“I will survive”: Online streaming and the chart survival of music tracks

Digital streaming has had a profound effect on the commercial music sector and now accounts for 80% of industry revenues in the United States. This study investigates the consumption of music on digital streaming platforms by analyzing the factors affecting the chart survival of individual music tracks. Our data are taken from the Spotify Global Top 200 between January 2017 and January 2020, containing observations on 3,007 unique tracks by 642 artists over 1,087 days. We identify a number of unique consumption traits applicable to online streaming services, which we use to explain variations in chart longevity. We find a positive association between the amount of time a track spends in the chart and the involvement of a major label. We also find that the level of competition from other chart entries, as well as some elements related to the pattern of diffusion, associates significantly with the likelihood of chart survival. The study highlights several important managerial implications for key industry stakeholders.     

Religious identity in the workplace: A systematic review,research agenda,and practical implications

We conducted a systematic review of relevant literature to address how religious and occupational identities relate to each other in the workplace. We identified 53 relevant publications for analysis and synthesis. Studies addressed value differences associated with religion and occupation, identity tensions, unmet expectations, and the connection of religious identity to well-being and work outcomes. Key variables in the connection between religious and occupational identities included personal preferences, the fit between religious identity and job-related concerns, and the organization's policies, practices, and expectations. We highlight the personal and organizational consequences of being able to express religious identity at work and the conditions that promote high congruence between religious identity and its expression in the workplace. From these findings, we develop a research agenda and offer recommendations for management practice that focus on support for expression of religious identity at work while maintaining a broader climate of inclusion.     

Wie Kundenintegration effizient gelingt

Zusammenfassung  Leistungen, die auf die speziellen Belange einzelner Nachfrager zugeschnitten sind, sind in den letzten Jahren zu einem immer bedeutenderen Wettbewerbsfaktor geworden. Die dazu n?tige Integration des Kunden in die Leistungserstellungsprozesse stellt die Anbieter jedoch vor erh?hte Anforderungen an ihr Prozessmanagement. Um dennoch die Effizienz der Leistungserstellung sicherzustellen und im Wettbewerb zu bestehen, sollten Anbieter neben den Prozessen im Unternehmen auch die kundenseitigen Prozesstrukturen berücksichtigen. Die Methode des Blueprinting und die Erfassung von Kognitiven Skripten sind hierfür geeignete Instrumente. Prof. Dr. Michael Kleinaltenkamp Inhaber der Professur für Business- und Dienstleistungsmarketing am Marketing-Department der Freien Universit?t Berlin Dipl.-Kffr. Ilka Griese Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am gleichnamigen Department Dipl.-Kffr. Maren Klein Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am gleichnamigen Department     

To Discount or Not to Discount: An Assessment of Perceptions,Beliefs, and Intentions to Use Electronic Auctions with Discounts

In the digital economy, electronic auction systems are becoming more prevalent in facilitating the transactions between buyers and sellers. Auction websites, such as eBay and Amazon, as well as more sophisticated platforms, such as Moai and FrictionlessCommerce have increased transaction volume by offering tailored auction protocols to specific customer groups. meet2trade is a generic electronic market platform that supports various auction mechanisms. This study examines the impact of a discount in a second-price, sealed-bid mechanism on bidding behavior and market outcomes. Emphasis is thereby placed on bidders’ system-based perceptions, beliefs about usage and institutional-based trust, and intention to use such an auction. Ninety students were recruited to participate in an experiment held at a Western European university. The experiment observed user behavior in second-price auctions with and without a discount. The results demonstrate that although discounts do affect bidding behavior and economic outcomes, they do not influence bidder’s intentions to use such auction mechanisms. Instead, we found that intention to use is influenced by institutional and usage beliefs that are shaped by system-based perceptions, which in turn provide specific advice to market engineers on the technical aspects influencing system adoption.     

IT-Leistungsverrechnung mit SAP© — Praxisworkshop auf IIR-Forum COST IT: Seminar Preview

Controlling &; Management Review - Im Rahmen des diesjährigen Forums ?COST IT” der IIR Deutschland GmbH (24. bis 26. November 2004 in Bad Homburg) gestaltet die ACENT AG am...