Publications
2022
Posch, Lisa; Mladenow, Andreas; Strauss, Christine
Reward-based Crowdfunding: successful signaling from an entrepreneur Artikel
In: CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Bd. 3171, S. 999–1014, 2022, ISSN: 1613-0073, (Publisher Copyright: textcopyright 2022 Copyright for this paper by its authors.; 6th International Conference on Computational Linguistics and Intelligent Systems, COLINS 2022 - Volume I: Main ; Conference date: 12-05-2022 Through 13-05-2022).
Abstract | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: applied intelligent systems, community, crowdfunding systems, crowdsourcing, Quality Signals, reward-based crowdfunding, Signaling
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year = {2022},
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abstract = {This paper examines the impact of signaling in reward-based crowdfunding systems from the project initiators’ perspective. In order to reduce the information gap between the project initiator and the crowd, different signals can be applied in order to increase the project success. The paper identifies opportunities and challenges of reward-based crowdfunding systems. As the major advantages of reward-based crowdfunding factors such as the low costs in terms of communication, search as well as transaction costs, could be identified.},
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This paper examines the impact of signaling in reward-based crowdfunding systems from the project initiators’ perspective. In order to reduce the information gap between the project initiator and the crowd, different signals can be applied in order to increase the project success. The paper identifies opportunities and challenges of reward-based crowdfunding systems. As the major advantages of reward-based crowdfunding factors such as the low costs in terms of communication, search as well as transaction costs, could be identified.
2021
Neudoerfer, Felix; Mladenow, Andreas; Strauss, Christine
Urban Crowd-Logistics - Monetary compensation and willingness to work as occasional driver Artikel
In: Procedia Computer Science, Bd. 184, S. 508–515, 2021, ISSN: 1877-0509, (Publisher Copyright: textcopyright 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 12th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies, ANT 2021 / 4th International Conference on Emerging Data and Industry 4.0, EDI40 2021 / Affiliated Workshops ; Conference date: 23-03-2021 Through 26-03-2021).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Crowd-Logistics, Crowdshipping, crowdsourcing, Urban logistics
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abstract = {Online sales of goods and services are constantly increasing, which imposes a significant challenge on logistics networks worldwide. Enabled by recent technological developments and crowdsourcing concepts, novel ways of delivering goods have emerged lately. To provide insights into the motivations of crowdsourcees and their willingness to work as occasional drivers, as well as into the requirements a crowdshipping company shall fulfil, we performed a survey with 100 respondents. Methodologically we applied a contingent valuation, which identifies elements the crowdsourcing business model shall provide to make it a sustainable one. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.},
note = {Publisher Copyright: textcopyright 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 12th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies, ANT 2021 / 4th International Conference on Emerging Data and Industry 4.0, EDI40 2021 / Affiliated Workshops ; Conference date: 23-03-2021 Through 26-03-2021},
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Online sales of goods and services are constantly increasing, which imposes a significant challenge on logistics networks worldwide. Enabled by recent technological developments and crowdsourcing concepts, novel ways of delivering goods have emerged lately. To provide insights into the motivations of crowdsourcees and their willingness to work as occasional drivers, as well as into the requirements a crowdshipping company shall fulfil, we performed a survey with 100 respondents. Methodologically we applied a contingent valuation, which identifies elements the crowdsourcing business model shall provide to make it a sustainable one. (C) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
2019
Cernicka, Regina; Mladenow, Andreas; Strauss, Christine
The impact of updates in social crowd projects: Insights from a German equity crowdfunding platform Konferenzbeitrag
In: Indrawan-Santiago, Maria; Pardede, Eric; Salvadori, Ivan Luiz; Steinbauer, Matthias; Khalil, Ismail; Anderst-Kotsis, Gabriele (Hrsg.): iiWAS2019: Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services, S. 571–578, ACM, 2019, (Publisher Copyright: textcopyright 2019 Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright: Copyright 2022 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.; 21st International Conference on Information Integration and Web-Based Applications and Services, iiWAS 2019 ; Conference date: 02-12-2019 Through 04-12-2019).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Crowdfunding Platform, crowdsourcing, Equity crowdfunding, Project Updates
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title = {The impact of updates in social crowd projects: Insights from a German equity crowdfunding platform},
author = {Regina Cernicka and Andreas Mladenow and Christine Strauss},
editor = {Maria Indrawan-Santiago and Eric Pardede and Ivan Luiz Salvadori and Matthias Steinbauer and Ismail Khalil and Gabriele Anderst-Kotsis},
doi = {10.1145/3366030.3366033},
year = {2019},
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abstract = {This paper analyzes changes in funding processes over time during equity crowdfunding projects. The study used real data from the biggest German equity crowdfunding platform, which specializes in funding businesses. The results of the study showed that updates increase not only the number of investments but also the invested amount. Therefore, updates in social crowd projects can have a positive effect on the success of an equity crowdfunding project.},
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This paper analyzes changes in funding processes over time during equity crowdfunding projects. The study used real data from the biggest German equity crowdfunding platform, which specializes in funding businesses. The results of the study showed that updates increase not only the number of investments but also the invested amount. Therefore, updates in social crowd projects can have a positive effect on the success of an equity crowdfunding project.
Koehler, Alina; Mladenow, Andreas; Strauss, Christine
Collaboration and Co-creation in a General Engagement Platform to Foster Organizational Benefits During a Post-project-phase Konferenzbeitrag
In: Luo, Yuhua (Hrsg.): Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering - 16th International Conference, CDVE 2019, Proceedings, S. 209–218, Springer, 2019, ISBN: 9783030309480, (16th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, CDVE 2019 ; Conference date: 06-10-2019 Through 09-10-2019).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Co-creation, Collaboration, crowdsourcing, General engagement platform, Post-project phase
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title = {Collaboration and Co-creation in a General Engagement Platform to Foster Organizational Benefits During a Post-project-phase},
author = {Alina Koehler and Andreas Mladenow and Christine Strauss},
editor = {Yuhua Luo},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-30949-7_24},
isbn = {9783030309480},
year = {2019},
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abstract = {This paper aims to provide a conceptual layout and design as starting point for an intra-organizational general engagement platform (GEP). Accordingly, we identify concepts and functions that are required or/and that are value generating for the development of a GEP for company-internal co-creation in post-project phases. Furthermore, we discuss pros and cons in terms of a SWOT-analysis. Results may provide a basis for further empirical studies, practical development, or/and future research in this direction.},
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This paper aims to provide a conceptual layout and design as starting point for an intra-organizational general engagement platform (GEP). Accordingly, we identify concepts and functions that are required or/and that are value generating for the development of a GEP for company-internal co-creation in post-project phases. Furthermore, we discuss pros and cons in terms of a SWOT-analysis. Results may provide a basis for further empirical studies, practical development, or/and future research in this direction.
2017
Ernst, Christoph; Mladenow, Andreas; Strauss, Christine
Collaboration and crowdsourcing in emergency management Artikel
In: International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Bd. 13, Nr. 2, S. 176–193, 2017, ISSN: 1742-7371, (DOI: 10.1108/IJPCC-03-2017-0026).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Collaboration, crowdsourcing, Disaster response, Emergency management, GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, Social network, Weak ties
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year = {2017},
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abstract = {PurposeEmergency managers face coordinative challenges that require a high degree of mobility, flexibility and the ability to interpret heterogeneous, location-dependent information of various sources and quality. Recent information and communication technology-driven developments like crowdsourcing or social networks have opened up new organizational possibilities for emergency managers. To make quick but solid decisions, and improve the coordination of activities performed by crowdsourcees during disaster response, the authors suggest the use of collaborative features from crowdsourcing and inherent availability of resources from social network effects. In this paper, the idea of considering collaboration and crowdsourcing as drivers for flexibility in the design of business processes in the context of emergency management is prepared, the meaning of location-dependent tasks for volunteers is investigated, and the added value of social network effects is substantiated.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is part of an ongoing research project in the field of crowdsourcing. It represents conceptual work that builds on relevant literature.FindingsIn terms of emergency management, the paper sheds light on what emergency managers may consider when coordinating activities performed by volunteers and how they may benefit from social network effects. Furthermore, it is shown how they can exploit information using collaboration-based and tournament-like crowdsourcing, how they can benefit from invoking additional resources using weak ties from social networks, and how visualization of information may support decision-making.Practical implicationsExemplary applications to exploit crowdsourcing and social network effects to support improvisation and to respond flexibly in disaster response are given.Originality/valueThis paper suggests novel collaborative approaches to support emergency managers in their decision-making. Based on social network analysis, the value of weak ties is elaborated, and based on a taxonomy from crowdsourcing, distinct collaborative alternatives are developed and proposed for application in emergency management.},
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PurposeEmergency managers face coordinative challenges that require a high degree of mobility, flexibility and the ability to interpret heterogeneous, location-dependent information of various sources and quality. Recent information and communication technology-driven developments like crowdsourcing or social networks have opened up new organizational possibilities for emergency managers. To make quick but solid decisions, and improve the coordination of activities performed by crowdsourcees during disaster response, the authors suggest the use of collaborative features from crowdsourcing and inherent availability of resources from social network effects. In this paper, the idea of considering collaboration and crowdsourcing as drivers for flexibility in the design of business processes in the context of emergency management is prepared, the meaning of location-dependent tasks for volunteers is investigated, and the added value of social network effects is substantiated.Design/methodology/approachThis paper is part of an ongoing research project in the field of crowdsourcing. It represents conceptual work that builds on relevant literature.FindingsIn terms of emergency management, the paper sheds light on what emergency managers may consider when coordinating activities performed by volunteers and how they may benefit from social network effects. Furthermore, it is shown how they can exploit information using collaboration-based and tournament-like crowdsourcing, how they can benefit from invoking additional resources using weak ties from social networks, and how visualization of information may support decision-making.Practical implicationsExemplary applications to exploit crowdsourcing and social network effects to support improvisation and to respond flexibly in disaster response are given.Originality/valueThis paper suggests novel collaborative approaches to support emergency managers in their decision-making. Based on social network analysis, the value of weak ties is elaborated, and based on a taxonomy from crowdsourcing, distinct collaborative alternatives are developed and proposed for application in emergency management.
2016
Ernst, Christoph; Mladenow, Andreas; Strauss, Christine
Location-based Crowdsourcing in Disaster Response Konferenzbeitrag
In: Abdulrazak, Bessam; Pardede, Eric; Steinbauer, Matthias; Khalil, Ismail; Anderst-Kotsis, Gabriele (Hrsg.): 14th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia, MoMM 2016 - Proceedings, S. 28–34, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2016, ISBN: 978-1-4503-4806-5, (14th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia, MoMM 2016 ; Conference date: 28-11-2016 Through 30-11-2016).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: crowdsourcing, Disaster response, Emergency management, Location-based services, mobile applications, Mobile interaction, Social crowd
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This paper discusses approaches to identify location-dependent information for emergency managers, in order to make quick but solid decisions, and improve the coordination of activities performed by crowdsourcees during disaster response. In this regard, the idea of considering location as a driver for flexibility in the design of business processes is prepared, and the meaning of location-dependent tasks for volunteers is investigated. In terms of emergency management, the paper sheds light on what may have to be considered by emergency managers when coordinating activities performed by volunteers, followed by an illustration of how they can be aware of location-based information using crowdsourcing, as well as how visualization of this information can support decision-making.
Mladenow, Andreas; Bauer, Christine; Strauss, Christine
"crowd logistics": The contribution of social crowds in logistics activities Artikel
In: International Journal of Web Information Systems, Bd. 12, Nr. 3, S. 379–396, 2016, ISSN: 1744-0084.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Advanced web applications, BWL, CMI, Collaboration, crowdsourcing, E-Business models, mobile computing, Social crowd
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abstract = {Purpose - The paper aims to provide the necessary basis for a novel interdisciplinary research field. Various types and implementations of crowdsourcing have emerged in the market; many of them are related to logistics. While we can identify plenty of crowd logistics applications using information technology capabilities and information sharing in practice, theories behind this phenomenon have received only limited attention. This paper accounts for filling this research gap by analyzing the crowd's contributions in logistics of goods and information. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is part of an ongoing research endeavor in the field of location-based crowdsourcing. It represents conceptual work that builds on a literature review enriched with an in-depth analysis of real-world examples in the field of crowd logistics. Using a scoring method, we provide an example how a company may evaluate the alternatives of crowd logistics. The main approach is an analysis of variants of how the social crowd may be integrated in logistics processes. The work is conceptual in its core. Thereby, we use real-world examples of crowdsourcing applications to underpin the evaluated variants of crowd logistics. Findings - The paper presents relevant theoretical background on crowd logistics. The authors differentiate between variants of crowd logistics with their flow of materials, goods and information. Thereby they zoom in the type, significance and process flow of the crowd's contributions. They discuss potential advantages and challenges of logistics with the performing crowd and deeply discuss opportunities and challenges from a business and from an individual's perspective. Finally, they highlight a route map for future research directions in this novel interdisciplinary research field. Research limitations/implications - As this work is conceptual in its core, generalizations may be drawn only with great care. Still, we are in a position to propose a route map for further research in this area in this paper. Also the integration of an analysis of a scale of real-world applications allows us to highlight our research's practical relevance and implications. Originality/value - The main contribution of this paper is an in-depth analysis and consolidation of innovative crowd logistics applications to provide an overview on recent implementations. The authors propose a categorization scheme and contribute with a route map for further research in the field of crowd logistics.},
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Purpose - The paper aims to provide the necessary basis for a novel interdisciplinary research field. Various types and implementations of crowdsourcing have emerged in the market; many of them are related to logistics. While we can identify plenty of crowd logistics applications using information technology capabilities and information sharing in practice, theories behind this phenomenon have received only limited attention. This paper accounts for filling this research gap by analyzing the crowd's contributions in logistics of goods and information. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is part of an ongoing research endeavor in the field of location-based crowdsourcing. It represents conceptual work that builds on a literature review enriched with an in-depth analysis of real-world examples in the field of crowd logistics. Using a scoring method, we provide an example how a company may evaluate the alternatives of crowd logistics. The main approach is an analysis of variants of how the social crowd may be integrated in logistics processes. The work is conceptual in its core. Thereby, we use real-world examples of crowdsourcing applications to underpin the evaluated variants of crowd logistics. Findings - The paper presents relevant theoretical background on crowd logistics. The authors differentiate between variants of crowd logistics with their flow of materials, goods and information. Thereby they zoom in the type, significance and process flow of the crowd's contributions. They discuss potential advantages and challenges of logistics with the performing crowd and deeply discuss opportunities and challenges from a business and from an individual's perspective. Finally, they highlight a route map for future research directions in this novel interdisciplinary research field. Research limitations/implications - As this work is conceptual in its core, generalizations may be drawn only with great care. Still, we are in a position to propose a route map for further research in this area in this paper. Also the integration of an analysis of a scale of real-world applications allows us to highlight our research's practical relevance and implications. Originality/value - The main contribution of this paper is an in-depth analysis and consolidation of innovative crowd logistics applications to provide an overview on recent implementations. The authors propose a categorization scheme and contribute with a route map for further research in the field of crowd logistics.
Mladenow, Andreas; Bauer, Christine; Strauss, Christine
Power to the (shopping) people!: Changing traditional customer-vendor interaction in online markets by ICT-enabled "group buying" Konferenzbeitrag
In: D'Ascenzo, Fabrizio; Magni, Massimo; Lazazzara, Alessandra; Za, Stefano (Hrsg.): Blurring the Boundaries Through Digital Innovation, S. 203–213, Springer, 2016, ISBN: 978-3-319-38973-8, (information and communication technologies (ICT) are enablers for cooperative and collective online shopping. This novel phenomenon is also known under the terms “group buying” and “collective buying” and can be found in business-to-business (B2B) contexts as well as in business-to-consumer (B2C) shopping transactions. We investigate recent developments regarding enablers and inhibitors of ICT-based group buying concepts in various markets. In this paper, we perform a thorough analysis of group buying approaches with the intent to explain the evolution, developments, and changes of online group shopping variants. We provide an overview of approaches and derived variants of the online group buying concept highlighted with selected real-world application examples. A detailed SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) for each of the two dominant approaches (top-down and bottom-up) represents the core contribution of the paper and may build the basis for the development and improvement of future business models in the field.; XII Conference of the Italian Chapter of AIS : Reshaping Organizations through Digital and Social Innovation, ITAIS2015 ; Conference date: 09-10-2015 Through 10-10-2015).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Bottom-Up, BWL, Change processes, CMI, Collaboration, Crowd-Shopping, crowdsourcing, ICT-enabled business models, Interaction of actors, Online group buying, Social crowd, Top-Down
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Information and communication technologies (ICT) are enablers for cooperative and collective online shopping. This novel phenomenon is also known under the terms “group buying” and “collective buying” and can be found in business-to-business (B2B) contexts as well as in business-to-consumer (B2C) shopping transactions. We investigate recent developments re-garding enablers and inhibitors of ICT-based group buying models in various markets. In this paper, we perform a thorough analysis of group buying models with the intent to explain the evolution, developments, and changes of online group shopping variants. We provide an overview of approaches and derived variants of the online group buying model highlighted with selected real-world application examples. A detailed SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) for each of the two dominant approaches (top-down and bottom-up) represents the core contribution of the paper and may build the basis for the development and improvement of future business models in the field.
2015
Mladenow, Andreas; Bauer, Christine; Strauss, Christine
Crowdsourcing in Logistics: Concepts and Applications Using the Social Crowd Konferenzbeitrag
In: Steinbauer, Matthias; Indrawan-Santiago, Maria; Anderst-Kotsis, Gabriele; Khalil, Ismail (Hrsg.): 17th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-Based Applications and Services, iiWAS 2015 - Proceedings, S. 244–251, ACM, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-4503-3491-4, (Publisher Copyright: textcopyright 2015 ACM.; iiWAS'15 The 17th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services ; Conference date: 11-12-2015 Through 13-12-2015).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Business model, BWL, CMI, Collaboration, Crowd-Logistics, crowdsourcing, E-Applications, Innovative EApplications
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abstract = {The introduction of crowdsourcing offers numerous business opportunities. In recent years, manifold forms of crowdsourcing have emerged on the market – also in logistics. Thereby, the ubiquitous availability and sensor-supported assistance functions of mobile devices support crowdsourcing applications, which promotes contextual interactions between users at the right place at the right time. This paper presents the results of an in-depth analysis on crowdsourcing in logistics in the course of ongoing research in the field of location-based crowdsourcing (LBCS). This paper analyzes LBCS for both, ‘classic’ logistics as well as ‘information’ logistics. Real-world examples of crowdsourcing applications are used to underpin the two evaluated types of logistics using crowdsourcing. Potential advantages and challenges of logistics with the crowd (‘crowd-logistics’) are discussed. Accordingly, this paper aims to provide the necessary basis for a novel interdisciplinary research field.},
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The introduction of crowdsourcing offers numerous business opportunities. In recent years, manifold forms of crowdsourcing have emerged on the market – also in logistics. Thereby, the ubiquitous availability and sensor-supported assistance functions of mobile devices support crowdsourcing applications, which promotes contextual interactions between users at the right place at the right time. This paper presents the results of an in-depth analysis on crowdsourcing in logistics in the course of ongoing research in the field of location-based crowdsourcing (LBCS). This paper analyzes LBCS for both, ‘classic’ logistics as well as ‘information’ logistics. Real-world examples of crowdsourcing applications are used to underpin the two evaluated types of logistics using crowdsourcing. Potential advantages and challenges of logistics with the crowd (‘crowd-logistics’) are discussed. Accordingly, this paper aims to provide the necessary basis for a novel interdisciplinary research field.
Mladenow, Andreas; Bauer, Christine; Strauss, Christine; Gregus, Michal
Collaboration and Locality in Crowdsourcing Konferenzbeitrag
In: Xhafa, F; Barolli, L (Hrsg.): Proc. of the 7th International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCoS 2015), S. 1–6, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2015, ISBN: 978-1-4673-7694-5, (7th International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCoS 2015) ; Conference date: 02-09-2015 Through 04-09-2015).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: BWL, CMI, Collaboration, Collaboration-based Crowdsourcing, Collaborative Systems, crowdsourcing, Location-based Crowdsourcing, PARTICIPATION, Social networks, Taxonomy, Tournament-based Crowdsourcing, Web-based Communities
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As novel forms of crowdsourcing emerge on the market, we emphasize that the important aspect of location- dependency is more complex than assumed and, thus, suggest a typology along two dimensions of locality: the first dimension refers to whether or not the crowdsourcees interact while being collocated or dispersed; the second dimension refers to the locality of the crowdsourcees in relation to the crowdsourcer's locality (local vs. remote crowd). The resulting four types of crowdsourcing are underpinned by real-world examples. Potential advantages and challenges of the four types are discussed, particularly with respect to motivation and value. The suggested categorization shall provide the necessary basis for future research, as a systematic approach is essential to enable, yield and foster sustainability in a novel interdisciplinary research field like location-based crowdsourcing.
Mladenow, Andreas; Bauer, Christine; Strauss, Christine
Collaborative Shopping with the Crowd Konferenzbeitrag
In: Luo, Yuhua (Hrsg.): Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering, S. 162–169, Springer International Publishing AG, 2015, ISBN: 978-3-319-24131-9, (12th International Conference on Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering (CDVE 2015), CDVE 2015 ; Conference date: 20-09-2015 Through 23-09-2015).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: Business model, BWL, CMI, Collaboration, Collaborative information seeking, Cooperative decision making, Crowd-Shopping, crowdsourcing, Group buying 2.0, Online group buying, Social shopping
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The ubiquity of information and communication technologies (ICT) stimulate collaborative shopping and bring together customers with similar interests around the world to perform cooperative and collective online shopping. As a result, various models of collaborative online group buying are emerging. This paper analyses the phases of interaction during the shopping processes and provides a systematic categorization of the online group buying based on the top-down/ bottom-up crowd-shopping models. In addition, this paper discusses recent developments and challenges of group buying in order to contribute to future research directions within the field of collaborative online group buying.
2014
Mladenow, Andreas; Bauer, Christine; Strauss, Christine
In: Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, Bd. 15, Nr. 1, S. 77–86, 2014, ISSN: 0972-2696.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Schlagwörter: BWL, CMI, Co-creation, Collaboration, crowdsourcing, INNOVATION, New product development, Online community, Open innovation, Social communities, Social CRM, Social crowd
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The core of the open innovation paradigm is based on the principle of collecting ideas from external sources into the organization, and bringing those adapted,transformed and enriched ideas to the market. However, under the constant pressure of being innovative, companies have to try harder to tap their customers’ knowledge and abilities. Crowdsourcing communities provide an arena for a vast amount of consumers to actively participate in innovation processes. However, as this kind of external participation in innovation processes is still in its infancy, organizations need guidance and analytic support to reveal the potential of the open innovation paradigm. Therefore,this paper analyses new product development using social crowd integration concepts and—as a result—points to further promising directions and subtopics to perform future research in this area.