurzem eröffnete Customer Experience Center von Panasonic in München. Das Erlebnis-Shopping ist in unserer Gesellschaft bereits angekommen und wird immer wichtiger, ganz egal ob sich dies auf digitalen oder stationären Plattformen abspielt.
In meinem Forschungsteil soll die Auswirkung von Customer Experience Center auf die langfristige Bindung der Kunden sowie der Kundenloyalität mittels Experteninterviews untersucht werden
Andreas Grimmel, Hrsg. 2020. Die neue Europäische Union. Zwischen Integration und Desintegration
No full textIn dem von Andreas Grimmel herausgegebenen, 12 Beiträge umfassenden Sammelband vermitteln namhafte Expertinnen und Experten der deutschen Europaforschung ihre neuesten sowohl empirisch gewonnenen als auch theoriegeleiteten Erkenntnisse zum europäischen Integrationsprozess. Der Sammelband richtet sich an einen europapolitisch interessierten Leserkreis in Forschung und Lehre sowie an Studierende an Universitäten und Hochschulen, die einen Master-Studiengang mit Schwerpunkt Europawissenschaften belegen. Nachfolgend wird exemplarisch auf einige der 12 Beiträge kommentierend eingegangen
